W. Foxall MacElree is arrested with the help of his father James Paul MacElree, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

W. Foxall MacElree is arrested with the help of his father James Paul MacElree, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

July 31, 1935

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph appears with the article, "Father Aids Son Arrest," Los Angeles Times, 28 July 1935: 3.
When police apprehended the younger MacElree on Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards he was found with $208 on him, part strapped to his arm and the rest taped to his ankle. His father claims that the charges are a result of a mix-up in the books of the Sheriff's office and the money found on his son is his own.
J. Paul MacElree stands next to his son, who clasps his hands in front of himself.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1333- W. Foxall Mac Elree J Paul Mac Elree Fugitive 1-27-35 [stamped:] Jul 31 1935
Text from newspaper caption: W. Foxall MacElree, former deputy sheriff of West Chester, Pa., left, accused of absconding with $3000 of county funds, and his father J. Paul MacElree who came here to assist police in arresting his son.
Handwritten on negative: L 2 R W. Foxall Mac Elree J Paul Mac Elree 7/26/35

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Fathers--California--Los Angeles
Sons--American--California--Los Angeles

Names

MacElree, W. Foxall, b. 1911
MacElree, James Paul, 1887-1972

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image