Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-25
Follows Her Route
To Niger Head and
Starts Again Today
(By William FraIey McCafferty)


Mrs. Aimee Semple Mcpherson arose from her hos
ptal bed late Thursday was transported in auto
mobile to the Gadsden hotel and within an hour there
AFTER she had been spirited down freight elevator anu
down back steps, into waiting automobile her gllde
was representative of The Dispatch In the car were
Chief of Police Herman Cne of Los Angeles Assistant
Prosecutor JOS W. Ryan of the city, Chet OF Ponce
Percy Bowden of Douglas and Mrs Minnie Kennedy,
mother of Mrs. MCPHERSON
The car was driven through back streets and al
evs and to the Mexican line Once the lnterna-
tionaI border, the turned towards Niger Head
mountain following the road along which Mrs McFner
son said she had walked She recognized every point
she had described pointing out the house OF the Mexican
family where she had been cared for, the slaughter
house where she had applied for assistance the small
wooden shack to which she had gone after escaping IN
the hope of finding some one there
This shack proved to be erected for the shelter
of Mexican line riders. Mrs. Mcpherson pointed out
guley through which she had walked rather than fol
lowing road which was bridged across the gulley.
She pointed out various splits in the road which
she remembered and the approached Niger HEAD
mountain she became more sure IN her dlrecuon Ar
rived at the base of the hil beyond which the car
could not CO. Mrs. Mcpherson, despite her weakness
started on mile climb to point from where she hoped
to see the fence she remembered having run into:
The fence could not be located, but with Chet OF
Police Bowden guiding and Chief of Police Cline assisting
her she went down one side Of deep guey and up the
other and then on up the mountain.
There two well trained line riders of the Mexican
customs service Pedro G. Mendnie and Alberto Lopez,
designated by the Mexican officials guards OF the
viganca detailed their efforts to find the shack de-
scrbed bv the evangelist as her last prison They de
clared that there was not vacant house in 2O-me
area from Aqua Prieta to the east, except at san
Bernardino.
Asking questions rapidly with Chief Bowden act
ing as interpretor Mrs Mcpherson inquired II there
were low foothills there if there was flat mesa tns
side of the foothills if of the houses were set OH
from each other alone To each question the vgancla
guards responded yes. ~
E"That is the place. that is the place. Mrs. Nc
Pherson shouted 81 feel sure that is the place. CdH
we get horses tonight
Told that it was already too dark for such trip,
the party Immediately made arrangements to leave
Douglas in automobiles, with other specially detailed
Mexican officers at o'clock Friday morning, for the
San Bernardino ranch They will make the trip along
the American side of the border fence and Will cross
the line at San Bernardino.
From there Mrs. Mcpherson hopes to be able to
direct the party to the lonely cabin in which she was
held prisoner .
Il believe God is guiding me right" she said.
Mrs Mcpherson, the clothes that she wore When
she was brought to hospital here taken IN charge py
officers was loaned other garments by Douglas
woman and the Ida B. Lawrence millinery shop pre-
sented her with hat, which, amusing as 1T may seem
was chosen by Chief of Police Percy Bowden and really
is becoming to the evangelist.
Both Mrs. Mcpherson and Mrs. Kennedy walked
and clambered the mile to point on the Niger Head
They were wearing white shoes. The other
members of the party shoes They crossed cac
MESQUITE and rough, stony ground. When they re-
turned to the city, the Shoes of none of them were
Scared Members of the party called attention to this
fact recalling that many persons had stated shoeS
worn on such trip would be badly abraided
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