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Title
Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward, on trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower's Gulch, Los Angeles, July 1940
Date Created and/or Issued
between July 15 and July 18, 1940
1940-07-15/1940-07-18
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.
Cowboy motion picture extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward (right), on trial for the murder of fellow cowboy extra John Ainsworth Tyacke (Johnny Tyke) in Gower Gulch. Gower Gulch is the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work; many of the nearby studios produce westerns so often actual working cowboys come here to break into the film business. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses attested to Tyacke's violent nature.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Jerome (Blackjack Ward)
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Ward, Jerome "Blackjack" (Shot and killed John Tyke, on Sunset Blvd. 2-23-40); Jackson, Yukon Jake; Tyke, John; Ward, Mickey - Mrs.; Ellenson, W.A. - Lt.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027zxvh
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
People
Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles
Cowboys--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Ward, Jerome
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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