Mrs. Putnam (standing) has one hand on Mrs. Sevene's (seated) shoulder. They both hold Bills of Sales for slaves in their hands, from the state of Texas, where their families likely owned slaves.
This photograph appears with the article, “Leading Figures in Court Drama of Accused Jurist: EARLY HEARING WON BY GATES Judge Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery Charge Court Takes on Aspect of Political Conclave Monday Set for Trail of Accused Jurist,” Los Angeles Times, 22 Jul. 1932: A1.
The criminology expert testifies, "There are two kinds of erasures visible here-chemical and abrasive. Although the signature of Cheney is apparently authentic, the body of the will shows erasures have been made on the paper, some of which are visible to the naked eye."
Quigley is the only female professional examiner of documents in the country and has assisted with many cases of forgery in India not just in handwriting but also faux photography. She will be spending time in Calcutta studying Tamil, Gujerati, Hindu and Bengali under a world-famous handwriting expert.
Architect David Witmer, underwriter Harold R. Thompson, and valuator L.E. Whitmore have taken on the responsibility of teaching architects and valuators how to administer the Federal Housing Act.
Marco Albori, better known as Albert Marco, has arrived from San Francisco on parole after serving five years for assault upon Dominic Conterno in a Venice café. He is seeking to escape a six-month jail sentence for an older charge of possession of liquor.