Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-24
L. A. Officers Coming
Today For a Probe
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of MIS- Kennedy. they had strained
anxious eyes at sea for signs of her
body, believed carried down by the
Santa Monica surf, or had patrol1ed
tho beach sands day and night in the
hope that, it would be washed ashore.
Then today came the news, first car
ried into the city by the Associated
Press, that the pastor whom they had
been told was drowned, was alive in
Arizona.
Through the halo of joy that sur
rounded the temple, there penetrated
today the cold eye of official investt-
cation.
How was a woman like Mrs. Me
Pherson, known almost all over the
civilized world, kidnapped in broad day
light on crowded beach?" was one
of the questions set down by District
Attorney Keyes to be propounded in
his inquiry into the affair.
why was a $4,000 reward offered
for her safe return, withdrawn, then
re-offered and withdrawn again on
June 12?" was another.
Will the approximately $4,000 coll
lected at Angels Temple during the
special memorial services last Sunday,
for the purpose of creating a lasting
memorial to Mrs. McP.hersons memory
be returned to the donors?'' was u
third. Word by word, said Keyes
Mrs. McPherson's story Of the kidnap-
ing will be checked step by step the
trail along which she said she stag
gered and rode from her prison after
escaping her bonds, will be re-traced.
Ryan, the man put on the case by
Keyes, is known as the keenest in
vestigator in the departmen- AS he
left today for Douglas, he said: THE
circumstances Of the case in the opin-
ion of the district attorneys office
call for an investigation both in JUS
tice to Mrs. Mcpherson and the pub
lie and I intend to see that it is
made."
Mrs. Kennedy, prior to leaving for
Douglas today, said that last night
she received letter containing what
purported to be a lock of Mrs. Nc
Pherson5s hair, and also the correct
answers to the questions asked by
Mrs. Kennedy several weeks ago as
tests when a blind attorney of Long
I%Ce1Slis IL "a hCAAlilSys ootlO lIltI klu-
napers had asked MIN to arrange for
a ransom for the evangelist.
1--WE are not Interested" Thus Lu-
Glen c. Wheeler, chief of the depart
ment of justice, and Waiter e. Carr,
director of the United States immi-
grafton service summed up their Off
cial attitude toward the Mcpherson
case.
The officials said that if the evan
gelist thinksj her alleged kidnapers
are still in Mexico, the course to fol-
low is to refer the matter to the de-
partment of state which in turn will
take it up with Mexican authorities
Miss Emma schaeffer, Mrs. Nc
Pherson's faithful secretary, who was
the. first to report her employer as
missing the day she disappeared and
who later declared positively that the
pastor had drowned, was not allow
ed by Mrs. Kennedy to talk to news I
paper men after today's development. /
mo, you must not see her. Mrs. |
Kennedy said. "She is so nervous
and she can't talk very well. She
doesn't know"
ne S0CIGIdIy, dlCII0u III UIdChy l,t
her eyes red from weeping, was q,
pathetic figure amid the excitment at
temple.
To one reporter who intercepted her
for a moment and asked her about
the kidnapers described by Mrs. Nc /
Pherson, Miss Schaeffer replied:
81 never saw them" and then hur-
ried away. ,t-s1r fsas'.'.t-e
The service tonight at AngeIus.
temple, attended by 1000 persons, bel
came wild demonstration of JOY
The way was paved for the triumph I
ant return of Mrs. Mcpherson.
"We are trusting next Sunday to be !
able to blow off the dome of the
said the speaker, Rev Glad 7
wyn N. Nichols. Having put off our
garments of mourning, we shall put I
on the garments of praise and halle /
lujah and you can never tell how the !
things will wind up
tumult of cheers and cries greet
ed the announcement, and the speaker
was unable to resume for more than
a minute!
Joy over the safety of the evange-
list was expressed in song through I
a paraphrased part of the hymn,
Coming Down, Down, Down, the ,
Glory of the Lord is Coming Down."