Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Bernice Morris, secretary of the deceased lawyer R. A. McKinley, has taken the witness stand to testify that Mr. McKinley did not believe that Aimee Semple McPherson's mother Mildred was a part of McPherson's potentially faked kidnapping. Photograph appears with the article, "Aimee M'Pherson Accused of Trying to Hoodwink Mother," Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct 1926: A1. As Bernice sits on the witness stand she holds a document closer to her face and reads it. Handwritten on negative: #2 Text from negative sleeve: Morris, Bernice McPherson case x Text from newspaper caption: Girl Secretary Gives Her Version of "Kidnaping" Deal Left-Bernice Morris, who occupied the witness chair during the day. Center-Mrs. Virla Kimball, sister of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, exhibiting the texture of her tresses concerning which a controversy has arisen. Right-Aimee Semple McPherson prepares a sample of her handwriting, which has an important part in the case.
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6743 ark:/21198/zz002cx149
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No linguistic content
Subject
Office workers--California--Los Angeles Witnesses--California--Los Angeles Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles Morris, Bernice, b. 1903 or 04
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