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Title
Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938
Date Created and/or Issued
February 24, 1938
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.
Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1387_17569-05
ark:/21198/zz0027zbwt
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Crime
Disaster
Legal
Police--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Davis, James E. (James Edgar), 1889-1949
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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