Buron and Marion Fitts thank jury after acquittal, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Buron and Marion Fitts thank jury after acquittal, 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

Buron and Marion Fitts thank the jury after a successful trial.
This photograph is possibly related to the article, “Jurors Acquit Fitts of Perjury Charges,’ Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb 1936: 1-2.
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.

Caption

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
Handwritten on negative: Mr + Mrs Fitts thank jury 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

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Juries--California--Los Angeles
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles