Elsie sits cross-legged on what looks like the witness stand. She has light blonde hair and wears a dark hat with a wide brim and holds her hands in her lap over a black clutch purse.
Reported in "Kelly Trial on Tomorrow," Los Angeles Times, 8 May 1927: B12. and "Paul Kelly Will Testify Today in Trial of Dorothy Mackaye," Los Angeles Times, 21 Jun. 1927: A2.
Frank Thompson was noted in the Los Angeles Times article, "Hickman Trial in Final Stage: Testimony May be Ended by Close of Today's Session," 8 Feb. 1928: A1.
Reported in "Kelly Trial on Tomorrow," Los Angeles Times, 8 May 1927: B12. and "Paul Kelly Will Testify Today in Trial of Dorothy Mackaye," Los Angeles Times, 21 Jun. 1927: A2.
Betty Hickman in court waiting to serve as a witness in the manslaughter trial of Busby Berkeley. Choreographer Berkeley was on trial for a fatal three-car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway.