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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:
[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

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

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

Ann Forst walks into county jail after being charged for operating a prostitution ring, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Ann Forst walks into the Los Angeles county jail covering her face. Forst was indicted for operating a forced prostitution ring that covered 11 states including California, Arizona, Washington, and Nevada. The FBI estimated that more than 200 women were victims of the "white slave ring", as termed by the press.
Date:
April 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Ann Forst walks into county jail after being charged for operating a prostitution ring, Los Angeles, 1940

Albert Dyer with his lawyers William Neeley and Ellery Cuff in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Child-murderer Albert Dyer with his lawyers Ellery Cuff and William Neeley in court. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. He was eventually found guilty and executed. From left to right, Albert Dyer, Ellery Cuff, and William Neeley.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Albert Dyer with his lawyers William Neeley and Ellery Cuff in court, Los Angeles, 1937

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.The other men in the photo are unidentified. Graves is seated, right.
Date:
March 30, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Sidney T. Graves, former L.A. County Supervisor, awaiting imprisonment in San Quentin.

William Bioff and Judge Isaac Pacht at an investigation of the affairs of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Los Angeles, November 1937

Description:
William Bioff (left) with Judge Isaac Pacht at an investigation of the affairs of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Bioff, IATSE's business agent was questioned regarding suspicions of organized crime within the alliance.
Date:
November 18, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
William Bioff and Judge Isaac Pacht at an investigation of the affairs of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Los Angeles, November 1937

View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
A view of the courtroom in which Albert Dyer's murder trial began. 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 Chief Deputy District Attorney William Simpson, Chief Investigator Eugene Williams, Public Defender William Neeley, Albert Dyer, and Public Defender Ellery Cuff.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Public defender William Neeley conferring with Ellery Cuff at Albert Dyer's murder trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Public defender William Neeley conferring with his colleague Ellery Cuff in court at their client 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 is Albert Dyer and public defenders Neeley and Cuff.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Public defender William Neeley conferring with Ellery Cuff at Albert Dyer's murder trial, Los Angeles, 1937

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

Description:
A photograph of Sidney T. Graves, covering his face with a newspaper as he is transferred from L.A. 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
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Sidney T. Graves, former L.A. County Supervisor, being transferred to San Quentin Penitentiary.

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

Description:
William G. Bonelli (center), member of the State Board of Equalization, who is accused of soliciting and accepting bribes from local liquor retailers, standing between A. Brigham Rose (left) and Judge Carlos S. Hardy (right). A. Brigham Rose is the attorney for Ed Levine, a lobbyist also accused of involvement in the liquor license bribe scandal. It is unclear how Judge Hardy is involved with Bonelli, as he is not the judge for this trial.
Date:
between October 24, 1939 and May 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
State board of equalization member William G. Bonelli with A. Brigham Rose and Carlos S. Hardy at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 1940

William J. Cook and Edward Levine at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 1940

Description:
William J. Cook (left), friend and campaign worker for William G. Bonelli, and Ed Levine, a lobbyist, at the liquor license bribe trial. Both are accused of involvement in a liquor license bribe scandal in which they conspired with at least five 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
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
William J. Cook and Edward Levine at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 1940

View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
A view of the courtroom in which Albert Dyer's murder trial began. 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 Chief Deputy District Attorney William Simpson, Chief Investigator Eugene Williams, Public Defender William Neeley, Albert Dyer, and Public Defender Ellery Cuff.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
A view of the courtroom in which Albert Dyer's murder trial began. 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 Chief Deputy District Attorney William Simpson, Chief Investigator Eugene Williams, Public Defender William Neeley, Albert Dyer, and Public Defender Ellery Cuff.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
A view of the courtroom in which Albert Dyer's murder trial began. 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 Chief Deputy District Attorney William Simpson, Chief Investigator Eugene Williams, Public Defender William Neeley, Albert Dyer, and Public Defender Ellery Cuff.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View of the courtroom where child-murderer Albert Dyer's trial began, Los Angeles, 1937

Murder suspect Robert S. James handcuffed to another man while on his way to court, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
"Rattlesnake" murderer Robert S. James on his way to court while handcuffed to an unidentified man. 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]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Murder suspect Robert S. James handcuffed to another man while on his way to court, Los Angeles, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

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

Charles Sciortino, Tony Sciortino and Pasquale Sciortino, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Parts of this photograph appear as cropped portraits appearing with the article, "FACTS POINT TO OFFICER SLAYER: Evidence Definitely Against Pasquale Sciortino Three Brothers Give Selves Up in Miller Death Absolute Silence Maintained on Counsel's Advice," Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 1926: A2
Date:
[circa March 20, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charles Sciortino, Tony Sciortino and Pasquale Sciortino, Los Angeles, 1926

Norris Stensland, Joe Taylor, Blayney Matthews and William Bright pose with suspects arrested for the kidnapping of John and Elaine Jeske, Los Angeles, [1934]

Description:
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.
Date:
[circa July 28, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Norris Stensland, Joe Taylor, Blayney Matthews and William Bright pose with suspects arrested for the kidnapping of John and Elaine Jeske, Los Angeles, [1934]

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

Harry Dunlap the "badge bandit" during his preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, 1924

Description:
Harry Dunlap (right) known as the "badge bandit," was convicted in 1924 of a series of holdups and assaults that took place over a two year period and ultimately sentenced to 60 years in prison. Dunlap was known as the "badge bandit" because he would dress as a police officer and hold up and assault people parked in their cars. Photo appears with the article "Badge Bandit Is Arraigned in Court: Dunlap Attacks Accuser Loses Temper When Man Identifies Him at Jail; Three Hold-up Victims Assail His Alibi," Los Angeles Times, 25 Jul. 1924: A8.
Date:
July 24, 1924
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Harry Dunlap the "badge bandit" during his preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, 1924

Harry Dunlap known as the "badge bandit," Los Angeles, 1924

Description:
Copy print of a studio portrait photograph of Harry Dunlap, who was convicted in 1924 of a series of holdups and assaults that took place over a two year period. He was ultimately sentenced to 60 years in prison. Dunlap was known as the "badge bandit" because he would dress as a police officer and hold up and assault people parked in their cars.
Date:
1924
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Harry Dunlap known as the "badge bandit," Los Angeles, 1924

Undersheriff Frank Dewar, murder suspect Lowell Bell and Deputy Sheriff William J. Bright, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Murder suspect Lowell Bell seated at a desk beteeen undersheriff Frank Dewar (left) and deputy sheriff William J. Bright. Photo appears with the article "Las Confesses Teuber Murder: Ex-Sailor's Admissions to Reopen Inquiry San Diego Girl Hanging May Be Cleared Up Story Has Flaws but Clews Will Be Checked," Los Angeles Times, 02 Oct. 1931: A5.
Date:
Ocotber 1, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Undersheriff Frank Dewar, murder suspect Lowell Bell and Deputy Sheriff William J. Bright, Los Angeles, 1931

W. T. Kendrick, Jr., with clients Dominic De Ciolla, Vito Ardito, and Mike Pupillo during their trial for the murder of August Palombo, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Defense counsel, W. T. Kendrick, Jr. (left) with his three defendants, gangsters, Dominic De Ciollo, Vito Ardito, and Mike Pupillo (left to right) who were charged with the murder of August Palombo, a member of a rival bootleg gang. Photo appears with the article "Oakland Miss First American Woman Pilot to Receive Glider License," Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 1929: A8.
Date:
April, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
W. T. Kendrick, Jr., with clients Dominic De Ciolla, Vito Ardito, and Mike Pupillo during their trial for the murder of August Palombo, Los Angeles, 1929

Clarence M. Fuller stands at the jail's booking counter, Los Angeles, between 1931-1934

Description:
A very similar photograph appears with the article, “RICHFIELD OIL OFFICIALS FOUND GUILTY OF THEFT: Court Clears Trio on Conspiracy Charge but Holds Case Proven on Defalcation Counts RICHFIELD TRIO FOUND GUILTY Court Delivers Verdict in Long-Fought Case One to Six Counts Assessed on Grand Theft Charges Conspiracy Accusation Held Not Proven by Judge,” Los Angeles Times, 17 May 1932: A1
Date:
[between 1931-1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Clarence M. Fuller stands at the jail's booking counter, Los Angeles, between 1931-1934

Portrait photographs of John and Mary C. Janss, mugshot of Carl Carrillo, 1935 (copy photo)

Description:
Bottom photograph related to several stories covered from 1935-1936 about the pirating of the Monte Carlo gambling ship, and $26,000 was stolen. Carl Carrillo and several other men were found guilty. Carrillo was sentenced to eight years in prison (and then an additional two more years later for smuggling liquor).
Date:
[circa July 31, 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Portrait photographs of John and Mary C. Janss, mugshot of Carl Carrillo, 1935 (copy photo)

Clarence M. Fuller and Clifford Thoms stand in an office, Los Angeles, about 1934

Description:
From left to right, Clarence M. Fuller and Clifford Thoms stand side-by-side behind an office desk. Both men face slightly right. Clarence Fuller tilts his head to his left as he holds his hands in front of him while grasping his hat. His right hand appears to be bandaged. To the right of him, Clifford Thoms looks to camera and stands with his hands behind his back. In front of the two men, the low desk is cluttered with paperwork. Bookshelves line the wall at left, behind Clarence Fuller. Behind Clifford Thoms, a few telephones sit on a low table.
Date:
[circa March 24, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Clarence M. Fuller and Clifford Thoms stand in an office, Los Angeles, about 1934

Dancer Madeline Morris is arraigned for drunk driving, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Madeline Morris, a dancer, wears an open coat while sitting on a wooden bench against a wall. She is presumably sitting in the hallway of a local courthouse or jail (possibly Lincoln Heights Jail). Morris was drunk driving and drove through a red light, resulting in a crash that injured Catherine Manchester, a passenger in the other car.
Date:
October 22, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dancer Madeline Morris is arraigned for drunk driving, Los Angeles, 1935

Lee R. Carr is accused of a litany of crimes by the mother of his child, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
16-year-old Rosa Kiralla told the court that Lee R. Carr, father of her baby born last December, assaulted her in her home on multiple times, and after the baby was born with the help of Kiralla's mother and Carr's wife Mrs. Sarah Carr, Mr. Carr took the baby on the assertion that the baby was dead and the body needed to be disposed of.
Date:
August 8, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lee R. Carr is accused of a litany of crimes by the mother of his child, Los Angeles, 1935