Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Sailor Milton Asbill has decided to accept one to ten years on a manslaughter charge rather than go to trial for murder. He pleaded before Superior Judge Scott. Asbill and another sailor by the name of David R. Foss beat a political worker by the name of Raymond McLaughlin to death with a cement block and left his body beneath a pepper tree in a vacant lot. Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Guilt Plea Halts Trial," Los Angeles Times, 04 Sep 1935: A8. Martin Asbill is photographed standing slightly elevated above the photographer. He looks off to the side out of the corner of his eye. Another man, possibly his attorney, stands beside him looking at a stack of papers. His face has been drawn over with several white lines on the photograph. Text from negative sleeve: 1947- Milton P Asbill Manslaughter 9-3-35 [stamped:] Sep 4- 1935
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Image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8280 ark:/21198/zz002dg4cz
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No linguistic content
Subject
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles Homicides--California--Los Angeles Sailors--American--California--Los Angeles Asbill, Martin Pearl, b. circa 1913
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