Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-21
INDICTMENTS FAIL
|. IN KIDNAPPING CASE
Mcpherson Jury, However, Is
Willing to Receive Any
New Evidence.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July 21.-Another
phase of the Aimee Semple McPherSon
KIDNAPPING investigation has ended
with little light thrown on the vari-
GUS mysterious angles Of the case
as far as the public is concerned. Al
ter an exhaustive inquiry, including
summoning of witnesses from many
parts of the country and collection OF
a mass of evidence, the Los Angeles
County grand jury yesterday reported
nothing had been found to warrant
indictments for kidnapping.
Before making it's report, the grand
jury considered indictments prepared
by District Attorney Asa Keyes
against two men and a woman VINO
Mrs. Mcpherson alleges abducted her
and held her for ransom. The jury,
however, left the way open for fur
, Their investigation by announcing 1t
was ready at any time to consider
new evidence.
First Reported Drowned.
When Mrs. Mcpherson disappeared
May Is at the beach at Oceon Park,
her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, and
others said she was drowned.
Thousands of the pastors. followers
and members of Angelus> Temple,
her -four square gospel" church,
mourned and held memorial meet
ing. Then on June % Mrs. McPher-
son reappeared at Aqua Prieta. Mex
leo, and said she had been kidnapped.
Had the grand jury returned a
blanket indictment against the al
legged kidnapers, the action would
have been construed as substantl-
ating the evangelist's story. The
he
iury's failure to find a true bill came
from Deputy District Attorney Joe
Ryan, who directed the investigation.
1.-THE action of the grand jury ex-
plains fully the weight of evidence
in the case" was his brief expia-
nation.
Attorneys for Mrs. Mcpherson.
however. see a vindication of the
evangelist's kidnapping story in the
findings of the grand jury.
"The official investigation not only
bears out her story and proves IL
true, but reveals her to the world as
a truthful, upright woman, who mas
withstood the attacks in a religious,
God-fearing manner" the three law
vers declared in a statement given
out at Angelus Temple.
Anxious to Clear Up Case.
District Attorney Keyes and at.
torneys for Mrs. Mcpherson indicator
thew were anxious to continue the In
ouiry until the case was cleared up
The eyangelist's counsel declared the
grand Jury had only added anotner
chapter to the investigation, ana
promised revelations in the near
future, with possibly the capture OF
the kidnapers.
From District Attorney keyes came
tho statement that his office would
not let up in it's efforts to solve the
mystery until Kenneth G. Ormiston'
former radio operator at AngSlus
TennIe and said now to be in New
york returned here for questioning.
Ormiston, in letter to keyes. IN
formed the district attorney that ne
had No intention of testffying in the
case because he had no knowledge
Of the evangelist's movements during
tho time of her disappearance, as
several witnesses testified.
IT was learned last night tnat II
NJ the IL members of the grand jury
bad refused to vote for KIDNAPPING
i,,diotments. Two of three jurors
Who voted to indict We're reported
~ have done so merely to keep the
case open for possible furtner
developments.