BIG DAMAGE SUIT FILED AGAINST MRS. M'PHERSON
Star Witness Seeking One Million Dollars From Evangelist
The report adds that a Carmel laundryman, W. C. Farley, questioned by District Attorney Asa Keyes, could not identify by laundry mark any of the clothing held by the district attorney, and that McPherson had presented a pictorial sermon on Adam and Eve the previous night.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6. - A suit for $1,000,000 alleged slander was to be filed in superior court here today against Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson according to S. S. Hahn, attorney.
Hahn declared he was taking action against the evangelist in behalf of Mrs. Virta Kimball of Oakland, twin sister of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, co-defendant and star state's witness in the McPherson conspiracy case.
The damages are demanded, it is said on grounds that Mrs. McPherson sought to give proof at her recent preliminary hearing that Mrs. Kimball and not the evangelist occupied a bungalow at Carmel-By-the Sea last May with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio operator.
Mrs. Kimball, according to the attorney, is demanding $500,000 actual and $500,000 punitive damages. The complaint was prepared several days ago and forwarded to Mrs. Kimball at Oakland. ''She has signed and mailed it to me here,'' said Hahn. ''It arrives today and will be filed immediately.'' Laundryman Returns W. C. Farley, Carmel laundryman, returned north today after being question by District Attorney Asa Keyes in connection with a trunkful of lingerie, pajamas and other feminine finery alleged to belong to Mrs. McPherson, and which was found among Ormiston's effects in New York City, according to the district attorney.
Farley was unable to identify any of the clothing by the laundry mark. He said that Ormiston, under the name of George McIntyre brought three dresses and three suits to his pressing etablishment last May. None of the wardrobe held by the district attorney was the same, he said.
Mrs. McPherson presented ''Adam and Eve'' a pictorial sermon, at Angelus temple last night. The evangelist described how Adam fell asleep and Eve was created from one of his ribs, depicting part of the process with the garden of Eve in the background. The devil, in a fantastic costume of Satanic design, appeared on the scene also and tempted Eve with an apple, carrying out in detail the Biblical story of the forbidden fruit. Only slight reference was made to the conspiracy case during the sermon.
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BIG DAMAGE SUIT FILED AGAINST MRS. M'PHERSON
Star Witness Seeking One Million Dollars From Evangelist
The report adds that a Carmel laundryman, W. C. Farley, questioned by District Attorney Asa Keyes, could not identify by laundry mark any of the clothing held by the district attorney, and that McPherson had presented a pictorial sermon on Adam and Eve the previous night.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6. - A suit for $1,000,000 alleged slander was to be filed in superior court here today against Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson according to S. S. Hahn, attorney.
Hahn declared he was taking action against the evangelist in behalf of Mrs. Virta Kimball of Oakland, twin sister of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, co-defendant and star state's witness in the McPherson conspiracy case.
The damages are demanded, it is said on grounds that Mrs. McPherson sought to give proof at her recent preliminary hearing that Mrs. Kimball and not the evangelist occupied a bungalow at Carmel-By-the Sea last May with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio operator.
Mrs. Kimball, according to the attorney, is demanding $500,000 actual and $500,000 punitive damages. The complaint was prepared several days ago and forwarded to Mrs. Kimball at Oakland. ''She has signed and mailed it to me here,'' said Hahn. ''It arrives today and will be filed immediately.'' Laundryman Returns W. C. Farley, Carmel laundryman, returned north today after being question by District Attorney Asa Keyes in connection with a trunkful of lingerie, pajamas and other feminine finery alleged to belong to Mrs. McPherson, and which was found among Ormiston's effects in New York City, according to the district attorney.
Farley was unable to identify any of the clothing by the laundry mark. He said that Ormiston, under the name of George McIntyre brought three dresses and three suits to his pressing etablishment last May. None of the wardrobe held by the district attorney was the same, he said.
Mrs. McPherson presented ''Adam and Eve'' a pictorial sermon, at Angelus temple last night. The evangelist described how Adam fell asleep and Eve was created from one of his ribs, depicting part of the process with the garden of Eve in the background. The devil, in a fantastic costume of Satanic design, appeared on the scene also and tempted Eve with an apple, carrying out in detail the Biblical story of the forbidden fruit. Only slight reference was made to the conspiracy case during the sermon.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 6, 1926, page 1.
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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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BIG DAMAGE SUIT FILED AGAINST MRS. M'PHERSON
Star Witness Seeking One Million Dollars From Evangelist
The report adds that a Carmel laundryman, W. C. Farley, questioned by District Attorney Asa Keyes, could not identify by laundry mark any of the clothing held by the district attorney, and that McPherson had presented a pictorial sermon on Adam and Eve the previous night.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6. - A suit for $1,000,000 alleged slander was to be filed in superior court here today against Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson according to S. S. Hahn, attorney.
Hahn declared he was taking action against the evangelist in behalf of Mrs. Virta Kimball of Oakland, twin sister of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, co-defendant and star state's witness in the McPherson conspiracy case.
The damages are demanded, it is said on grounds that Mrs. McPherson sought to give proof at her recent preliminary hearing that Mrs. Kimball and not the evangelist occupied a bungalow at Carmel-By-the Sea last May with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio operator.
Mrs. Kimball, according to the attorney, is demanding $500,000 actual and $500,000 punitive damages. The complaint was prepared several days ago and forwarded to Mrs. Kimball at Oakland. ''She has signed and mailed it to me here,'' said Hahn. ''It arrives today and will be filed immediately.'' Laundryman Returns W. C. Farley, Carmel laundryman, returned north today after being question by District Attorney Asa Keyes in connection with a trunkful of lingerie, pajamas and other feminine finery alleged to belong to Mrs. McPherson, and which was found among Ormiston's effects in New York City, according to the district attorney.
Farley was unable to identify any of the clothing by the laundry mark. He said that Ormiston, under the name of George McIntyre brought three dresses and three suits to his pressing etablishment last May. None of the wardrobe held by the district attorney was the same, he said.
Mrs. McPherson presented ''Adam and Eve'' a pictorial sermon, at Angelus temple last night. The evangelist described how Adam fell asleep and Eve was created from one of his ribs, depicting part of the process with the garden of Eve in the background. The devil, in a fantastic costume of Satanic design, appeared on the scene also and tempted Eve with an apple, carrying out in detail the Biblical story of the forbidden fruit. Only slight reference was made to the conspiracy case during the sermon.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 6, 1926, page 1.
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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 6, 1926, page 1.
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BIG DAMAGE SUIT FILED AGAINST MRS. M'PHERSON
Star Witness Seeking One Million Dollars From Evangelist
The report adds that a Carmel laundryman, W. C. Farley, questioned by District Attorney Asa Keyes, could not identify by laundry mark any of the clothing held by the district attorney, and that McPherson had presented a pictorial sermon on Adam and Eve the previous night.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6. - A suit for $1,000,000 alleged slander was to be filed in superior court here today against Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson according to S. S. Hahn, attorney.
Hahn declared he was taking action against the evangelist in behalf of Mrs. Virta Kimball of Oakland, twin sister of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, co-defendant and star state's witness in the McPherson conspiracy case.
The damages are demanded, it is said on grounds that Mrs. McPherson sought to give proof at her recent preliminary hearing that Mrs. Kimball and not the evangelist occupied a bungalow at Carmel-By-the Sea last May with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio operator.
Mrs. Kimball, according to the attorney, is demanding $500,000 actual and $500,000 punitive damages. The complaint was prepared several days ago and forwarded to Mrs. Kimball at Oakland. ''She has signed and mailed it to me here,'' said Hahn. ''It arrives today and will be filed immediately.'' Laundryman Returns W. C. Farley, Carmel laundryman, returned north today after being question by District Attorney Asa Keyes in connection with a trunkful of lingerie, pajamas and other feminine finery alleged to belong to Mrs. McPherson, and which was found among Ormiston's effects in New York City, according to the district attorney.
Farley was unable to identify any of the clothing by the laundry mark. He said that Ormiston, under the name of George McIntyre brought three dresses and three suits to his pressing etablishment last May. None of the wardrobe held by the district attorney was the same, he said.
Mrs. McPherson presented ''Adam and Eve'' a pictorial sermon, at Angelus temple last night. The evangelist described how Adam fell asleep and Eve was created from one of his ribs, depicting part of the process with the garden of Eve in the background. The devil, in a fantastic costume of Satanic design, appeared on the scene also and tempted Eve with an apple, carrying out in detail the Biblical story of the forbidden fruit. Only slight reference was made to the conspiracy case during the sermon.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 6, 1926, page 1.
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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 6, 1926, page 1.
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BIG DAMAGE SUIT FILED AGAINST MRS. M'PHERSON
Star Witness Seeking One Million Dollars From Evangelist
The report adds that a Carmel laundryman, W. C. Farley, questioned by District Attorney Asa Keyes, could not identify by laundry mark any of the clothing held by the district attorney, and that McPherson had presented a pictorial sermon on Adam and Eve the previous night.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6. - A suit for $1,000,000 alleged slander was to be filed in superior court here today against Aimee Semple Mc-Pherson according to S. S. Hahn, attorney.
Hahn declared he was taking action against the evangelist in behalf of Mrs. Virta Kimball of Oakland, twin sister of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, co-defendant and star state's witness in the McPherson conspiracy case.
The damages are demanded, it is said on grounds that Mrs. McPherson sought to give proof at her recent preliminary hearing that Mrs. Kimball and not the evangelist occupied a bungalow at Carmel-By-the Sea last May with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio operator.
Mrs. Kimball, according to the attorney, is demanding $500,000 actual and $500,000 punitive damages. The complaint was prepared several days ago and forwarded to Mrs. Kimball at Oakland. ''She has signed and mailed it to me here,'' said Hahn. ''It arrives today and will be filed immediately.'' Laundryman Returns W. C. Farley, Carmel laundryman, returned north today after being question by District Attorney Asa Keyes in connection with a trunkful of lingerie, pajamas and other feminine finery alleged to belong to Mrs. McPherson, and which was found among Ormiston's effects in New York City, according to the district attorney.
Farley was unable to identify any of the clothing by the laundry mark. He said that Ormiston, under the name of George McIntyre brought three dresses and three suits to his pressing etablishment last May. None of the wardrobe held by the district attorney was the same, he said.
Mrs. McPherson presented ''Adam and Eve'' a pictorial sermon, at Angelus temple last night. The evangelist described how Adam fell asleep and Eve was created from one of his ribs, depicting part of the process with the garden of Eve in the background. The devil, in a fantastic costume of Satanic design, appeared on the scene also and tempted Eve with an apple, carrying out in detail the Biblical story of the forbidden fruit. Only slight reference was made to the conspiracy case during the sermon.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 6, 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 6, 1926, page 1.
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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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