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Title
Which one is the District Attorney?
Creator
Martin, Herb
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."
Format Extent
1 leaf : ill. ; 28 cm
Subject
Politicians--California--Los Angeles; Public Prosecutors--California--Los Angeles;
Note
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.
Collection
Dockweiler Family Collection, 1827-1996 CSLA-12, Series 2: Political Activities, Box 6, Folder 5
Type
Language
eng
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