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Title
"Zeke" Caress case
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1930
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Ralph Sheldon, asserted former Chicago gangster, hides his face as he learns that he has been indicted in connection with the $50,000 kidnapping of E. L. "Zeke" Caress, and the ensuing gun battle at Long Beach, in which a policeman was seriously wounded. Sheldon was very "backward" about having himself photographed. Frank L. "Lefty" James was the detective responsible for breaking this case. Photo dated: December 30, 1930.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00068689
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 2198.
CARL0000072980
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/24261
Subject
Sheldon, Ralph
Gangsters--California--Los Angeles
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
James, Frank L
Caress, E. L

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