District Attorney Asa Keyes charged with bribery and misconduct in office, Los Angeles, 1928

Item Overview

Title

District Attorney Asa Keyes charged with bribery and misconduct in office, Los Angeles, 1928

Date Created

November 1, 1928

Date

1928-11-01

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Los Angeles District Attorney Asa Keyes charged seated in a courtroom after being with bribery and misconduct.
Related to the article, "DISTRICT KEYES IS ACCUSED!: GRAND JURY CHARGES WILLFUL CORRUPTION Secret Agreement to "Fix" the Julian Fraud Cases Alleged; Special Prosecutor Named,"Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov 1928: pg. 1.

Caption

Text of related press release (image ark no 21198/zz002h97bw): WATCH YOUR CREDIT. "P&A Photos" LA 15523 (LOS ANGELES BUREAU). Hardly 30 days before he is to retire after more than 25 years of public service, District Attorney Asa Keyes was arrested today (Nov. 1st) charged, in an indictment returned by the County Grand Jury, with misconduct in office and acceptance of bribes in connection with the Julian Petroleum fiasco and other cases. The district attorney was released on his own recognizance, after appearing before judge Douglas Edmonds, who set the date of the arraignment for Nov. 8th. Photo shows District Attorney Asa Keyes as he appeard in Judge Edmonds' Los Angeles courtroom. (LA FM 3) 11/1/28
Text from negative sleeve: Peoples, Clem Capt. Police

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Peoples, Clem, 1888-1967
Keyes, Asa, 1877-1934

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Public prosecutors--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Bribery--California--Los Angeles