Kenneth G. Ormiston and others at his arraignment, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1926

Item Overview

Title

Kenneth G. Ormiston and others at his arraignment, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1926

Date Created

December 18, 1926

Date

1926-12-18

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

From left to right are Kenneth G. Ormiston, Chief Investigator Ben Cohn, Deputy District Attorney Forrest F. Murray, Chief Deputy District Attorney James E. Davis, and Superior Judge Gavin W. Craig. Ormiston is wearing glasses. Cohn is posing as if handing a sheet to Judge Craig. Other men stand in the background. Photograph taken during Ormiston's arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court on a grand jury indictment for felony conspiracy charges related to the Aimee Semple McPherson case.
This photograph appears with the article, "ORMISTON CONDESCENDS TO APPEAR FOR ARRAIGNING: Bail for $2500 Posted After He Acts as His Own Attorney; Ready for Legal Fray," Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 1926: 2.
This photograph appears with the caption, "When McPherson Case Figure Appeared on Scene: Will-o'-Wisp Materializes in Local Courtroom at Last," Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 1926: 2.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Ormiston, Kenneth G. Angelus Temple, 1928.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Murray, Forrest F., 1893-1976
Cohn, Ben
Ormiston, Kenneth G., 1896-1937
Davis, James E. (James Edgar), 1889-1949
Craig, Gavin W. (Gavin William), 1878-

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles
Arraignment--California--Los Angeles