New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-07-21
NO INDICTMENT in
1 MCPHERSON CASE
Grand Jury Fails TO Find Cause
Against Unknown Suspects

Los Angeles, July II tP,-Another
phase Of the Aimee sempie AcPher-
Son kidnapping investigation has
various myrerious angles of the
case a. far a. the public is concern
ed.
Altar an exhaustive inquiry, in
Guiding summoning OF witnesses
from many p4rta OF the country and
collection OF a mass OF evidence, the
Los Angeles grand Jury yesterday re-
ported nothins had been found to
warrant indictments for kidnapping.
Before making Its report, the jury,
considered blank indictments pre-
pared BY District Attorney Asa Reyes
zgainzs two mon and n woman, who
NsA AePhsrson alleged abducted
hsr and held her for ransom. The
tury, however, left the way open for
turthar investigation by announcing
It was ready at any time to consider
new evidence.
When Mrs. Mcpherson disappear
cd May Is at the beach at Ocean
, Park, her mother, Mrs. Minnie Ken
nsdy, and others said she was
drowned. Thousands OF the pastors
followers and members Of Angelus
temple, her -four square gospel
church. mourned and held a memoir
ial meeting. Then. on June %, Mrs.
Mcpherson reappeared at Aqua
Prieta, Mexico, and said she had
been kidnapped.
Story Not Substantiated
Had the grand jury returned
blanket indictment against the al
legged kIdnappers the action would
have been construed as substantial
ing the evangelist's story. The only
official comment on the grand jury
failure TO find true bill came from
Deputy District Attorney Joe Ryan,
who directed the investigation. The
action of the grand jury explains
fully the weight Of the evidence IN
the case, was his brief explanation.
Attorneys for Mrs. Mcpherson.
however, see a vindication OF the
evangelist's kidnapping story in the
innings OIL INC 3 dii JN' -
THE official investigation not on
lv hears out her story and proves 1t
true. but reveals her to the world
as a truthful, upright woman who
has withstood the attacks, IN re-
Hgious. God fearing manner" her
three lawyers declared In state
ment given out at Angelus temple.
District Attorney Reyes and at
tornevs for Mrs. Mcpherson indlcat-
ed they were anxious to continue
the INQUIRY until the case was clear
ed M. The evangelist's counsel DE-
clared the grand jury had only add
ed another chapter to the investiga-
ton and promised revelations In the
near future, with possibly the cap
ture of the kidnappers
From District attorney keyes
came the statement that his office
would not let up in its EFFORTS te
solve the mystery until Kenneth u
ormIs,on. former radio operator al
Anpelus temple and said now to be
IN New York, returned here LOT
questioning. Ormiston IN a letter
n Keves informed the district attor-
new that he had no intention OF testi-
wing In the case because he had
M knowledge of the evangellst
movements during the time OF her
disappearance, as several witnesses
testified.
II was learned last night that IL
q, the IT members of the grand jury
had refused to vote for kidnapping
indictments. Two of the three )ur-
or. who voted to indict were report
"A IA have done so merely to keep
he case open for possible further
Developments.