Myrtle St. Pierre, breach of promise plaintiff, holding a bouquet on the steps of the County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1932

Item Overview

Title

Myrtle St. Pierre, breach of promise plaintiff, holding a bouquet on the steps of the County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1932

Date Created

July 5, 1932

Date

1932-07-05

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Myrtle St. Pierre, breach of promise plaintiff, on the back steps of the Los Angeles County Courthouse receiving a large bouquet of flowers; she is greeted by a young man and stands next to a woman (probably her sister Mildred Mccaffery). Five people are visible on the steps behind St. Pierre.
Related to the article "Temple Storm Or Hoax Hinted. Flowers for Miss St. Pierre Climax Day at Trial. Church Elders Deny Donors' Membership Claims. Hutton Didn't Kiss Nurse, He Says, as Case Drags." 6 Jul. 1932: A5.
In 1932, Myrtle St. Pierre brought a breach of promise suit against David Hutton two days after his marriage to the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. The jury awarded her $5,000.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: St. Pierre, Myrtle (Joan), brought suit against David Hutton for betrayal in '34?

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

St. Pierre, Myrtle Hazel Joan, b. 1902 or 1903
Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.)
McCaffery, Mildred

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.056259

Latitude

-118.243442

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Trials (Breach of promise)--California--Los Angeles