Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02
Maid and Doorman
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McPherson's cheeks as Miss Gala
han gave her testimony. The evan
gelist seemed scarcely breathing as
she sat looking straight at the wit
ness.
Gilbert took each of Omissions
six visits separately and asked Miss
Callahan If she recalled any other
person on that floor of the hotel on
each particular day. She said she
did not.
|. Albert L. Denman, assistant man
ager of the Ambassador Hotel, testi-
fled he had seen Mrs. Mcpherson at
the hotel many times and that she
had a preference for room $780,
Shown photograph Of Ormiston he
said 1t resembled very much man
he had seen on the third floor of the
hotel during Christmas week last
year.
The mar had a decided limp, Den
man said. He visited Mrs. McPher-
sons room on one occasion during
the week about II o'clock in the
morning
Then began the reading Of the
transcript of the testimony the
tvangelist's mother, Mrs. Minnie
Kennedy. before the grand jury.
Questioned she said that Mrs.
Mcpherson was apparently in good
health just prior to her disappear
ance and never had any mental
trouble. She said she knew Ormis-
ton, who telephoned her shortly aft
er the evangelist failed to return
from tie beach May IS.
A telegram signed Merton" and
addressed to Mother Mcpherson"
on May II 1925. from Oakland, Calf,
was read by Keyes to Mrs. Kennedy.
1t fellows:
Daughter o. x. Don't worry. :.
communication proven. Getting in
touch with j. A. who 1 think o. K"
Mrs. Kennedy said she had receiv-
ed it, but thought it was spirit
ualistic."
Mrs. Kennedy testified she had re-
ceived numerous letters, kilograms.
etc, purporting to give information
concerning her daughters where
abouts, all of which she said dis
tressed her very much.
keyes asked Mrs. Kennedy how
much expense money Mrs. McPher-
son was given per week. The mo-
Their answered that her daughter has
'one offering per week."
Gilbert interrupted the reading
with an objection that the matter
was irrelevant.
Judge Blake put an end to the ar
gument by adjourning court until
next Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. McPherson's visits to hotels
were touched on in her testimony be-
fore the grand jury, the transcript Of
which was read yesterday. She said
the noise made by workmen engaged
on her new Bible school frequently
caused her to go to hotels for rest.
Mrs. Mcpherson heard from the lips
of one who was baptised as mem
Der of the flock the positive declara-
ton today that she was at hotel in
Los Angeles on the day Of her dis
appearance at the same time and
place a witness yesterday equally
positively stated he had seen Ormis-
ton.
The witness today. Thomas Scott
Melville, hotel doorman, declared he
saw Mrs. Mcpherson at the Hotel
Clark at 10 o'clock on May IS, five
and a half hours before her secretary
reported her missing at Ocean Park.
Mrs. Mcpherson previously had
stated that she was attending to busi-
city at that time.
The state charges in the complaint
against the evangelist that she left
here in company with Orniston. Mrs.
Mcpherson, her mother and FIVE
others are accused Of criminal con-
spiracy in connection with efforts to
substantiate the kidnapping story.
A1elvile's testimony was nothing
short of a bombshell in the defense
ranks. He talked in a positive, but at
times almost reluctant tone. The
doorman declared he saw the evange-
list first at about 10 o'clock on the
morning of May IS and again 20 or
25 minutes later when she left the
hotel. She went directly to the ele-
vator, he said, going upward beyond
the mezzanine floor. When she emerg-
ed. he said she carried a portfolio on
which her name was written In full.
She looked at him, he said, so steadily
that he turned away in embarass-
ment-
When the doorman had given the
first account Of seeing Mrs. McPher-
son at a point which contradicted a
previous statement by the evangelist
a huddled conference was held at the
defense end Of the counsel table. MRS.
Mcpherson talked rapidly, earnestly,
in low tones, while her attorneys us
tened, occasionally asking questions.
The evangelist was perturbed ana
made little pretense of concealing 1t.