Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. When police apprehended the younger MacElree on Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards he was found with $208 on him, part strapped to his arm and the rest taped to his ankle. His father claims that the charges are a result of a mix-up in the books of the Sheriff's office and the money found on his son is his own. Photograph appears with the article, "Father Aids Son Arrest," Los Angeles Times, 28 July 1935: 3. J. Paul MacElree stands next to his son, who clasps his hands in front of himself. Text from newspaper caption: W. Foxall MacElree, former deputy sheriff of West Chester, Pa., left, accused of absconding with $3000 of county funds, and his father J. Paul MacElree who came here to assist police in arresting his son. Text from negative sleeve: 1333- W. Foxall Mac Elree J Paul Mac Elree Fugitive 1-27-35 [stamped:] Jul 31 1935 Handwritten on negative: L 2 R W. Foxall Mac Elree J Paul Mac Elree 7/26/35
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7808 ark:/21198/zz002dfk3n
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Subject
Fathers--California--Los Angeles Sons--American--California--Los Angeles MacElree, W. Foxall, b. 1911 MacElree, James Paul, 1887-1972
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