Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mrs. Elizabeth Klomp, in Municipal Court for stealing three garments with a total value of $10.45 on Dollar Day. Ironically, at the time she stole the clothes, Mrs. Klomp had $27,009 in her purse, money she had withdrawn from the bank to make a real estate investment. In court, Mrs. Klomp pled guilty and asked for probation. She said she hadn’t meant to steal the clothes; she just got confused in the bustle of the sale. A month later, Mrs. Klomp was fined $100 and sentenced to five days in City Jail. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mrs. Elizabeth Klomp Text from original nitrate sleeve: Klomp, Elizabeth - Mrs.
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b&w nitrate negative
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Economy Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles Shoplifting--California--Los Angeles Crime Clothing & dress--California--Los Angeles Legal Klomp, Elizabeth
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