Clifford E. Clinton in court after being cited for contempt, circa December 1, 1937

Item Overview

Title

Clifford E. Clinton in court after being cited for contempt, circa December 1, 1937

Date Created

[circa December 1, 1937]

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Clifford E. Clinton, Los Angeles restaurateur and philanthropist, appears in court beside his wife Nelda Clinton. At the time of this photo, Clinton was a member of the Los Angeles County Grand Jury. He was cited for contempt of court for attempting to present the findings of his "Citizens' Independent Vice Investigating Committee (CIVIC)" before the Grand Jury, while refusing to name his sources or clarify what case he was attempting to present. Another Grand Jury member, Harry L. Ferguson, as well as Clinton's lawyer A. Brigham Rose and his legal secretary Pauline Huff, were all additionally cited for contempt. The charges were dismissed on December 1, 1937, on the technicality that the Grand Jury lacked the authority to issue the citation.

Caption

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Clinton, Clifford; Huff, Pauline; Ferguson, Harry; Rose, A. Brigham

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Subjects

Crime
Legal
Vice
Philanthropists
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles

Names

Clinton, Clifford E., 1900-
Clinton, Nelda M., 1901-1992

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image