Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. George Wallace (alias Robert M. Nixon) with U.S. Marshal William S. Sweeney. Wallace is accused of blackmailing lawyer and horse owner Neil S. McCarthy. McCarthy received four letters, allegedly from Wallace, threatening to maim his race horses with poisoned-needle darts if he didn’t pay up. Wallace testified that he had written the letters, but he had been acting on behalf of a gang of “tough eggs” that were behind the scheme. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Robert M. NixonWm S. Sweeney Text from original nitrate sleeve: Nixon, Robert M.; Sweeney, Wm. S. - US Marshal (22,736 #2)
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Law enforcement officers--California--Los Angeles Crime Legal Extortion--California--Los Angeles Criminals--California--Los Angeles Economy Wallace, George Sweeney, William S
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