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.
The camera peers through an open door and into the courtroom during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing. Spectators sit in a row against a window-lined wall. At right, another photographer looks to camera while standing beside his camera.
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.
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.
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.
Photograph of H.C. Benedict's Carmel-by-the-Sea cottage that Kenneth G. Ormiston rented in May 1926 under the assumed name "George E. McIntyre." Ormiston was accompanied by a "Mrs. McIntyre," who some witnesses identified as evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson during the July 1926 investigation of her disappearance from May through June 1926.
Minnie Kennedy (left) and her daughter, Aimee Semple McPherson sit behind a table in a courtroom. In front of them are three deskpads, a pitcher of water, cups upside down on metal trays, a pocketbook. Both women are wearing hats and fur-trimmed satin jackets. McPherson holds a pencil in her right hand and a notepad in her left. McPherson is looking into the camera, while Kennedy is looking off to the side. Unidentified men are in the background of the courtroom.
A photograph of Wiseman in the same outfit appears with the article, "IMPOSTOR GETS LIBERTY ON BAIL: 'What a Relief!' Exclaims 'Miss X' Case Figure Fear Expressed in Court of 'the Angelus People' Mrs. Sielaff Goes in Hiding Following Release," Los Angeles Times, 14 Sept. 1926: A1.
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.
![Cottage where some witnesses identified evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, Carmel-by-the-Sea, [1926?]](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002cwkvf/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)
![Notes written by Aimee Semple McPherson, [1926]](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002cwjg8/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)
