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Police detectives sit with Edward Ward, accused of attempting to frame the police commissioner, Los Angeles, 1932

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Title: Police detectives sit with Edward Ward, accused of attempting to frame the police commissioner, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued: June 24, 1932
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: 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.
This photograph appears with the article, "Porter Secretary Admits Aiding Fugitive's Flight; Arrested Sleuth Says Mosher Told Him to Flee After Walkup 'Frame-up' Plot Exposed." Los Angeles Times, 25 Jun. 1932: A1.
Private detective Edward S. Ward is seated next to Police Detectives Frank L. James and W. L. Robertson after being arrested in Texas and returned to Los Angeles. Ward is accused of attempting to frame-up Police Commission Thomas Walkup at the behest of LA Mayor Porter and his confidential secretary Mayor Porter.
Text from negative sleeve: Ward, Edward 1930
Handwritten on negative: L to R, Frank L. James, W. L. Avbertson, Edward Ward
Text from newspaper caption: Detective Lieutenants James and Robertson with Ward as the latter shows letters he received from Mosher.
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_4252
ark:/21198/zz002cq10j
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Ward, Edward
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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