Arson suspect Robert D. Barr in court with defense witness Mary Lantz, Los Angeles, 1934

Item Overview

Title

Arson suspect Robert D. Barr in court with defense witness Mary Lantz, Los Angeles, 1934

Date Created

February 14, 1934

Date

1934-02-14

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

A similar photograph appears with the article “Arsonist Suspect Testifies.” Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 1934. Caption reads: Called to trial on a charge of starting fire in Griffith Park on the night after the holocaust which cost twenty-nine lives, Robert Barr, film technician, yesterday testified in Superior Judge Burnell’s court that he “did not remember anything about it.” Evidence introduced by defense attorneys tended to show Barr’s “little fire” was quickly extinguished and did not endanger public property. Barr said he heard of the Griffith Park fire over the radio and went to see it, but his memory of the visit was hazy prior to his arrest. Arresting officers testified Barr was intoxicated. Mary Lantz, left, is shown here telling Barr she is ready to testify in his defense if needed.
Robert D. Barr, in suit and tie, and Mary Lantz, in dress and hat, seated at table with blotter, with about 6 other people visible in background

Caption

Handwritten at edge of negative: Robert Barr & Mary Lantz

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Barr, Robert D., b. ca. 1904

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Fires--California--Los Angeles
Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Fire, 1933
Arson investigation--California--Los Angeles County