Names: Denton, Jacob C. - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Door to the jury room photographed during the trial of Louise Peete, accusing of killing Jacob Denton. On the right is a diagram of the 2nd floor of the house of Jacob Denton, where Denton was murdered, with a label reading "Plan of second floor of 675 So. Catalina St. Los Angeles, Cal. Surveyed by County Surveyor. November, 1920. Scale 1" = 2'"
Date:: [between January-February, 1921]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Louise Peete was convicted on Feb. 5, 1921 of first-degree murder in the death of Jacob Denton. She served 18 years in San Quentin before being released. In 1945 she was convicted of a second murder, this time of Margaret Logan, a wealthy woman who had supported Peete while she was in prison. For the second murder she was given the death penalty, and in 1947 became the second woman to be executed in California.
Date:: [September-October, 1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Louise Peete,was convicted on Feb. 5, 1921 of first-degree murder in the death of Jacob Denton. She served 18 years in San Quentin before being released. In 1945 she was convicted of a second murder, this time of Margaret Logan, a wealthy woman who had supported Peete while she was in prison. For the second murder she was given the death penalty, and in 1947 became the second woman to be executed in California.
Date:: [between 1920-1921]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Close up of a door in the home of Jacob Denton, a wealthy mining engineer whose body was found in the basement three months after he disappeared. The house was located at 675 South Catalina Street.
Date:: [between 1920-1921]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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