Jurors in the trial of Louise Peete find her guilty of first-degree murder, Los Angeles, 1921

Item Overview

Title

Jurors in the trial of Louise Peete find her guilty of first-degree murder, Los Angeles, 1921

Date Created

February 5, 1921

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Louise Peete served 18 years for the murder of Jacob Denton. In 1945 she was convicted of a second murder, this time of Margaret Logan, a wealthy woman who had supported Peete while she was in prison. For the second murder she was given the death penalty, and in 1947 became the second woman to be executed in California.
This photograph appears with the article, "Mrs. Peete Found Guilty in First Degree; Jury Fixes Penalty at Life Imprisonment; Convicted Murderess of Jacob C. Denton Shows No Emotion at the Verdict; May Ask for Retrial or Appeal," Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 1921: pg I1.
The jury in the murder trial of Mrs. Louise Peete, who was convicted of first degree murder in the death of Jacob C. Denton, a wealthy mining engineer.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Peete, Louise, Case
Text from newspaper caption: Below is the Peete jury. Left to right (lower row) W. C. Deister, 1715 North New England Street, salesman; J. B. Johnson, 1747 Canyon Drive, retired rancher; J. W. Seright, La Canada, citrus rancher; J. W. Scott, 1128 South Flower Street, retired merchant; F. R. Wear, Watts, carpenter; C. J. Dougherty, Long Beach, retired photographer. Upper row, left to right, G. W. Bonner, 308 1/2 South Workman street, retired merchant; H. M. Sohns, 127 1/2 Witmer street, contractor; H. G. Peabody, Pasadena, author and publisher; Frank E. Odell, Glendora, rancher, who took the place of J. W. Rudd, incapacitated, H. P. Olsen, Sierra Madre, street worker; and D. F. Brandt, 720 Court Street, retired rancher.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Juries--California--Los Angeles

Names

Peete, Louise, 1888-1947

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image