Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-04
KEY ES TO.
MOVE FOR
DISMISSAL
M'Pherson Case Will Be
Dropped by District
Attorney.
MANY PR O T E S T S
Evangelist to Leave Soon
For Trip to Eastern
Part of Nation.
By LINCOLN QUARBERG
United Press Staff Correspondent

OU1Ieu TLe~S otdll SoiiCopoiAuOA~
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4. - The
famous Aimee Semple Mcpherson
case was virtually ended today.
Asserting he was through with
pcriured testimony, fake evidence
and sensationalism, District Attor-
ney Asa Keyes announced in SUBJ
stance, at noon today, that the case
against the evangelist and her as
sociates, would be dropped.
Keyes sensational statements fol-
lowed his appearance before the
Los Angeles county grand jury to-
day when he read portions of the
transcript of the preliminary hear
ing of Mrs. Mcpherson which con-
ccrned the testimony of Mrs. Lor-
raine Wiseman. confessed Cocoon
spirator and star states witness.
Mrs. Wiseman s testimony, which
was the main link in the state g case
against Mrs. Mcpherson and code
PENDANTS, was in direct contradic-
ton to her sworn statements before
the grand jury last week end.
II will not ask for indictments
against Mrs. Mcpherson or anyone
else on the testimony of Mrs. Wise
man. said the district attorney.
81 could not justify my position
in office by basing any claims upon
the evidence of this woman, who
has proven herself Il perjurer.
Reyes indicated he would let the
ease slip out of the limelight by
failing to file informations against
the defendants.
Under the law, the state has un-
til January 10 to file the informa-
tions ordering the defendants to
trial, as ordered by the court fol-,
lowing the recent preliminary hear
ing.
said the prosecutor.
1.-THE superior court can do as it
wishes about the case. l am leaving
very soon.'
Many indignant
If Keyes fails to file the infor-
nations against Mrs. Mcpherson,
her mother, Mrs. Kennedy, and
Kenneth G. Ormiston, former radio
operator at Angelus temple, the
long drawn case, with all its ram
ifications, will automatically pass
out of the jurisdiction of California
courts.
A wave of public indignation
went over the district attorneys Of
flee today in the form of telephone
calls, letters and kilograms from
prominent Los Angeles business men
and civic leaders, demanding that
a definite decision be reached con-
cerning dismissal of the Mcpherson
case.
a blanket protest signed by 22S
representatives of industrial and
civic associations. asserted that the
Mcpherson case had seriously hurt
Los Angeles business. In addition
to wasting the taxpayers money!
it has "led to general depression
in commercial circles here,' the
protesters said.
Keyes admitted he had received
many letters and phone calls of pro-
test against the continued prosecu-
tion of the evangelist, but he re-
fused to divulge any names.
Mrs. Mcpherson made plans today
for her evangelistic transforming
of the east. The evangelist leaves
here Monday, accompanied by her
secretary, Miss Emma Shaffer, and
other members of her revival staff.
She has planned an eight weeks
tour of eastern cities which she ex-
poets will develop into the aspects
of national revival, based on the
Four Square Gospel religion, the
creed she founded.