Buron Fitts thanks jury after acquittal, Los Angeles, 1936

Description: On February 7, 1936, District Attorney Buron Fitts was acquitted of perjury regarding a 1931 testimony over the sale of a Claremont orange grove. Mrs. Berthall Gregory, Fitts’ sister, sold the grove to Lucien C. Wheeler. Fitts reportedly falsified the amount of money he received through the sale. The perjury trial lasted three weeks.
Buron Fitts, with his back to the camera, thanks the jury for a successful trial.
This photograph is possibly related to the article, “Jurors Acquit Fitts of Perjury Charges,’ Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb 1936: 1-2.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 3268 --- 2/11/36 Buron Fitts, Mrs Buron Fitts, Jerry Geisler, W M Simpson, Bobby “, Mrs W M “, Roy Keane, Mrs Chas Phillips, Fits Jury Comes in with verdict 2-7-36
Handwritten on negative: Fitts thanks jury 2-7-36

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