The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
aimee kIDNAP
TALE BRANDED
FAKE IN court
Judge Accused Of Frameup
by mysterious Miss X
on Witness Stand.
TELLS OF LOVE NEST
Rej-Haired Evangelist Was
With Radio Operator in
Cottage, She Says.
BY HOMER l.. ROBERTS
United Press staff Correspondent


United Press staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 13-
The kidnapping" story advanced by
Aimee Semple Mcpherson to ex-
plain her mysterious surf to sand"
disappearance in 1926. stood brand
ed as a "hoaX" today in the i'm
peachment trial of Superior Judge
Carlos B. Hardy.
Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman Sielaff,
reappearing from seclusion in Sc
attic, charged from the witness
stand that she and Judge Hardy en-
gineered a "frameup" to produce a
Miss K" as an alibi for the fiery
haired Angelus temple evangelist.
To her detailed charges of hoax
once was known as the Miss X"
added the statement that Mrs. Nc
Pherson admitted to her that she
occupied the cottage at Carmel by
the Sea with Kenneth G. Ormiston,
Angelus temple radio operator.
Admit Aimee's Quiet
Mrs. Sielaff charged, that not only
the evangelist, but the evangelists
mother, admitted that Mrs. Nc
Pherson was Kenneth Ormistons
companion in the alleged love nest
at Carmel by the Sea. She added
that Judge Hardy had promised to
use his official position to help put
it over" that Mrs. Mcpherson was
kidnapped
Judge Hardy is accused Of accept
ing S2,500 from the evangelist as
legal fee" for services given during
the investigation of her kidnapping
story. State law prohibits judges
from practicing law.
In face Of the damaging testimony,
attorneys for the defense today
collected evidence to impeach the
story of Mrs. Sielaff, who they
charge has told six conflicting
stories of the kidnapping. They
seek commitment papers which as
sertedly will show that Mrs. SIelatf
once was confined in Utah
asylum for the insane.
Drama Is Supplied
Nevertheless, the determined
woman witness supplied the most
dramatic elements of the trial so far,
and her testimony was sufficiently
sensational to throw into an uproar
the crowds which jammed the
courtroom.
She charged that Judge Hardy Of
fered to provide her with private
detective to aid in 'plarting" the
evidence and producing the Miss
X to support Mrs. McPherson's
kidnapping story.
She charged that when she sug-
gested the plot "mgiht not be safe,
Judge Hardy replied: well, am a
respected judge here in Los Angeles,
and have considerable influence
with District Attorney Asa Keyes."
She declared that in her opinion,
Judge Hardy himself ever believed
Mrs. McPherson's abduction story.
She said during one meeting with
the jurist, she asked him if he be-
lieved the story.
Doubted the Story
He smiled at me-" the witness
related" and said well, you know,
Mrs. Wiseman, she has done a lot
Of good for a lot of people, and
she will continue to do so, if we
can clear her name of this dread
full scandal
Il was convinced then that he
didn't believe she had been kid
naped," Mrs. Self said.
Mrs. Sielaff testified that Judge
Hardy advanced the alibi PROPOSE
ton to her in meeting at his
home, July 30, 1926. According to
her testimony he said to her:
Il understand from Mrs. Ken
nedy that you know Of a lady who
will pose as the lady who was at
Carmel if you need any help, I will
get q Burns detective, one who can
be depended upon"
She said she finally agreed to pro-
duce woman who would pose as
the person who accompanied Orrni-
ston to the Carmel cottage.
kilograms introduced
Two kilograms from Judge Hardy
to Mrs. Sielaff then were introduced
by the prosecution to support its
charge that the jurist aided in COM
pleting the plan. One expressed the
hope that the matters you are
working on will reach happy issue.
The prosecution attempted to in
troduce the affidavit Of Miss X"
but the court ruled the original
document would be required.
Mrs. Sielaff was excused as the
trial recessed and will be called at a
later date, prosecutors said.