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Jerry Giesler, Buron Fitts, William E. Simpson, and Marion Fitts at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936

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Title: Jerry Giesler, Buron Fitts, William E. Simpson, and Marion Fitts at perjury trial, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued: February 7, 1936
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.
From left to right: Jerry Giesler, Buron Fitts, William Simpson, Marion Fitts, and Adell Fitts (partially obscured).
On February 7, 1936, District Attorney Buron Fitts was acquitted of perjury regarding a 1931 testimony over the sale of a Claremont orange grove. Mrs. Berthall Gregory, Fitts’ sister, sold the grove to Lucien C. Wheeler. Fitts reportedly falsified the amount of money he received through the sale. The perjury trial lasted three weeks.
This photograph is possibly related to the article, “Jurors Acquit Fitts of Perjury Charges,’ Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb 1936: 1-2.
Handwritten on negative: L 2 R Jerry Geisler, Buron Fitts, W M Simpson, Mrs. Buron Fitts 2/7/36
Text from negative sleeve: 3268 --- 2/11/36 Buron Fitts, Mrs Buron Fitts, Jerry Geisler, W M Simpson, Bobby “, Mrs W M “, Roy Keane, Mrs Chas Phillips, Fits Jury Comes in with verdict 2-7-36
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_12147
ark:/21198/zz002h84t7
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Giesler, Jerry, 1886-1962
Fitts, Marion, 1893-1985
Simpson , William E., 1889-1951
Fitts, Buron, 1895-1973
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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