Chinese civic leaders Peter Soohoo and Dr. S.J. Lin reassure Captain of Detectives Bert Wallis that gang warfare will not escalate in the Los Angeles Chinese community. From left to right, Dr. Lin, Bert Wallis, and Peter Soohoo.
Chinese civic leaders Peter Soohoo and Dr. S.J. Lin reassure Captain of Detectives Bert Wallis and Chief Joseph Taylor that gang warfare in the Chinese Los Angeles community will not escalate, despite recent skirmishes.
This photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, January 18, 1931, "How Can We Halt Rising Flood of Crime Here? Experts Discuss Means to Help the Authorities in Dealing With Our Gravest Problem; and with Los Angeles Times article, November 16, 1955, Joseph Taylor, Colorful Ex-Policeman, Dies at 77, Figure in Many Noted Crime Cases Rose Rapidly From Ranks in Department"
From left to right: Police commissioner Raymond Kleinberger; Captain Harry Seager; Chief James Davis; Joe Taylor. Davis is seated at his desk, which is strewn with documents.
Mary B. Skeele, wearing coat, face obscured by blindfold, in the driveway near porch of the bungalow house of Luella Pearl Hammer where she was held (623 Buckeye St.), with son Franklin B. Skeele guiding her, Detective Joe Taylor at left, and 2 other men on porch, with garage in left background and potted plants on porch wall
Kidnapping victim Mary B. Skeele, wearing coat, face obscured by blindfold, outside door of the bungalow house of Luella Pearl Hammer where she had been held, with son Franklin B. Skeele behind her holding her elbows, Detective Joe Taylor at left, and 2 or 3 other men visible through doorway inside house, with dirt backyard, trash, tree, and potted plants foreground and background
Gene B. Woods, Chief of Police of San Marino (left) and Joe Taylor, Captain of Detectives, entering the Grand Jury room during the investigation of a bribery case within the police department.
6 men in suits and ties, standing, smiling, some with arms on each other's shoulders, behind desk with blotter, probably in Judge Samuel R. Blake's office, with Judge Blake's certificate on wall at right and window with drawn blinds at left
Winnie Ruth Judd and Chief Detective Joseph Taylor face an officer on the opposite side of a counter during her arrest at a police station. Other men, including two policemen, are behind them.
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up. Immediately to the right are defense council members Richard Cantillon (L) and Louis Russill (R). Chief Detective Joseph Taylor (center) wears a hat. Reported in "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Chief Detective Joseph Taylor (left) watches as Winnie Ruth Judd is arrested; she watches the officer on the other side of the counter as he writes. She is accompanied by her lawyers, Louis P. Russill (directly behind her) and Richard Cantillon (R). The room is filled with other men.
Group portrait of men gathered at the desk of on older man. Chief Detective Joe Taylor is among them, 3rd from left. This photograph is related to the investigation of the double murder committed by Winnie Ruth Judd.
From left: Winnie Ruth Judd, her husband W. C. Judd and Detective Joseph Taylor, on the day she turned herself in and was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson. They are standing outside of a holding cell at a police station.
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and the head of Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. The head of Caroline Judd, sister-in-law of Winnie Ruth Judd, is visible directly behind Louis Russill. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Outside of a holding cell, from the left, Winnie Ruth Judd; an unidentified man; her husband Dr. William C. Judd; and Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives.
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. Caroline Judd, sister-in-law of Winnie Ruth Judd, is behind Louis Russill (3rd from left). A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and with the head of Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and with the head of Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and the head of Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Present are, from left: Louis Russill, defense council, husband Dr. W. C. Judd, Winnie Ruth Judd, Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, and Richard Cantillon, defense council. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Standing in front of a counter where the arrest was conducted, from left: unidentified man, accused murderer Winnie Ruth Judd, defense councils Richard Cantillon and Louis Russill, Chief Detective Joseph Taylor, and an unidentified man.
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Photo appears with the article: "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1.
After turning herself in, Winnie Ruth Judd is arrested. She is accompanied by her lawyers, Louis P. Russill (R) and Richard Cantillon (2nd from R) looking on. Detective Joseph Taylor (3rd from R) looks towards the counter, behind which one man is writing as another man looks on.
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and the head of Sheriff William Traeger behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. The head of Caroline Judd, sister-in-law of Winnie Ruth Judd, is visible 2nd from left. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
Winnie Ruth Judd is arrested at a counter in the police station where she is arrested. Beside her are lawyers, from left, Richard Cantillon and Louis P. Russill (holding papers). Chief Detective Joseph Taylor is in the background (to the right of Winnie Ruth Judd.
From left to right: Police Commissioner Raymond Kleinberger; Captain Harry Seager; Police Chief James Davis; Joe Taylor. Chief Davis is shaking hands with Joe Taylor before a desk strewn with documents.
Winnie Ruth Judd, murder suspect, gives herself up at the undertaking establishment of Alvarez and Moore, 500 Court Street. Ms. Judd is flanked by defense council members Louis Russill (left) and Richard Cantillon, with Joseph Taylor, Chief of Detectives, directly behind him, and the head of Sheriff William Traeger is visible behind him on the right. Her husband Dr. W. C. Judd is directly behind her. A similar photo appears with the article "MRS. JUDD GIVES SELF UP; ADMITS SHE KILLED PAIR: Both Slain in Self-Defense, Says Woman Who Asserts "Sammie" Shot Her in Hand First," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1931: 1
In the front row, from left to right, Jerry Lamoreaux and Cecil R. Russell sit slumped in chairs upon their arrest on suspicion of kidnapping. Both cross their arms in front of them and either close their eyes or cast them downward. Behind them, from left to right, Norris Stensland, Joe Taylor, Floyd C. Britton, Blayney Matthews and William Bright stand in a row behind them. All but Floyd C. Britton are police. Floyd C. Britton is also arrested on suspicion of kidnapping.