Kynette can be seen wearing a tie with dots. Officer Allen stands next to Kynette with his hand on his face. Officer Browne can be seen in the background standing behind both Allen and Kynette. Captain of Police Earle E. Kynette was charged with conspiracy to commit murder after the vehicle of Harry J. Raymond was bombed on January 14, 1938. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling. Two other officers, Fred Browne and Roy J. Allen, connected with the intelligence unit were also charged with conspiracy to commit murder. However, Fred Browne was eventually acquitted. Kynette and Allen were both found guilty.
Fred A. Browne, Earle E. Kynette, and Roy J. Allen, seated, in suits and ties, with attorney Bowman near center, hand to face, among about 8 other people, with bookcase, fan, flag, and door in background
A similar photograph appears in Los Angeles Times article, April 13, 1938, “Candid Camera Records Changed Appearance of Kynette,” with caption: Detective Lieutenants Fred A. Browne, left, and Roy J. Allen, co-defendants with Kynette in attempted bomb assassination of Investigator Harry Raymond, former detective.
