Ruth Reis and Stanley G. Reis wait to testify during the murder trial for Dr. George K. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1940

Item Overview

Title

Ruth Reis and Stanley G. Reis wait to testify during the murder trial for Dr. George K. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1940

Date Created

February 14, 1940

Date

1940-02-14

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Ruth Reis and Stanley G. Reis wait to provide testimony during the murder trial for Dr. George K. Dazey who was accused of murdering his wife. The married couple testified that Dr. Dazey often treated his wife cruelly. Mrs. Dazey was found dead as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning and her death was originally ruled a suicide. However, Dr. Dazey was later indicted by a county grand jury for the murder of his wife. Dr. Dazey was eventually acquitted of the charge of slaying his wife.

Caption

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Witnesses in the Dr. Geo. Dazey murder trial: Sparks, Eva - Mrs.; Schwuchow, Jennie - Mrs.; Ries, Stanley G. & Mrs.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley G. Reis.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Reis, Ruth
Reis, Stanley G.

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Legal
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles