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Man and woman testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:
Unidentified hearing in courtroom with one man seated at table, a man and a woman standing, possibly witnesses testifying, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers, small model cars and a small figure of a man. Three men, seated in the background, are listening to the proceedings.
Date:
[between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Man and woman testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Man and woman testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:
Unidentified hearing in courtroom with one man seated at table, a man and a woman standing, possibly witnesses testifying, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers, small model cars and a small figure of a man. Three men, seated in the background, are listening to the proceedings.
Date:
[between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Man and woman testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

A. B. Murchison testifies during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At center, A. B. Murchison sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. He sits facing towards the right and looks at a map unfolded in front of him. Two lawyers stand to the left of the witness box. Behind and to the right of Murchison, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks down towards the witness. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
A. B. Murchison testifies during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

John W. Wilson, manager of the Andrews Hotel, questioned during the McPherson trial, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
On May 18, 1926, Christian evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from Venice Beach, California after going for a swim. She reappeared in Mexico five weeks later, stating she had escaped from kidnappers holding her for ransom there. Her disappearance, reappearance and subsequent court inquiries regarding the allegation that the kidnapping story was a hoax carried out to conceal a tryst with a lover precipitated a media frenzy that changed the course of McPherson's career.
Date:
1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
John W. Wilson, manager of the Andrews Hotel, questioned during the McPherson trial, Los Angeles, 1926

Witness looks at evidence during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At left, a witness sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. The witness sits facing towards camera and looks down at an open book in front of him. To his left, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks down towards the witness. In front of the bench, lawyers sit at the counsel's table. In the foreground, a man stands with his back to camera along the right edge.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Witness looks at evidence during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Witness testifies at Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At left, a witness sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. The witness sits facing towards the right and rests her elbow on the box's ledge. To the right of her, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks towards the counsel's table. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Witness testifies at Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Witness testifies at Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At left, a witness sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. The witness sits facing towards the right and rests a elbow on the box's ledge. To the right of him, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and takes notes. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Witness testifies at Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Forrest Murray questions Alonzo B. Murchison during Aimee Semple McPherson's kidnapping case, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At left, attorney Forrest Murray stands beside the witness box during the kidnapping case of Aimee Semple McPherson. He stands facing slightly right and holds up the dress worn by McPherson when found in the desert. To the right of him, Alonzo B. Murchison, a native of Douglas, Arizona, sits on the witness stand.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Forrest Murray questions Alonzo B. Murchison during Aimee Semple McPherson's kidnapping case, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Witness takes the stand during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At left, a witness sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. The witness sits facing towards the camera and rests a elbow on the box's ledge. To the right of him, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and takes notes. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table. A tall stack of documents sits in the middle of the table.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Witness takes the stand during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Witness sits on the stand at Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At left, a witness sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. The witness sits facing towards the right and rests a elbow on the box's ledge while interlacing his fingers. Behind and to the right of him, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and also glances to the right. In the foreground at right, a court reporter sits with her back to the camera.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Witness sits on the stand at Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Joe Watts, who allegedly posed as the fake kidnapper of Aimee Semple McPherson, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Related to the articles, "'Kidnaper' Faces Accuser; Joe Watts Denies Part of Miss Morris's Story But Admits to Officials He Had Photo Taken." Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 1926; and "Carmel Inquiry Data Due Today; Dep. Dist.-Atty. Ryan to Talk in McPherson Case; Prosecution Ready to Launch Aggressive Attack; Fourteen Witnesses Remain to Present Testimony." Los Angeles Times 4 Oct. 1926: pg. A1.
Date:
[October 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Joe Watts, who allegedly posed as the fake kidnapper of Aimee Semple McPherson, Los Angeles, 1926