Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Gertrude Davey sitting in witness stand. Behind her is a black board labelled "43 Superior Court 4," with a drawing of a room plan. In front of her is an unidentified man at a desk. This photograph was probably taken when Davey, a café owner, testified in Superior Judge Fricke's courtroom at the second trial of Erwin and Helen Werner on liquor license corruption charges. Related to the article, "Werner Liquor License Deal Told by Woman Cafe Owner," Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 1937: 1. Text from negative sleeve: 5636-- Gertrude Davey on stand candid, operated café, Werner trial, Feb 24 1937.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14335 ark:/21198/zz002j7wvb
Language
English
Subject
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Davey, Gertrude
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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