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2017.030.0640Description
This photo is a photo of Judge Hartley Russell. He was active in the Native Sons of the Golden West.
An interesting story about the Judge appeared in the newspaper the week of 07/15/1943:
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich
75 years ago
Judge Fines Self For Overtime Parking (July 15, 1943)
Expecting to be occupied only for a few minutes, Judge Hartley Russell of the Benicia Police Court parked his car last Saturday in the 20 minute zone near the postoffice.
The Judge is a busy man and forgot that he was in a limited zone, so imagine his surprise when he returned to his car with Mayor Charles G. Clyne and found that Police Office George Joseph had tagged his car.
The Mayor approved the zeal of Joseph and we are informed that Judge Russell accepted the citation and later paid the usual fine of $1. It is presumed that he cautioned himself to be more careful in the future.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection