New Britain herald., 1926-09-18
Blames Evangelist for Leading Her Son Astray Parent of "Kidnaping" Victim Arrested for Con- spiracy and Latter Is to Be Taken Into Custody Soon.

San Francisco. Sept. IS Pt-In an interview in the Examiner Mrs. w. .C. Ormiston, mother of Kenneth G. Ormiston, declared she was tired of all this deception" and called up- on her son to tell the authorities the truth concerning his part Tn the Aimee Semple McPherson disap- pearance.
 With this great mass of evidence showing that Mrs. McPherson was not kidnapped, with the warrants for her arrest, there is no use for even a mother to try to persuade herself that the story told by my son is true, Mrs. Ormiston said.
 We tried to bring him up as a God fearing righteous man and un- til he met Mrs. McPherson there was nothing to mar our joy and our pride in him.
 "Since then there has been noth- ing but trouble. When Kenneth sent his letters to the district attorney we were hurt, for in them our son confessed a wrong. but We believ- ed them. Now we cannot. There is too much on the other side. He must come forward and tell the truth. clear up this mess which has kept us in constant misery since his name was first brought into the in- vestigation."
 Mrs. Kennedy Arrested
 Los Angeles, Sept. IS CP-With Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of Aimee Semple McPhcrson. under arrest on charges of criminal con- spiracy and preparing false eri- dence, and the evangolist's appear ancc in answer to similar charges assured, District Attorney Asa Reyes today moved to bring about the apprehension of Kenneth c. Ormiston, former Angelus temple radio operator and named as CO., defendant in complaints issued here yesterday.
 The arrest of Mrs McPherson has been deferred owing to her physical condition She was report cd improved last night, but still confined to her bed with an infec- tion of her nose
 The first arrest in the McPherson case came yesterday when Mrs. Kennedy was served with a bench warrant. Accompanied by her at torncy, she appeared for arraisn- ment in municipal court and was released on S2,50o bond. At the same time a deposit Of $2,5o0 was made with the court to guarantee the appearance of Mrs. McPherson.
 Search for OrmiGton was i'm mediately taken up. His attorney, s. $. Hahn. previously announced that the radio man, said 10 be the key witness in the alleged kidnap- ping hoax. would surrender as soon as . complaint was issued against him. Hahn's declaration that i'm munity would be given his client was vigorously denied yesterday by Reyes, who announced that the radio man would be brought 10 trial and prosecuted upon the same footing as others in the case.
 Besides Mrs. Mcpherson, her mother and Ormiston. four others were named in a shcaf of felony complaints issued. The fourth was Mrs Lorraine Wisemau Sielafi. confessed perpetrator of the Miss x" hoax. She was taken into GUS tody several days ago following her sensational confession that she had been hired and financed by the Angclus temple pastor to pro- 1 duce false evidence to substantiate | the Kidnapping story. The other ! alleged conspirators were named in complaints as John Doe, Rich . ard Doe and Sarah Doe and their 1, identity is being kept secret.
 When arraisned Mrs. Kennedy i pleaded not guilty. Her prelimi- nary hearing was set for Septcm- Der 2. Mrs. McPhcrson's hearing was tentatively set for the same date.
 Reyes last night said that he was satisfied with the explanation Of Su- perior Judge Carlos Hardy Of his !, connection with the McPherson case. i Judge Hardy was called before the prosecutor yesterday for questioning regarding letters said 10 have been written by him to R. A. Mckinley, l blind Long Beach attorney, recently killed in an automobile accident Mckinley figured in the McPherson ease when he offered to produce Steve" and Rose" the evangelist's alleged abductors.