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Murder suspect Robert S. James standing next to an unidentified man in court, Los Angeles, 1936

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Title: Murder suspect Robert S. James standing next to an unidentified man in court, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa May 1936]
1936-05
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Robert S. James standing next to an unidentified man in court. He was most likely testifying in his own defense for the murder trial of his wife Mary Emma James. He purportedly had an affair with his niece, which spurred him to tie down his wife and have a rattlesnake bite her, and then later drown her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: James, Robert S.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0027xb3g
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: People
Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Legal
James, Robert S
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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