Dr. A.M. Wilkinson, vice crusader, before the Los Angeles County Grand Jury, September 8, 1937

Item Overview

Title

Dr. A.M. Wilkinson, vice crusader, before the Los Angeles County Grand Jury, September 8, 1937

Date Created

September 8, 1937

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Dr. A.M. Wilkinson testifies against gambling and vice before the county grand jury. During his testimony, Wilkinson admitted to accepting $4400 from "gambling czar" Guy McAfee to use as financing for "The Last Days of Pompeii" pageant presented by the Federated Church Brotherhood, of which Wilkinson was chairman. Wilkinson, who was a vice crusader, resigned from the Citizens' Independent Vice Investigating Committee after this admission. However, his resignation was denied by several Committee members, who believed that accepting the funds should not affect Wilkinson's position on the Committee.

Caption

Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Dr. A.M. Wilkinson
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Wilkinson, A.M. Dr.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Subjects

Witnesses--California--Los Angeles
Gambling--California--Los Angeles
Grand juries
Crime
Physicians--American--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles

Names

Wilkinson, A.M.

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image