Title supplied by cataloger. David 'Debonair Dave' Clark was an up and coming deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County. In 1931 after an unsuccessful run for municipal judge he left the district attorney's office. Between 1931 and 1954 he was acquitted of two murders, went through two divorces, and became an alcoholic. He was finally convicted of the muder of the wife of a friend and sentenced to prison. He died in prison in Chino in 1954. Built in 1905, the Ship Cafe, part of The Ship Hotel was the place to go in Venice, California. The restaurant was built on pilings and was designed to be a replica of Juan Cabrillo's Spanish galleon. It was one of the great attractions of the original Venice Pier. High priced cuisine was served in the main dining room as well as in private salons on the second deck. The staff was uniformed like 16th century naval officers. In 1946 the city council voted to tear down the Venice Pier, including the Ship Cafe. Albert Marco, born Marco Albori, was an Italian bootlegger who was active in Los Angeles during the Prohibition Era in the 1920s. Marco worked closely with Charles H. Crawford, who ran city politics along with Kent Kane Parrot, a powerful attorney involved in city politics. On June 28, 1928 Marco was arrested and put on trial for assault with a deadly weapon when he shot Dominic Conterno and Harry Judson. He was found guilty on two counts and was sentenced to two seven-year terms. He was paroled in 1933 and deported to Italy. He returned to Los Angeles in 1937 hoping to permanently stay in the United States, but he was denied and ordered to return to Italy. Pictured are John W. Brunty, left arresting officer and District Attorney Dave Clark. The police officer is in plain clothes. The men are holding pointers, standing in front of floor plans and a photo of the Ship Cafe, the site of the shooting by Albert Marco. Photograph dated August 9, 1928.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Marco, Albert--Trials, litigation, etc Clark, David Harris,--1898-1954 Ship Cafe (Venice, Los Angeles, Calif.) Police--California--Los Angeles Crime scenes--California--Los Angeles Trials--California--Los Angeles Public prosecutors--California--Los Angeles County Floor plans--California--Los Angeles Restaurants--California--Venice (Los Angeles) Mimetic architecture--California--Venice (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Venice (Los Angeles) Organized crime--United States Crime--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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