Robert S. James, suspect in Mary Emma James murder case, on witness stand, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Robert S. James, suspect in Mary Emma James murder case, on witness stand, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: August 15, 1935
Date: 1935-08-15
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Robert S. James, in suit and tie, on witness stand, with Coroner Frank Montfort on bench at left, three men in jury box partially visible at right
Related to Los Angeles Times article, August 16, 1935, Pond Death Jury Splits, Fatal Causes Undecided, Inquest Conducted in Case of Mrs. Mary E. James; Husband Weeps
Robert S. James' real name was Major Raymond Lisenba. He was known as Robert S. James during his marriage to Mary Emma Busch James and at the time of her death in 1935, and, after her murder by rattlesnake bite and drowning, as "Rattlesnake James."
Caption: Handwritten at edge of negative: Robert S. James
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 1738, NITRATE, Aug. 22, 1935, 3 negs. Robert S. James, James inquest, 8/15/35

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_0066
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