Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-23
MCPHERSON CASE
IS ADJOURNED
OVER WEEKEND
Superior Judge Testifies
In Behalf of Accused
Evangelist.
Bv TINCO~ ~ 0TJh PPrpG
Ir i. Staff COrrcsDondcntO

Ct. =. Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, 80. -. The
hearing of Aimo" Scm''lc N""h"r-
son on charges of perjury and con
spiracy stood adlodtncd TO-DAY lor
the Weekend. with the testimony Of
Superior Judge C;rIos S. Hardy,
close friend Of the evangelist, III
the rocOrd-.
Judge Hardy $ testimony, Mrs.
Mcpherson declared today, is a
complete yindication of the charges
of conspiracy, which are based pm
marlv on nsscrtcd negotiations with
the late X. a. Mckinley, blind at
torucr, to produce fake kiGnaprrs
"Iudgc Hardy = stimony proves
Mckinley was making an honest cf-
fort 10 produce kiduapcrs and had
entered into negotiations with two
men whom still believe VIZ" re.
sponsiblc for nay kidnapping. said
the evangelist.
Judge Hardy is to continue his
story when the hearing IS resumed
Monday morning.
On the stand late Yesterday, the
iurst revealed he had held numer-
ous conferences with The Lind at
t"rncy concerning the search for
Mrs. Mcpherson $ alleged kidnap-
Crs.
Judge Hardy testified that be
fore Mrs. Mcpherson : re appeal
'nce, hr told Mrs. Minnie Kennedy,
the evangelist : mother, that two
Een had approached Mckinney at
Long Beach, claiming they were tn"
IiGnapcrs. These men asked for
SO 900 ransom to surrender Mrs
NcPhcrson, the judge said.
After the evangelist : esrap"
from kidnaprrs and rc-appcaraucc IN
the Sonora desert near Douglas,
hri2., the SANE two men again came
20 Mckinley, according to JndEe
Hardy, and told the blind attorney
they could still help out the evangc
list. Mckinley WAS negotiating
with the pair for their surrender
when hc was killed in an automo-
bile accident.
Statement Issued
Mrs. Kennedy issued statement
after Judge Hardy left the stand
at the adjournment in which She
said:
Nov YOU can see that there was
no conspiracy on our part and that
the only conspiracy there was, cN-
listed only in the minds Of the staff
Of the district attorneys office,
he testimony as far as it has gone
NindicatcS our position rs far as IN"
Mckinley matter is concerned. -
Judge Hardy 5 testimony follow
Cd that of three witnesses from
Douglas. Ariz., who told of finding
feminine footprints leading to 4
pcint II miles south and east of
Aqua prieta and in the vicinity of
a shack, presumably the desert hut
IN which the evangelist WIS held
captive by kidnapers.
In addressing her followers last
night Mrs. Mcpherson appeared iu
bilant and shouted praises to the
Lord for the manner in which the
"mist of insinuation and falsehood
was dissipatcd by the light of
truth,
cit was wonderful day for the
defense, glorious unfolding of
fact,' said the evangelist, review.
ing the latest proceedings Of her
hearing.
Mrs. Mcpherson again charged
trat the entire ease against her was
designed to wreck the work of An
lclus temple.
- am but a grain of dust be
meath God s chariot wheels, sh"
said. "If | were the only object
of this attack, YOU would read
about it in small print on the last
rews page of the papers.
"But this is an assault on the
cause, on Angelus Temple, ON Chris
tianity. This makes il the tremen-
dous story that it is. y