Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
N M'PHERSON
CASE PROBE
CONTINUES
Los Angeles Authorities
Claim Proof Evange-
list Stayed at Carmel.
TO REPORT TONIGHT
Monterey County to Make
Unofficial Search for
New Evidence
BY United Press Leased Wire

MONTERE1, Calf, July 2S.-
Expressing the belief that there is
yet much to be unearthed in connec-
ton with the Aimee Semple Me
Pherson clues centering around Car
mel, Monterey county officials to-
dav opened an indeDendent inves-
tioation, while Los Angeles author
tiles went south to present their
latest findinos to the grand Jury.
Assistant District Attorney Joseph
hvan and Captain of Detectives
herman Cline Of Loe Angeles colm-
~. hav" declared they have prov
ed. TO their own salts faction at least
that the EVANGELIST and Kenneth G..
Ormiston. her former radio onnrato
Snont several davS at a Carmel bun
""'Hw immediately following Mrs.
Mcpherson s disappearance from
the sea shore a Ocean Park.
At n "onfereucn between Chief of
Police w. c. Cabric'son. of Monte
roy. and Arovll Camnbell. deputy
district attorney Of Montn~ev conn
~. it was agreed that Gabriclson
shall continue his independent in
vcstigati"n. even should Los An
"eles Officials drop the Carmel an
gle entirely
Not az Hotel
The oS An""'ns authorities ov-
nrosscd bone that on their return
Mrs. Mcpherson might be induced
TO normit comparison Of her fiuner
nrints with those found on articles
IN the Carmel house. deSnite hor re-
f"SaI NHSt"rdav to send her finger
PRINTS to Carmel for COMPARISON.
Thev also will attempt TO com
mare hCr handwriting with that
fonnd on laundry slips at Carmel.
Chief GahriclSon said the coso
was further siren "thenad today with
the report from the Hotel Ponnsvl-
vania. New York. that 10 "Georoe
Mclntvrc' was registered when the
man who bad been known bv that
name at Carmel was presumed TO
have written from there. "McTn-
tvre wrote his former Carmel
landlord. cncloSin" money for pov-
ment Of small bills, and gave tho
Hotel Pennsylvania as his new ad-
dreSS.
Part of an inside section of y
trunk, pocket knife aud wash
rag were amono other bits of cv;-
dencc upearthea tod"v at the cot
tag" occupied bv "Mr. and Mrs.
Mcintyre These. with the books,
radio set. aprons. handwriting O
samples, hairpinS and affidavits of
norSens who claimed to have idcn-
tilted "Mr. Hnd Mrs McTntvre' os
Ormiston and Mrs. Mcpherson. will
be presented to the Los Angeles
grand iury.
The Investigation hv Monterey
countv authorities will DO for the
present an rnofficia' effort. ac-
cording TO District Attorney Albert
y. Warth. who issued the following
statements:
" At the present time we have no
evidence Of the commission of any
crime in Monterey county. Until
snch time 40 such evidence is pre-
Seated to this office. no action will
he taken hv the district attorney 5
offic" of Monterey conntv.'
Nd'it'NhI blHHS 10 turn Inp ease
over to Warth if any evidnce of a
crime is discovered
LOS ANGELES. July 2S.-With
Aimee Semple Mcpherson adherino
| to a policy of cooperation with
authorities who claim to have solved
the mystery connected with her dis
annearancc on May 1S, local off
cials admitted today that the inves
t"ation may come to an abrupt
halt.
Deputy District Attorney Joseph
RYAN and Chief of Detectives Her.
man Cline We're expected to arrive
in Los Angeles late today to sub
nit to District ATTORNEY. Asa Keves
y report of what they learned on a
trip to Carmel and Monterey. RYAN
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