Marion and Buron Fitts at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Marion and Buron Fitts at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

February 7, 1936

Date

1936-02-07

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

On February 7, 1936, District Attorney Buron Fitts was acquitted of perjury regarding a 1931 testimony over the sale of a Claremont orange grove. Mrs. Berthall Gregory, Fitts’ sister, sold the grove to Lucien C. Wheeler. Fitts reportedly falsified the amount of money he received through the sale. The perjury trial lasted three weeks.
Marion Fitts leans over Buron Fitts with her hand on his side. Adell Fitts stands in the background, partially obscured. Fitts' sister, Berthall Gregory, sits on the far right.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Buron + Mrs Fitts 2-7-36
Text from negative sleeve: 3268 --- 2/11/36 Buron Fitts, Mrs Buron Fitts, Jerry Geisler, W M Simpson, Bobby “, Mrs W M “, Roy Keane, Mrs Chas Phillips, Fits Jury Comes in with verdict 2-7-36

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Fitts, Buron, 1895-1973
Fitts, Marion, 1893-1985
Gregory, Berthal, 1896-1982

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles
Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles