New Britain herald., 1926-09-16
SENSATIONAL turn
EXPECTED TODAY
Mcpherson Case Is Likely to
Reach Its Climax

Los Angeles, Sept. 16 P-With a
number of arrests imminent, SEN
sational climax was forecast today
in the Aimee Semple Mcpherson kid
mapping investigation. District At
torney Asa Keyes, pushing his in
ouiry into an alleged perjury con-
spiracv, said he would question
number of persons thought to be i'm
dictated by the recent expose OF the
Miss X" hoax.
The re-opening of the entire NC
Pherson case was precipitated by
p Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman Sielan' who
charged that she had been hlred ana
financed to conjure up mytlllcai
Miss X" as the companion OF Ken
meth G.. Ormiston, former Angelus
Temple radio operator, during III
day soiourn at Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Witnesses in previous investiga-
tions testified that man identlhea
as Ormiston had occupied a cottage
at Carmel with a woman compan-
ion shortly after the evangelist dis
appeared last May. J..
From an authoritative source II
has been learned that plans are I'M
dn- vav to take the Angelus rem
n1a nsstor into custody WITHIN lhe
nevt AZ hours. At least two others
and possibly five persons race arrest
On charges of subordinatlon OF per-
i1rv. it was said.
Among those scheduled to appear
hafora Kcves for questioning To-Day
n have nGpn d
nrocess server for R. A. MchlhitS'
hind Long Beach attorney recehtlS
,,i1lnd in an automobile accldehl'
vets entered the Mcpherson IN
,',irv when Miss Bernice Morris, for-
merlv private secretary for Mc ,.i-
lev. identified him as the syhthe'io
"c+eve'' in an alleged plot 10 pro-
duca mythical kidnappers to SUD
stantiate the evangehsts apuu'''0"
story. W., ,1opber-
son reappeared at Aqua PrieIa' -
ioo her mother, Mrs. Minnie heh-
redv announced to newspapers s'e
Nd received clues indicating nsl
d.uqbter had been kidnapped. NC
Iri,isv then came forward with a
story of having been approacnei W
two strangers who sought 10 nave
hin, negotiate with Mrs. KENNEDY
Gov the collection Of q posted reward
of $4,000 for the safe return Vi '''0
woman pastor.
Mrs Mcpherson last night an
,ouncad from her pulpit and over
tho radio that the latest at'aeN' o''
her kidnapping story were the ll' .,
cbinations of an invisible eieniS
intent upon crushing her
The suicide yesterday OF Dr. a.
NJ waters curtails the inquiry plan
ned NV Keyes on the charges maui
w. Mrs sielaff. Waters, who dlea
after taking poison. was lllel'ioneu
in connection with the case W'' ,
his name was found In a no'eoooN
belonging to Mrs. Siclaff'
Ms Sielaff declared that Mrs,
uopherson told her DR.. Waters had
nrnnised to produce the woman
1.ho occupied the Carmel cottage
she said the evangelist pau l,i'i,
s195 DR.. Waters Monday oen,eu
having any connection with lne NY
pI,orson case. He admitted Know =
inc the evangelist. He was schen"i-
~ ~ annear in district court Yes1cr-
dav TO answer grand i''' No'''
charge. .,,ird and
independent attempt to li"lle
nyidance in the Mcpherson case
was reported to the district a1Iol
nav's office yesterday by Nick f1ot-
ris head of a local detective asen's :
enarch for Harry L. McLosh' a
aolarn,,n was started by authorl-
,tas in an effort to question him con-
corning the alleged plot ,o
Nelosh's first known en'ra,,o0
into the Mcpherson case was pe,
tween Aug. and 6, when ne ca,leu
1Iorris who was at that unle
uo-l,ine in behalf of the evangells''
According to Harris accounts u,
tho meetings. Melosh INTRODUCE
,.;r,se1s az "Mr. Roberts" and to'u
Harris that Mrs. Mcpherson heeu .,,,
a.sistance and that he could supply
al, necessary details to supstaii'''''0
her kidnapping story. o4
.Just how do you expect 10 Wv
this evidence, frame II! lh'' 10
raid he asked the visitor
Nov else do you think l couiu
oct it?" the detective saiu "'''''''
countered.