As the newspapers reported itThe Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case

As printed: Is Woman Who Claimed She Was With Ormiston at Carmel-By-Sea.

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles evangelist, vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped; prosecutors have been probing reports that she was instead at Carmel-by-the-Sea with Kenneth G. Ormiston, her former radio operator. Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, who came forward claiming she was the woman mistaken for the evangelist, is now held on bad-check charges, has won a writ of habeas corpus, and says a twin sister will clear her.

As printed: $5,000 FEE OFFERED FOR 'YARN' CLAIM

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles radio evangelist, vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped; prosecutors have been probing reports that she was instead at Carmel-by-the-Sea with Kenneth G. Ormiston, her former radio operator. Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, who came forward claiming that she and a sister, 'Miss X,' were the pair at the cottage, was arrested Friday on bad-check charges — and now swears in an affidavit that she was paid to tell the tale.

As printed: FOLLOWERS RIOT AS AIMEE GETS READY FOR JAIL

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles radio evangelist who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped, has been under investigation over reports she was in fact at a Carmel cottage with her former radio operator. From her pulpit at Angelus Temple she now says she has given up trying to prove the kidnapping and will submit to arrest 'like a good Christian' — and her crowd grew unruly enough that riot squads were called.

As printed: EVANGEL'S ILLNESS HALTS HER ARREST

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles radio evangelist who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped, told her congregation this week she would submit to arrest; District Attorney Asa Keyes has now drawn complaints charging five people — the evangelist, her mother Minnie Kennedy, former Angelus Temple radio operator Kenneth Ormiston, a 'John Doe' Martin and Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff — with conspiracy to defeat justice. She collapsed at a temple service yesterday, and her physician says an abscess in the nose near the brain could turn dangerous.

As printed: MRS. M'PHERSON TOO ILL TO GO TO COURT; CHARGE MADE PUBLIC

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles radio evangelist who vanished from a beach in May and returned in June saying she had been kidnapped, is named with four others in a complaint charging conspiracy to defeat justice. Her physician has kept her from the hall of justice; her mother and business manager, Minnie Kennedy, went in her place.

As printed: AIMEE TO BE ARRESTED IN L. A. MONDAY

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles radio evangelist who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped, is charged with four others in a conspiracy complaint; illness has kept her from court all week. The warrant is now ready and waits only on her doctor, while the lawyer for Kenneth Ormiston, the former Angelus Temple radio operator who has dropped from sight, offers to surrender him if he is granted immunity.

As printed: AIMEE IS STILL ILL; MOTHER RELEASED UNDER $2500 BAIL

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles radio evangelist who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped, is charged with four others in a conspiracy complaint; illness has kept her from court all week. Her mother and business manager, Minnie Kennedy, went before the court in her place, and Kenneth Ormiston, the former Angelus Temple radio operator, is still missing.

As printed: ATTORNEY FOR K. G. ORMISTON DENIES AIMEE WAS AT CARMEL

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles radio evangelist who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped, is charged with four others in a conspiracy complaint. Prosecutors say she spent part of that time in a Carmel bungalow with Kenneth Ormiston, her former Angelus Temple radio operator, who has dropped from sight; his lawyer now speaks for him from Chicago.

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles evangelist who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped, faces a conspiracy complaint; prosecutors say she spent part of that time in a Carmel cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, her former Angelus Temple radio operator, who is still missing. Now the son of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff, who confessed to manufacturing testimony supporting the kidnapping story, tells the district attorney he was coached on what to tell newspapermen.

As printed: Harry Melosh and Mrs. Daniels Stick to Story in Aimee Case, But Prosecutor Is Sure They Are Fakes, Seeking Publicity

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the Los Angeles evangelist who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped, faces a conspiracy complaint; prosecutors say she spent part of that time in a Carmel cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, her former Angelus Temple radio operator. Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County.

As printed: SEVERAL WITNESSES SAY MRS. McPHERSON WAS THE WOMAN IN COTTAGE AT CARMEL

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the evangelist of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped; Kenneth Ormiston was the temple's radio operator. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial.

As printed: STORE BILLS IN M'PHERSON CASE

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the evangelist of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped; Kenneth Ormiston was the temple's radio operator. Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County, and a preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial.

As printed: Mrs. Sielaff Was Coached in Hoax Word of Benedict

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the evangelist of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped; Kenneth G. Ormiston was the temple's radio operator, and Mrs. Minnie Kennedy is the evangelist's mother. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial.

As printed: AIMEE TO SPEND SUNDAY TELLING OF PERSECUTION

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the evangelist of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a beach in May and reappeared in Mexico in June saying she had been kidnapped; Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial.

As printed: Witness Ryan Tells Of Kidnapping Probe In Case of Evangelist

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the evangelist of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Santa Monica beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped and had escaped across the Mexican desert; Kenneth G. Ormiston was the Temple's radio operator and Mrs. Kennedy is the evangelist's mother. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial, and a grand jury hears evidence in secret before any charge is brought.

As printed: ORMISTON IS REPORTED IN ST. LOUIS

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the evangelist of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Santa Monica beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped; Kenneth G. Ormiston was the Temple's radio operator and Mrs. Minnie Kennedy is the evangelist's mother. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial, and Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County.

As printed: HAS DOUBTS OF STORY TOLD BY WOMAN

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the evangelist of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Southern California beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped and had escaped across the Mexican desert. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial; Agua Prieta is the Mexican town across the line from Douglas, and Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County.

As printed: MRS. M'PHERSON HONORED AT PARTY

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the pastor of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Southern California beach in May and reappeared a month later at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial; Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County and Kenneth G. Ormiston was the Temple's radio operator.

As printed: M'PHERSON CASE LETTER IS STOLEN

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the pastor of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Southern California beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial; Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County.

As printed: M'PHERSON PLOT "FIXER" REVEALED

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the pastor of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Southern California beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped; Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County. In a criminal complaint a "John Doe" is a defendant whose real name is not yet known, and Carmel-by-the-Sea is a small town on the coast south of San Francisco.

As printed: FIGHT WITH FISTS AT AIMEE'S TRIAL

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the pastor of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Southern California beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial; Kenneth G. Ormiston was the radio operator at her temple, and Carmel-by-the-Sea is a small coastal town south of San Francisco.

As printed: M'PHERSON CASE RETURNS TO MISS X

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the pastor of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Southern California beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped; Kenneth G. Ormiston was the radio operator at her temple. A preliminary hearing in Municipal Court decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial, and Carmel-by-the-Sea is a small coastal town south of San Francisco.

As printed: AIMEE WILL OPEN DEFENSE ON HOAX ACCUSATION TODAY

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the pastor of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Southern California beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped; Minnie Kennedy is her mother. A preliminary hearing decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial, and post office inspectors investigate crimes involving the mails.

As printed: EVANGELIST LEANS ON KIDNAPING TALE

ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the pastor of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles who vanished from a Southern California beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped; Minnie Kennedy is her mother and Kenneth Ormiston was the temple's radio operator. A preliminary hearing in municipal court decides only whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial.

As printed: MRS. WISEMAN'S SON IS SOUGHT FOR WITNESS

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, the evangelist who founded Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, vanished in May and reappeared weeks later at Agua Prieta, on the Mexican side of the border near Douglas, Ariz., saying she had been kidnapped. A preliminary hearing is held before a magistrate who decides whether the evidence is enough to send the defendants to trial.

As printed: M'PHERSON CASE IS NEARING END

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, who founded Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, disappeared from the beach at Ocean Park in May and reappeared weeks later near Douglas, Ariz., saying she had been kidnapped; her mother, Minnie Kennedy, is charged with her. A preliminary hearing is held before a magistrate who decides only whether the evidence is enough to send the defendants for trial in superior court.

As printed: DEFENSE NOW RESTS IN THE AIMEE TRIAL

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, founder of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, disappeared from a beach in May and reappeared weeks later near the Arizona-Mexico border saying she had been kidnapped; she, her mother Minnie Kennedy and Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff face conspiracy charges. A preliminary hearing decides only whether a magistrate will hold defendants to answer in superior court, and a brief is a written legal argument filed with the judge.

As printed: SAYS EVANGELIST SENT LETTER TO RADIO OPERATOR

ContextAimee Semple McPherson, founder of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, disappeared from a beach in May and reappeared weeks later near the Arizona-Mexico border saying she had been kidnapped; Kenneth G. Ormiston had been the radio operator at the temple's broadcasting station. Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County.