Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward with his wife Mickey during a re-enactment of his confrontation with fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, February 24, 1940

Item Overview

Title

Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward with his wife Mickey during a re-enactment of his confrontation with fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, February 24, 1940

Date Created

February 24, 1940

Date

1940-02-24

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward with his wife Mickey during a re-enactment of his confrontation with fellow extra John Ainsworth Tyacke a.k.a. Johnny Tyke for police. Blackjack fatally shot Tyke with a .45 in Gower Gulch, the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses, including Yukon Jake, attested to Tyke's violent nature.

Caption

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Ward, Jerome "Blackjack" (Shot and killed John Tyke, on Sunset Blvd. 2-23-40); Jackson, Yukon Jake; Tyke, John; Ward, Mickey - Mrs.; Ellenson, W.A. - Lt.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Jerome "Blackjack" Ward & Wife Micky

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Ward, Jerome
Ward, Mickey

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
People
Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles
Cowboys--California--Los Angeles
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Spouses--California--Los Angeles