Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-02

that they had proven that the real
shack will be definitely identified
by the fact that Mrs. Mcpherson has
been able when not bewilierad by
crowd, to positively state that the
shacks she has seen have no place
Fin the case.
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of Mrs.
Mcpherson, declared Thursday, "our
first thought must be of Angelus Tenn
pie. We want to see what the Off
GERS here have been able to discover.
Mrs. Mcpherson, when she is pre-
pairing an article or a sermon, wants
to be alone. That is what she desires
today. She wants just the members of
the official posse, one officially dele
gated news representative, if the news
writers will agree to it, and Reverend
Howard.
"We will look at all shacks that have
been discovered, and will follow the
trail that the posse has discovered and
which leads to the Cenizas ranch vi
cinity. 1t is too bad that the blue
part of the country were on their way
ITO Californi awhile we were coming
here. However, it will be better for
us to see the shacks and the country
ourselves.
/ "If we can find anything conclusive,
we shall be glad. If we fail to do
| so, we shall return to Douglas again
| as soon as officers believe that they
have new clues worthy of considera-
tion."
| Mrs. Kennedy declared with regard
to press reports from Los Angeles re-
garding changes of stamps on the en-
velope of the letter mailed by the abb
ductors to Mrs. Kennedy, and which
contained locks of Mrs. MCPHERSON s
hair, that she had turned the envelope,
the letter and the contents over to
LCaptain of Detectives Cline.
! In. reply to question as to why the
evangelist and herself had left Los
Angeles without notifying Officers
there, Mrs. Kennedy declared 1--WE are
spending our own money to make this
private investigation. We want to
get at the bottom of this. The Officers
here are on the ground and working
en- the case. We sought to escape
newspaper noteriety with regard to
this trip. We4want to let her (Mrs.
McPherson) go over the ground her
self, in an effort to see what portions
of the country and8of her trail will be
recalled
1T must not he circus. That is,
| we do not want a great crowd along.
We want to have an opportunity to
make our own investigation"
| Chief of Police. Bowden did not ac-
| company the party. At an early con-
ference in the hotel, between Mrs. Nc
Pherson, Mrs. Kennedy, Chief Bowden
and attended by a representative The
Douglas Dispatch, with Rev. Howard
plans for the day were made. The
William B. Wells, Jr, ranch was one
place to be visited and it was decided
\ that this should be the first one. AS
the party left the city later, going to-
ward the Slaughter road and Silver
creek, it was believed by Douglas men
that this plan was carried out, but the
party later went into Mexico, toward
Niger Head mountain and the Cent
gas ranch.
Real Newspaper Nose.
The newspaper men who entered into
the compact to permit one man t6
represent them, failed to include a wo-
imam writer in the conference. As Mrs
lMcPherson's car drove away, the wo-
man writer followed in another car
THE newspaper writer's set up quicl
howl and members of the party warn
ed her not to go, later delegating tive
newspaper men to watch her and SCI
THAT she kept her promise not to at
tempt to follow the evangelist ant
her party
Il am feeling Better Mrs. McPher
son stated during the morning as sh'
alighted from the train. IT have no
had much rest. but am regaining m!
strength"
At the first conference held by tn
party, Rev Howard urged that Mrs
Mcpherson reconsider her plan for re
turning to Los Angeles at once, bu
both the evangelist and her mother re
manned firm.
Arrangements were made with tn
Mexican government whereby the part,
of American officers going into Mex
leo might go armed. Unless under spe
cial permit, Americans are not per
mitted to take arms or ammunition o