William F. Gettle's kidnappers leave the L.A. county courthouse after being charged with the crime of extortion through the mails. May 28, 1934.

Title: William F. Gettle's kidnappers leave the L.A. county courthouse after being charged with the crime of extortion through the mails. May 28, 1934.
Date Created: May 28, 1934
Date: 1934-05-28
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: William F. Gettle's three kidnappers, Larry Kerrigan (center left, in dark hat), James F. Kirk (at Kerrigan's left) and Roy A. Williams (at Williams' left) leave the Los Angeles County court house. The trio had pled guilty to the kidnapping of William F. Gettle, wealthy Beverly Hills businessman, and received life sentences at San Quentin penitentiary. However, they were then charged with the crime of attempted extortion through the mails. If convicted of said crime, they would lose the possibility of parole. May 28, 1934.
Caption: Text from original nitrate sleeve: Kirk, James F.; Kerrigan, Larry; Williams, Roy.

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Kerrigan, Larry
Williams, Roy A.
Kirk, James F.
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Legal
Kidnappings--California

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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