a belated campaign contribution." After considerable discussion and some changing of votes, the jury unanimously found both Downs and Fitzpatrick guilty of bribery but asked the court to be lenient with them. "This, however, is impossible, as at the last session of the State Legislature a provision was included in the Penal Code denying probation to convicted public officials." The jury acquitted Murphy. After conviction, the State Prison Board set Fitzpatrick's sentence at five years, with parole after half time. When he was transferred to San Quentin State Prison on April 28, 1926, it was noted that he was six feet, 1-1/8 inch, with a fair complexion, black hair, and blue eyes. He was released in December 1927 after serving about twenty months and went immediately to Kansas City. He was granted a full pardon by Governor James Rolph in December 1933. References Further reading Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938, Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles March 1938 (Reprinted 1966) Los Angeles City Council members 20th-century American politicians