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Title
Fred Henderson sitting at the courthouse during the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928
Date Created and/or Issued
September 1928
1928-09
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Fred Henderson, boat captain and one of the prosecution witnesses, sits on a chair at the courthouse during the trial of Leo Patrick Kelly, charged for the murder of Myrtle Mellus. Henderson sits with his hands held together and his gaze set ahead of him. Reported in "Kelley Case Slated to Go to Jury Today or Tomorrow: MURDER TRIAL NEARS FINALE Opposing Counsel Close and Arguments Begin Prosecutor Turns Fire on Defendant's Denial Court Indicates Probability of Saturday Session," Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 1928: A5.
Handwritten on negative: Fred Henderson
Text from negative sleeve: Kelly, Leo P. Mellus Case.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3710_G2406
ark:/21198/z16t6dmb
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Kelley, Leo Patrick, 1899-1965
Henderson, Fred
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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