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Attorneys, witnesses, and family members gather during the trial of Patrolman W.H. Redding who was accused of murdering longshoreman Norman Gregg, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Attorneys, witnesses, and family members gather during the trial of Patrolman W.H. Redding who was accused of murdering longshoreman Norman Gregg. Gregg who was known as "Big Bill" was shot by Patrolman W.H. Redding, and his death created an uproar amongst longshoremen. Traffic was blocked by demonstrations, and a shrine was constructed around the scene of the shooting.
Date:
1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Attorneys, witnesses, and family members gather during the trial of Patrolman W.H. Redding who was accused of murdering longshoreman Norman Gregg, Los Angeles, 1937

Australian actress Constance Worth, during her marriage annulment suit with famed Irish actor George Brent, circa August 13, 1937.

Description:
Australian actress Constance Worth pictured with one of her lawyers, during her marriage annulment proceedings. Her husband, actor George Brent, contested that their short marriage was not legal, because they had been married in Mexico but had not followed Mexican marriage laws. Worth's legal team asserted that the marriage was in fact legal.Circa August 13, 1937.
Date:
August 13, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Australian actress Constance Worth, during her marriage annulment suit with famed Irish actor George Brent, circa August 13, 1937.

Australian actress Constance Worth, during her marriage annulment suit with famed Irish actor George Brent, circa August 13, 1937.

Description:
Australian actress Constance Worth pictured with one of her lawyers, during her marriage annulment proceedings. Her husband, actor George Brent, contested that their short marriage was not legal, because they had been married in Mexico but had not followed Mexican marriage laws. Worth's legal team asserted that the marriage was in fact legal.Circa August 13, 1937.
Date:
[circa August 13, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Australian actress Constance Worth, during her marriage annulment suit with famed Irish actor George Brent, circa August 13, 1937.

Automobile and bus that competed in a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Automobile driven by Dick Russell and a bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies that competed in a race as part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until police officer Dick Barlow intervened. California Rug Cleaning Co. is in the background
Date:
April 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Automobile and bus that competed in a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Benjamin E. Erb, oil worker and resident of 2512 North Eastlake Avenue in Los Angeles, pictured serving on the jury for the famous "White Flame" double murder trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Benjamin E. Erb, oil worker and resident of 2512 North Eastlake Avenue in Los Angeles, pictured serving on the jury for the famous "White Flame" double murder trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Benjamin E. Erb, oil worker and resident of 2512 North Eastlake Avenue in Los Angeles, pictured serving on the jury for the famous "White Flame" double murder trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Benjamin E. Erb, oil worker and resident of 2512 North Eastlake Avenue in Los Angeles, pictured serving on the jury for the famous "White Flame" double murder trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Benjamin E. Erb, oil worker and resident of 2512 North Eastlake Avenue in Los Angeles, pictured serving on the jury for the famous "White Flame" double murder trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Benjamin E. Erb, oil worker and resident of 2512 North Eastlake Avenue in Los Angeles, pictured serving on the jury for the famous "White Flame" double murder trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Bert C. Beers, who filed a petition to appoint a guardian to his father's estate and requested annulment of his father's marriage, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Bert C. Beers, who filed a petition to appoint a guardian to his father's estate. The two women in the photographs may be his wife (left) and daughter, Alberta (center). Bert Beers claimed his father, Frank Beers (83), needed a guardian because he is not mentally capable of running his affairs. Bert Beers also requested annulment of his father's marriage to Brownie Parker Beers (53), claiming Frank Beers wasn't in his right mind when he eloped.
Date:
between February 1 and May 3, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Bert C. Beers, who filed a petition to appoint a guardian to his father's estate and requested annulment of his father's marriage, Los Angeles, 1940

Berthal Gregory and Marion Fitts, sister and wife of District Attorney Buron Fitts, at a trial concerning financial transactions within the Fitts family, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:
Mrs. Berthal Gregory, sister and secretary of District Attorney Buron Fitts, and Mrs. Marion Fitts, Buron's wife, sitting together during a trial. The trial is probably concerning financial transactions within the Fitts family, specifically involving the 1931 sale of an orange grove to Buron from his parents.
Date:
1930s
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Berthal Gregory and Marion Fitts, sister and wife of District Attorney Buron Fitts, at a trial concerning financial transactions within the Fitts family, Los Angeles, 1930s

Betsey Cushing Roosevelt and attorney Basil O'Connor speaking with reporters, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Description:
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt and attorney Basil O'Connor (second from right) speaking to reporters after Mrs. Roosevelt arrived in Los Angeles for her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, the eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Roosevelts were married for ten years before they separated and Mrs. Roosevelt moved from Los Angeles back to New York, taking the couple's two daughters. James Roosevelt was the first to file for divorce, citing desertion against his wife
Date:
February 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt and attorney Basil O'Connor speaking with reporters, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Betsey Cushing Roosevelt at her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, eldest son of the President, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Description:
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, just arrived in Los Angeles for her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, the eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Roosevelts were married for ten years before they separated and Mrs. Roosevelt moved from Los Angeles back to New York, taking the couple's two daughters. James Roosevelt was the first to file for divorce, citing desertion against his wife
Date:
February 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt at her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, eldest son of the President, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Betsey Cushing Roosevelt during her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Description:
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, just arrived in Los Angeles for her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, the eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Roosevelts were married for ten years before they separated and Mrs. Roosevelt moved from Los Angeles back to New York, taking the couple's two daughters. James Roosevelt was the first to file for divorce, citing desertion against his wife
Date:
February 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt during her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Betsey Cushing Roosevelt during her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Description:
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, just arrived in Los Angeles for her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, the eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Roosevelts were married for ten years before they separated and Mrs. Roosevelt moved from Los Angeles back to New York, taking the couple's two daughters. James Roosevelt was the first to file for divorce, citing desertion against his wife
Date:
February 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt during her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Betsey Cushing Roosevelt during her divorce trial against husband James Roosevelt, eldest son of the President, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Description:
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, just arrived in Los Angeles for her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, the eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Roosevelts were married for ten years before they separated and Mrs. Roosevelt moved from Los Angeles back to New York, taking the couple's two daughters. James Roosevelt was the first to file for divorce, citing desertion against his wife
Date:
February 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt during her divorce trial against husband James Roosevelt, eldest son of the President, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Betty Alice Phillips walks out of Superior Court with her mother, Alice Campbell, after declaring she wanted to relinquish custody of her two children, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Alice Phillips walks out of Superior Court with her mother, Alice Campbell, after declaring she wanted to relinquish custody of her two children, Los Angeles, 1947

Betty Flay Hardaker stands at a counter in the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Flay Hardaker stands at a counter in the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Flay Hardaker stands at a counter in the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940

Betty Flay Hardaker stands at a counter in the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Flay Hardaker stands at a counter in the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Flay Hardaker stands at a counter in the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, during questioning by Dr. Paul De River, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Flay Hardaker smokes cigarette during questioning done by Dr. Paul De River, police psychiatrist, at the Los Angeles County Jail. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daugher, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, during questioning by Dr. Paul De River, Los Angeles, 1940

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, questioned by Dr. Paul De River, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Flay Hardaker cries during questioning done by Dr. Paul De River, police psychiatrist, at the Los Angeles County Jail. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daugher, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, questioned by Dr. Paul De River, Los Angeles, 1940

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, questioned by Dr. Paul De River, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Flay Hardaker sits during questioning done by Dr. Paul De River, police psychiatrist, at the Los Angeles County Jail. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daugher, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, questioned by Dr. Paul De River, Los Angeles, 1940

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, sits in jail after being taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Flay Hardaker sits at the Los Angeles County Jail wearing boots, trousers, and a sport jacket. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, sits in jail after being taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, sits with her brother Samuel Karnes, Jr. in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Hardaker sits with her brother Samuel Karnes, Jr. while on trial for the murder of her daughter. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 28, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, sits with her brother Samuel Karnes, Jr. in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, sits with her brother Samuel Karnes, Jr. in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Hardaker sits with her brother Samuel Karnes, Jr. while on trial for the murder of her daughter. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 28, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, sits with her brother Samuel Karnes, Jr. in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, speaks to an unidentified woman in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Hardaker turns to speak with an unidentified woman in a courtroom during her inquisition. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 28, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, speaks to an unidentified woman in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Description:
Inglewood Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court in the murders of children Jeanette Stevens (age 8), Melba Everett (age 9), and Madeline Everett (age 6). Portune was one of four scouts who discovered the bodies of the three girls in the Baldwin Park ravine; the four were part of a larger search group comprised of Boy Scouts. August 12, 1937.
Date:
August 12, 1937.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Description:
Fourteen-year-old Inglewood Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court in the murders of children Jeanette Stevens (age 8), Melba Everett (age 9), and Madeline Everett (age 6). Portune was one of four scouts who discovered the bodies of the three girls in the Baldwin Park ravine; the four were part of a larger search group comprised of Boy Scouts. August 12, 1937.
Date:
August 12, 1937.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Description:
Inglewood Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court in the murders of children Jeanette Stevens (age 8), Melba Everett (age 9), and Madeline Everett (age 6). Portune was one of four scouts who discovered the bodies of the three girls in the Baldwin Park ravine; the four were part of a larger search group comprised of Boy Scouts. August 12, 1937.
Date:
August 12, 1937.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Boy Scout Frank Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Description:
Inglewood Boy Scout Frank Portune testifies for the court in the murders of children Jeanette Stevens (age 8), Melba Everett (age 9), and Madeline Everett (age 6). Portune was one of four scouts who discovered the bodies of the three girls in the Baldwin Park ravine; the four were part of a larger search group comprised of Boy Scouts. August 12, 1937.
Date:
August 12, 1937.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Boy Scout Frank Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Boy Scout Frank Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Description:
Inglewood Boy Scout Frank Portune testifies for the court in the murders of children Jeanette Stevens (age 8), Melba Everett (age 9), and Madeline Everett (age 6). Portune was one of four scouts who discovered the bodies of the three girls in the Baldwin Park ravine; the four were part of a larger search group comprised of Boy Scouts. August 12, 1937.
Date:
August 12, 1937.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Boy Scout Frank Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Bradley Bunker, brother of murder victim 11-year-old Marilyn Bunker, sits in court waiting to provide witness testimony, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Bradley Bunker, brother of murder victim Marilyn Bunker, sits in court waiting to provide witness testimony. Marilyn was shot by 17-year-old Donald Rogers, also known as Donald Fehrenschild, while she was playing on a hill with her little brother and other children. Rogers shot at the children from the upstairs window of his home. However, Rogers insisted that he was trying to shoot doves he had seen on the hillside.
Date:
February 15, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Bradley Bunker, brother of murder victim 11-year-old Marilyn Bunker, sits in court waiting to provide witness testimony, Los Angeles, 1940

Bradley Bunker, brother of murder victim Marilyn Bunker, provides witness testimony in court, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Bradley Bunker, brother of murder victim Marilyn Bunker, provides witness testimony in court. Marilyn was shot by 17-year-old Donald Rogers, also known as Donald Fehrenschild, while she was playing on a hill with her little brother and other children. Rogers shot at the children from the upstairs window of his home. However, Rogers insisted that he was trying to shoot doves he had seen on the hillside.
Date:
February 15, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Bradley Bunker, brother of murder victim Marilyn Bunker, provides witness testimony in court, Los Angeles, 1940

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

California Code Commission meets to set body's agenda, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Nine suited men pose at a commission meeting, standing or sitting at a wooden table strewn with documents. The California Code Commission, tasked with revising and codifying laws from thousands of specific state statutes, met to outline its objectives. Members were chosen from the legal and academic community. Commissioners included: President Thomas Caldwell Ridgway, former president of the California bar association; Vice-chairs, USC Dean William Green Hale and Perry Evans of San Francisco; Secretary Fred B. Wood; Don G. Bowker of Los Angeles; Gerald Hanna Hagar of Oakland; Berkeley's Professor Alexander Marsden Kidd; Stanford's Professor William B. Owens, and Norris N. Montgomery of Santa Barbara. Hagar and Kidd's names are misspelled in the Los Angeles Times caption and nitrate negative captions.
Date:
October 5, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
California Code Commission meets to set body's agenda, Los Angeles, 1935

Candidates for police and deputy sheriff positions taking a written examination in City Hall, Los Angeles, March 2, 1940

Description:
Some of the over 4000 candidates for city policeman and county deputy sheriff jobs taking an examination administered by the Civil Service Commission in room 804 of City Hall. In addition to the written examination, potential officers will also undergo a physical test later in the month.
Date:
March 2, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Candidates for police and deputy sheriff positions taking a written examination in City Hall, Los Angeles, March 2, 1940

Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale Police Dept. and Paul A. Wright during an investigation of the double murder of Wright's wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 1937

Description:
Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale police dept. (left) with airline official Paul A. Wright early on in the investigation of the double murder of Wright's wife Evelyn and best friend, John Kimmel. A crime to which Wright had confessed. Wright testified that he shot his wife and best friend after finding them in an embrace. In the trial that followed, called the "White Flame" trial by the press, Wright eventually escaped the death pentalty and a prison sentence on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer Jerry Giesler
Date:
November 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale Police Dept. and Paul A. Wright during an investigation of the double murder of Wright's wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 1937

Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale Police Dept. and Paul A. Wright leaving the office of coroner Frank Nance, Los Angeles, November 9, 1937

Description:
Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale police dept. (left) and airline official Paul A. Wright leaving the office of Coroner Frank Nance. Nance was examining the bodies of Wright's wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel. Unfortunately he received the bodies after they had been embalmed. Mrs. Wright and Kimmel had been shot, and Mr. Wright had confessed to the crime, having caught his wife and best friend in an embrace. In the trial that followed, called the "White Flame" trial by the press, Wright eventually escaped the death pentalty and a prison sentence on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer Jerry Giesler
Date:
November 9, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale Police Dept. and Paul A. Wright leaving the office of coroner Frank Nance, Los Angeles, November 9, 1937

Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Description:
Capt. Leopold McLaglen, self-styled Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world, appears in court over charges that he attempted to blackmail and extort his former employer, millionaire Philip M. Chancellor. McLaglen was accused of threatening to implicate Chancellor in a robbery, unless Chancellor paid McLaglen $20,000. McLaglen is accompanied in court by his lawyer, Harry F. Sewell, at left. November 18, 1937.
Date:
November 18, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Description:
Capt. Leopold McLaglen, self-styled Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world, appears in court over charges that he attempted to blackmail and extort his former employer, millionaire Philip M. Chancellor. McLaglen was accused of threatening to implicate Chancellor in a robbery, unless Chancellor paid McLaglen $20,000. McLaglen is accompanied in court by his lawyer, Harry F. Sewell, at left. November 18, 1937.
Date:
November 18, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Description:
Capt. Leopold McLaglen, self-styled Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world, appears in court over charges that he attempted to blackmail and extort his former employer, millionaire Philip M. Chancellor. McLaglen was accused of threatening to implicate Chancellor in a robbery, unless Chancellor paid McLaglen $20,000. McLaglen is accompanied in court by his lawyer, Harry F. Sewell, at left. November 18, 1937.
Date:
November 18, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Description:
Capt. Leopold McLaglen, self-styled Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world, appears in court over charges that he attempted to blackmail and extort his former employer, millionaire Philip M. Chancellor. McLaglen was accused of threatening to implicate Chancellor in a robbery, unless Chancellor paid McLaglen $20,000. McLaglen is accompanied in court by his lawyer, Harry F. Sewell, at left. November 18, 1937.
Date:
November 18, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Description:
Capt. Leopold McLaglen, self-styled Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world, appears in court over charges that he attempted to blackmail and extort his former employer, millionaire Philip M. Chancellor. McLaglen was accused of threatening to implicate Chancellor in a robbery, unless Chancellor paid McLaglen $20,000. McLaglen is accompanied in court by his lawyer, Harry F. Sewell, at left. November 18, 1937.
Date:
November 18, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Mr. Carl Miller, center, paper box worker and resident of Bell, California. Miller is photographed serving as a juror for the "White Flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 16, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Mr. Carl Miller, center, paper box worker and resident of Bell, California. Miller is photographed serving as a juror for the "White Flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 16, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Chamber of Commerce ladies chastising Dick Russell for speeding ticket, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Chamber of Commerce ladies chastising Dick Russell for the speeding ticket he received from motorcycle officer Dick Barlow during a planned race between an automobile and a bus. The race was part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until the officer intervened.
Date:
April 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Chamber of Commerce ladies chastising Dick Russell for speeding ticket, Los Angeles, 1947

Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, who was accused of murdering their 5 year old daugther. Charles Hardaker went before a jury and Police Judge Paul G. McIver to testify about his wife's mental state. He told of many quarrels, seperations, and suicide attempts. Betty Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, who was accused of murdering their 5 year old daugther. Charles Hardaker went before a jury and Police Judge Paul G. McIver to testify about his wife's mental state. He told of many quarrels, seperations, and suicide attempts. Betty Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Charles Hardaker comforts his wife Betty Flay Hardaker who was convicted of murdering their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Charles Hardaker comforts his wife Betty Flay Hardaker during the inquest conducted by Deputy Coroner Frank Monfort. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daugher, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker comforts his wife Betty Flay Hardaker who was convicted of murdering their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Charles Hardaker comforts his wife Betty Hardaker during her trial for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Charles Hardaker comforts his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, while she sits with Deputy Sheriff Bess Bailey during the inquest conducted by Deputy Coroner Frank Monfort. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daugher, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker comforts his wife Betty Hardaker during her trial for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Charles Hardaker is questioned by an investigator after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Charles Hardaker is questioned by an unidentified investigator after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter. Betty Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker is questioned by an investigator after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Charles H. Hope entering court for his joint murder trial with Robert S. James, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Ex-sailor Charles H. Hope entering court for his joint trial with Robert S. James. Hope aided James in the murder of Mary Emma James, by supplying deadly rattlesnakes for James and then helping him carry his wife's body outside and into a fish pool. He was defended by Deputy Public Defender William H. Sanson.
Date:
[circa May 7, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles H. Hope entering court for his joint murder trial with Robert S. James, Los Angeles, 1936

Charles H. Hope in court with public defender William H. Sanson for his joint murder trial with Robert S. James, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Ex-sailor Charles H. Hope in court with public defender William H. Sanson for his joint trial with Robert S. James. Hope aided James in the murder of Mary Emma James, by supplying deadly rattlesnakes for James and then helping him carry his wife's body outside and into a fish pool. From left to right, William H. Sanson, Charles H. Hope.
Date:
[circa May 7, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles H. Hope in court with public defender William H. Sanson for his joint murder trial with Robert S. James, Los Angeles, 1936

Charles H. Hope in court with public defender William H. Sanson for his joint murder trial with Robert S. James, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Ex-sailor Charles H. Hope in court with public defender William H. Sanson for his joint trial with Robert S. James. Hope aided James in the murder of Mary Emma James, by supplying deadly rattlesnakes for James and then helping him carry his wife's body outside and into a fish pool. From left to right, William H. Sanson, Charles H. Hope.
Date:
[circa May 7, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles H. Hope in court with public defender William H. Sanson for his joint murder trial with Robert S. James, Los Angeles, 1936