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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]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom during an inquest involving his wife's death, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom. James had lost his pregnant wife Mary Emma James after she drowned in their fish pool. A jury was unable to discern whether her drowning was accidental or intentional.
Date:: [circa August 16, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom during an inquest involving his wife's death, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom. James had lost his pregnant wife Mary Emma James after she drowned in their fish pool. A jury was unable to discern whether her drowning was accidental or intentional.
Date:: [circa August 16, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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

Description:: Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a map of his home behind him. An unidentified man is visible in front of 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

Clifford E. Clinton in court after being cited for contempt, circa December 1, 1937

Description:: Clifford E. Clinton, Los Angeles restaurateur and philanthropist, appears in court beside his wife Nelda Clinton. At the time of this photo, Clinton was a member of the Los Angeles County Grand Jury. He was cited for contempt of court for attempting to present the findings of his "Citizens' Independent Vice Investigating Committee (CIVIC)" before the Grand Jury, while refusing to name his sources or clarify what case he was attempting to present. Another Grand Jury member, Harry L. Ferguson, as well as Clinton's lawyer A. Brigham Rose and his legal secretary Pauline Huff, were all additionally cited for contempt. The charges were dismissed on December 1, 1937, on the technicality that the Grand Jury lacked the authority to issue the citation.
Date:: [circa December 1, 1937]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Clifford E. Clinton in court after being cited for contempt, circa December 1, 1937

Description:: Clifford E. Clinton, Los Angeles restaurateur and philanthropist, appears in court beside his wife Nelda Clinton. At the time of this photo, Clinton was a member of the Los Angeles County Grand Jury. He was cited for contempt of court for attempting to present the findings of his "Citizens' Independent Vice Investigating Committee (CIVIC)" before the Grand Jury, while refusing to name his sources or clarify what case he was attempting to present. Another Grand Jury member, Harry L. Ferguson, as well as Clinton's lawyer A. Brigham Rose and his legal secretary Pauline Huff, were all additionally cited for contempt. The charges were dismissed on December 1, 1937, on the technicality that the Grand Jury lacked the authority to issue the citation.
Date:: [circa December 1, 1937]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Zella Jeffers, accused of engaging in immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Mrs. Zella Jeffers on the witness stand in the courtroom of Judge Charles W. Fricke. She is accused of performing immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home. Mrs. Jeffers claimed that on the night of her arrest she was drugged by neighbor Vincent Higgins, a District Attorney’s detective, and didn’t remember the events that were supposed to have taken place. A film reviewed by the prosecution showed Reverend and Mrs. Jeffers disrobing in front of their guests. Behind Mrs. Jeffers is a floor plan of her home, which she described for the jury.
Date:: June 27, 1939
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Zella Jeffers, accused of engaging in immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Mrs. Zella Jeffers on the witness stand in the courtroom of Judge Charles W. Fricke. She is accused of performing immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home. Mrs. Jeffers claimed that on the night of her arrest she was drugged by neighbor Vincent Higgins, a District Attorney’s detective, and didn’t remember the events that were supposed to have taken place. A film reviewed by the prosecution showed Reverend and Mrs. Jeffers disrobing in front of their guests. Behind Mrs. Jeffers is a floor plan of her home, which she described for the jury.
Date:: June 27, 1939
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Zella Jeffers, accused of engaging in immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Mrs. Zella Jeffers being questioned on the witness stand in the courtroom of Judge Charles W. Fricke. She is accused of performing immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home. Mrs. Jeffers claimed that on the night of her arrest she was drugged by neighbor Vincent Higgins, a District Attorney’s detective, and didn’t remember the events that were supposed to have taken place. A film reviewed by the prosecution showed Reverend and Mrs. Jeffers disrobing in front of their guests. Behind Mrs. Jeffers is a floor plan of her home, which she described for the jury.
Date:: June 27, 1939
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Former Ku Klux Klan Kleagle, Ray J. Schneider, in Klan robes at trial, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:: Former Ku Klux Klan Kleagle, Ray J. Schneider, in Klan robes at a trial in which the court was attempting to preemptively disrupt the reformation of the Klan and ultimately outlawed it in California. Schneider testified, along with other former officials, that he had had no involvement with the Klan since the war.
Date:: between April and May, 1946
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Murder suspect Robert S. James smoking and reading a newspaper in his jail cell, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: "Rattlesnake" murderer Robert S. James smoking a cigarette and reading a newspaper in his jail cell. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned 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]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Group of defendants and attorneys at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 1940

Description:: From left to right: Ed Levine, A. Brigham Rose, Richard H. Sampson, Donald MacKay, William G. Bonelli, Merle Templeton, William J. Cook, and unknown (possibly last name O'Brien) at the liquor license bribe trial. Levine, a lobbyist, Bonelli, member of the state board of equalization, Templeton, chief liquor control officer, and Cook, friend and campaign worker for Bonelli are all accused of involvement in a liquor license bribe scandal in which they allegedly conspired to extort money from liquor retailers under threat of causing them to lose their liquor license. Rose is the attorney for Levine, Sampson is representation for Templeton, and MacKay is council for Bonelli.
Date:: between October 24, 1939 and May 29, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

State board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and A. Brigham Rose at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 29, 1940

Description:: State board of equalization member William G. Bonelli (left) talking with attorney A. Brigham Rose at the liquor license bribe trial. Bonelli is accused of involvement in a liquor license bribe scandal in which he and at least six others allegedly conspired to extort money from liquor retailers under threat of causing them to lose their liquor license. Rose is representation for Ed Levine, a lobbyist, also involved in the scandal
Date:: between October 24, 1939 and May 29, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton with attorney James Flanagan at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 1940

Description:: Chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton (right) with attorney James Flanagan at the liquor license bribe trial. Templeton is charged with involvement in a liquor license pay-off scandal in which he allegedly conspired with at least six others to extort money from liquor retailers under threat of causing them to lose their liquor license
Date:: between October 24, 1939 and May 29, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Assemblyman Sam Yorty, chairman of the "little Dies committee" at hearings for charges of Communist activity against members of the Los Angeles County S.R.A., Feb. 5, 1940

Description:: Assemblyman Sam Yorty, chairman of the "little Dies committee" which questioned members of the Los Angeles County State Relief Administration (S.R.A.) on charges of Communist activity. The hearings lasted only one day and ended with a recommendation that action be taken against some of the witnesses for perjury, but no one was immediately fired.
Date:: February 5, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom during an inquest involving his wife's death, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom. James had lost his pregnant wife Mary Emma James after she drowned in their fish pool. A jury was unable to discern whether her drowning was accidental or intentional.
Date:: [circa August 16, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

William Simpson indicating a point on a map at Albert Dyer's murder trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Chief Deputy District Attorney William Simpson indicates a point on a map at 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 in the back is District Attorney William Simpson, Chief Investigator Eugene Williams, Public Defender William Neeley, Albert Dyer, and Public Defender Ellery Cuff.
Date:: [circa August 10, 1937]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer with his lawyer Ellery Cuff in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Albert Dyer and his lawyer Ellery Cuff at 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 defender Cuff.
Date:: [circa August 10, 1937]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Joe Julius Poncelet and his wife, Peggy Poncelet, after their arrest for attempted robbery, Los Angeles, May 16, 1946

Description:: War veteran Joe Julius Poncelet and his wife, Peggy Poncelet, holding hands after being arrested for an attempted robbery at a Spring St. jewelry store.
Date:: May 16, 1946
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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

Description:: Kynette can be seen in the center of the picture with his hand resting on his face. 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
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Deputy Sheriff Mary Talbot sits with Betty Flay Hardaker who was convicted of murdering her daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Deputy Sheriff Mary Talbot sits with Betty Hardaker in the courtroom during an inquest. 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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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Deputy Sheriff Mary Talbot sits with Betty Flay Hardaker who was convicted of murdering her daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Deputy Sheriff Mary Talbot sits with Betty Hardaker in the courtroom during an inquest. 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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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Deputy Sheriff Mary Talbot sits with Betty Flay Hardaker at trial, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Deputy Sheriff Mary Talbot sits with Betty Hardaker in the courtroom during an inquest. 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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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, questioned by Dr. Paul De River, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Betty Flay Hardaker cries during questioning done by Dr. Paul De River, police psychiatrist, at the Los Angeles County Jail. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daugher, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:: February 23, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court regarding the discovery of the bodies of murdered children Jeanette Stevens and Melba and Madeline Everett. August 12, 1937.

Description:: Inglewood Boy Scout Albert Portune testifies for the court in the murders of children Jeanette Stevens (age 8), Melba Everett (age 9), and Madeline Everett (age 6). Portune was one of four scouts who discovered the bodies of the three girls in the Baldwin Park ravine; the four were part of a larger search group comprised of Boy Scouts. August 12, 1937.
Date:: August 12, 1937.
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Thomas W. Warner Jr. testifies in his suit against Pearl Antibus, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Thomas W. Warner Jr., son of millionaire automobile parts manufacturing magnate Thomas W. Warner Sr., pictured on the stand. Warner Jr. had brought a suit against Pearl Antibus, a private investigator, whom he had hired to determine if his fiancee, Jean MacDonald, loved him for himself or was only interested in his fortune. Antibus investigated by placing a dictaphone in MacDonald's home. The sum total of her services came to $2500, $1500 of which was still owed to her. Warner disputed the amount, which he asserted he had never agreed to, and thus brought suit against Antibus. Superior Judge Stutsman ruled on April 14 that, as Antibus had successfully completed her services and determined that Warner's fiancee did love him, she thus was owed the full amount. He further opined that, after viewing Jean MacDonald on the stand, that "she is well worth that $1500 and more."
Date:: April, 1938
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Private detective Pearl Antibus testifies against millionaire Thomas W. Warner, Sr., 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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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Milliner Sonya Zaranof who sued dancer Irene Castle McLaughlin for defamation, Los Angeles, February 26, 1940

Description:: Milliner Sonya Zaranof who brought a $150,000 suit against dancer Irene Castle McLaughlin for making defamatory comments against Zaranof and calling her hats "terrible" (specifically the type Zaranof is wearing in this picture). Zaranof said that her millinery business had suffered considerably since the comments. McLaughlin denied the charges.
Date:: February 26, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Betty Hickman in court waiting to serve as a witness in the manslaughter trial of Busby Berkeley, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Betty Hickman in court waiting to serve as a witness in the manslaughter trial of Busby Berkeley. Choreographer Berkeley was on trial for a fatal three-car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway.
Date:: September 20, 1935
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Former boxer Kid McCoy, with Judge A. A. Scott, in court to claim $105 that the authorities confiscated from his person 13 years ago when he was arrested for murder, Los Angeles, December 23, 1937

Description:: Former boxer and middleweight champion of the world, Norman (Kid McCoy) Selby (standing left) and Judge A. A. Scott (seated right). Selby was in court to claim $105 that was taken from him by the authorities to use as evidence when he was arrested for murder 13 years ago. At that time (1924), Selby was charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Mrs. Theresa W. Moers. Selby served time in San Quentin before making parole in 1932. Selby was given back his $105 (all in large, old-style bills) minus a 10 cent county tax. He planned to use the money for some last minute Christmas shopping.
Date:: December 23, 1937
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Lieutenant Colonel Norman Grimsditch during the murder trial for Dr. George K. Dazey, accused of murdering his wife, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Lieutenant Colonel Norman Grimsditch enters courtroom to provide testimony during the murder trial for Dr. George K. Dazey who was accused of murdering his wife. Mrs. Dazey was found dead as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning and her death was originally ruled a suicide. However, Dr. Dazey was later indicted by a county grand jury for the murder of his wife. Dr. Dazey was eventually acquitted of the charge of slaying his wife.
Date:: February 14, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Jennie Schwuchow waiting to testify at murder trial of Dr. George K. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Mrs. Jennie Schwuchow waits to provide testimony during the murder trial for Dr. George K. Dazey who was accused of murdering his wife. Mrs. Schwuchow was the victim's mother and the former mother-in-law of the defendant. Mrs. Dazey was found dead as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning and her death was originally ruled a suicide. However, Dr. Dazey was later indicted by a county grand jury for the murder of his wife. Dr. Dazey was eventually acquitted of the charge of slaying his wife.
Date:: February 14, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Eva Sparks waits to testify during the murder trial for Dr. George K. Dazey, accused of murdering his wife, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Mrs. Eva Sparks waits to provide testimony during the murder trial for Dr. George K. Dazey who was accused of murdering his wife. Mrs. Dazey was found dead as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning and her death was originally ruled a suicide. However, Dr. Dazey was later indicted by a county grand jury for the murder of his wife. Dr. Dazey was eventually acquitted of the charge of slaying his wife.
Date:: February 14, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Louis Payne sits with father, Lucius F. Payne, in a courtroom, Los Angeles, June-July, 1934

Description:: Louis Payne sits with his father, Lucius F. Payne, and an unidentified man after being charged for the murder of his mother and brother. Louis Rude Payne, 21 years of age, used a camping axe to kill his mother, 45-year-old Carrie L. Payne, and 15-year-old brother Robert in their Westwood mansion home.
Date:: between June and July 1934
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Louis Payne sits with father, Lucius F. Payne, on the day of his inquest, Los Angeles, June 6, 1934

Description:: Louis Payne sits with his father, Lucius F. Payne, on the day of his inquest for the murder of his mother and brother. Louis Rude Payne, 21 years of age, used a camping axe to kill his mother, 45-year-old Carrie L. Payne, and 15-year-old brother Robert in their Westwood mansion home.
Date:: June 6, 1934
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Louis Payne sits and bows head in a courtroom, Los Angeles, June-July, 1934

Description:: Louis Payne sits in a courtroom on trial for the murder of his mother and brother. Louis Rude Payne, 21 years of age, used a camping axe to kill his mother, 45-year-old Carrie L. Payne, and 15-year-old brother Robert in their Westwood mansion home.
Date:: between June and July 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Alleged Smith Act violators in court, Los Angeles, Calif., 1951

Date:: July 1, 1951
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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.

Description:: Louis Payne covers his face with his hands at his inquest for the murders of his mother and brother. He is comforted by his father, Lucius Payne.Louis Rude Payne, 21 years of age, used a camping axe to kill his mother, 45-year-old Carrie L. Payne, and 15-year-old brother Robert in their Westwood mansion home. Payne turned himself in for the killings of 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. Although he was questioned repeatedly, no motive for the murders was ever discovered, save for what Payne termed a force stronger than himself that compelled him to commit the crimes.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
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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.

Description:: Louis R. Payne sits with his face in his hands at his inquest for the murder of his mother and brother. His father, Lucius F. Payne, sits at his side.Louis Rude Payne, 21 years of age, used a camping axe to kill his mother, 45-year-old Carrie L. Payne, and 15-year-old brother Robert in their Westwood mansion home. Payne turned himself in for the killings of 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. Although he was questioned repeatedly, no motive for the murders was ever discovered, save for what Payne termed a force stronger than himself that compelled him to commit the crimes.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
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Louis Payne sits with father, Lucius F. Payne, Los Angeles, June-July, 1934

Description:: Louis Payne sits with his father, Lucius F. Payne, and an unidentified man after being charged for the murder of his mother and brother. Louis Rude Payne, 21 years of age, used a camping axe to kill his mother, 45-year-old Carrie L. Payne, and 15-year-old brother Robert in their Westwood mansion home.
Date:: between June and July 1934
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Teenage girls in classroom at Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1948

Date:: circa 1948
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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.In this photograph, Graves shakes hands with Jack Cappell, the County Jail turnkey, bidding him goodbye. Cappell was a driver for the Board of Supervisors during the time Graves held office.
Date:: March 30, 1934
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Henry C. Newson talking with investigators in the living quarters at his cult ranch in La Habra, Calif., 1948

Date:: June 9, 1948
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

William A. Hudson testifies before the coroner's jury for murder charges brought against Busby Berkeley for drunk driving, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: William A. Hudson testifies before a coroner's jury for the murder charges against Busby Berkeley. Berkeley had been the cause for a three-car-collision that resulted in two deaths, possibly due to alcohol he had reportedly imbibed at a cocktail party beforehand. Hudson was a student injured in the crash who testified that he had smelled liquor on Berkeley's breath while speaking to him after the crash.
Date:: [circa December 11, 1935]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom during an inquest involving his wife's death, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom. James had lost his pregnant wife Mary Emma James after she drowned in their fish pool. A jury was unable to discern whether her drowning was accidental or intentional.
Date:: [circa August 16, 1935]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Seven Latino men, arrested in zoot suit clash, seated in Los Angeles, Calif. courtroom in 1943

Date:: May 10, 1943
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom during an inquest involving his wife's death, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom. James had lost his pregnant wife Mary Emma James after she drowned in their fish pool. A jury was unable to discern whether her drowning was accidental or intentional.
Date:: [circa August 16, 1935]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Sidney T. Graves, former L.A. County Supervisor, being transferred to San Quentin Penitentiary.

Description:: A photograph of Sidney T. Graves as he exits the Los Angeles County Jail on his way 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.
Date:: March 30, 1934
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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.
Date:: March 30, 1934
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Nathan O. Freedman and Dep. Dist. Attorney Arthur Veitch at the Peter Pianezzi murder trials, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Nathan O. Freedman (left) and Deputy District Attorney Arthur Veitch at one of two trials where ex-convict Peter Pianezzi is charged with a double murder. Freedman is Pianezzi's lawyer. Allegedly, Pianezzi shot gambler George (Les) Bruneman 16 times in a cafe, then fatally shot cafe employee Frank A. Greuzard when he tried to take down Pianezzi's license plate number. The murder, which occurred October 25, 1937 is thought to have been gang-related. Pianezzi's first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi was pardoned based on innocence.
Date:: between February 5, 1940 and April 20, 1941
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Dr. George K. Dazey and his attorney, Jerry Giesler, at the trial where Dr. Dazey is accused of the murder of his second wife, Doris S. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1939-1940

Description:: Dr. George K. Dazey (left) with his attorney, Jerry Giesler, at the trial in which Dr. Dazey is accused of murdering his second wife, actress Doris S. Dazey, in 1935. Doris Dazey's death was originally believed to be suicide by monoxide poisoning. However, witnesses claimed that Dr. Dazey had been boasting about committing the "perfect crime" and a night watchman testified to witnessing Dazey carry a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. Other factors complicating the trial were the paternity of Doris and George Dazey's child, Doris Dazey's possible mental illness, and false testimonies from some of the witnesses. Dr. Dazey was ultimately acquitted of the crime.
Date:: between December 3, 1939 and March 10, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial where Dr. Dazey is accused of the murder of his second wife, Doris S. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1939-1940

Description:: Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial in which Dr. Dazey is accused of murdering his second wife, actress Doris S. Dazey, in 1935. Doris Dazey's death was originally believed to be suicide by monoxide poisoning. However, witnesses claimed that Dr. Dazey had been boasting about committing the "perfect crime" and a night watchman testified to witnessing Dazey carry a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. Other factors complicating the trial were the paternity of Doris and George Dazey's child, Doris Dazey's possible mental illness, and false testimonies from some of the witnesses. Dr. Dazey was ultimately acquitted of the crime.
Date:: between December 3, 1939 and March 10, 1940
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial where Dr. Dazey is accused of the murder of his second wife, Doris S. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1939-1940

Description:: Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial in which Dr. Dazey is accused of murdering his second wife, actress Doris S. Dazey, in 1935. Doris Dazey's death was originally believed to be suicide by monoxide poisoning. However, witnesses claimed that Dr. Dazey had been boasting about committing the "perfect crime" and a night watchman testified to witnessing Dazey carry a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. Other factors complicating the trial were the paternity of Doris and George Dazey's child, Doris Dazey's possible mental illness, and false testimonies from some of the witnesses. Dr. Dazey was ultimately acquitted of the crime.
Date:: between December 3, 1939 and March 10, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Zella Jeffers, accused of engaging in immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Mrs. Zella Jeffers on the witness stand in the courtroom of Judge Charles W. Fricke. She is accused of performing immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home. Mrs. Jeffers claimed that on the night of her arrest she was drugged by neighbor Vincent Higgins, a District Attorney’s detective, and didn’t remember the events that were supposed to have taken place. A film reviewed by the prosecution showed Reverend and Mrs. Jeffers disrobing in front of their guests. Behind Mrs. Jeffers is a floor plan of her home, which she described for the jury.
Date:: June 27, 1939
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

Description:: Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a plan of his home behind him. An unidentified man is visible in front of 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

Description:: Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a plan of his home behind him. An unidentified man is visible in front of 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 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

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

Raymond E. Johnson, confessed murderer of young dancer Midi Takaoko, sits in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Raymond E. Johnson, confessed murderer of young dancer Midi Takaoko, sits in court. Johnson became jealous after Takaoko began seeing another man. After stabbing her new lover, William J. Bachand, with an ice pick, Johnson came to Takaoko's home and cut her throat with a butcher knife.
Date:: August 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom during an inquest involving his wife's death, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Widower Robert S. James sitting in a courtroom. James had lost his pregnant wife Mary Emma James after she drowned in their fish pool. A jury was unable to discern whether her drowning was accidental or intentional.
Date:: [circa August 16, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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

Description:: Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a map 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

Mrs. Zella Jeffers, accused of engaging in immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Mrs. Zella Jeffers on the witness stand in the courtroom of Judge Charles W. Fricke. She is accused of performing immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home. Mrs. Jeffers claimed that on the night of her arrest she was drugged by neighbor Vincent Higgins, a District Attorney’s detective, and didn’t remember the events that were supposed to have taken place. A film reviewed by the prosecution showed Reverend and Mrs. Jeffers disrobing in front of their guests. Behind Mrs. Jeffers is a floor plan of her home, which she described for the jury.
Date:: June 27, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Zella Jeffers, accused of engaging in immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Mrs. Zella Jeffers on the witness stand in the courtroom of Judge Charles W. Fricke. She is accused of performing immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home. Mrs. Jeffers claimed that on the night of her arrest she was drugged by neighbor Vincent Higgins, a District Attorney’s detective, and didn’t remember the events that were supposed to have taken place. A film reviewed by the prosecution showed Reverend and Mrs. Jeffers disrobing in front of their guests. Behind Mrs. Jeffers is a floor plan of her home, which she described for the jury.
Date:: June 27, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Zella Jeffers, accused of engaging in immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Mrs. Zella Jeffers on the witness stand in the courtroom of Judge Charles W. Fricke. She is accused of performing immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home. Mrs. Jeffers claimed that on the night of her arrest she was drugged by neighbor Vincent Higgins, a District Attorney’s detective, and didn’t remember the events that were supposed to have taken place. A film reviewed by the prosecution showed Reverend and Mrs. Jeffers disrobing in front of their guests. Behind Mrs. Jeffers is a floor plan of her home, which she described for the jury.
Date:: June 27, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Peter Pianezzi with his lawyer Nathan O. Freedman, at a trial where he is charged with the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Ex-convict Peter Pianezzi (left) and his lawyer Nathan Freedman at one of two trials where Pianezzi is charged with the murders of gambler George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard. Allegedly, Pianezzi shot Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then shot cafe employee Greuzard as he tried to take down the license plate of Pianezzi's car. The murder of Bruneman, which occurred on October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi received a pardon based on innocence.
Date:: between February 5, 1940 and April 20, 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial where Dr. Dazey is accused of the murder of his second wife, Doris S. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1939-1940

Description:: Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial in which Dr. Dazey is accused of murdering his second wife, actress Doris S. Dazey, in 1935. Doris Dazey's death was originally believed to be suicide by monoxide poisoning. However, witnesses claimed that Dr. Dazey had been boasting about committing the "perfect crime" and a night watchman testified to witnessing Dazey carry a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. Other factors complicating the trial were the paternity of Doris and George Dazey's child, Doris Dazey's possible mental illness, and false testimonies from some of the witnesses. Dr. Dazey was ultimately acquitted of the crime.
Date:: between December 3, 1939 and March 10, 1940
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

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

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. 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.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. 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.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. 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.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward with his wife Mickey during a re-enactment of his confrontation with fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, February 24, 1940

Description:: Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward embraces his wife Mickey during a re-enactment of his confrontation with fellow extra John Ainsworth Tyacke a.k.a. Johnny Tyke for police. Blackjack fatally 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
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Charles Hardaker comforts his wife Betty Hardaker during her trial for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Charles Hardaker comforts his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, while she sits with Deputy Sheriff Bess Bailey during the inquest conducted by Deputy Coroner Frank Monfort. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daugher, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:: February 23, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Deputy Sheriff Bess Bailey escorts Betty Flay Hardaker during her trial for the murder of her daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Deputy Sheriff Bess Bailey escorts Betty Flay Hardaker through the courtroom during the inquest conducted by Deputy Coroner Frank Monfort. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daugher, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:: February 23, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Charles H. Hope in court with public defender William H. Sanson for his joint murder trial with Robert S. James, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Ex-sailor Charles H. Hope in court with public defender William H. Sanson for his joint trial with Robert S. James. Hope aided James in the murder of Mary Emma James, by supplying deadly rattlesnakes for James and then helping him carry his wife's body outside and into a fish pool. From left to right, William H. Sanson, Charles H. Hope.
Date:: [circa May 7, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Charles H. Hope in court for his joint murder trial with Robert S. James, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Ex-sailor Charles H. Hope in court for his joint trial with Robert S. James. Hope aided James in the murder of Mary Emma James, by supplying deadly rattlesnakes for James and then helping him carry his wife's body outside and into a fish pool.
Date:: [circa May 7, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Director Roland West and R. H. W. Schafer at grand jury hearings into death of actress Thelma Todd, circa 1935

Description:: Taken as verdict is read into inquiry of the death of film actress Thelma Todd. Todd was found in the garage of film director West, her business partner and lover, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Schafer was the manager of a roadside cafe owned by West and Todd. Todd's death was eventually ruled an accident.
Date:: [December, 1935 - January, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Clifford E. Clinton in court after being cited for contempt, circa December 1, 1937

Description:: Clifford E. Clinton, Los Angeles restaurateur and philanthropist, appears in court beside his wife Nelda Clinton. At the time of this photo, Clinton was a member of the Los Angeles County Grand Jury. He was cited for contempt of court for attempting to present the findings of his "Citizens' Independent Vice Investigating Committee (CIVIC)" before the Grand Jury, while refusing to name his sources or clarify what case he was attempting to present. Another Grand Jury member, Harry L. Ferguson, as well as Clinton's lawyer A. Brigham Rose and his legal secretary Pauline Huff, were all additionally cited for contempt. The charges were dismissed on December 1, 1937, on the technicality that the Grand Jury lacked the authority to issue the citation.
Date:: [circa December 1. 1937]
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

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

Mrs. Zella Jeffers, accused of engaging in immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Mrs. Zella Jeffers being questioned on the witness stand in the courtroom of Judge Charles W. Fricke. She is accused of performing immoral acts with her husband, Reverend Joseph Jeffers, in front of guests in their home. Mrs. Jeffers claimed that on the night of her arrest she was drugged by neighbor Vincent Higgins, a District Attorney’s detective, and didn’t remember the events that were supposed to have taken place. A film reviewed by the prosecution showed Reverend and Mrs. Jeffers disrobing in front of their guests. Behind Mrs. Jeffers is a floor plan of her home, which she described for the jury.
Date:: June 27, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Esther E. Leistikow testifying about wrongful taxation, Los Angeles, October 6, 1943

Description:: Mrs. Esther E. Leistikow, who, along with 17 others, will benefit from a settlement with the County Counsel’s Department after claiming that the county illegally collected taxes on luxury homes in 1939, 1940, and 1941. The claims totaled $32,171.35 and, although the Counsel did not admit wrongdoing, they realized it would be more difficult to protest and decided to pay 62.5% of that amount, equal to $20,117.72
Date:: October 6, 1943
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. 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.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. 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.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. 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.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Cult victim Delight Jewett with her father Norman Jewett and U.S. Attorney Fleet Palmer, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Delight Jewett, her father Norman Jewett, and U.S. Attorney Fleet Palmer. The seventeen-year-old Delight Jewett, a follower of cult leader Father Divine, was to be a witness in the case against fellow Divine follower John Wuest Hunt, who had molested Jewett under the pretense of immaculate conception. From left to right, Delight Jewett, Fleet Palmer, and Norman Jewett.
Date:: [circa April 19, 1937]
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

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

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 map 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

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

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:: March 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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

Description:: Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a map 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 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 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

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 listening to an unidentified lawyer as he sits on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: 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

Robert Noble, man accused of running a pension scheme, sits in court during his misdemeanor trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Robert Noble, man accused of running a pension scheme, sits in court during his misdemeanor trial. Noble was in court for multiple misdemeanor charges. Approximately 1000 persons who were mainly followers of his pension scheme that offered the elderly with $25 a month pension for a small investment showed their support outside the courthouse.
Date:: November 3, 1937
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

Description:: Kynette can be seen wearing eyeglasses and resting his hand on his cheek. 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

Description:: Kynette can be seen in the center of the photo 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 Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. 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.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. 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.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. 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.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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