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Robert S. James, accused of murdering his wife Mary, with his attorney Samuel J. Silverman, Los Angeles, 1936

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Title: Robert S. James, accused of murdering his wife Mary, with his attorney Samuel J. Silverman, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued: May 3, 1936
1936-05-03
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 (right) and his attorney Samuel J. Silverman. James is accused of murdering his wife Mary Busch James by subjecting her to rattlesnake bites and drowning her with the help of his friend Charles H. Hope.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Silverman (S-Ji) & James
Text from original nitrate sleeve: James, Robert S.; Silverman, S.J. Att.; Hope, Charles, S.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz002887rr
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Silverman, Samuel Joseph, 1887-1957
James, Robert S
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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