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Detective Lieutenant Ray Giese and District Attorney Buron Fitts with Thomas Edward Dugger who was on trial for assaulting three women, Los Angeles, 1935-1936

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Detective Lieutenant Ray Giese and Los Angeles County District Attorney Buron Fitts examine soiled clothing possibly owned by Thomas Edward Dugger. Dugger, known as "Ape Man", was convicted of eleven felonies related to the robbery, kidnapings, and assault of three women. Dugger was indicted on April 4, 1935 and sentenced to death by the Supreme Court on February 18, 1936.
Date:
Between 1935-1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Detective Lieutenant Ray Giese and District Attorney Buron Fitts with Thomas Edward Dugger who was on trial for assaulting three women, Los Angeles, 1935-1936

Pete Schneider on trial for manslaughter, Los Angeles, 1935

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Pete Schneider on trial for manslaughter on May 16, 1935. Schneider was accused of causing the death of G.A. Schnabel in a beer parlor fight on February 17, 1935. Peter Joseph Schneider, known as Pete Schneider (August 20, 1895 - June 1, 1957) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1914-1918) and New York Yankees (1919). He was born in Los Angeles, California.
Date:
May 16, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Pete Schneider on trial for manslaughter, Los Angeles, 1935

District Attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear with their attorneys, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
District attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear with their attorneys Joseph Scott and Jerry Giesler to contend the charges of perjury brought against them by the grand jury. From left to right, standing, Buron Fitts, Joseph Scott, Mrs. Berthal Gregory, and Jerry Giesler.
Date:
[circa November 2, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
District Attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear with their attorneys, Los Angeles, 1934

Sidney T. Graves, former L.A. County Supervisor, awaiting imprisonment in San Quentin.

Description:
A photograph of Sidney T. Graves as he awaited transfer from the Los Angeles County Jail to San Quentin Penitentiary. Graves was convicted of bribery a year before, after accepting a sum of $80,000 in connection with the high San Gabriel dam project. At that time, Graves had been a county Supervisor. He was sentenced to one to fourteen years imprisonment for his crime.The other men in the photo are unidentified. Graves is seated, right.
Date:
March 30, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Sidney T. Graves, former L.A. County Supervisor, awaiting imprisonment in San Quentin.

Louis Rude Payne, with father Lucius Payne at his side, at his inquest for the murder of his mother and brother. June 6, 1934.

Description:
Louis Payne covers his face with his hands and his hankerchief at his inquest, with father Lucius F. Payne at his side.Louis Rude Payne, 21 years of age, used a camping axe to kill his mother, Carrie L. Payne, and 15-year-old brother Robert in their Westwood mansion home. Louis R. Payne turned himself in for the killings of his mother and brother four to five days after their deaths, at a Huntington Beach police station. When he turned himself in, detectives found on his person both a letter and a telegram addressed to his father Lucius Payne, a St. Louis businessman, confessing to the crime, apologizing for his actions, and explaning that he did not know what impulse it was that drove him to the murders.Payne was convicted of the two murders, but found to be insane at the time of the crimes. He was confined to psychiatric treatment at the Mendocino State Hospital at Talmadge, in Mendocino County, CA. His father stood by him throughout his trial and conviction.
Date:
June 6, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Louis Rude Payne, with father Lucius Payne at his side, at his inquest for the murder of his mother and brother. June 6, 1934.

Kidnappers of William F. Gettle plead guilty to his abduction, Los Angeles, 1934.

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The kidnappers of William F. Gettle plead guilty to his abduction. From left to right standing between their lawyers, they are Roy A. Williams, Larry Kerrigan (real name Loren W. Feltus) and James F. Kirk. Gettle, wealthy Beverly Hills businessman, was kidnapped from the grounds of his Arcadia ranch home during a housewarming party on the eve of May 9th. The kidnapping attracted a great deal of attention in the community, with Mrs. Gettle even addressing the kidnappers through the pages of the Los Angeles Times. The kidnappers demanded a $60,000 ransom for the return of Gettle, which Mrs. Gettle agreed to pay. However, before the ransom was paid, two detectives of the LAPD, Chester Burris and H.P. Gearhardt, broke the case after installing a dictaphone in the home of a bank robbery suspect. Information from the dictaphone led them to a La Crescenta home where Gettle was held. He was returned, unharmed, to his family on the eve of May 14th.
Date:
May 15, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Kidnappers of William F. Gettle plead guilty to his abduction, Los Angeles, 1934.

William F. Gettle's kidnappers leave the L.A. county courthouse after being charged with the crime of extortion through the mails. May 28, 1934.

Description:
William F. Gettle's three kidnappers, Larry Kerrigan (center left, in dark hat), James F. Kirk (at Kerrigan's left) and Roy A. Williams (at Williams' left) leave the Los Angeles County court house. The trio had pled guilty to the kidnapping of William F. Gettle, wealthy Beverly Hills businessman, and received life sentences at San Quentin penitentiary. However, they were then charged with the crime of attempted extortion through the mails. If convicted of said crime, they would lose the possibility of parole. May 28, 1934.
Date:
May 28, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
William F. Gettle's kidnappers leave the L.A. county courthouse after being charged with the crime of extortion through the mails. May 28, 1934.

Herman E. Hubler and his wife Anna L. Hubler, who are accused of involvement in a theater bank night fraud scandal, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Herman E. Hubler and his wife Anna L. Hubler, who are accused of involvement in a theater bank night fraud scandal. The couple convinced numerous community theaters to use their 14-year-old daughter Blanche, known as Goldilocks, to pull the winning ticket in the bank night lottery. Goldilocks would palm a fake ticket and the winner would be one of the Hubler's accomplices, Alexander Szymanski or Roy Keown. The defendants admitted to winning thousands of dollars through the scandal.
Date:
between December 24 and 27, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Herman E. Hubler and his wife Anna L. Hubler, who are accused of involvement in a theater bank night fraud scandal, Los Angeles, 1935

Herman E. Hubler and his wife Anna L. Hubler, who are accused of involvement in a theater bank night fraud scandal, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Herman E. Hubler and his wife Anna L. Hubler, who are accused of involvement in a theater bank night fraud scandal. The couple convinced numerous community theaters to use their 14-year-old daughter Blanche, known as Goldilocks, to pull the winning ticket in the bank night lottery. Goldilocks would palm a fake ticket and the winner would be one of the Hubler's accomplices, Alexander Szymanski or Roy Keown. The defendants admitted to winning thousands of dollars through the scandal.
Date:
between December 24 and 27, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Herman E. Hubler and his wife Anna L. Hubler, who are accused of involvement in a theater bank night fraud scandal, Los Angeles, 1935

Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the DeWitt Clinton Cook murder trial of Cook re-enacting his murder of Anya Sosoyeva, Los Angeles, October 11, 1939

Description:
Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the murder trial of DeWitt Clinton Cook. The film showed Cook (right) re-enacting his murder of dancer Anya Sosoyeva, who he hit on the head with a 2x4. Cook willingly confessed to the murder, as well as the assaults of two other women, Delia Bogard and Myrtle Wagner. This was the first time sound motion pictures were used during a trial in California history. The trial was also considered very unusual because Cook never denied the murder, personally offer a not guilty plea, or put up any defense. Cook was sentenced to death and executed in the San Quentin gas chamber on January 31, 1941, at age 21
Date:
October 11, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the DeWitt Clinton Cook murder trial of Cook re-enacting his murder of Anya Sosoyeva, Los Angeles, October 11, 1939

Police Captain Earle E. Kynette sits in court after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Kynette can be seen wearing eyeglasses. 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.
Date:
February 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police Captain Earle E. Kynette sits in court after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Los Angeles, 1938

Police Captain Earle E. Kynette sits in court after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Kynette can be seen wearing eyeglasses. 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.
Date:
February 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police Captain Earle E. Kynette sits in court after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Los Angeles, 1938

Police Captain Earle E. Kynette sits in court after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Kynette can be seen wearing eyeglasses. 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.
Date:
February 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police Captain Earle E. Kynette sits in court after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Los Angeles, 1938

Alexander Sparks, the first husband of Doris Dazay, at the murder trial of George Dazey, Los Angeles, 1940

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Alexander Sparks, the first husband of Doris Dazey, who was allegedly murdered by her second husband, George Dazey. At the trial, Sparks testified that he had remained friendly with his ex-wife and the two had occupied the same hotel room in 1934. This aided the prosecution's claim that George Dazey had committed murder because he was unsure of the paternity of a boy born to Mrs. Dazey in 1935.
Date:
February 13, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Alexander Sparks, the first husband of Doris Dazay, at the murder trial of George Dazey, Los Angeles, 1940

Accused murderer Fred Stettler showing Capt. Bert Wallis and Det. Lt. Miles Ledbetter money Stettler had stolen and hidden in a potato sack at his home

Description:
Swiss chauffeur Fred Stettler, accused of the arson murders of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barbour, showing Det. Lt. Miles Ledbetter (left) and Capt. Bert Wallis of the police homicide squad (center) $34 in silver hidden in a potato sack at Stettler's home. Stettler confessed to stealing the money from the Barbours after murdering them with a heavy object and setting a timing device which would set the bodies on fireNote: text on the nitrate sleeves and handwritten on the negative likely transcribed "Bert Wallis" incorrectly as "Bert Wallace"
Date:
February 21, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Fred Stettler showing Capt. Bert Wallis and Det. Lt. Miles Ledbetter money Stettler had stolen and hidden in a potato sack at his home

Accused murderer Fred Stettler showing Capt. Bert Wallis money Stettler had stolen and hidden in a potato sack at his home

Description:
Swiss chauffeur Fred Stettler, accused of the arson murders of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barbour, showing Capt. Bert Wallis of the police homicide (right) squad $34 in silver hidden in a potato sack at Stettler's home. Stettler confessed to stealing the money from the Barbours after murdering them with a heavy object and setting a timing device which would set the bodies on fireNote: text on the nitrate sleeves and handwritten on the negative likely transcribed "Bert Wallis" incorrectly as "Bert Wallace"
Date:
February 21, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Fred Stettler showing Capt. Bert Wallis money Stettler had stolen and hidden in a potato sack at his home

Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Jurors Jackson Collins, Beatrice Hard and Charles M. Traux in court for the murder trial of crossing guard Albert Dyer. Dyer had lured three Inglewood girls into the hills, where he strangled them with rope and his hands. He was eventually found guilty and executed. From left to right, Beatrice Hard, Jackson Collins, and Charles M. Truax.
Date:
[circa August 12, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Jurors Dorothy Deel and Winifred W. Howard in court for the murder trial of crossing guard Albert Dyer. Dyer had lured three Inglewood girls into the hills, where he strangled them with rope and his hands. He was eventually found guilty and executed. From left to right is Dorothy Deel and Winifred W. Howard, and an unidentified man to the extreme right.
Date:
[circa August 12, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Thomas W. Warner, Jr. sits next to private detective Pearl Antibus who was suing his millionaire father for damages that resulted from a raid on her home, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Pearl Antibus can be seen on the other side of the beam. Mrs. Antibus sued Mr. Warner, Sr. after her home was raided by Buron Fitts and several of his deputies at the request of Mr. Warner, Sr. The raid of Mrs. Antibus' home was conducted in order to search for Mr. Warner's son, Thomas W. Warner, Jr. Mr. Warner, Jr. was found hiding inside the home with his girlfriend Mrs. Jean MacDonald. The pair had been hiding in the home from Mr. Warner, Sr. who was opposed to their relationship and was seeking to end all contact between the pair. Mrs. Antibus served as a private detective for Mr. Warner, Jr. and had previously conducted an investigation into the life of Mrs. MacDonald in attempt to determine whether she was truly in love with Mr. Warner, Jr. Mrs. Antibus alleged that the raid left several of her visitors injured and was unnecessarily violent.
Date:
April 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Thomas W. Warner, Jr. sits next to private detective Pearl Antibus who was suing his millionaire father for damages that resulted from a raid on her home, Los Angeles, 1938

Private detective Pearl Antibus appears in court with her daughter Norma Thelan and son Robert Antibus during her trial against millionaire Thomas W. Warner, Sr, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Mrs. Antibus is hidden behind a beam. Thomas Warner, Jr. sits next to the Antibus family. Mrs. Antibus sued Mr. Warner after her home was raided by Buron Fitts and several of his deputies at the request of Mr. Warner. The raid of Mrs. Antibus' home was conducted in order to search for Mr. Warner's son, Thomas W. Warner, Jr. Mr. Warner, Jr. was found hiding inside the home with his girlfriend Mrs. Jean MacDonald. The pair had been hiding in the home from Mr. Warner, Sr. who was opposed to their relationship and was seeking to end all contact between the pair. Mrs. Antibus served as a private detective for Mr. Warner, Jr. and had previously conducted an investigation into the life of Mrs. MacDonald in attempt to determine whether she was truly in love with Mr. Warner, Jr. Mrs. Antibus alleged that the raid left several of her visitors injured and was unnecessarily violent.
Date:
April 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Private detective Pearl Antibus appears in court with her daughter Norma Thelan and son Robert Antibus during her trial against millionaire Thomas W. Warner, Sr, Los Angeles, 1938

Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Description:
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan from the homicide division investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple. The man being held for the murder is discharged Navy officer Jack Rhyanne, who admitted to beating and choking Marple in his hotel room. Rhyanne is also being questioned about the earlier murder of Robert M. Byrne
Date:
January 4, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Description:
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan from the homicide division investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple. The man being held for the murder is discharged Navy officer Jack Rhyanne, who admitted to beating and choking Marple in his hotel room. Rhyanne is also being questioned about the earlier murder of Robert M. Byrne
Date:
January 4, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Murder suspect Robert S. James standing between two unidentified men in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Robert S. James standing between two unidentified men in court. 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 standing between two unidentified men in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Murder suspect Robert S. James standing between two unidentified men in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Robert S. James standing between two unidentified men in court. 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 standing between two unidentified men in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Murder suspect Robert S. James standing between two unidentified men in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Robert S. James standing between two unidentified men in court. 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 standing between two unidentified men in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Murder suspect Robert S. James standing next to an unidentified man in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Robert S. James standing next to an unidentified man in court. 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 standing next to an unidentified man in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Murder suspect Robert S. James standing between two unidentified men in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Robert S. James standing between two unidentified men in court. 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 standing between two unidentified men in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Murder suspect Robert S. James sitting on the witness stand with a plan of his house behind him, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a plan of his home 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 sitting on the witness stand with a plan of his house behind him, Los Angeles, 1936

View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
A view of the courtroom in which Albert Dyer's murder trial began. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right is Chief Deputy District Attorney William Simpson, Chief Investigator Eugene Williams, Public Defender William Neeley, Albert Dyer, and Public Defender Ellery Cuff.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Jurors Dorothy Deel, Winifred W. Howard, and Beatrice Hard in court for the murder trial of crossing guard Albert Dyer. Dyer had lured three Inglewood girls into the hills, where he strangled them with rope and his hands. He was eventually found guilty and executed. Dorothy Deel is in the foreground, from left to right in the background is Winifred W. Howard and Beatrice Hard.
Date:
[circa August 12, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Jurors Jackson Collins, Grace A. Calvert, and Charles M. Traux in court for the murder trial of crossing guard Albert Dyer. Dyer had lured three Inglewood girls into the hills, where he strangled them with rope and his hands. He was eventually found guilty and executed. From left to right, Jackson Collins, Charles M. Truax, and Grace A. Calvert.
Date:
[circa August 12, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Jurors George Ritchie, Ruth Roth and James D. Kelley in court for the murder trial of crossing guard Albert Dyer. Dyer had lured three Inglewood girls into the hills, where he strangled them with rope and his hands. He was eventually found guilty and executed. George Ritchie is in the foreground while Ruth Roth and James D. Kelley are in the background.
Date:
[circa August 12, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Jurors for the murder trial of Albert Dyer in court, Los Angeles, 1937

View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
A view of the courtroom in which Albert Dyer's murder trial began. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right is Chief Deputy District Attorney William Simpson, Chief Investigator Eugene Williams, Public Defender William Neeley, Albert Dyer, and Public Defender Ellery Cuff.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Private detective Pearl Antibus appears in court with her daughter Norma Thelan and son Robert Antibus during her trial against millionaire Thomas W. Warner, Sr, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Private detective Pearl Antibus appears in court with her daughter Norma Thelan and son Robert Antibus during her trial against millionaire Thomas W. Warner, Sr. Thomas Warner, Jr. sits next to the Antibus family. Mrs. Antibus sued Mr. Warner after her home was raided by Buron Fitts and several of his deputies at the request of Mr. Warner. The raid of Mrs. Antibus' home was conducted in order to search for Mr. Warner's son, Thomas W. Warner, Jr. Mr. Warner, Jr. was found hiding inside the home with his girlfriend Mrs. Jean MacDonald. The pair had been hiding in the home from Mr. Warner, Sr. who was opposed to their relationship and was seeking to end all contact between the pair. Mrs. Antibus served as a private detective for Mr. Warner, Jr. and had previously conducted an investigation into the life of Mrs. MacDonald in attempt to determine whether she was truly in love with Mr. Warner, Jr. Mrs. Antibus alleged that the raid left several of her visitors injured and was unnecessarily violent.
Date:
April 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Private detective Pearl Antibus appears in court with her daughter Norma Thelan and son Robert Antibus during her trial against millionaire Thomas W. Warner, Sr, Los Angeles, 1938

Police Captain Earle E. Kynette sits in court after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
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.
Date:
February 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police Captain Earle E. Kynette sits in court after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Los Angeles, 1938

View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
A view of the courtroom in which Albert Dyer's murder trial began. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right is Chief Deputy District Attorney William Simpson, Chief Investigator Eugene Williams, Public Defender William Neeley, and Albert Dyer. Public Defender Ellery Cuff is standing.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
A view of the courtroom in which Albert Dyer's murder trial began. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right is Chief Deputy District Attorney William Simpson, Chief Investigator Eugene Williams, Public Defender William Neeley, Albert Dyer, and Public Defender Ellery Cuff.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Public defender William Neeley conferring with Ellery Cuff at Albert Dyer's murder trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Public defender William Neeley conferring with his colleague Ellery Cuff in court at their client Albert Dyer's murder trial. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right is Albert Dyer and public defenders Neeley and Cuff.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Public defender William Neeley conferring with Ellery Cuff at Albert Dyer's murder trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Thomas W. Warner, Jr. sits next to detective Pearl Antibus who was suing his millionaire father for damages that resulted from a raid on her home, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Mrs. Antibus sued Mr. Warner Sr. after her home was raided by Buron Fitts and several of his deputies at the request of Mr. Warner. The raid of Mrs. Antibus' home was conducted in order to search for Mr. Warner's son, Thomas W. Warner, Jr. Mr. Warner, Jr. was found hiding inside the home with his girlfriend Mrs. Jean MacDonald. The pair had been hiding in the home from Mr. Warner, Sr. who was opposed to their relationship and was seeking to end all contact between the pair. Mrs. Antibus served as a private detective for Mr. Warner, Jr. and had previously conducted an investigation into the life of Mrs. MacDonald in attempt to determine whether she was truly in love with Mr. Warner, Jr. Mrs. Antibus alleged that the raid left several of her visitors injured and was unnecessarily violent.
Date:
April, 1938
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Thomas W. Warner, Jr. sits next to detective Pearl Antibus who was suing his millionaire father for damages that resulted from a raid on her home, Los Angeles, 1938

Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, July 1940

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Cowboy motion picture extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra John Ainsworth Tyacke (Johnny Tyke) in Gower Gulch. Gower Gulch is the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work; many of the nearby studios produce westerns so often actual working cowboys come here to break into the film business. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses attested to Tyke's violent nature.
Date:
between July 15 and July 18, 1940
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, July 1940

Cowboy film extras Jerome "Blackjack" Ward and Yukon Jake re-enacting Blackjack's confrontation with fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower Gulch, Los Angeles, February 24, 1940

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Cowboy film extras Jerome "Blackjack" Ward (left) and E.L. Jackson a.k.a. "Yukon Jake" re-enact Blackjack's confrontation with fellow extra John Ainsworth Tyacke a.k.a. Johnny Tyke for police. Blackjack allegedly shot Tyke with a .45 in Gower Gulch, the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses, including Yukon Jake, attested to Tyke's violent nature.
Date:
February 24, 1940
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cowboy film extras Jerome "Blackjack" Ward and Yukon Jake re-enacting Blackjack's confrontation with fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower Gulch, Los Angeles, February 24, 1940

Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward, on trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower's Gulch, Los Angeles, July 1940

Description:
Cowboy motion picture extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward (right), on trial for the murder of fellow cowboy extra John Ainsworth Tyacke (Johnny Tyke) in Gower Gulch. Gower Gulch is the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work; many of the nearby studios produce westerns so often actual working cowboys come here to break into the film business. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses attested to Tyacke's violent nature.
Date:
between July 15 and July 18, 1940
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still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward, on trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower's Gulch, Los Angeles, July 1940

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

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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
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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, speaks to an unidentified woman in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

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

Frank Bincia in the back of a police car after being arrested due to an altercation with John Sullivan, Los Angeles, August 6, 1946

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Frank Bincia, 29, in the back of a police car after being arrested in front of Pacific Press, Inc. because of an altercation with John Sullivan. Sullivan was picketing and Bincia was not, Sullivan claimed that Bincia assaulted him and Bincia asserted that Sullivan had called him "vile names"
Date:
August 6, 1946
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Frank Bincia in the back of a police car after being arrested due to an altercation with John Sullivan, Los Angeles, August 6, 1946

Seagull perched atop a pole on Tony Cornero's newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

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Seagull perched atop a pole at the bow of Tony Cornero’s newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill (also known as the Lux), which was meant to operate offshore of Los Angeles. After the Bunker Hill’s opening night, however, Cornero and five of his aides were arrested on felony charges of criminal conspiracy to conduct gambling games and serve alcohol without a license. After his arrest, Cornero announced that he was ready to go to the United States Supreme court to keep the Bunker Hill running. Cornero was also “admiral” of the Rex, another gambling vessel which was forced to suspend operations in 1938.
Date:
August 9, 1946
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Seagull perched atop a pole on Tony Cornero's newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

Thomas W. Warner, Jr. sits next to private detective Pearl Antibus who was suing his millionaire father for damages that resulted from a raid on her home, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Pearl Antibus can be seen on the other side of the beam. Mrs. Antibus sued Mr. Warner, Sr. after her home was raided by Buron Fitts and several of his deputies at the request of Mr. Warner, Sr. The raid of Mrs. Antibus' home was conducted in order to search for Mr. Warner's son, Thomas W. Warner, Jr. Mr. Warner, Jr. was found hiding inside the home with his girlfriend Mrs. Jean MacDonald. The pair had been hiding in the home from Mr. Warner, Sr. who was opposed to their relationship and was seeking to end all contact between the pair. Mrs. Antibus served as a private detective for Mr. Warner, Jr. and had previously conducted an investigation into the life of Mrs. MacDonald in attempt to determine whether she was truly in love with Mr. Warner, Jr. Mrs. Antibus alleged that the raid left several of her visitors injured and was unnecessarily violent.
Date:
April 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Thomas W. Warner, Jr. sits next to private detective Pearl Antibus who was suing his millionaire father for damages that resulted from a raid on her home, Los Angeles, 1938

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

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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
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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

Oma Caneer walks with Samuel Karnes, Sr. after the funeral for his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

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Oma Caneer walks with Samuel Karnes, Sr. after the funeral for his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker. Geraldine Hardaker was murdered by her mother Betty Hardaker. 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 24, 1940
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Oma Caneer walks with Samuel Karnes, Sr. after the funeral for his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker, 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

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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
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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 Hardaker, husband of Betty Flay Hardaker who was convicted of murdering their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

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Charles Hardaker pictured 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
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker, husband of Betty Flay Hardaker who was convicted of murdering their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Axe used in the murders of Carrie L. and Robert Payne. Circa June 4, 1934.

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The axe with which Louis Rude Payne, 21 years of age, used to kill his mother, Carrie L. Payne, and 15-year-old brother Robert. Louis R. Payne turned himself in for the killings of his mother and brother four to five days after their deaths. When he turned himself in, police found on his person both a letter and a telegram addressed to his father Lucius Payne, a St. Louis businessman, confessing to the crime, apologizing for his actions, and explaning that he did not know what impulse it was that drove him to the murders.Payne was convicted of the two murders, but found to be insane at the time of the crimes. He was confined to psychiatric treatment at the Mendocino State Hospital at Talmadge, in Mendocino County, CA. His father stood by him throughout his trial and conviction.
Date:
[circa June 4, 1934
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Axe used in the murders of Carrie L. and Robert Payne. Circa June 4, 1934.

Pete Schneider, with wife Alma, on trial for manslaughter, Los Angeles, 1935

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Pete Schneider, with wife Alma, on trial for manslaughter on May 16, 1935. Schneider was accused of causing the death of G.A. Schnabel in a beer parlor fight on February 17, 1935.Peter Joseph Schneider, known as Pete Schneider (August 20, 1895 - June 1, 1957) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1914-1918) and New York Yankees (1919). He was born in Los Angeles, California.
Date:
May 16, 1935
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Pete Schneider, with wife Alma, on trial for manslaughter, Los Angeles, 1935