Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-14
MRS. MCPHERSON
PAID WITNESSES
NICHOLS STATES
Says Love Offerings
Given Those Who Aided
Her Case.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 14-Persons
who gave testimony substantiating
the kidnapping story Aimee Semple
Mcpherson told after a two month
absence in 1926 were given love
offerings" by the evangelist, it was
revealed at a special state assembly
committee hearing here today.
Brother Gladwyn Nichols, de
posed trumpet playing leader of Mrs.
Mcpherson 5 Silver Jubilee > band,
testified that he knew of ''sever-
al" people, who made speeches sup
porting phases Of Mrs. Mcpherson S
abduction and then received gifts
Of money from Angelus Temple
Mrs. Frank Isenbcrger, who ad
dressed Mrs. McPherson's Foul
Square congregation and said she
saw a woman who could have been
double for Mrs. Mcpherson and
Rev. s W. Howard. who told TEN
Pile followers that he found shacks
resembling those described by Mrs.
Mcpherson as the place she was held
a prisoner, both received Glove Of
ferings,' Nichols said.
The investigation of the senate
committee is designed to determine
if the $500 given by Mrs. McPher-
SON was in the nature of a love of
fering or counsel fees.
Judge Hardy may face impeach-
ment proceedings in event it is de-
tcrmined that he took money for
legal services while he was sitting
on the superior court bench.
Nichols Dismissed
Nichols once was one of Mrs. Me
Phcrson s strongest supporters but
he was dismissed when the eVange-
list said he "got ambitious and
wished to run the temple .
Nichols said he had no direct
knowledge Of the check which was
given to Judge Hardy.
KenMeth G. Ormiston, former IA
do man Of Angclus Temple who
once was accused of having lived at
Carmel-by-the-Sea with Mrs. Ne
Pherson made a brief appearance Al
the session.
Ormiston was questioned only con
cerning Judge Hardy 5 relation tC
Mrs. Mcpherson and her -Four Square
Gospel and was not called upon tC
I identify the woman who was hi,
companion at Carmel while Mrs. Me
Phcrsou assertedly was held by kid
napers.
The radio man, for whom a ma
tion wide search was instituted when
Mrs. McPhcrson's abduction was
taken into courts, said he never re
ceived any legal advice from Judge
Hardy and he had no knowledg,
that the iurist had acted as coun
sci for Mrs Mcpherson.
Judge Hardy did not advise me
concerning amy mattcr,' Ormistor
said. - was having trouble witt
my former wife about that time but
! had an attorney and never spoke
to Judge Hardy about it.
The largest crowd to attend any
of the sessions of the committee, de
signed to determine if Impeachment
proceedings shall be brought against
Judge Hardy for accepting money
while he was sitting ON the bench
was disappointed at the short ap
pearanee and meager testimony OF
/ Ormiston.
Miss Bernice Morris, who was sec
rotary to the late r. A. Mckinley
/ Long Beach attorney, told the com
mittee that Roland Rich Wooley
one time attorney to Mrs. McPher
son, and Mrs. Minnie Kennedy
mother of the evangelist, asked hen
to keep Judge Hardy's connection
with the kidnapping case from "get
ting into the papers. -
Mckinley was introduced to the
kidnapping ease when he said hC
handled negotiations with Mrs. Me
Phcrson's purported kidnappers
"Rosie and Stevc'