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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
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