Joseph Scott, Giles Knight, Aimee Semple McPherson, and Rolf Kennedy McPherson at a slander trial, Los Angeles, April 1937

Item Overview

Title

Joseph Scott, Giles Knight, Aimee Semple McPherson, and Rolf Kennedy McPherson at a slander trial, Los Angeles, April 1937

Date Created

between April 12 and April 23, 1937

Date

1937-04-12/1937-04-23

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

(left to right) Attorney Joseph Scott, Angelus Temple business manager Giles Knight, Angelus Temple founder and pastor Aimee Semple McPherson, and Rolf Kennedy McPherson, son of Aimee. All are at a trial in which Aimee's daughter Roberta Semple has brought a $150,000 slander suit against Willedd Andrews, attorney for Aimmee McPherson and Angelus Temple. Miss Semple claims that Andrews had made untrue statements about her, including that Semple and her husband Jacob Moidel (former Temple attorney) had kidnapped Aimee and forced her to sign several documents. Joseph Scott acted as attorney for Andrews while Rolf and Aimee McPherson stood as witnesses. Roberta Semple was ultimately offered $2000 in damages. This trial was the latest in a series of tumultuous family relations which began with Aimee's decision to retain Giles Knight as business manager against Roberta's wishes

Caption

Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: L to R: Joe Scott, Charles Knight, Aimee Semple McPherson, Rolf McPherson[Charles Knight likely refers to Giles Knight]
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Scott, Joseph, Att.; Knight, Charles; McPherson, Aimee Semple; McPherson, Rolf[Charles Knight likely refers to Giles Knight]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944
Knight, Giles N., 1886-1968
Scott, Joseph, 1867-1958
McPherson, Rolf Kennedy, 1913-2009

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Families--California--Los Angeles
Evangelists
Crime
Legal
Libel & slander