Erwin P. Werner and his wife, Mrs. Helen Werner appear in Federal court, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Erwin P. Werner and his wife, Mrs. Helen Werner appear in Federal court, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

February 25, 1936

Date

1936-02-25

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The Italo Petroleum Corporation was originally charged with trying to defraud investors, saddle them with heavy losses over the failed purchase of another oil company. The fraud was allegedly conducted through letters mailed to the investors, hence the charge of mail fraud. Justice Gavin Craig, former political figure Helen Werner, and political lobbyist Joseph Weinblatt were all tried for attempting to bribe the U.S. Attorney General on behalf of the Italo Petroleum Corp.
A similar photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Craig made Italo Deal Offer, Says M’Keon,” Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb 1936: 1.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Werner Helen Mr. Mrsx Helen Werner 5636 - Erwin P Werner (former city atty) LA politicians in bribery/conspiracy scandal re liquor license
Handwritten on negative: Erwin P. Werner & Helen Werner 2-25-35

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Werner, Helen W., 1887-1947
Werner, Erwin P., (Erwin Peter), 1893-1975

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
City council members--California--Los Angeles