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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire
Thanks Earl. I will always wonder if Harriet managed to burn down 1500 W Adams (swc Adams and Catalina).... As an aside to the story of that house (1902-1932), it appears that the metal gas-station office built on the site of the house in 1934 still stands:
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I don't know if she did or not. Certainly a lot of funny business going on at 840 and 836 S. Flower. She appears to have been a very vulnerable woman and could have been manipulated into the deed. And who were these people who could take her out of the county jail and stash her in a hotel until she signed a bunch of papers?
Her lawyer, Le Compte Davis, appears to have been a real Perry Mason type character, lots of newspaper stories about him. Worth an article by himself.
Cheers,
Earl
Edit: Looked him up on Find a Grave:
Noted Criminal Lawyer LeCompte Davis Dies. Colorful Veteran of Many Los Angeles Court Battles Dies in Sanitarium at 95. Atty. LeCompte Davis, 95, colorful veteran of many Los Angeles court battles, died yesterday in a sanitarium, where he was resting after minor surgery performed last Sept. 8. Described by his friends in the legal profession as one of the great criminal attorneys to practice here, his career spanned some 60 years. Pantages Trial. He devoted his life to private practice, except for a two-year period at the turn of the century when he was Assistant District Attorney. Mr. Davis represented Gilbert H. Beesemyer in the Guarantee Building & Loan Association case in which Beesemyer pleaded guilty to grand theft involving some $8,000,000. He also was defense attorney in the Harry New murder case and in Eunice Pringle's assault case against Theater Magnate Alexander Pantages. Along with Clarence Darrow he defended the McNamara brothers accused of the bombing of the Times in 1910. Mr. Davis lived at 2755 Raymond Ave. He leaves two half sisters and a half brother in his native Kentucky, and two distant relatives here. [Obituary From Los Angeles Times, Sept. 27, 1958.]
First married to Della May, no children.
Second married to Edythe Gilman, no children. Edythe and Count were legally separated on 15 May 1955 in Los Angeles, California.
Known informally as "Count." 2755 Raymond Avenue appears to be a survivor.