Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. A similar photograph of Lewis S. Jones on the stand during the murder trial of Kid McCoy (nee Norman Selby) appears in a photo spread titled, "'Smuggled Jewels' Testimony in Kid McCoy Trial," Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 1924: A10 A similar photograph of Lewis Jones testifying during Kid McCoy's murder trial is captioned, "Attorney for Dead Woman on Stand--Attorney Lewis S. Jones, who represented Mrs. Teresa Mors at the time of her death, is shown on the witness stand (left) in Judge Crail's court yesterday. Testimony in which the 'smuggled jewels' angle was revived, was given by Jones. (Times photo.)," Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 1924: A10 At left, Lewis S. Sherman, attorney for the deceased Teresa Mors, sits on the witness stand and testifies during the murder trial of Kid McCoy (nee Norman Selby). He sits facing left, but turns his head back to the right and looks towards Judge Criel. Judge Criel sits up on the bench at right. He smiles as he looks towards the witness. A floor plan and books sit behind the witness stand at left. Handwritten text from negative sleeve: McCoy, Kid (Norman Selby) Boxer, Murder Case 1924 *picture of couple seated: Kid McCoy + Dagmar Dahlgren ("8th + last wife of McCoy")
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6487 ark:/21198/zz002cwq93
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Witnesses--California--Los Angeles Homicides--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Judges--California--Los Angeles McCoy, Kid, 1873-1940--Trials, litigation, etc Mors, Teresa, 1892 or 93-1924 Crail, Charles Sheward, 1877-1939 Jones, Lewis Sherman, 1885-1966
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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