Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-02
Ry United Press Leased Wire


Los ANGELES, Aug. 2.-Thc
promised resumption Of the Los An
geles county grand iury's investiga-
tion into the Aimee Semple McPhcr-
son kidnapia2' has been dropped.
New evidence is ''too vague.
District Attorney Asa Kcvcs, who
several days ago said he would pre-
sent TO the jury ."s sensational new
evidence th"t would clear up the
Aimee Mcpherson mvstcrv' TODAY
said that abrupt termination of the
new investigation was definitely de-
tided upon early Saturday. when
he recalled Chief Investigator Ben
Cohn from Carmel by the sea, where
the deputy had gone to serve a shea f
Of subpocnas.
Keycs undertook resumption Of
the grand jury investigation and
decided upon the summoning of a
score Of witnesses from Los An
gcles and Carmel on the strength
Of the evidence which he today dis
countcd rs being "too vague -
The evidence was that gathered
by Deputy District Attorney Joe
RYAN at Carmel by the sea, purport-
ing 70 prove that Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mcintyre who orcupied a
cottage there for ten DAYS were in
reality Kenneth G.. Ormiston, form
or Angclus Temple RADIO operator.
and Mrs. Mcpherson, Angclus Tenn
pie evangelist.
Kcycs. however, will himself 90
before the grand jury Tuesday to
reveal all evidence that has heen
collected since the first invcstiga
.tion by the inquisitorial body, he
said.
Cost Too Great
This action will mark the official
close of the ease, Kcycs stated. He
will make no attempt to obtain CON
viction of any witness of the first
investigation ON perjury charges, he
Indicated
1t would cost thousands of dol
lars to convict any one ON perjury
charge Kcyes said.
The first purpose of the resumed
investigation would have been to
determine whether perjury had been
committed by any witness at the
first hearings.
cit takes conclusive evidence to
convict ON perjury Kcycs con
tinucd. 'Thc evidence obtained at
Carmel is too vague to successfully
prosecute any one ON a perjury
charge
Kcvcs said his determination to
end the case followed failure by po-
lice identification experts TO find
finger prints on spice cans and n
book taken by investigators from
the "Mclntyre' cottage at Car
mel.
Deputy District Attorney Ryan
had expressed confidence that if
such finger prints could he found,
Identification of "MrS. Mcintyre -
as the Angelus Temple evangelist
might be definitely established.
Il considered the case blown up
when learned no finger prints
could be found" Keyes declared
Deputy District Attorney Ryan,
while abiding by his chiefs deci-
sion, repeated his conviction that
the Carmel evidence might have
cleared up the "kidnapimg" 'mys-
terry. 81 consider it alright, - he
said.
Captain of Detectives Herman
Cline, who accompanied Ryan ON
the Carmel investigation, expressed
equal belief in the value of the new
evidence.
Letter Received
A letter, believed to contain an
affidavit that Aimee Semplc Me-
Fherson, radio evangelist, did not
occupy bungalow in Carmel with
him several days after she alleges
she was kidnapped ON May IS, was
received at the office Of District
Attorney Asa Kcycs today from
Kenneth G. Ormiston, former radio
operator at Angelus Temple.
Keyes was late in arriving at his
office and the letter had not been
opened shortly before noon.