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Thursday, November 4, 1926
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:Imperial Valley PressEl Centro, Calif.

MRS. M'PHERSON PLANS TO RAISE ANOTHER FUND

Context - explained by ACL:

Facing a jury trial with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, on charges of perjury and conspiracy, the evangelist has launched a second drive for defense money and says the trial will bring complete vindication. District Attorney Asa Keyes has added a charge of subornation of perjury, plans to use a trunk of clothing and a letter as evidence, and says he will seek a grand jury indictment of the missing radio operator, Kenneth Ormiston, so that he can be in court for the trial.

A woman evangelist in Los Angeles, bound over for trial with her mother on charges of perjury and conspiracy, is collecting money for her defense.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, Calif., November 4, 1926, page 1]

United Press Staff Correspondent LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4. - Facing trial by a jury on charges of perjury and conspiracy, Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson today launched a drive for a second ''fight-the-devil defense fund.'' The evangelist expects to raise an additional $100,000 to fight the accusations against herself and mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, having already expended that amount in defending herself during a preliminary hearing. Of this amount, $25,000 has already been raised, Mrs. McPherson told the United Press today.

The evangelist declared she was rejoicing at the opportunity to have her case heard before a jury. ''It will mean ultimate and complete vindication for us,'' she said.

Mrs. McPherson and ''Mother'' Kennedy will be held under $2500 bail each until the trial begins. Under the law, the defendants have a right to demand a trial within 60 days, and the evangelist declares she will insist that the proceedings get under way as soon as possible.

An additional charge of subornation of perjury has been added by District Attorney Asa Keyes to the accusations of perjury and conspiracy to commit perjury contained in the original complaint against the Angelus Temple leaders.

Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, their codefendant and star state's witness will be tried jointly with the revivalist and her mother. Mrs. Wiseman, however, plans to plead guilty and ask for her freedom for turning state's evidence.

Penalty for conviction is from one to 14 years in prison on each of the three counts or a total probable sentence of 3 to 42 years. Attacks Keyes After Municipal Judge Samuel R. Blake ordered the evangelist and her associates bound over to superior court, Mrs. McPherson charged that the district attorney had ''withheld important evidence,'' and made ''vicious and untruthful statements,'' to ''influence the decision of the judge.''

She referred to Keyes' announcement to the press at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing concerning a trunk which the prosecutor declared was filled with bedroom finery belonging to Mrs. McPherson, and which it was asserted Kenneth G. Ormiston, missing radio operator had taken cross country to New York City.

The trunkful of clothing and a fervent love letter, which Keyes claims was written to Ormiston by the evangelist, are to be used as evidence against Mrs. McPherson when she and her mother go on trial in superior court.

District Attorney Keyes announced today that he plans to have Ormiston in court when the trial of Mrs. McPherson and her associates is called. The prosecutor said he would go before a grand jury and have the radio man indicted, eliminating the necessity of a preliminary hearing. Ormiston is jointly accused with the evangelist on the conspiracy and perjury counts.

Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 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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November 3, 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:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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A Century Late
Vol. I, no 5 Thursday, November 4, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
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Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:Imperial Valley PressEl Centro, Calif.

MRS. M'PHERSON PLANS TO RAISE ANOTHER FUND

Context - explained by ACL:

Facing a jury trial with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, on charges of perjury and conspiracy, the evangelist has launched a second drive for defense money and says the trial will bring complete vindication. District Attorney Asa Keyes has added a charge of subornation of perjury, plans to use a trunk of clothing and a letter as evidence, and says he will seek a grand jury indictment of the missing radio operator, Kenneth Ormiston, so that he can be in court for the trial.

A woman evangelist in Los Angeles, bound over for trial with her mother on charges of perjury and conspiracy, is collecting money for her defense.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, Calif., November 4, 1926, page 1]

United Press Staff Correspondent LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4. - Facing trial by a jury on charges of perjury and conspiracy, Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson today launched a drive for a second ''fight-the-devil defense fund.'' The evangelist expects to raise an additional $100,000 to fight the accusations against herself and mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, having already expended that amount in defending herself during a preliminary hearing. Of this amount, $25,000 has already been raised, Mrs. McPherson told the United Press today.

The evangelist declared she was rejoicing at the opportunity to have her case heard before a jury. ''It will mean ultimate and complete vindication for us,'' she said.

Mrs. McPherson and ''Mother'' Kennedy will be held under $2500 bail each until the trial begins. Under the law, the defendants have a right to demand a trial within 60 days, and the evangelist declares she will insist that the proceedings get under way as soon as possible.

An additional charge of subornation of perjury has been added by District Attorney Asa Keyes to the accusations of perjury and conspiracy to commit perjury contained in the original complaint against the Angelus Temple leaders.

Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, their codefendant and star state's witness will be tried jointly with the revivalist and her mother. Mrs. Wiseman, however, plans to plead guilty and ask for her freedom for turning state's evidence.

Penalty for conviction is from one to 14 years in prison on each of the three counts or a total probable sentence of 3 to 42 years. Attacks Keyes After Municipal Judge Samuel R. Blake ordered the evangelist and her associates bound over to superior court, Mrs. McPherson charged that the district attorney had ''withheld important evidence,'' and made ''vicious and untruthful statements,'' to ''influence the decision of the judge.''

She referred to Keyes' announcement to the press at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing concerning a trunk which the prosecutor declared was filled with bedroom finery belonging to Mrs. McPherson, and which it was asserted Kenneth G. Ormiston, missing radio operator had taken cross country to New York City.

The trunkful of clothing and a fervent love letter, which Keyes claims was written to Ormiston by the evangelist, are to be used as evidence against Mrs. McPherson when she and her mother go on trial in superior court.

District Attorney Keyes announced today that he plans to have Ormiston in court when the trial of Mrs. McPherson and her associates is called. The prosecutor said he would go before a grand jury and have the radio man indicted, eliminating the necessity of a preliminary hearing. Ormiston is jointly accused with the evangelist on the conspiracy and perjury counts.

Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 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 Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 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.

Yesterday's paper

November 3, 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:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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Today's paper

November 4, 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:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.

A Century Late
Vol. I, no 5 Thursday, November 4, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:Imperial Valley PressEl Centro, Calif.

MRS. M'PHERSON PLANS TO RAISE ANOTHER FUND

Context - explained by ACL:

Facing a jury trial with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, on charges of perjury and conspiracy, the evangelist has launched a second drive for defense money and says the trial will bring complete vindication. District Attorney Asa Keyes has added a charge of subornation of perjury, plans to use a trunk of clothing and a letter as evidence, and says he will seek a grand jury indictment of the missing radio operator, Kenneth Ormiston, so that he can be in court for the trial.

A woman evangelist in Los Angeles, bound over for trial with her mother on charges of perjury and conspiracy, is collecting money for her defense.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, Calif., November 4, 1926, page 1]

United Press Staff Correspondent LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4. - Facing trial by a jury on charges of perjury and conspiracy, Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson today launched a drive for a second ''fight-the-devil defense fund.'' The evangelist expects to raise an additional $100,000 to fight the accusations against herself and mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, having already expended that amount in defending herself during a preliminary hearing. Of this amount, $25,000 has already been raised, Mrs. McPherson told the United Press today.

The evangelist declared she was rejoicing at the opportunity to have her case heard before a jury. ''It will mean ultimate and complete vindication for us,'' she said.

Mrs. McPherson and ''Mother'' Kennedy will be held under $2500 bail each until the trial begins. Under the law, the defendants have a right to demand a trial within 60 days, and the evangelist declares she will insist that the proceedings get under way as soon as possible.

An additional charge of subornation of perjury has been added by District Attorney Asa Keyes to the accusations of perjury and conspiracy to commit perjury contained in the original complaint against the Angelus Temple leaders.

Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, their codefendant and star state's witness will be tried jointly with the revivalist and her mother. Mrs. Wiseman, however, plans to plead guilty and ask for her freedom for turning state's evidence.

Penalty for conviction is from one to 14 years in prison on each of the three counts or a total probable sentence of 3 to 42 years. Attacks Keyes After Municipal Judge Samuel R. Blake ordered the evangelist and her associates bound over to superior court, Mrs. McPherson charged that the district attorney had ''withheld important evidence,'' and made ''vicious and untruthful statements,'' to ''influence the decision of the judge.''

She referred to Keyes' announcement to the press at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing concerning a trunk which the prosecutor declared was filled with bedroom finery belonging to Mrs. McPherson, and which it was asserted Kenneth G. Ormiston, missing radio operator had taken cross country to New York City.

The trunkful of clothing and a fervent love letter, which Keyes claims was written to Ormiston by the evangelist, are to be used as evidence against Mrs. McPherson when she and her mother go on trial in superior court.

District Attorney Keyes announced today that he plans to have Ormiston in court when the trial of Mrs. McPherson and her associates is called. The prosecutor said he would go before a grand jury and have the radio man indicted, eliminating the necessity of a preliminary hearing. Ormiston is jointly accused with the evangelist on the conspiracy and perjury counts.

Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 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 Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 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.

Yesterday's paper

November 3, 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:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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Today's paper

November 4, 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:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.

A Century Late
Vol. I, no 5 Thursday, November 4, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:Imperial Valley PressEl Centro, Calif.

MRS. M'PHERSON PLANS TO RAISE ANOTHER FUND

Context - explained by ACL:

Facing a jury trial with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, on charges of perjury and conspiracy, the evangelist has launched a second drive for defense money and says the trial will bring complete vindication. District Attorney Asa Keyes has added a charge of subornation of perjury, plans to use a trunk of clothing and a letter as evidence, and says he will seek a grand jury indictment of the missing radio operator, Kenneth Ormiston, so that he can be in court for the trial.

A woman evangelist in Los Angeles, bound over for trial with her mother on charges of perjury and conspiracy, is collecting money for her defense.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, Calif., November 4, 1926, page 1]

United Press Staff Correspondent LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4. - Facing trial by a jury on charges of perjury and conspiracy, Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson today launched a drive for a second ''fight-the-devil defense fund.'' The evangelist expects to raise an additional $100,000 to fight the accusations against herself and mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, having already expended that amount in defending herself during a preliminary hearing. Of this amount, $25,000 has already been raised, Mrs. McPherson told the United Press today.

The evangelist declared she was rejoicing at the opportunity to have her case heard before a jury. ''It will mean ultimate and complete vindication for us,'' she said.

Mrs. McPherson and ''Mother'' Kennedy will be held under $2500 bail each until the trial begins. Under the law, the defendants have a right to demand a trial within 60 days, and the evangelist declares she will insist that the proceedings get under way as soon as possible.

An additional charge of subornation of perjury has been added by District Attorney Asa Keyes to the accusations of perjury and conspiracy to commit perjury contained in the original complaint against the Angelus Temple leaders.

Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, their codefendant and star state's witness will be tried jointly with the revivalist and her mother. Mrs. Wiseman, however, plans to plead guilty and ask for her freedom for turning state's evidence.

Penalty for conviction is from one to 14 years in prison on each of the three counts or a total probable sentence of 3 to 42 years. Attacks Keyes After Municipal Judge Samuel R. Blake ordered the evangelist and her associates bound over to superior court, Mrs. McPherson charged that the district attorney had ''withheld important evidence,'' and made ''vicious and untruthful statements,'' to ''influence the decision of the judge.''

She referred to Keyes' announcement to the press at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing concerning a trunk which the prosecutor declared was filled with bedroom finery belonging to Mrs. McPherson, and which it was asserted Kenneth G. Ormiston, missing radio operator had taken cross country to New York City.

The trunkful of clothing and a fervent love letter, which Keyes claims was written to Ormiston by the evangelist, are to be used as evidence against Mrs. McPherson when she and her mother go on trial in superior court.

District Attorney Keyes announced today that he plans to have Ormiston in court when the trial of Mrs. McPherson and her associates is called. The prosecutor said he would go before a grand jury and have the radio man indicted, eliminating the necessity of a preliminary hearing. Ormiston is jointly accused with the evangelist on the conspiracy and perjury counts.

Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 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 Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 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.

Yesterday's paper

November 3, 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:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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Today's paper

November 4, 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:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.

A Century Late
Vol. I, no 5 Thursday, November 4, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:Imperial Valley PressEl Centro, Calif.

MRS. M'PHERSON PLANS TO RAISE ANOTHER FUND

Context - explained by ACL:

Facing a jury trial with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, on charges of perjury and conspiracy, the evangelist has launched a second drive for defense money and says the trial will bring complete vindication. District Attorney Asa Keyes has added a charge of subornation of perjury, plans to use a trunk of clothing and a letter as evidence, and says he will seek a grand jury indictment of the missing radio operator, Kenneth Ormiston, so that he can be in court for the trial.

A woman evangelist in Los Angeles, bound over for trial with her mother on charges of perjury and conspiracy, is collecting money for her defense.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, Calif., November 4, 1926, page 1]

United Press Staff Correspondent LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4. - Facing trial by a jury on charges of perjury and conspiracy, Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson today launched a drive for a second ''fight-the-devil defense fund.'' The evangelist expects to raise an additional $100,000 to fight the accusations against herself and mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, having already expended that amount in defending herself during a preliminary hearing. Of this amount, $25,000 has already been raised, Mrs. McPherson told the United Press today.

The evangelist declared she was rejoicing at the opportunity to have her case heard before a jury. ''It will mean ultimate and complete vindication for us,'' she said.

Mrs. McPherson and ''Mother'' Kennedy will be held under $2500 bail each until the trial begins. Under the law, the defendants have a right to demand a trial within 60 days, and the evangelist declares she will insist that the proceedings get under way as soon as possible.

An additional charge of subornation of perjury has been added by District Attorney Asa Keyes to the accusations of perjury and conspiracy to commit perjury contained in the original complaint against the Angelus Temple leaders.

Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, their codefendant and star state's witness will be tried jointly with the revivalist and her mother. Mrs. Wiseman, however, plans to plead guilty and ask for her freedom for turning state's evidence.

Penalty for conviction is from one to 14 years in prison on each of the three counts or a total probable sentence of 3 to 42 years. Attacks Keyes After Municipal Judge Samuel R. Blake ordered the evangelist and her associates bound over to superior court, Mrs. McPherson charged that the district attorney had ''withheld important evidence,'' and made ''vicious and untruthful statements,'' to ''influence the decision of the judge.''

She referred to Keyes' announcement to the press at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing concerning a trunk which the prosecutor declared was filled with bedroom finery belonging to Mrs. McPherson, and which it was asserted Kenneth G. Ormiston, missing radio operator had taken cross country to New York City.

The trunkful of clothing and a fervent love letter, which Keyes claims was written to Ormiston by the evangelist, are to be used as evidence against Mrs. McPherson when she and her mother go on trial in superior court.

District Attorney Keyes announced today that he plans to have Ormiston in court when the trial of Mrs. McPherson and her associates is called. The prosecutor said he would go before a grand jury and have the radio man indicted, eliminating the necessity of a preliminary hearing. Ormiston is jointly accused with the evangelist on the conspiracy and perjury counts.

Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 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 Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 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.

Yesterday's paper

November 3, 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:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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Today's paper

November 4, 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:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.