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Dave Getzoff, in a courtroom, indicted on the charge of conspiracy to give bribes, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Portrait photograph of Dave Getzoff in a courtroom at the time that he was indicted on the charge of conspiracy to give bribes in connection with attempts to dismiss charges against defendents in the Julian Petroleum Corporation stock overissue cases. Charges against him were ulitmately dropped due to insufficient evidence to connect him to the plot. Dave worked in the tailor shop on Spring Street, owned by his father, Ben Getzoff, where much of the bribery activity directed at district attorney Asa Keyes took place. Reported in "KEYES CASE HARD FOUGHT: Every Angla of Bribery Plot Trial in Which Three Were Convicted Bitterly Contested," Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 1930: 2.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dave Getzoff, in a courtroom, indicted on the charge of conspiracy to give bribes, Los Angeles, 1929

James Clark Sellers testifies in the case asserting that Hazel Glab forged Albert Cheney's will, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
The criminology expert testifies, "There are two kinds of erasures visible here-chemical and abrasive. Although the signature of Cheney is apparently authentic, the body of the will shows erasures have been made on the paper, some of which are visible to the naked eye."
Date:
September 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
James Clark Sellers testifies in the case asserting that Hazel Glab forged Albert Cheney's will, Los Angeles, 1935

Ben Getzoff at the time he was indicted on the charge of conspiracy to give bribes, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Ben Getzoff seated on a folding chair at the courthouse or the jail at the time that he was convicted of conspiracy to give bribes in connection with attempts to dismiss charges against defendents in the Julian Petroleum Corporation stock overissue cases. He was convicted; he owned the tailor shop on Spring Street where much of the bribery activity directed at district attorney Asa Keyes took place. Reported in "KEYES CASE HARD FOUGHT: Every Angla of Bribery Plot Trial in Which Three Were Convicted Bitterly Contested," Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 1930: 2.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Ben Getzoff at the time he was indicted on the charge of conspiracy to give bribes, Los Angeles, 1929

Ben Getzoff at the time he was indicted on the charge of conspiracy to give bribes, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Ben Getzoff seated at a table at the courthouse or the jail at the time that he was convicted of conspiracy to give bribes in connection with attempts to dismiss charges against defendents in the Julian Petroleum Corporation stock overissue cases. He was convicted; he owned the tailor shop on Spring Street where much of the bribery activity directed at district attorney Asa Keyes took place. Reported in "KEYES CASE HARD FOUGHT: Every Angla of Bribery Plot Trial in Which Three Were Convicted Bitterly Contested," Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 1930: 2.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Ben Getzoff at the time he was indicted on the charge of conspiracy to give bribes, Los Angeles, 1929

Witness sits on the stand at Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At left, a witness sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. The witness sits facing towards the right and rests a elbow on the box's ledge while interlacing his fingers. Behind and to the right of him, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and also glances to the right. In the foreground at right, a court reporter sits with her back to the camera.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Witness sits on the stand at Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Archie Carter and Attorney Stanley Visel at the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
The newspaper article that this photograph is associated with contains a photograph that is very similar, but is slightly different from this photograph. The caption for the photograph published in the newspaper states, “In a tense moment in a courtroom murder drama, Archie Carter, right, and Attorney Stanley Visel demonstrate from the witness stand how Carter attempted to wrest the gun from the hand of his wife, Gladys, on trial for murder".
Date:
June 10, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Archie Carter and Attorney Stanley Visel at the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1935

Los Angeles police sergeant Howard L. Barlow reviews fingerprint evidence during the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Howard L. Barlow sits in the witness stand during the trial of Leo Patrick Kelley, charged for the murder of Myrtle Mellus. He holds a piece of folded paper and a pencil in his hands, going over the findings of Kelley's fingerprints that were on the whiskey bottle, which is placed on the ledge in front of him. Reported in "Police Say Fingerprints Prove Kelly Slayer: Los Angeles Detectives Believe They Have Clinched Killing Of Mrs. Mellus," The Sun, 10 Aug. 1928: 10.
Date:
August 9, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles police sergeant Howard L. Barlow reviews fingerprint evidence during the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 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

Russell Beitzel in court during his trial for the murder of his wife, Barbara Mauger, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Russell Beitzel, charged with the murder of his common-law wife, in court during his trial. Beitzel's attorney, Vernon R. Hamilton, who was later dismissed and sentenced to jail for contempt of court, stands behind Beitzel with his hand on his shoulder and leans down to say something to Beitzel. Photo (cropped) appears with the article, "BEITZEL OUSTS HIS ATTORNEY: Lawyer Also Sent to Jail on Contempt Charge Tardiness Arouses Judge to Take Action Counsel Under Observation; New Adviser Named," Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 1928: A2.
Date:
September 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Russell Beitzel in court during his trial for the murder of his wife, Barbara Mauger, Los Angeles, 1928

Lee R. Carr is accused of a litany of crimes by the mother of his child, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
16-year-old Rosa Kiralla told the court that Lee R. Carr, father of her baby born last December, assaulted her in her home on multiple times, and after the baby was born with the help of Kiralla's mother and Carr's wife Mrs. Sarah Carr, Mr. Carr took the baby on the assertion that the baby was dead and the body needed to be disposed of.
Date:
August 8, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lee R. Carr is accused of a litany of crimes by the mother of his child, Los Angeles, 1935

Leo Patrick Kelley with two unidentified men, during the renewed investigation of the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Leo Patrick Kelley stands in the center with who may be Myrtle Mellus' two brothers, Clark B. Lewis and George M. Lewis. The two brothers are at the courthouse with Kelley for possibly the signing of a petition for consideration of Kelley for parole. The three men stand shoulder to shoulder while Kelley smiles at the camera. Possibly related to the article, "PLEA MADE FOR PAROLE OF KELLEY: Brothers and Mother of Mrs. Mellus Sign Petition Sent to Prison Board," Los Angeles Times, 01 Feb. 1930: 16.
Date:
[November 1929?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Leo Patrick Kelley with two unidentified men, during the renewed investigation of the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1929

Unidentified witness questioned in the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Unidentified man on the witness stand during the trial of Leo Patrick Kelley, charged for the murder of Myrtle Mellus. The man rests his left arm on the ledge next to him as he looks ahead to the right. An article of clothing and rolled up photo, possibly key evidence in the murder case, is placed on the ledge in front of the man.
Date:
August 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Unidentified witness questioned in the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928