At center, A. B. Murchison sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. He sits facing towards the right and looks at a map unfolded in front of him. Two lawyers stand to the left of the witness box. Behind and to the right of Murchison, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks down towards the witness. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table.
Initially mistaken for a skunk, the officers at the Georgia Street police station were wary of being sprayed by the creature, until Alabama native Radio Officer Thomas Jefferson Woolridge truly identified the creature.
Initially mistaken for a skunk, the officers at the Georgia Street police station were wary of being sprayed by the creature, until Alabama native Radio Officer Thomas Jefferson Woolridge truly identified the creature.
Protest against war organized by UCLA students held off campus due to university rules. Meeting was held at the same time as an Armistice Day / football rally on campus. Rally was part of a nationwide day of protest by students.
Automobile driven by Dick Russell and a bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies that competed in a race as part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until police officer Dick Barlow intervened. California Rug Cleaning Co. is in the background
August Vollmer (center) stands at a banquet table. Seated guests include, from left, district attorney Asa Keyes), W. K. Fuller, W. W. Mines and Mario Hellman. Vollmer was the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1923 to 1924.
August Vollmer (center) stands at a banquet table. Seated guests include, from left, district attorney Asa Keyes), W. K. Fuller, W. W. Mines and Mario Hellman. Vollmer was the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1923 to 1924.
(CAPTION) IRKED – Barbara Payton, 28, former actress, holds her nose as she inspects summons with her attorney, Milton Golden. Paper involves suit in which her former mate seeks to bar her from taking son out of U.S.
Los Angeles Police Department Captain Bert Wallis at desk, holding a sheet in one hand and writing with a fountain pen in a record book with the other. A pipe is in his mouth.
Photograph of Dr. G. M. Sweeney and Chief of Police Blayney Matthews sitting together at a desk. Dr. Sweeney was recently threatened with extortion by Thomas Glynn, Katherine Haywood, and Betty Barnes (not pictured).
Some of the over 4000 candidates for city policeman and county deputy sheriff jobs taking an examination administered by the Civil Service Commission in room 804 of City Hall. In addition to the written examination, potential officers will also undergo a physical test later in the month.
Some of the over 4000 candidates for city policeman and county deputy sheriff jobs taking an examination administered by the Civil Service Commission in room 804 of City Hall. In addition to the written examination, potential officers will also undergo a physical test later in the month.
Some of the over 4000 candidates for city policeman and county deputy sheriff jobs taking an examination administered by the Civil Service Commission in room 804 of City Hall. In addition to the written examination, potential officers will also undergo a physical test later in the month.
Captain Bert Massey, a Los Angeles Police Department officer who also served as administrator of the Liquor Control Act in Los Angeles County, seated at the head of a table in the center of the photo, with two women at each side of the table. Behind Massey is a man in a light-colored suit, seated in a chair. Behind a bench in the background are Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney H. Leslie Wildey on the left and a person whose head is obscured by Massey's. This photograph was possibly taken during a California State Senate committee's July 1935 investigation of favoritism that existed in the issuance of liquor licenses in Los Angeles County. Wildey was appointed to act as an observer during the hearings and report to the grand jury any information that indicated criminal activities.
Photograph related to the article, "Rich Woman Found Slain: Believed Victim of Robbers, Mrs. Louise Appier's Beaten Body Discovered by Apartment Tenant." Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 1935.
Three men sit in chairs in front of a desk. Captain Bert Wallis (left) holds a pipe in both hands and is looking at John Edward Healey (center). Healey has his left hand in his pants pocket. Miles H. Ledbetter also faces Healey, left arm bent, hand on his hip. The desk has a photograph of a man behind bars, possibly Healey, papers, and portfolios.
Detective Cato and Detective Barr of the LAPD questioning William Everett Hawkins, the suspect of a blackmail case in which he a chauffeur accused of extorting his employer R. W. Pridham.
An embarrassed (Rance) Eugene Wiggins is held between fire fighter Owen J. Stroud and police officer G.L. (Gideon Lewis) Rice, immediately after being rescued. Wiggins had become stranded on a natural ledge within Chavez Ravine after he decided to go exploring in the formation. Wiggins was rescued by an emergency team that included Stroud and Rice. An unknown man stands in the background.
Capt. Tom Murray, Detective with the LAPD, smiling and flipping through booklet on his desk. There is a list of phone numbers for different departments in Los Angeles, including hospitals and L.A.P.D. Patrol Divisions Sub-Stations.
Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale police dept. (left) with airline official Paul A. Wright early on in the investigation of the double murder of Wright's wife Evelyn and best friend, John Kimmel. A crime to which Wright had confessed. Wright testified that he shot his wife and best friend after finding them in an embrace. In the trial that followed, called the "White Flame" trial by the press, Wright eventually escaped the death pentalty and a prison sentence on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer Jerry Giesler
Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale police dept. (left) and airline official Paul A. Wright leaving the office of Coroner Frank Nance. Nance was examining the bodies of Wright's wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel. Unfortunately he received the bodies after they had been embalmed. Mrs. Wright and Kimmel had been shot, and Mr. Wright had confessed to the crime, having caught his wife and best friend in an embrace. In the trial that followed, called the "White Flame" trial by the press, Wright eventually escaped the death pentalty and a prison sentence on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer Jerry Giesler
Chamber of Commerce ladies chastising Dick Russell for the speeding ticket he received from motorcycle officer Dick Barlow during a planned race between an automobile and a bus. The race was part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until the officer intervened.
Charles N. Stevens was not a police officer when nominated to the Police Commission. He was a sales manager for gas and electric appliances. He was confirmed March 22, 1934.
From left to right, Chief James E. Davis and Commissioner Birnbaum walk on the field of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and towards camera during an inspection. They are viewed from a slight worm's-eye view. The two men walk between 2 rows of police officers in the near distance at center. A few other officers follow behind them. Chief Davis looks down as he inspects an officer's pistol. The officers under inspection stand in 2 rows that stretch back towards center. They stand at attention, facing right, and holding their pistols in front of them. Additional rows of officers under inspection are visible at far left. The stadium's seats stretch across the background.
Chief James E. Davis stands in the near distance at center, on the Coliseum's field. He faces towards the left as he handles a rifle during inspection. Officers under inspection stand in a row to the left of Chief Davis. They face towards the right as the line extends back towards center. A second row of police officers is visible standing behind them at left. In the foreground at right, a few other officers stand with their backs to the camera. The stadium's seating lines the background.
Common Council member of London William Adolph will someday be Lord Mayor of the city but on this day maintains the honor of membership in Chief Davis's special auxiliary forces.