Myrtle Takaoka testifying on the witness stand about the murder of her sister, dancer Midi Takaoka. Judge Irvin Taplin was presiding. The dancer's throat was cut by her jilted lover, waiter Raymond Johnson. Johnson later was sentenced to life in prison.
Judge Irvin Taplin on a motorcycle in a parking lot. Another man is examining his vehicle. Taplin served on the Municipal Court bench from 1931 to 1964.