Related in the article, "Scene of Drama in Court: Hickman Amazes Jostling Throng by Indifference as Judge Sets Arraignment for Thursday," Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 1927: A1.
Deputy Thomas Wilson on the stand and testifying at the Ruben Salazar inquest in Los Angeles. He is examining a tear gas gun he used at the Silver Dollar Café.
From left to right: Samuel Rummel, Ralph Savage, and Charles A. Clark. The police officers, Savage and Clark, are on trial for conspiring with a string of burglaries in Los Angeles. They are both holding a piece of paper before them.
Related to the article, "Dozen Hurt In Explosion: Stores Burn Downtown, Sixth and Broadway Fire Caused by Tank Blast; Traffic Jammed." Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 1935.