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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

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

Los Angeles District Attorney Buron Fitts and Special Prosecutor Clyde Shoemaker, at Fitts' 1936 perjury trial.

Description:
Los Angeles District Attorney Buron Fitts and Special Prosecutor Clyde Shoemaker, pictured at Fitts' perjury trial, circa January 1936. Dist. Atty Fitts was charged with perjuring himself during testimony to a 1931 grand jury, in regards to real estate transactions carried out by his family. His sister and secretary, Mrs. Berthal Gregory, was also a defendant in this case.
Date:
[circa January, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Los Angeles District Attorney Buron Fitts and Special Prosecutor Clyde Shoemaker, at Fitts' 1936 perjury trial.

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

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

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

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

Leading enforcement officials at a conference about gambling control at the Attorney General's office in the State Building, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
District Attorney Buron Fitts, Sheriff Biscailuz, Chief of Police James E. Davis, Deputy City Attorney Newton Kendall, Fitt’s chief deputy William E. Simpson and Attorney General U.S. Webb at a two-hour conference about gambling control at the Attorney General's office in the State Building
Date:
April 16, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Leading enforcement officials at a conference about gambling control at the Attorney General's office in the State Building, Los Angeles, 1937

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

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

A. J. Wallace, Friend W. Richardson, C. C. Young, William D. Stephens and Buron Fitts pose during a party rally for Herbert Hoover, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
From left to right, A. J. Wallace, Friend W. Richardson, C. C. Young, William D. Stephens and Buron Fitts pose during a party rally for Herbert Hoover's Presidential campaign. The men stand in a row and look forward. Governor Young and Lieutenant Governor Fitts both wear "DELEGATE" ribbons on their lapels. The group appears to stand in a hallway. Behind them, a wall stretches across the background and a door stands, off-center to the left.
Date:
[circa April 4, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
A. J. Wallace, Friend W. Richardson, C. C. Young, William D. Stephens and Buron Fitts pose during a party rally for Herbert Hoover, Los Angeles, 1928

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

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

Deputy Buron Fitts seated with at a desk with Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs around him, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:
Chief deputy district attorney Buron Fitts (seated, right) with Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs: seated, from left: Deputy George Contreras, and Deputy James McDonald; standing, left to right: Deputy Sheriff Vincent J. Monteleone and investigator Harry Johnson from the District Attorney's office.
Date:
1930-1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Deputy Buron Fitts seated with at a desk with Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs around him, Los Angeles, 1930s