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Identifier
catholic_00012
Title
Which
one
is
the
District
Attorney
?
Creator
Martin
,
Herb
Date Created
circa
1940
Description
A
pencil
drawing
of a
cartoon
depicting
Los
Angeles
County
District
Attorney
Buron
Fitts
arm
in
arm
with
Guy
McAfee
,
labeled
as an "
underworld
backer
of
Fitts
" with the
Los
Angeles
skyline
on the
horizon
. "
Which
one
is
the
District
Attorney?
"
is
written
at the
top
of the
page
, and a
statement
at the
bottom
of the
page
reads
, "This
cartoon
was
sent
to
all
high
government
officials
&
Democratic
leaders
in
Washington
,
D.C.
, for
Dockweiler.
"
Historical Background
Buron
Fitts
served
three
terms
as
District
Attorney
for
Los
Angeles
County
, from
1928
until
1940
,
when
John
F
.
Dockweiler
succeeded
him. He was
indicted
for
bribery
and
perjury
during
his
tenure
as
District
Attorney
after
dropping
charges
of
statutory
rape
that had been
made
against
a
friend
and
local
businessman
,
John
P
.
Mills
,
though
he was
acquitted
of
all
charges
two
years
later
.
Guy
McAfee
began
his
career
as a
Los
Angeles
policeman
, but
left
the
police
department
to
become
a
businessman
on the
Sunset
Strip
,
where
he
ran
nightclubs
that
served
illegal
alcohol
and had
concealed
gambling
tables
. In
1939
, he
left
Los
Angeles
for
Las
Vegas
,
where
he
continued
to
run
nightclubs
and
casinos
.
John
Francis
Dockweiler
(d
.
1943)
was
one
of
thirteen
children
born
to
Isidore
Dockweiler
(1867-1947)
and
Gertrude
Reeve
Dockweiler
(1871-1937)
,
eleven
of
whom
survived
infancy
.
John
Francis
followed
in his
father's
political
footsteps
,
serving
as a
Democratic
U.S
.
Congressman
(1933-1939)
,
District
Attorney
of
Los
Angeles
County
(1940-1943)
, and
running
unsuccessfully
for
governor
of
California
in the
1938
Democratic
primary
.
Type
Image
Physical Description
1
leaf
:
ill
. ;
28
cm
Institution
Department
of
Archives
and
Special
Collections
,
Loyola
Marymount
University
Library
.
Collection Identifier
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6v19r77t
Country of Creation
US
Copyright Status
Public
Domain
Copyright Statement
Materials in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Language
eng
Subject (Name)
Fitts
,
Buron
;
McAfee
,
Guy
;
Dockweiler
,
John
Francis
,
1895-1943
;
Subject (Place)
Los
Angeles
(Calif.)--Politics
and
government--Caricatures
and
cartoons
;
Subject (Topic)
Politicians--California--Los
Angeles
;
Public
Prosecutors--California--Los
Angeles
;
Form/Genre
Manuscripts
;
Cartoons
(humorous
images)
;
Political
cartoons
;
Metacollection Identifier
http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number
Dockweiler
Family
Collection
,
1827-1996
CSLA-12
,
Series
2
:
Political
Activities
,
Box
6
,
Folder
5
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