Evening star., 1926-09-29
STATE BUILDING UP
MCPHERSON CASE
Introduces First Detailed
Documentary Evidence in
KIDNAPPING Trial.


LOS ANGELES. Calf, September
1s.-Aimee Semple Mcpherson today
will witness the introduction Of the
FIRST detailed documentary evidence in
the third investigation or ner kidnap-
ing story. which opened in Municipal
Court here Monday.
In the role OF defendant in "A case
charging criminal conspiracy, the An
gelus Temple pastor watches the accu-
mutation of State evidence with some
apparent apprehension. but retires to
her pulpit in the evening in buoy
ant mood TO accept encouragement
from her followers and in turn rldl-
cule her accusers.
Stenographic records We're intro
duced yesterday in an attempt TO
prove that the evangelist spent part
of the five weeks she was absent from
her temple at Carmel -thetSea in a
cottage leased by Kenneth G. Ormi-
ston, her former radio operator. Ihe
records comprised purported conver-
sations between Howard &. Benedict
and Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman SielaH.
Benedict is the owner of the cottage
at Carmel by-t he Sea where Ormiston
spent 10 days with a begoggled wom-
an whom he has designated az Miss
". and who the State contends was
Mrs. Mcpherson. Mrs. Sielaff is the
confessed perpetrator or hoax to
produce a maSquerader FOR the role of
Miss X"
Called Monumental Fakpr."
The shorthand statements were
taken during the Two meetings be
tween Benedict and Mrs. Sielaff and
during which she had attempted to
convince him that she had been the
radio mans companion at Carmel.
Benedict branded the woman as a
monumental faker" in testifying to
his conversations.
After calling numerous witnesses
from Carmel, several OF whom identi-
fled the evangelist as the woman who
occupied the cottage. District AttOr-
ney Asa Keyes indicated his inten-
tion of introducing the documentary
evidence today by instructing Milton
Carlson. handwriting expert. 10 be
prepared to take the witness stand.
Carlson will be called to give expert
testimony regarding the handwriting
on two grocery slips found in the
Carmel cottage.
The slips and exhibits of Mrs. Nc
PhersOn's handwriting contained in
her sermon notes. picked up on the
beach at Ocean Park after her dis
appearance. will be handed to the
expert for comparison. He will also
he asked to identify the handwriting
of a telegram received at the temple
from Oakland. several days after Mrs.
Mcpherson disappeared, stating she
was safe
TO Hear Temple staff
At the request of Mrs. Mcpherson,
several attaches Of Angelus Temple
who have been subpoenaed by the
State. will be placed on the stand
today in order that the work Of the
Temple staff may not be unduly in
terrupted These include Mrs. May
Waldron, Temple stenographer; j. w.
Arthur. assistant pastor of the
church. and Miss Emma Schaffer.
private secretary to Mrs. Mcpherson.
As the hearing progresses the ma
tlon-Wide search for OrIniston con-
tinueS. with no positive information
as 10 his whereabouts. Several tele-
grams have been received by keyes
purporting to come from Ormiston.
Yesterday the evangelist's attorneys
received n letter with the radio man $
signature attached The letter WAS
forwarded through Edward II. $. Mar
tin. Chicago attorney. and stated that
Of Miss X" Ormiston is named with
the evangelist and five others in the
conspiracy complaint.