US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. E. D. Sloat reported that Mary Mellen claimed to have given birth to Sloat's child and attempted to extort $200,000 from him. The case was ultimately dismissed because, as Sloat had introduced Ms. Mellen to business associates as his wife, the threat of exposure was insufficient to support the charge. E. D. Sloat, wealthy hotel owner, testifying in the extortion case against Mary Mellen Text from negative sleeve: Sloat, E. D. Hotels, 1934 Handwritten on negative: E. D. Sloat
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2824 ark:/21198/zz002ckn6j
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
People Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Business Legal Sloat, E. D
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