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Order Number	00096251
Title	Mothers of molested girls sign complaint
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 108.
Date	1947
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;19 x 25 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Pictured are: (left to right) Mrs. Helen Cartwell with Judy, 5; Mrs. Merriam Manchester with Bette, 6; and Mrs. Della Rideout with Elsie, 6. Henry V. G. (Gus) Paulette, a 39-year-old former marine (not pictured) confessed to molesting one of the girls, presumably Elsie Riedout, in his car near Manchester Elementary School located at 8810 S. Hoover Street. Mrs. Helen Cartmill, saw Paulette in the back seat of his green sedan with the 6-year-old and rushed toward the car. Upon noticing her, Paulette pushed the child from the vehicle as Mrs. Cartmill jumped on the running board, all the while yelling, "Kidnapping! Kidnapping! Kidnapping!" Witnesses reported the fleeing car, with Mrs. Cartmill clinging to the running board. Police officers soon overtook the vehicle, arresting Paulette after a chase of several blocks. Photograph dated November 25, 1947.
Subject	Children--Crimes against--California--Los Angeles. Kidnapping--California--Los Angeles. Mothers--California--Los Angeles. Mothers and daughters--California--Los Angeles. Girls--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Group portraits
Coverage	1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950
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