Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-01

to whether the evangelist "
A point had been raised Just prior
to the demonstration as to what
kind of hair net Mrs. Mcpherson was
accustomed to wear. Whether for
dress or service and whether it was
made of human hair or silk.
The significance of this line of
questioning was lost when Dennison
too kanother tack. Miss Schaeffer
had been called in the preliminary
hearing of Mrs. Mcpherson and her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, and
on others on a charge Of criminal
conspiracy growing out of the kid
naping story, Mrs. Mcpherson told
when she reappeared after 35 days
disappearance.
Mrs. Mcpherson snook out her hair
which was surprisingly short and
quickly put it back upon her head
in the big piles which have become
famous in connection with the dis
appearance case.
Miss Schaeffer, who was the first
person to report Mrs. Mcpherson miss
ing last May 18, testified she met
Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-SIelaff, prln-
cipal accuser of the evangelist, on
numerous trips to Angelus Temple
this summer.
Miss Schaeffer then told of the
trip to the beach with Mrs. Mcpherson
from which the evangelist did not
return for S5 days and then with a
story of having been kidnapped and
held for ransom.
Mrs. Mcpherson wore a green bath
ing suit, the secretary said. She
was with the evangelist only a few
minutes at the beach, having left her
on numerous occasions to get bath
ing suits, a waffle and run errSnds.
Miss Schaeffer said Mrs. Mcpherson
sat on the bench for a time preparing
a sermon.
Miss Schaeffer said that while Mrs.
Mcpherson was in the ocean for her
n.rst dip she had watched her closely
and that later ahe went to sgeie-
phone to talk to Mrs. Kennedy at
the evangeIists request.
When she returned Mrs. McPher-
son was still in the water After
the evangelist had been swimming
about for time Miss Scnaeffer said
she suddenly missed her about 3:15
I or possibly $3.50 in the afternoon.
The secretary said she looked for
lifeguards. but could not see any.
Then she went to the bath house To
find one. Returning to the hotel
her clothing she told the manager
that Mrs. Mcpherson was missing.
Previously, she said at the bath
room and on the beach she had not
mentioned the evangelist's name Miss
Schaeffer then called Mrs. Kennedy
/ in Los Angeles and told her;
Sister is drowned" She could not
remember what Mrs. Kennedy said In
reply. She then gathered up Mrs.
McPherson's clothing at the hotel.
Her wrist watch, she said was not
among the things.
Miss Schaeffer's testimony as
brought out by Dennison's question:
ing, was practically the same story
as that told immeditaeIy after the
evangelist disappeared.
Miss Schaeffer spoke earnestly and
sincerely but her voice carried only
fNlntly beyond the counsel table.
Miss Schaeffer followed other wit
had completed reading the transcript
of testimony Mrs. Mcpherson gave
before the grand jury recently. Tho
transcript of testimony showed Mrs
Mcpherson had discussed motives for
having disappeared with the grand
jurors and at one time declared
"there might be a baser motive" She
continued:
'I almost blush to mention it in
the jury room, but some might think
of it that I might be in trouble OF
some sort and had to go away and
come back.
Il would like to say, although !
apologize for having to mention such
thing that 1 had a thorough ex-
animation upon coming home, al
though that was not necessary as ;As
history of my case for 12 years back
shows that such a thing would pe
absolutely out of question"
John w. Wilson, manager or Il
San Luis Obispo hotel, testified nf
had identified as Kenneth G. Ormis-
] ton, a man who had registered at
his hotel May 20 as Frank Gibson
/ and wife" walter b. Lambert of
Los Angeles, testified he had seen
Mrs. Mcpherson enter tho Hotel
I Clark, Los Angeles about 10 a. m.
May 1S, carrying brief case on
which her name was inscribed. He
saw man whom he identified from
photograph as Ormiston standing
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