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William E. Simpson, Buron Fitts, and Jerry Giesler at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
In January 1936, District Attorney Buron Fitts was charged with perjury regarding a 1931 testimony over the sale of a Claremont orange grove. Mrs. Berthall Gregory, Fitts’ sister, sold the grove to Lucien C. Wheeler. Fitts reportedly falsified the amount of money he received through the sale. He was prosecuted by Clyde C. Shoemaker and defended by Jerry Giesler, Joseph Scott, and William E. Scott with Winthrop O. Gordon as the attorney aid.
Date:
February 7, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
William E. Simpson, Buron Fitts, and Jerry Giesler at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Marion and Buron Fitts at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
On February 7, 1936, District Attorney Buron Fitts was acquitted of perjury regarding a 1931 testimony over the sale of a Claremont orange grove. Mrs. Berthall Gregory, Fitts’ sister, sold the grove to Lucien C. Wheeler. Fitts reportedly falsified the amount of money he received through the sale. The perjury trial lasted three weeks.
Date:
February 7, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Marion and Buron Fitts at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Jerry Giesler, Buron Fitts, William E. Simpson, and Marion Fitts at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
On February 7, 1936, District Attorney Buron Fitts was acquitted of perjury regarding a 1931 testimony over the sale of a Claremont orange grove. Mrs. Berthall Gregory, Fitts’ sister, sold the grove to Lucien C. Wheeler. Fitts reportedly falsified the amount of money he received through the sale. The perjury trial lasted three weeks.
Date:
February 7, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Jerry Giesler, Buron Fitts, William E. Simpson, and Marion Fitts at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

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

Description:
District Attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear in a crowded courtroom with Mrs. Marion Fitts and their attorneys Joseph Scott and Jerry Giesler. Seated left to right is Buron Fitts, Mrs. Marion Fitts, and Berthal Gregory. Standing in the back, left to right, is Joseph Scott and Jerry Giesler.
Date:
[circa November 2, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
District Attorney Buron Fitts, his wife Marion Fitts, and his sister Berthal Gregory appear with their attorneys, Los Angeles, 1934

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

Description:
District Attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear in a crowded courtroom with his wife Marion Fitts and their attorneys. Seated, left to right, is Buron Fitts, Mrs. Marion Fitts, and Mrs. Berthal Gregory. Standing in the back, left to right, is Jerry Giesler, Joseph Scott, Roland Swaffield, Harold Judson, and Jack Gilchrist.
Date:
[circa November 2, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
District Attorney Buron Fitts, his wife Marion Fitts, and his sister Berthal Gregory appear with their attorneys, Los Angeles, 1934

District Attorney Buron Fitts and John Klein, announcing the creation of a "gang squad" designed to rid Los Angeles of gangsters and racketeers, Los Angeles, November 17, 1937

Description:
District Attorney Buron Fitts (standing) announces a new "gang squad" created to drive out Los Angeles gangsters and racketeers. The squad consists of six men, including leader John Klein (seated), formerly assigned to special duty with the grand jury. The group is also working with two police officers, one from Chicago and the other from New York, who will help to identify gangsters who have moved in from the east
Date:
November 17, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
District Attorney Buron Fitts and John Klein, announcing the creation of a "gang squad" designed to rid Los Angeles of gangsters and racketeers, Los Angeles, November 17, 1937

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

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

Description:
District Attorney Buron Fitts(rear left) and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory(rear middle) appear with their attorneys (front, left to right) Roland Swaffield, Walter K. Tuller, Joseph Scott, Jerry Giesler, and Jack Gilchrist(rear right) to contend with perjury charges made against them by the grand jury.
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

Detective Lieutenant Ray Giese, Los Angeles County District Attorney Buron Fitts, and two unidentified men examine the hands of Thomas Edward Dugger who was on trial for assaulting three women, Los Angeles, 1935-1936

Description:
Detective Lieutenant Ray Giese, Los Angeles County District Attorney Buron Fitts, and two unidentified men examine the hands of 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, Los Angeles County District Attorney Buron Fitts, and two unidentified men examine the hands of Thomas Edward Dugger who was on trial for assaulting three women, Los Angeles, 1935-1936

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

Description:
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

County of Los Angeles supervisor Jack H. Bean, John T. Curtin, and deputy district attorney Buron Fitts at the Patriotic Hall, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Los Angeles County Supervisor Jack H. Bean and Deputy District attorney Buron Fitts shake hands at the dedication of Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles, with John T. Curtin between them. Photo (cropped) appears with the article, "Dedicate New Patriotic Hall: County's Memorial Building Officially Opened Veterans of Many Wars at Stirring Exercises Pictures of Two Officers On Committee Unveiled Dedicate New Patriotic Hall," Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 1926: A1.
Date:
February 21, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
County of Los Angeles supervisor Jack H. Bean, John T. Curtin, and deputy district attorney Buron Fitts at the Patriotic Hall, Los Angeles, 1926

County grand jury foreman William H. Carter, Judge Arthur Keetch, and chief deputy district attorney Buron Fitts, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
From left: William H. Carter, Judge Arthur Keetch, and Buron Fitts in the office of judge Keetch. Judge Keetch swore in Carter as foreman of the 1926 Los Angeles County Grand Jury on March 9. Reported in "Court Swears in Inquisitors: INQUISITORS ARE SWORN IN," Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 1926: A1.
Date:
March 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
County grand jury foreman William H. Carter, Judge Arthur Keetch, and chief deputy district attorney Buron Fitts, Los Angeles, 1926

Clerk L. E. Lampton administers the oath of office to the new district attorney Buron Fitts, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
An unidentified man (left) witnesses Buron Fitts (center) taking the oath of office to become the new Los Angeles County district attorney, administered by County Clerk . E. Lapmton. Reported with photo in "New Prosecutor Takes Official Oath," Los Angeles Times, 04 Dec. 1928: A1.
Date:
December 3, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Clerk L. E. Lampton administers the oath of office to the new district attorney Buron Fitts, Los Angeles, 1928

Buron Fitts thanks jury after acquittal, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
On February 7, 1936, District Attorney Buron Fitts was acquitted of perjury regarding a 1931 testimony over the sale of a Claremont orange grove. Mrs. Berthall Gregory, Fitts’ sister, sold the grove to Lucien C. Wheeler. Fitts reportedly falsified the amount of money he received through the sale. The perjury trial lasted three weeks.
Date:
February 7, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Buron Fitts thanks jury after acquittal, Los Angeles, 1936

Buron Fitts at his perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
On February 7, 1936, District Attorney Buron Fitts was acquitted of perjury regarding a 1931 testimony over the sale of a Claremont orange grove. Mrs. Berthall Gregory, Fitts’ sister, sold the grove to Lucien C. Wheeler. Fitts reportedly falsified the amount of money he received through the sale. The perjury trial lasted three weeks.
Date:
February 7, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Buron Fitts at his perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Attorneys Buron Fitts, William E. Simpson, William J. Clark and Robert P. Stewart during the Asa Keyes bribery trial, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Description:
From left, district attorneys Buron Fitts and William Simpson, special prosecutor William J. Clark (standing) and district attorney Robert P. Stewart in a courtooom during the trial of former attorney Asa Keyes, charged with accepting a bribe from the Julian Petroleum Corporation. The courtroom appears to be relatively empty, with only five other people near the public gallery in the courtroom.
Date:
[1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Attorneys Buron Fitts, William E. Simpson, William J. Clark and Robert P. Stewart during the Asa Keyes bribery trial, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Attorneys Buron Fitts, William E. Simpson, William J. Clark and Robert P. Stewart during the Asa Keyes bribery trial, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Description:
From left, district attorneys Buron Fitts and William Simpson, special prosecutor William J. Clark (standing) and district attorney Robert P. Stewart in a courtroom during the trial of former attorney Asa Keyes, charged with accepting a bribe from the Julian Petroleum Corporation. The courtroom appears to be relatively empty, with only five other people near the public gallery in the courtroom.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Attorneys Buron Fitts, William E. Simpson, William J. Clark and Robert P. Stewart during the Asa Keyes bribery trial, Los Angeles, circa 1928