Category Archives: #courts

Sunday Drunks

Posted on April 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  The Reduso corset reduces measurements of hips and abdomen from one to five inches. April 18, 1910: Police round up 23 drunks on Sunday and the ones who are too intoxicated to give their names have a number stamped … Continue reading →

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Voices: Daryl Gates, 1926 – 2010

Posted on April 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

 March 29, 1978: Daryl F. Gates becomes police chief. ( George Holliday / Courtesy of KTLA via Associated Press ) Four Los Angeles Police Department officers charged in the videotaped beating of Rodney G. King on March 3, 1991, were … Continue reading →

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Headstrong Girl Runs Off With Motorcycle Racer

Posted on April 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Pearl Clark, young runaway …  … who climbed out her bedroom window … … and into the arms of Jake De Rosier, French motorcycle racer. Doctors examine the girl after her brief adventure and confirm certain parts of her … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 15, 1960

Posted on April 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Even Mother Thinks Bev's Been Around     If there was ever any humor in the frenzied escapades of Beverly Aadland and her mother, it's long gone now.     It's buried with the body of William Stanciu, blurred by grim … Continue reading →

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A Mysterious Prisoner in Jail

Posted on April 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 15, 1910: The Times publishes a curious story about a man whom jailers have nicknamed Charlie Cash, inspired in part by one of the incomprehensible phrases he says: “Kush, kush.” He’s an industrious fellow and whenever he’s put on … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 14, 1960

Posted on April 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Tijuana Has Tourist Bureau That Works     On Sept. 29 of last year, a flimsy, unimpressive booth was erected at 390 Avenida Revolucion, downtown Tijuana's busiest thoroughfare.  On it was tacked the sign, "Tijuana Tourist Bureau."     It was … Continue reading →

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Death at the Bimini Baths

Posted on April 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 14, 1910: The story is old and the details are fragmentary. Victor Lamar, 15, and Father E.V. Reynolds, a Catholic priest from Oklahoma, met somehow in Los Angeles. Reynolds might have paid Lamar $3 or $4 [$68-$90 USD … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 13, 1960

Posted on April 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  In a photo taken by guest Bob Profeta during a party at their Hollywood apartment, Florence Aadland, left, scuffles with her 17-year-old daughter, Beverly, during an argument over whether the television was too loud. You may recall that Beverly … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 12, 1960

Posted on April 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Barbara Stanwyck’s Son Thinks It Over Hollywood kids have a habit of making headlines the hard way. Some — like Barbara Burns, Eddie Robinson Jr. and Cheryl Crane — started precociously in their teens. Others — Dennis Crosby and Diana … Continue reading →

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Mule Driver Doesn’t Swear – Even When Kicked in the Head

Posted on April 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 12, 1910: The geometry of the eternal triangle is particularly complicated in the case of David Perry Doak, who kept a home in Los Angeles with  Jessie May Doak – and a ranch at Klamath Falls, Ore., with … Continue reading →

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John Paul Stevens, a Cautious Jurist, Named to Supreme Court

Posted on April 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 19, 1975: President Gerald Ford chats with Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger, center, after John Paul Stevens, right, was sworn in as the court’s newest member.  Dec. 20, 1975: The Times’ Linda Mathews covers Senate confirmation hearings on … Continue reading →

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City Hall Is a Firetrap

Posted on April 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  The 1889 City Hall on Broadway just north of what is now the Victor Clothing Building. Notice that there are no fire escapes. April 9, 1910: A fire that broke out in the janitor’s basement office could have quickly … Continue reading →

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Vernon Hog Farmer Accused of Ignoring L.A. Garbage Laws

Posted on April 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 7, 1910: A century ago, hogs were fed garbage, and if you had a lot of hogs, you needed lots of garbage. What better way to get it than what was discarded from Los Angeles restaurants?  P.J. Durbin, … Continue reading →

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Badly Beaten Wife Says Husband Is No Brute

Posted on April 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 5, 1910: The dynamics of an abusive relationship sound as though they haven’t changed in a century. J.H. Eakins is as gentle as a lamb and loves his wife except when he’s drinking – then he beats her mercilessly. … Continue reading →

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A Narrow Escape on the Macy Street Bridge

Posted on April 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 4, 1910: A teenage girl’s trip to a merry-go-round at the end of the Macy Street bridge nearly ends in a lynching after a “lust-crazed cholo” tries to kidnap her.

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Harvey Glatman Update

Posted on April 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 31, 1958: Harvey Glatman admits killing Judith Ann Dull, Shirley Ann Bridgeford and Ruth Mercado. I was recently contacted by Det. Steve Ainsworth of the Boulder County, Colo., Sheriff’s Office regarding a 1954 Jane Doe who may be … Continue reading →

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State of California vs. Edwin Estrada

Posted on March 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

The case of Edwin Estrada never made the news. No one heard about him on the radio or TV and he wasn't even worth a few lines on City News Service, which feeds tips to all the L.A. news outlets … Continue reading →

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Jury Duty

Posted on March 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 1961: Mickey Cohen reports to court on a murder indictment, accompanied by bail bondsman Abe Phillips, left, and attorney A.L. Wirin, center. Note: Jury duty is over but it's taking … Continue reading →

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Jury Duty

Posted on March 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Dan McCormack / Los Angeles Times Nov. 23, 1957: Caryl Chessman appears in court in a hearing to determine whether the state of California owned the manuscript of his unpublished book "The Kid Was a Killer,"  which was … Continue reading →

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Still on Jury Duty

Posted on March 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 1937: Jury selection in the trial of Albert Dyer, who was hanged for molesting and killing three young Inglewood girls.   Note: I’m still on jury duty, so posting will be light until … Continue reading →

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