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Murder suspect Robert S. James listening to an unidentified lawyer as he sits on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1936

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An unidentified lawyer approaching Robert S. James as he sits in the witness stand. A map of his home is visible behind him. He was most likely testifying in his own defense for the murder trial of his wife Mary Emma James. He purportedly had an affair with his niece, which spurred him to tie down his wife and have a rattlesnake bite her, and then later drown her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:
[circa May 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Murder suspect Robert S. James listening to an unidentified lawyer as he sits on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1936