Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated August 17, 1936 reads, "Alfred Liner, a blacksmith, is shown in jail here today after radio police saved him from a crowd that threatened to hang him from a light standard. Members of the crowd said Liner had tried to mistreat two little girls. Liner denies this accusation and says he was robbed of $55 and beaten."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Child molesters--California--Los Angeles Girls--Abuse of--California--Los Angeles Criminals--California--Los Angeles Child abuse--California--Los Angeles Blacksmiths--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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