Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Robert S. James, in suit and tie, on witness stand, with Coroner Frank Montfort on bench at left, three men in jury box partially visible at right Related to Los Angeles Times article, August 16, 1935, Pond Death Jury Splits, Fatal Causes Undecided, Inquest Conducted in Case of Mrs. Mary E. James; Husband Weeps Robert S. James' real name was Major Raymond Lisenba. He was known as Robert S. James during his marriage to Mary Emma Busch James and at the time of her death in 1935, and, after her murder by rattlesnake bite and drowning, as "Rattlesnake James." Handwritten at edge of negative: Robert S. James Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 1738, NITRATE, Aug. 22, 1935, 3 negs. Robert S. James, James inquest, 8/15/35
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uclamss_1429_0066 0066 ark:/21198/zz002d989m
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Subject
Legal Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles People James, Robert S., 1895-1942 Montfort, Frank R., 1876-1966
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