Wells J. Mosher, ex-confidential secretary to Mayor Porter, standing at the Grand Jury entrance door, Los Angeles, 1932

Item Overview

Title

Wells J. Mosher, ex-confidential secretary to Mayor Porter, standing at the Grand Jury entrance door, Los Angeles, 1932

Date Created

[July 7, 1932]

Date

1932-07-07

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Wells J. Mosher stands at the entrance to the grand jury room. His left hand holds the doorknob. His right hand holds a brimmed hat down at his side. He wears a suit. Behind him is a coatroom filled with several coats and hats.
A different photograph taken on the same day as this one appears in "Mayor's Ex-Aide Surrenders to Court," and is related to "Grand Jurors Indict Mosher," Los Angeles Times, 08 Jul 1932: A1
Name is incorrect on negative sleeve, Wm J. Mosher should be Wells J. Mosher or W. J. Mosher.
Wells J. Mosher was indicted by a grand jury, charging him with conspiracy to frame Police Commissioner Thomas Walkup. W. J. Mosher was the confidential secretary to Mayor John C. Porter.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: W. J. Mosher
Handwritten on negative sleeve: Mosher, Wm J. appointed in 1929; Mayor's investigating secretary; former probation officer in San Diego County, L.A., Prohibition officer & LA County secret service (undercover Sheriff's liquor squad).
Text on door: 530 GRAND JURY Entrance

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Mosher, Wells J. (Wells John), 1876-1937

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Trials (Conspiracy)--California--Los Angeles
Secretaries--California--Los Angeles