Ralph Sheldon in court, Los Angeles, 1930 or 1931

Item Overview

Title

Ralph Sheldon in court, Los Angeles, 1930 or 1931

Date Created

1930-1931

Date

1930/1931

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Related to Los Angeles Times article, January 3, 1931, Sheldon Trial Begins Monday, Gunman Engaged in Fight With Three Policemen, Faces Charge of Attempt to Commit Murder, Battle Brought Action Against Gambling Ships. Trial of Ralph Sheldon, eastern gunman and hoodlum, on three counts of assault to murder three Long Beach policemen in a waterfront gun battle two weeks ago, yesterday was set for next Monday … Sheldon maintained that his true name is James Sherman, the name he gave police when arrested, but the police say they have otherwise identified him. … His indictment grew out gun battle … following the kidnaping of E.L. (Zeke) Caress … on his way to collect $50,000 ransom …
Photograph is blurred
Four men seated at table, about ten people, mostly men, seated in audience behind, with block wall and curtained doorways in background

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Sheldon, Ralph, Kidnap case, 1930

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Sheldon, Ralph, 1901-1944

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Legal
People
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles