A Bright and Guilty Place: Murder, Corruption, and L.A.'s Scandalous Coming of Age (31 page)

The Reverend “Fighting” Bob Shuler —in jail and milking the moment.
(Los Angeles Public Library)

Erle Stanley Gardner—when he was still a Ventura County attorney.
(Museum of Ventura County)

Raymond Chandler in the 1930s, at the outset of his writing career.
(Los Angeles Public Library)

Charlie Crawford, smiling benignly at one of his trials and counting on his customary acquittal.
(UCLA Special Collections)

Clara Bow—dressed as demurely as possible—at a court appearance.
(UCLA Special Collections)

Dave Clark with Daisy DeVoe during her arraignment.
(Los Angeles Public Library)

Charlie Crawford’s bronze and silver burial casket was the costliest to be found in Los Angeles at the time.
(UCLA Special Collections)

A poker game in the holding cell at the Hall of Justice—Dave Clark looks cool as usual.
(UCLA Special Collections)

The brand-new Colt that killed Charlie Crawford and Herbert Spencer.
(UCLA Special Collections)

Guy McAfee in Las Vegas, breaking ground for one of his clubs—he gave “The Strip” its name.
(UCLA Special Collections)

The cartoon that appeared in Herbert Spencer’s magazine,
The Critic of Critics
, and caused a lot of trouble—the octopus Guy McAfee is pictured with his tentacles around all of Los Angeles.
(UCLA Special Collections)

Dave Clark, on the stand during his first trial.
(UCLA Special Collections)

Leslie White, giving evidence.
(Los Angeles Public Library)