NEW WITNESS STATES CARMEL WOMAN WAS "RELIGIOUS PERSON"
District Attorney Asa Keyes received a letter from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland, who says that last May in Carmel a woman came out of a cottage to help her after she fell, chatted with her and gave her a book, first tearing out a page that bore writing. The authorities maintain that the woman who occupied the cottage was Mrs. Mcpherson, while the letter writer says she would not be a witness in the affair and sees the book only as showing that the woman in the cottage was religious.
A letter to the district attorney in the inquiry into the disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple Mcpherson.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2. - (AP) - A new witness, who says she talked with the mystery woman who occupied a cottage in Carmel with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio man, today entered the Aimee Semple McPherson case, when a letter was received by District Attorney Asa Keyes from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland. She is expected to provide the pivotal evidence in the solution of the evangelist's mysterious disappearance.
Miss Ammerer, in her letter to the authorities, declared that the woman who occupied the Carmel cottage last May was "a religious woman." She enclosed a book given her by the woman.
The authorities maintain that Ormiston's companion was Mrs. McPherson. The Oakland "witness'" letter reads:
"I spent two weeks in Carmel last May and while out walking slipped and fell. A woman came out of a house there and helped me pick up the contents of my vanity case, and while I rested we had a pleasant chat. She asked me if I belonged to a church. I said 'no,' and she said I ought to be a Christian.
"She spoke admiringly of the blue silk dress I wore and said blue was her favorite color. She asked me to wait a moment, and brought out a book, saying it would be helpful to me.
"I took the book and opened it to look at the first page. There was some writing, but before I could see what it was she quickly took the book from my hands and tore out the page, saying I did not need that.
"I thought no more of the matter until a few days ago, when I was again in Carmel for the week-end before leaving for my home in Portland.
"I spoke about a lady giving me a religious book when my aunt said she believed the place where I fell was in front of the Benedict cottage (the house rented by Ormiston). After supper we walked over there and sure enough that was the place.
"I would not be a witness in this affair for the world and don't want this book. I don't see that it is of any use to you except to show that the woman in the cottage on that Sunday in last May was a religious woman."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 1.
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NEW WITNESS STATES CARMEL WOMAN WAS "RELIGIOUS PERSON"
District Attorney Asa Keyes received a letter from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland, who says that last May in Carmel a woman came out of a cottage to help her after she fell, chatted with her and gave her a book, first tearing out a page that bore writing. The authorities maintain that the woman who occupied the cottage was Mrs. Mcpherson, while the letter writer says she would not be a witness in the affair and sees the book only as showing that the woman in the cottage was religious.
A letter to the district attorney in the inquiry into the disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple Mcpherson.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2. - (AP) - A new witness, who says she talked with the mystery woman who occupied a cottage in Carmel with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio man, today entered the Aimee Semple McPherson case, when a letter was received by District Attorney Asa Keyes from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland. She is expected to provide the pivotal evidence in the solution of the evangelist's mysterious disappearance.
Miss Ammerer, in her letter to the authorities, declared that the woman who occupied the Carmel cottage last May was "a religious woman." She enclosed a book given her by the woman.
The authorities maintain that Ormiston's companion was Mrs. McPherson. The Oakland "witness'" letter reads:
"I spent two weeks in Carmel last May and while out walking slipped and fell. A woman came out of a house there and helped me pick up the contents of my vanity case, and while I rested we had a pleasant chat. She asked me if I belonged to a church. I said 'no,' and she said I ought to be a Christian.
"She spoke admiringly of the blue silk dress I wore and said blue was her favorite color. She asked me to wait a moment, and brought out a book, saying it would be helpful to me.
"I took the book and opened it to look at the first page. There was some writing, but before I could see what it was she quickly took the book from my hands and tore out the page, saying I did not need that.
"I thought no more of the matter until a few days ago, when I was again in Carmel for the week-end before leaving for my home in Portland.
"I spoke about a lady giving me a religious book when my aunt said she believed the place where I fell was in front of the Benedict cottage (the house rented by Ormiston). After supper we walked over there and sure enough that was the place.
"I would not be a witness in this affair for the world and don't want this book. I don't see that it is of any use to you except to show that the woman in the cottage on that Sunday in last May was a religious woman."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 1.
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, November 3, 1926, page 1.
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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NEW WITNESS STATES CARMEL WOMAN WAS "RELIGIOUS PERSON"
District Attorney Asa Keyes received a letter from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland, who says that last May in Carmel a woman came out of a cottage to help her after she fell, chatted with her and gave her a book, first tearing out a page that bore writing. The authorities maintain that the woman who occupied the cottage was Mrs. Mcpherson, while the letter writer says she would not be a witness in the affair and sees the book only as showing that the woman in the cottage was religious.
A letter to the district attorney in the inquiry into the disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple Mcpherson.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2. - (AP) - A new witness, who says she talked with the mystery woman who occupied a cottage in Carmel with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio man, today entered the Aimee Semple McPherson case, when a letter was received by District Attorney Asa Keyes from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland. She is expected to provide the pivotal evidence in the solution of the evangelist's mysterious disappearance.
Miss Ammerer, in her letter to the authorities, declared that the woman who occupied the Carmel cottage last May was "a religious woman." She enclosed a book given her by the woman.
The authorities maintain that Ormiston's companion was Mrs. McPherson. The Oakland "witness'" letter reads:
"I spent two weeks in Carmel last May and while out walking slipped and fell. A woman came out of a house there and helped me pick up the contents of my vanity case, and while I rested we had a pleasant chat. She asked me if I belonged to a church. I said 'no,' and she said I ought to be a Christian.
"She spoke admiringly of the blue silk dress I wore and said blue was her favorite color. She asked me to wait a moment, and brought out a book, saying it would be helpful to me.
"I took the book and opened it to look at the first page. There was some writing, but before I could see what it was she quickly took the book from my hands and tore out the page, saying I did not need that.
"I thought no more of the matter until a few days ago, when I was again in Carmel for the week-end before leaving for my home in Portland.
"I spoke about a lady giving me a religious book when my aunt said she believed the place where I fell was in front of the Benedict cottage (the house rented by Ormiston). After supper we walked over there and sure enough that was the place.
"I would not be a witness in this affair for the world and don't want this book. I don't see that it is of any use to you except to show that the woman in the cottage on that Sunday in last May was a religious woman."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 1.
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, November 3, 1926, page 1.
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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NEW WITNESS STATES CARMEL WOMAN WAS "RELIGIOUS PERSON"
District Attorney Asa Keyes received a letter from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland, who says that last May in Carmel a woman came out of a cottage to help her after she fell, chatted with her and gave her a book, first tearing out a page that bore writing. The authorities maintain that the woman who occupied the cottage was Mrs. Mcpherson, while the letter writer says she would not be a witness in the affair and sees the book only as showing that the woman in the cottage was religious.
A letter to the district attorney in the inquiry into the disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple Mcpherson.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2. - (AP) - A new witness, who says she talked with the mystery woman who occupied a cottage in Carmel with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio man, today entered the Aimee Semple McPherson case, when a letter was received by District Attorney Asa Keyes from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland. She is expected to provide the pivotal evidence in the solution of the evangelist's mysterious disappearance.
Miss Ammerer, in her letter to the authorities, declared that the woman who occupied the Carmel cottage last May was "a religious woman." She enclosed a book given her by the woman.
The authorities maintain that Ormiston's companion was Mrs. McPherson. The Oakland "witness'" letter reads:
"I spent two weeks in Carmel last May and while out walking slipped and fell. A woman came out of a house there and helped me pick up the contents of my vanity case, and while I rested we had a pleasant chat. She asked me if I belonged to a church. I said 'no,' and she said I ought to be a Christian.
"She spoke admiringly of the blue silk dress I wore and said blue was her favorite color. She asked me to wait a moment, and brought out a book, saying it would be helpful to me.
"I took the book and opened it to look at the first page. There was some writing, but before I could see what it was she quickly took the book from my hands and tore out the page, saying I did not need that.
"I thought no more of the matter until a few days ago, when I was again in Carmel for the week-end before leaving for my home in Portland.
"I spoke about a lady giving me a religious book when my aunt said she believed the place where I fell was in front of the Benedict cottage (the house rented by Ormiston). After supper we walked over there and sure enough that was the place.
"I would not be a witness in this affair for the world and don't want this book. I don't see that it is of any use to you except to show that the woman in the cottage on that Sunday in last May was a religious woman."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 1.
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, November 3, 1926, page 1.
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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NEW WITNESS STATES CARMEL WOMAN WAS "RELIGIOUS PERSON"
District Attorney Asa Keyes received a letter from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland, who says that last May in Carmel a woman came out of a cottage to help her after she fell, chatted with her and gave her a book, first tearing out a page that bore writing. The authorities maintain that the woman who occupied the cottage was Mrs. Mcpherson, while the letter writer says she would not be a witness in the affair and sees the book only as showing that the woman in the cottage was religious.
A letter to the district attorney in the inquiry into the disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple Mcpherson.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2. - (AP) - A new witness, who says she talked with the mystery woman who occupied a cottage in Carmel with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio man, today entered the Aimee Semple McPherson case, when a letter was received by District Attorney Asa Keyes from Miss Alice M. Ammerer of Oakland. She is expected to provide the pivotal evidence in the solution of the evangelist's mysterious disappearance.
Miss Ammerer, in her letter to the authorities, declared that the woman who occupied the Carmel cottage last May was "a religious woman." She enclosed a book given her by the woman.
The authorities maintain that Ormiston's companion was Mrs. McPherson. The Oakland "witness'" letter reads:
"I spent two weeks in Carmel last May and while out walking slipped and fell. A woman came out of a house there and helped me pick up the contents of my vanity case, and while I rested we had a pleasant chat. She asked me if I belonged to a church. I said 'no,' and she said I ought to be a Christian.
"She spoke admiringly of the blue silk dress I wore and said blue was her favorite color. She asked me to wait a moment, and brought out a book, saying it would be helpful to me.
"I took the book and opened it to look at the first page. There was some writing, but before I could see what it was she quickly took the book from my hands and tore out the page, saying I did not need that.
"I thought no more of the matter until a few days ago, when I was again in Carmel for the week-end before leaving for my home in Portland.
"I spoke about a lady giving me a religious book when my aunt said she believed the place where I fell was in front of the Benedict cottage (the house rented by Ormiston). After supper we walked over there and sure enough that was the place.
"I would not be a witness in this affair for the world and don't want this book. I don't see that it is of any use to you except to show that the woman in the cottage on that Sunday in last May was a religious woman."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 1.
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, November 3, 1926, page 1.
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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