Albert Smith, Jerry Ramlow, and Barney Bernard with equipment confiscated from a police raid on the residence at 1019 North Doheny Road on the night of January 4, 1938. The house was apparently operating as a casino for two weeks before tuxedo-clad policemen infiltrated the party and confiscated gambling equipment, $1755 in cash, and arrested seven men. Almost a hundred others, including high profile film actors and producers, were found at the residence.
At center, from left to right, Paul McDonald and Joe Shapiro sit behind a table or desk in the District Attorney's office after being brought in for questioning on racketeering charges. At far right, Claude Forbes leans over the table and reaches for McDonald. McDonald and Forbes appear to be in a fight. McDonald swings his arm upward towards Forbes. Meanwhile, Forbes grabs at a handkerchief or cloth held by McDonald. Between them, Shapiro sits back with his eyes closed. A wall and window at right stretch behind them.
This photograph appears with the article, by Art Berman, "Police Raid Muslims Here, Find No Weapons; Yorty Apologizes," Los Angeles Times, 30 Jul. 1967: pg. 0_1.
Nine men were arrested from a downtown office for varying the famed numbers racket that had been operated for years in New York and other eastern cities by the late "Dutch" Schultz.
Photograph appears with the set of photographs, "Raid By Sheriff's And District Attorney's Offices Ends Dollar Chain of Thriving "Own-A-New-Car" Club," Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec 1935: 22.
The dollar chain "Own-a-New-Car-Club" has been put to an end by a raiding party from the Sherriff's and District Attorney's offices. Charles Dalrymple, proprietor, and Ione Laskey, Michael Laskey, Ruth Weipert, Lucille Donato, and Rolland Dalrymple were taken in for questioning.