Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-25

! Ryan, deputy district attorney there,
and A. B. Murchison, sergeant of po-
/ lice here. 1t is believed that Muir
| Gibson is working on clues which
he hopes the Los Angeles men will
verify and that between them some
solution as to the mysterious APP
pearance of Mrs. Mcpherson here may
be reached.
Sheriff James Mcdonald, Deputy
/ Sheriff Walter Morris, photographers
and newspapermen formed another
party which went into Mexico to
look the land over yesterday after
noon. A third party consisting OF
Folsom Moore, manager of the Bis
bee Review, Mrs. McPhersons moth
err, Mrs. Kennedy, and the evange-
! lists two children formed third
group while various newspapermen
and civilians followed along in their
cars.
The Los Angeles meh and Muir
Gibson got off to an early start
however, and were not sighted by
the other groups as far as is known.
1t is stated that this first party re-
quested that no one follow them as
hopes were expressed that they
would run onto some valuable clews.
They had not returned at press time.
Most of the newspapermen passed
the afternoon sending out stories to
papers all over the country and
waiting the return Of the tT&ckers.
The 35 page statement which Mrs.
Mcpherson made to Kline and Ryan
during the morning hours will prob
ably be ready for the reporters early
this evening but it is declared by
the two Los Angeles officials to
contain practically the same facts
as the early newspaper reports on
the case.
During the day, the interest in Mrs
Mcpherson throughout the city Shift
ed from the adventurous end of her
appearance here to the reasons for
it and the cold rays of an official
Investigation took the place OF the
warm rays of romance.
Will a solution be offered tonight
by the Los Angeles officials or will
Mrs. Mcpherson leave here tomorrow
without further information being Of
fered as to her hectic and terrible
adventure?l This is the question
foremost on the minds of the people
of Douglas this evening.
The train bearing Mrs. Minnie Ken
nedy, mother of Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson, Mrs. McPherson's children
and Los Angeles officials to the bed
side of the Angelus temple evange-
list, arrived here at $500 a. m. to-
day, SO minutes behind schedule.
Crowd Greets Them
Massed on the concrete platform
of the Southern Pacific station were
about ESQ persons-reporters pho.
tographers, curious onlookers and
an official delegation headed by +.
d. Hubben, president Of the chamber
of commerce. Mrs. Kennedy was
smiling and appeared to be very we'll
possessed when she stepped from the
Pullman. Closely attending her was
Chief of Police Kline of Los An
geles.
Mrs. McPhersons children, Roberta
and Rolf, walked beside their grand
platform, before the yellow brick
station, and there posed for movie
man and a host of photographers.
In answer to a question put by
hystander, Roberta exclaimed: "Oh,
It's hot"
On the train was a number of re-
porters who were at Mrs. Kennedy's
heels while the party went to wait
ing automobiles. Hubbell took Dep
uty District Attorney Ryan of Los
Angeles, Chief Kline, Mrs. Kennedy
and the children directly to the
Calumet hospital as soon as the
photographers were satisfied
Identified
Positive Identification of the wom
an who was taken to the Calumet
hospital early yesterday morning as
Aimee Semp1e Mcpherson, evangelist,
missing since May 10, was secured
this morning when Mrs. Minnie Ken
nedy, her mother. greeted her daugh-
ter.
Touching Scene
A touching scene occurred at the
hospital when Mrs. Kennedy greeted
her daughter. Through the crowds
which lined the street before the
hospital the evangelist's mother made
her way.
Without a word Mrs. Kennedy
went to the bedside and put her
arms around Mrs. Mcpherson. Both
were sobbing. Mrs. Mcpherson was
propped up in bed with pillows and
wore blue negligee. She smiled
through her tears and patted her
mother on the back reassuringly.
For several minutes Mrs. Kennedy
held her daughter in her arms. Then,
seeing the crowd of newspaper men
and photographers which already
had appeared in the little room, she
said: "Oh, say, boys, I don't think
you ought to butt in now"
Rolf then went to his mothers
bedside.
''Hello, darling" she said to her son
and in the same breath greeted her
daughter, Roberta, who had moved
to the other side of the bed. The
evangelist embraced her children,
and then, at the suggestion of CHIEF
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