James Clark Sellers testifies in the case asserting that Hazel Glab forged Albert Cheney's will, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

James Clark Sellers testifies in the case asserting that Hazel Glab forged Albert Cheney's will, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

September 1935

Date

1935-09

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The criminology expert testifies, "There are two kinds of erasures visible here-chemical and abrasive. Although the signature of Cheney is apparently authentic, the body of the will shows erasures have been made on the paper, some of which are visible to the naked eye."
Photograph appears with the article, "Mrs. Glab's Calm Breaks During Attacks on Will," Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep 1935: A1.
James Sellers sits on the witness stand holding an enlarged version of the court document and a device to examine it. Sellers testified to evidence of manipulation in the will of Albert Cheney, fiancé of Hazel Glab.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Equipped with all the mechanical devices handwriting experts use, James Clark Sellers, criminologist, testifying that Cheney's will showed erasures. He is shown on the witness stand examining an enlarged copy of the document.
Handwritten on negative: James Clark Sellers 9-17-35
Text from negative sleeve: 2182 - James Clark Sellers Cheney will 9-17-35 [stamped:] Sep 19 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Sellers, J. Clark (James Clark), 1881-1973
Glab, Hazel Belford, 1894-1977

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Documents
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles