Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. 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. Marion Fitts leans over Buron Fitts with her hand on his side. Adell Fitts stands in the background, partially obscured. Fitts' sister, Berthall Gregory, sits on the far right. Handwritten on negative: Buron + Mrs 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
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uclamss_1429_12148 ark:/21198/zz002h84vr
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Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Spouses--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Fitts, Buron, 1895-1973 Fitts, Marion, 1893-1985 Gregory, Berthal, 1896-1982
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