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Newton Kendall, Dorothy Garland, and Buron Fitts as Spike O'Donnell, standing, attends court, Los Angeles, circa 1934

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Title: Newton Kendall, Dorothy Garland, and Buron Fitts as Spike O'Donnell, standing, attends court, Los Angeles, circa 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1934
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
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Municipal Judge Ambrose levied a $500 fine and six months in jail on the condition that O'Donnell leave Los Angeles and not return for the same amount of time.
Photograph appears with the article, "O'Donnell Quits City," Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr 1934: A1.
Kendall and Garland sit and stare intently forward. Spike O'Donnell stands close to Buron Fitts and holds his hat and jacket in his arms.
Text from newspaper caption: As Los Angeles Slammed Door on Spike O'Donnell Left to right-Deputy City Attorney Newton Kendall, Dorothy Garland of the City Attorney's office, Edward J. (Spike) O'Donnell, standing before the court, and Dist.-Atty. Fitts when the Chicago ex-beer baron pleaded guilty to a vagrancy charge yesterday. The jail sentence imposed was suspended on O'Donnell's promise to get out of town immediately and stay out.
Text from negative sleeve: O'DONNELL, EDWARD J. (SPIKE) CHICAGO HOOD 1927
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6878
ark:/21198/zz002cx5s2
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Garland, Dorothy May, 1905-1937
Kendall, Newton, 1894-1938
O'Donnell, Spike (James Edward O'Donnell), 1889-1962
Fitts, Buron, 1895-1973
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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