Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph print has several small tears in the corners and on the bottom. Edward L. "Ned" Doheny, Jr. was born on November 6, 1893 in Los Angeles. He was the son of oil magnate Edward L. Doheny. Doheny was an executive in his father's company and was expected to take charge when his father stepped down. On February 16, 1929, Doheny and his secretary Theodore Hugh Plunkett were found shot to death in Doheny's mansion in Beverly Hills. Officially ruled a murder-suicide, with Plunkett having killed Doheny, controversy surrounded the tragedy. Several theories circulated, especially after the story was out of the papers after thirty-six hours. The word was that Doheny Sr. was "too big to monkey with." It was speculated that Doheny killed Plunkett and then himself, that Doheny's wife killed both men, and that a hired gun may have been responsible. Both men had been implicated in the elder Doheny's Teapot Dome Scandal, the younger men having delivered bribe money to former secretary of the interior, Albert Fall, on behalf of Doheny Sr. Plunkett was set to testify in that case. Photograph caption dated February 18, 1929 reads "Grief also casts its shadow today over this modest cottage at 3900 Dalton avenue, where Plunkett formerly resided and where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Plunkett and his brother and sister now reside in sorrow. Plunkett, divorced and childless, had been living and brooding in an apartment near the estate of the Dohenys, for whom he had worked 16 years." The house is Craftsman style with a shingled roof, several steps leading up to the porch with supporting columns on either side, and a striped awning covering the front window. A Dalton street sign is on the left. The lawn is small, a large palm tree is at the curb, and other trees can be seen in the background.
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Plunkett, Theodore Hugh--Homes and haunts Dwellings--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Porches--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Awnings Lost architecture--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Dalton Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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