Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-26
Harry NIelosh and Mrs. Daniels Stick to
Story iii Aimee Case, But Prosecutor Is
Sure They Are Fakes, Seeking Publicity

! LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25. = (AP) -
Harry Melosh and Mrs Babe Daniels,
who injected themselves into the Aimee
iSemple Mcpherson disappearance mys-
ltery by confessing they helped perpe
trate the Carmel hoax, arrived here
from San Francisco, where they were
arrested yesterday morning, and were
Immediately taken to the, office of Dis
trict Attorney Keyes.
/ Melosh made affidavits that he was
employed to produce a woman who
would pose as the companion of Ken
meth G. Ormiston, former Angelus tenn
ple radio operator, at Carmel, Calf, to
refute intimations that the evangelist
| had journed there with Ormiston after
Mrs. Daniels claimed to be Miss X', the
tshe disappeared from the beach here
charscte restablished by the radio man
as his Carmel companion in denying 1T
was the evangelist. Ed King, district
attorneys Investigator, was closeted
| with his chief for a conference, at
which it was reported he was asked to
explain why he had delivered his pris-
oners more than seven hours late
Keyes delayed grilling Melosh and
! Mrs. Daniels until after talking to King
who arrested the pair in the northern
Lefty.
! The district attorney was outspoken
! in his disbelief of the story told by the
man and woman, who claimed to have
/ been the Mr. Martin" and Miss X
mentioned in the Carmel incident. He
| said he believed they were merely pub
/ licity seekers and had no. actual part IN
tn plan which he charges was engi-
neered by Mrs. Mcpherson and other
! Angelus Temple leaders to produce evil
rdence in support of the kidnapping
story.
/ Keyes said that unless the cross ex-
animation of the two produced proof,
now lacking, they would be released,
but that an intensive investigation
would be made into their motives in
! making the San Francisco "confes-
sions.'
! Mrs. Lorraine Wisemap -Sielaff, who
confessed she, too, was in the employ
of Angelus Temple workers, was sum-
moned to Keyes' office to confront
Mel0sh and Mrs Daniels. Melosh, in an
/ affidavit in San Francisco, said he
worked with Mrs Selaff in attempts to
1 declared she had never seen him.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25. - (AP) -
District Attorney Asa Keyes, after
questioning Harry Melosh and Mrs.
Babe Daniels, who were arrested in
San Francisco yesterday morning and
made statements linking themselves
with the Aimee Semple Mcpherson dis
| appearance case, announced tonight he
did not believe their stories and had
ordered them released.
After grilling the man and woman for
several hours Keyes ISSUED the follow
ing statement:
| Harry Melosh, alias Roberts, self
professed participant in the Mcpherson
case conspiracy, will not be used as a
witness by the prosecution. On exam
ination by my deputies today his story,
developed as so unworthy of credence
and devoid of the essential elements of
truth that as a fair prosecutor l must
denounce him.
+! "The major portion of his published
statement was repudiated by him today
and the remainder has nothing to sup
port, it's truth. Admittedly, he started
weeks ago to manufacture evidence IN
connection with the Mcpherson case tC
sell to the highest bidder. 1t is to be
regretted that lie was able to inject
himself into the case in any way, but
he and all others of his kind who seek
to pervert justice will be exposed if ii
is within my power to do so.
prosecution of the defendants in thf
Mcpherson case will be started Monday
Only evidence which a prosecutor car
present will be put before the court, OF
so far as it is within my control, be
allowed any public credence..
"Creditable evidence in abundance
will be available and this mans un-
truthful claims cannot prejudice the
Legitimate issues to be tried"
) Melosh made a sworn statement tC
an officer from Keyes' office detailed
to San Francisco that he was the "Mr
Martin" mentioned in connection with
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