401 pp. Ledger with columns and rows, filled out in ink and with rubberstamps. 45.5x42 cm (18x16½"), canvas over boards with leather corners.
Fascinating look at the (mostly) petty crimes of the growing municipality of Los Angeles, from March, 1911 to March 1912. Listed are the names of the defendants, the charge, the complaining witness, the issuer of the complaint, the time of arraignment, and the sentence. Some of the information has been standardized and supplied by rubberstamp, such as "Traffic," "Intoxication," "Concealed Weapon," and "Cruelty to Animals," for the charges. The sentences are generally modest, such as $10 or 10 days for disturbing the peace, and $5 for smoking on a street car. Some sentences are not shown, but the reader is referred to another register, as in the case of Leena Lee, charged with "House of Ill-fame." Vagrancy, surprisingly, seems to have been particularly frowned upon, with sentences of up to 180 days regularly handed out, while embezzlement garnered one P.E. Greppin a mere 30-day sentence.
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