FAIL TO PROVE STORY.
Investigations by newspapers failed to substantiate the account of Thomas H. Towne of Salt Lake City, who said he saw Mrs. McPherson in an automobile changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May.
A Salt Lake City man's claim that he saw Mrs. McPherson on the day of her disappearance last May.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (AP). - The story of Thomas H. Towne, of Salt Lake City, that he saw Aimee Semple McPherson in an automobile at Venice, Calif., changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May today failed to be substantiated in investigations by newspapers.
The license number of the automobile as reported by Towne proved to be that of a car belonging to F. B. Barden, of Pasadena, although the registration stood in the name of Miss Cora Fletcher, Los Angeles. By consulting his diary, Barden declared that the car had not been out of his possession and that neither he nor his wife were at the beach on the day in question.
B. A. Brown, a resident of Ventura, cited by Towne as a former "war buddy" who had been with him at the time and could substantiate his story, was quoted today as saying he had never heard of Towne. He denied witnessing the happenings described by the Salt Lake City man.
At the apartment house, where Towne said he was living at the time of Mrs. McPherson's disappearance, the management declared that he had no record of the man ever having lived there.
Towne had said he was a patient at the United States veterans' hospital at San Fernando until April 20, but A. G. Walker, medical officer in temporary charge, said his records of Towne having been a patient could not be found.
District Attorney Keyes tonight said that the affidavit signed today in Salt Lake City by Towne was at his request. The prosecutor indicated that he will await the receipt of this before he decides whether to bring Towne here as a witness in the Mc-Pherson conspiracy case.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, October 22, 1926, page 8.
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FAIL TO PROVE STORY.
Investigations by newspapers failed to substantiate the account of Thomas H. Towne of Salt Lake City, who said he saw Mrs. McPherson in an automobile changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May.
A Salt Lake City man's claim that he saw Mrs. McPherson on the day of her disappearance last May.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (AP). - The story of Thomas H. Towne, of Salt Lake City, that he saw Aimee Semple McPherson in an automobile at Venice, Calif., changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May today failed to be substantiated in investigations by newspapers.
The license number of the automobile as reported by Towne proved to be that of a car belonging to F. B. Barden, of Pasadena, although the registration stood in the name of Miss Cora Fletcher, Los Angeles. By consulting his diary, Barden declared that the car had not been out of his possession and that neither he nor his wife were at the beach on the day in question.
B. A. Brown, a resident of Ventura, cited by Towne as a former "war buddy" who had been with him at the time and could substantiate his story, was quoted today as saying he had never heard of Towne. He denied witnessing the happenings described by the Salt Lake City man.
At the apartment house, where Towne said he was living at the time of Mrs. McPherson's disappearance, the management declared that he had no record of the man ever having lived there.
Towne had said he was a patient at the United States veterans' hospital at San Fernando until April 20, but A. G. Walker, medical officer in temporary charge, said his records of Towne having been a patient could not be found.
District Attorney Keyes tonight said that the affidavit signed today in Salt Lake City by Towne was at his request. The prosecutor indicated that he will await the receipt of this before he decides whether to bring Towne here as a witness in the Mc-Pherson conspiracy case.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, October 22, 1926, page 8.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, October 22, 1926, page 8.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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FAIL TO PROVE STORY.
Investigations by newspapers failed to substantiate the account of Thomas H. Towne of Salt Lake City, who said he saw Mrs. McPherson in an automobile changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May.
A Salt Lake City man's claim that he saw Mrs. McPherson on the day of her disappearance last May.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (AP). - The story of Thomas H. Towne, of Salt Lake City, that he saw Aimee Semple McPherson in an automobile at Venice, Calif., changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May today failed to be substantiated in investigations by newspapers.
The license number of the automobile as reported by Towne proved to be that of a car belonging to F. B. Barden, of Pasadena, although the registration stood in the name of Miss Cora Fletcher, Los Angeles. By consulting his diary, Barden declared that the car had not been out of his possession and that neither he nor his wife were at the beach on the day in question.
B. A. Brown, a resident of Ventura, cited by Towne as a former "war buddy" who had been with him at the time and could substantiate his story, was quoted today as saying he had never heard of Towne. He denied witnessing the happenings described by the Salt Lake City man.
At the apartment house, where Towne said he was living at the time of Mrs. McPherson's disappearance, the management declared that he had no record of the man ever having lived there.
Towne had said he was a patient at the United States veterans' hospital at San Fernando until April 20, but A. G. Walker, medical officer in temporary charge, said his records of Towne having been a patient could not be found.
District Attorney Keyes tonight said that the affidavit signed today in Salt Lake City by Towne was at his request. The prosecutor indicated that he will await the receipt of this before he decides whether to bring Towne here as a witness in the Mc-Pherson conspiracy case.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, October 22, 1926, page 8.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, October 22, 1926, page 8.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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FAIL TO PROVE STORY.
Investigations by newspapers failed to substantiate the account of Thomas H. Towne of Salt Lake City, who said he saw Mrs. McPherson in an automobile changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May.
A Salt Lake City man's claim that he saw Mrs. McPherson on the day of her disappearance last May.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (AP). - The story of Thomas H. Towne, of Salt Lake City, that he saw Aimee Semple McPherson in an automobile at Venice, Calif., changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May today failed to be substantiated in investigations by newspapers.
The license number of the automobile as reported by Towne proved to be that of a car belonging to F. B. Barden, of Pasadena, although the registration stood in the name of Miss Cora Fletcher, Los Angeles. By consulting his diary, Barden declared that the car had not been out of his possession and that neither he nor his wife were at the beach on the day in question.
B. A. Brown, a resident of Ventura, cited by Towne as a former "war buddy" who had been with him at the time and could substantiate his story, was quoted today as saying he had never heard of Towne. He denied witnessing the happenings described by the Salt Lake City man.
At the apartment house, where Towne said he was living at the time of Mrs. McPherson's disappearance, the management declared that he had no record of the man ever having lived there.
Towne had said he was a patient at the United States veterans' hospital at San Fernando until April 20, but A. G. Walker, medical officer in temporary charge, said his records of Towne having been a patient could not be found.
District Attorney Keyes tonight said that the affidavit signed today in Salt Lake City by Towne was at his request. The prosecutor indicated that he will await the receipt of this before he decides whether to bring Towne here as a witness in the Mc-Pherson conspiracy case.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, October 22, 1926, page 8.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, October 22, 1926, page 8.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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FAIL TO PROVE STORY.
Investigations by newspapers failed to substantiate the account of Thomas H. Towne of Salt Lake City, who said he saw Mrs. McPherson in an automobile changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May.
A Salt Lake City man's claim that he saw Mrs. McPherson on the day of her disappearance last May.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (AP). - The story of Thomas H. Towne, of Salt Lake City, that he saw Aimee Semple McPherson in an automobile at Venice, Calif., changing from a bathing suit to street attire on the day of her disappearance last May today failed to be substantiated in investigations by newspapers.
The license number of the automobile as reported by Towne proved to be that of a car belonging to F. B. Barden, of Pasadena, although the registration stood in the name of Miss Cora Fletcher, Los Angeles. By consulting his diary, Barden declared that the car had not been out of his possession and that neither he nor his wife were at the beach on the day in question.
B. A. Brown, a resident of Ventura, cited by Towne as a former "war buddy" who had been with him at the time and could substantiate his story, was quoted today as saying he had never heard of Towne. He denied witnessing the happenings described by the Salt Lake City man.
At the apartment house, where Towne said he was living at the time of Mrs. McPherson's disappearance, the management declared that he had no record of the man ever having lived there.
Towne had said he was a patient at the United States veterans' hospital at San Fernando until April 20, but A. G. Walker, medical officer in temporary charge, said his records of Towne having been a patient could not be found.
District Attorney Keyes tonight said that the affidavit signed today in Salt Lake City by Towne was at his request. The prosecutor indicated that he will await the receipt of this before he decides whether to bring Towne here as a witness in the Mc-Pherson conspiracy case.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, October 22, 1926, page 8.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, October 22, 1926, page 8.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.
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