Police Captain Ralph Davis with abortion case witnesses Rose Marie Heddens, Clara Fournelle and Leo Fournelle, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Police Captain Ralph Davis with abortion case witnesses Rose Marie Heddens, Clara Fournelle and Leo Fournelle, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

August 21, 1935

Date

1935-08-21

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Police Captain Ralph Davis (far left) with Rose Marie Heddens (wife of Harley Heddens), Clara Fournelle (Rose's sister), and her husband Leo Fournelle. The three were held as material witnesses in the case against Harley Heddens, accused of performing an illegal abortion leading to the death of Ruth Attaway. Rose Maire Heddens was later charged with her husband. The four are seated at table strewn with papers. Captain Davis holds a "Daily Police Bulletin," while Heddens and the Fournelles attempt to hide their faces from the camera.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Girl Death Quiz Opens: Grand Jury to Investigate "Doctor's" Activities and Two Men Sought," 21 Aug. 1935: A2.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1741. Police Capt. Ralph Davis, Rose Marie Heddens, Clara Fournelle, Leo Fournelle, abortion death case, 8/21/35. [Stamped:] Aug 30 1935.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Heddens, Rose Marie, b. 1907 or 08
Fournell, Clara, b. 1905 or 06
Attaway, Ruth, 1919 or 20-1935
Davis, Ralph N., 1899-1962
Fournell, Leo John, 1902-1959

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles
Abortions--California--Los Angeles