Judge Charles Fricke and Deputy D. A. George Stahlman look at evidence during the Nellie Madison murder trial, Los Angeles, 1934

Item Overview

Title

Judge Charles Fricke and Deputy D. A. George Stahlman look at evidence during the Nellie Madison murder trial, Los Angeles, 1934

Date Created

[circa June, 1934]

Date

1934-06

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

This photograph is similar to another taken during the Nellie Madison trial captioned, "Accused Widow Rearranges Deathbed in Court," Los Angeles Times, 16 Jun. 1934: 14
This photograph is either related to the article, "MADISON JURORS SEE DEATH BED: Defense Loses Battle to Prevent Introduction Bullet Holes in Sheet Cited as Proof of Shooting Officers Testify at Trial of Widow in Murder Case," Los Angeles Times, 12 Jun. 1934: A2 or the article, "MADISON MAY BE EXHUMED: Defense Asserts Willingness Ex-Wife of Supposed Victim Says Slain Man Was Her Former Mate Accused Window Denies She Hid as Officers Neared Scene of Arrest," Los Angeles Times, 16 Jun. 1934: A1
From left to right, Judge Charles Fricke and Deputy District Attorney George Stahlman handle evidence in the courtroom during the Nellie Madison trial. Judge Fricke stands nearer to camera and faces towards the right. He looks down at a revolver he holds in his hands. Evidence tags hang from the revolver. To the right of him, the victim's bed enters frame. Behind the headboard, Deputy D. A. George Stahlman stands. He leans over and looks towards the Judge while pointing to a hole in a blanket. More sheets and blankets lie crumpled on the bed. The courtroom stretches across the background behind them. The Judge's bench sits at left and the chamber's door sits ajar at right.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Judge Chas Fricke, Dep D. A. George Stahlman
Text from negative sleeve: Stahlman, George Dep. D. A., 1928 [handwritten:] (one or more being cleaned) Box 28 [end handwritten]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Madison, Nellie May, 1895-1953
Fricke, Charles W., 1882-1958
Stahlman, George

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Beds
Judges--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Firearms
Evidence (law)