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Robert S. James, convicted in Lois Wright morals case and suspect in Mary Emma James murder case, at sentencing, with lawyer Samuel Silverman, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Robert S. James' real name was Major Raymond Lisenba. He was known as Robert S. James during his marriage to Mary Emma Busch James and at the time of her death in 1935, and, after her murder by rattlesnake bite and drowning, as "Rattlesnake James."
Date:
June 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Robert S. James, convicted in Lois Wright morals case and suspect in Mary Emma James murder case, at sentencing, with lawyer Samuel Silverman, Los Angeles, 1936

Lawyers Richard Cantillon and Dena Jacobson with defendant Moses Jacobson, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Attorney Richard Cantillon, attorney Dena Jacobson (daughter), and defendant Dr. Moses Jacobson (father) sit in a full court room. An audience, mostly composed of men, sit in the background. Dr. Jacobson was under suspicion of performing an illegal abortion on a young woman who died shortly afterward. Jacobson was also accused of falsifying her death certificate, claiming she died of heart problems. This proceeding was inquest into the investigation of her death.
Date:
October 18, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lawyers Richard Cantillon and Dena Jacobson with defendant Moses Jacobson, Los Angeles, 1935

William J.F. Brown, Mrs. Bonnie Taylor, and Mr. Earl W. Taylor during Mr. Taylor's trial for petty theft, los angeles, 1935

Description:
View of defense attorney, William J. F. Brown, left, in collared shirt, tie, jacket, Mrs. Bonnie Taylor, middle, in hat, shirt, holding husband's arm, Earl W. Taylor, right, in collared shirt, tie, and jacket, seated in courtroom with unknown individuals in background. Mr. Taylor, writer's agent and operator of the Hollywood Writer's Bureau, was charged with petty theft for illegally taking money from Miss Hilda Parvey and Madam Nan Kee, writers who claimed Taylor promised their stories would be turned into movies. Mr. Taylor was acquitted by the jury on October 14, 1935.
Date:
October 2, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
William J.F. Brown, Mrs. Bonnie Taylor, and Mr. Earl W. Taylor during Mr. Taylor's trial for petty theft, los angeles, 1935

Helen Ann Rork-Getty contests her divorce, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Helen Ann Rork Light was born in Darien, Connecticut, the daughter of Samuel Edwin, Hollywood film producer for First National Studios, and Helen Ann Rork. She appeared in silent films, including The Notorious Lady (1927), The Blonde Saint (1926) and A Texas Steer (1927), with stars of the era, including Rudolph Valentino and Will Rogers, who also was her godfather. She was married to J. Paul Getty, Douglas Wilson of Memphis, San Francisco attorney Jay Ross, Joseph Mclnemey, and Dr. Rudolph Light, professor of neurosurgery at St. Catherine's College of Oxford and heir to the Upjohn Pharmaceutical Co
Date:
December 22, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Helen Ann Rork-Getty contests her divorce, Los Angeles, 1938

Attorney Arthur Verge with clients Frank Sebastian and Walter Pollock in court, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of attorney Arthur Verge (center) with Frank Sebastian, night club operator, and Walter Pollock, his floor manager, seated in courtroom filled with spectators. Sebastian and Pollock were previously cited for contempt when they refused to testify during a special Senate committee investigating administration of the Liquor Control Act in Los Angeles County. The charges were dismissed.
Date:
July 19, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Attorney Arthur Verge with clients Frank Sebastian and Walter Pollock in court, Los Angeles, 1935

Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton sits on the witness stand and Superior Judge Leon R. Yankwich presides, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
A similar photograph of Aimee Semple McPherson on the witness stand is captioned, "Evangelist Quizzed on Film and Marital Affairs Upper picture at the trial of the film contract breach suit shows Superior Judge Yankwich and Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton. Lower picture was taken at the deposition proceedings--left to right--Dave Hutton, Attorney Benjamin Lewis, Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton, Attorney Edward A. Adams and Miss Ruth Tuttle, shorthand reporter," Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 1934: A3
Date:
[January 29, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton sits on the witness stand and Superior Judge Leon R. Yankwich presides, Los Angeles, 1934

Detective Dick Lucas testifying in the trial against Councilman Carl I. Jacobson, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
Photograph of Detective Lieutenant Richard J. "Dick" Lucas, one of the officers involved in the arrest of Thirteenth district councilman Carl I. Jacobson for violation of the moral code. The charges against the councilman were later dropped, and Detective Lucas was charged with the conspiracy to "frame" the Councilman. He was also freed of guilt, following which he resigned from the police force.
Date:
[between Aug and Oct, 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Detective Dick Lucas testifying in the trial against Councilman Carl I. Jacobson, Los Angeles, 1927

Joe Watts, who allegedly posed as the fake kidnapper of Aimee Semple McPherson, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Related to the articles, "'Kidnaper' Faces Accuser; Joe Watts Denies Part of Miss Morris's Story But Admits to Officials He Had Photo Taken." Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 1926; and "Carmel Inquiry Data Due Today; Dep. Dist.-Atty. Ryan to Talk in McPherson Case; Prosecution Ready to Launch Aggressive Attack; Fourteen Witnesses Remain to Present Testimony." Los Angeles Times 4 Oct. 1926: pg. A1.
Date:
[October 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Joe Watts, who allegedly posed as the fake kidnapper of Aimee Semple McPherson, Los Angeles, 1926

Mary Lou Mitchell stands in the hallway of a courthouse [?], Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Mary Lou Mitchell stands in the hallway of a courthouse or judicial building. She wears a hat and coat, and carries a stack of papers in her right hand. Mitchell is outside a door that partially reads, "Department 7, Marshall F. McComb, Judge [?] Wood, [?] Presiding, [?] Department, [?] at 2 P.M., [?] with clerk.
Date:
October 25, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Mary Lou Mitchell stands in the hallway of a courthouse [?], Los Angeles, 1935

Councilman Carl I. Jacobson with wife, Rose, during his trial, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
Photograph of Thirteenth disctrict councilman Carl I. Jacobson and wife, Rose, during courtroom proceedings in his trial for violation of the moral code. Councilman Jacobson was charged with resorting to a room for immoral purposes. He was later acquited, and freed of charges. Later, he was proved to have been framed.
Date:
[Between Aug and Oct, 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Councilman Carl I. Jacobson with wife, Rose, during his trial, Los Angeles, 1927