A telegram received at San Diego, California concerning a suspected Los Angeles embezzler
Entry/Object ID
2013.104.1.2
Description
A telegram received at San Diego, California concerning a suspected Los Angeles embezzler, 26 September 1890. The two-page document gives a description of George M. Martin, suspected of absconding money from his employer, the Southern California Railway. Also described is John T. Dunn. Notification from the police chief in San Diego was to be to his Los Angeles compatriot or the railway auditor. Martin was tried and acquitted on the charge. With trimmed corners, edge browning, edge tears, soiling, folds and creases, the overall condition is fair.
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Cattle--Marking--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Cattle brands--Los Angeles County (Calif.)
