Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Related to "Party Ends in Slaying," Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep 1935: A2; ""Liquor Rows Exact Toll," Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep 1935: A3; and "Fatal Stabbing Suspect Wins Release Order," Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep 1935: A3. Portrait photograph of Robert B. Honchell, taxi driver. He sits in a chair holding a coffee cup in his right hand and a cigarette in his left. Robert Boyd Honchell was arrested for fatally stabbing Edward Folder with a butcher knife. He claimed it was self-defense, and was released when there was not enough evidence to charge him with murder or manslaughter. Handwritten on negative: Robt Boyd Honchell Handwritten on negative sleeve: 2338. Robt. Boyd Honchell. Stabbing Murder [stamped:] Oct 3 1935
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8761 ark:/21198/zz002dgpzg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Crimes--California--Los Angeles Taxicab drivers--California--Los Angeles Homicides--California--Los Angeles Honchell, Robert B. (Robert Boyd), 1910-1969
Source
OpenUCLA Collections Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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