Text reads, in part: Los Angeles, Dec. 13, 1920, 2:30 a.m. Capt. Charles R. Moffatt, Commanding Detective Bureau. Sir: At 11:30 of Dec. 12 -- or tonight -- I was told by Paul J. Braud, a reporter for the Los Angeles Examiner, that if I went to the Examiner office I would be given some valuable information concerning the murder of an unidentified woman found in the eucalyptus grove at Edendale earlier in the day. ... I saw on a table a large amount of jewelry, a large leather folder, a suitcase (leather), a pile of women's clothing, two magazines and some papers, a thermometer and some collar buttons, etc. ... I asked [the reporters] to take me out to the place where they had found these things ... All of this stuff I have filed with the property clerk under my name so that it will be at hand for the officers investigating the case this morning. ... Respectfully, J F Bean.
Eight men, all in suits and ties, most in hats, 4 seated, 4 standing, around table in small room, examining papers from safe deposit box belonging to murder victim Fay Sudow, identified as Raymond Turney, A.L. Lathrop, Fred W. Heatherly, Alfred W. Allen, H.L. McCarron, Bernard Sudow, W.T. Denon, and Don Cameron
2-page handwritten letter, photographed pinned to board, from Fay Sudow, addressed to Fred Allen, 711 Central Bldg., Main and 6th St., Los Angeles, Cal., with 2 envelopes, 1 postmarked Chicago, Ill., Oct 16, 5 PM, 1920, with the logo of Morrison Hotel and Terrace Garden, Chicago, and 1 postmarked Plymouth, Ill., Oct 27, 2 PM, 1920. Fay Sudow's attorney was named Alfred W. Allen, with an office at 485 Central Bldg.
Textured black leather bag with handle and clasp at top, flat bottom, on edge of round table with bookcase in background. Bag is wrapped with 2 thin ropes and affixed with address label from Fred W. Wolf to Alfred Allen, and shipping label marked Collect.
Telegram text reads: FRED ALLEN WILL COME WHEN NEEDED PLEASE LET ME NO HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE WHEN TRIAL COMES UP IF TRIAL CAN BE POSTPONED FOR A WHILE WIRE ANSWER AT ONCE SO I WILL KNOW WHAT ARRANGEMENTS TO MAKE AND HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE FAY SUDOW
Man in suit, tie, and hat, with open suitcase on table in front of him, holding small papers in left and and gothic-style upper-case letter B in right hand, papers and clothes visible in suitcase, in small room with alphabetically-labeled cabinets and drawers in background
![Detective or attorney examining contents of suitcase, possibly evidence in Fay Sudow murder case, [1920?]](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002cn0v3/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)