Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01
KEYES MAKES
STATEMENT ON
HANDWRITING.
(sy Dispatch A. P. wire)

LOS ANGELES, Call,
July 31.-District Attorney
Asa Keyes declared today
the handwriting on the
grocery list found in a cot
tage at Carmel was plainly
that of Mrs. Aimee Semple
Mcpherson. Keyes' agents
have reported to him the
cottage was occupied late
in May by a man identified
by residents Of Carmel as
Kenneth G.. Or1niston and
a woman companion.
Keyes said he considered it unneces-
sary to submit the specimen to hand
writing expert, Tor ANY Iayman can
compare the writing with that of Mrs.
Mcpherson" He stated he would sub
nit it directly to the grand jury when
that body renews it's investigation next
Tuesday of the kidnapping story told by
the Angelus temple pastor when she
appeared at Douglas, Arizona, June %,
after 35 days absence from her flock.
Another development in the McPher
son inquiry which commanded interest
today was a. telegram received by
Keyes from a Chicago attorney, ap-
parently retained by Ormiston, who
formerly was Mrs. McPhersons temple
tof fhat m t1ff
davit from Ormiston was en- route to
Keyes by air mail, This supported q
telegram received yesterday at the
temple purporting to come direct from
the former radio man, in which he
said a. sworn statement concerning
Carmel incident clearing you" had been
forwarded to the evangelist. Mrs Nc
Pherson recently issued an appeal
through the press to Ormiston to come
forward and dispose of rumors that
she had beeh his companion at Carmel
for 10 days after she disappeared on
the beach at Ocean Park, May IS.
Mrs MCPHERSON who is under sub
poena to appear before the grand jury
Tuesday, was said to have a witness
from Carmel, whom she intends to take
with her before the body. Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Ryan, who conducted the
investigation at Carmel, said he knew
whom the witness was and that Mrs.
Mcpherson had right to take anyone
she chose to testify at the inquiry.
District Attorney Asa Keyes could
not be reached late this afternoon to
explain why subpoenas issued to sew
eral Carmel residents for appearance
before the grand jury here Tuesday in
the Aimee Semple Mcpherson investi-
cation, were void.
Keyes was said at his office to be
at some Country club. Both Joe Ryan,
deputy district attorney, in charge of
the investigation, and William Carter,
foreman Of the grand jury, were at a
loss to explain the Carmel report They
said they had not been informed of any
change in the plan to reopen the Nc
Pherson case Tuesday.
Claim VindicatiOn.
Roland r. Wooley; counsel for Mrs.
Mcpherson, received news of the re-
ported recall of the subpoenas jubi-
lantly.
Mrs. Mcpherson has been vindicated
at last" he said, "and it is relief to
her to be replaced in the faith and con-
fidence of her thousands of followers
and Others
Wooley declared he was in possession
of nearly a score of clews which he
believed would reveal the identity OF
the kidnapers, which the evangelist al
legged held her for ransome in Mexico.
An immediate search, he said, would
be launched for them.
'Since the authorities have spent all
their time seeking evidence to discred-
it Mrs. McPherson's story and not in
searching for the criminals he added,
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