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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 Created:
[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

Louise Henderson Carringer walks into jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Louise Henderson Carringer walks into jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car. Linda was sleeping in a vehicle with her dog Butch when a concerned citizen telephoned the police to notify them that the child had been sleeping in the car for the past three nights. Officers Clyde Giroux and D.R. Lynch took the child and dog to the Wilshire Police Station and left a note in the car. Several hours later, Louise Henderson Carringer walked into the police station to claim the child. She stated they had been sleeping in the car because they were homeless. Mrs. Carringer was charged with child neglect and booked at the city jail in Lincoln Heights Station.
Date Created:
June 17, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Louise Henderson Carringer walks into jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car, Los Angeles, 1947

Louise Henderson Carringer sits in jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Louise Henderson Carringer sits in jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car. Linda was sleeping in a vehicle with her dog Butch when a concerned citizen telephoned the police to notify them that the child had been sleeping in the car for the past three nights. Officers Clyde Giroux and D.R. Lynch took the child and dog to the Wilshire Police Station and left a note in the car. Several hours later, Louise Henderson Carringer walked into the police station to claim the child. She stated they had been sleeping in the car because they were homeless. Mrs. Carringer was charged with child neglect and booked at the city jail in Lincoln Heights Station.
Date Created:
June 17, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Louise Henderson Carringer sits in jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car, Los Angeles, 1947

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

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

Police arresting Frank Bincia in front of Pacific Press, Inc. due to an altercation with John Sullivan, Los Angeles, August 6, 1946

Description:
Frank Bincia, 29, being arrested in front of Pacific Press, Inc. because of an altercation with John Sullivan. Sullivan was picketing and Bincia was not, Sullivan claimed that Bincia assaulted him and Bincia asserted that Sullivan had called him "vile names"
Date Created:
August 6, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police arresting Frank Bincia in front of Pacific Press, Inc. due to an altercation with John Sullivan, Los Angeles, August 6, 1946

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 Created:
between April and May, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Former Ku Klux Klan Kleagle, Ray J. Schneider, in Klan robes at trial, Los Angeles, 1946

Former Ku Klux Klan official, Theodore S. Moody, at trial, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Former Ku Klux Klan official, Theodore S. Moody, at a trial in which the court was attempting to preemptively disrupt the reformation of the Klan and ultimately outlawed it in California. Moody testified, along with other former officials, that he had had no involvement with the Klan since the war.
Date Created:
between April and May, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Former Ku Klux Klan official, Theodore S. Moody, at trial, Los Angeles, 1946

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 Created:
October 6, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Esther E. Leistikow testifying about wrongful taxation, Los Angeles, October 6, 1943

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

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

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

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

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

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