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Detective "Lefty" James

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Order Number	00068682
Title	Detective "Lefty" James
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 2198.
Date	1930
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Notes	Used for articles dated 1930 and 1937.
Description	Frank L. "Lefty" James talks to Beth Taylor. A member of the Los Angeles Police Dept. from 1913-1939, James was the head of the infamous "Gangster Squad" in the 1920s and was said to have scared many bigtime hoodlums out of Los Angeles just by talking to them before they were able to cause any real trouble. He broke one of the most publicized cases of the day, when in 1930 he found and arrested four gangsters who had kidnapped Zeke Caress, a well-known gambling figure.
Subject	James, Frank L. Taylor, Beth. Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department. Police--California--Los Angeles. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection