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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
Date:: between April 12 and April 23, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Portion of photograph appears under the headline, "Mode Wineman Adds to Camera Collection at Los Angeles Museum," Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar 1927: 11.
Date:: 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Dan McNally (left), David Hutton (middle), and Jonathan Perkins huddled together during Rheba Crawford Case. Dave holds a pad of paper in his hands.
Date:: September 18, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: This photograph may be associated with the article, “Rheba Crawford Suit Call Ignored by Aimee: Dave Hutton and Ormiston on Hand in Action of Pastor’s Colleague Against Editor and Writer Editor and Aide in Court CALL IGNORED BY AIMEE IN RHEBA CRAWFORD SUIT,” Los Angeles Times, 07 Sep. 1935: A1.
Date:: September 7, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Related to article: "CRAWFORD PAIR LOSE: Convicted on Charge of False Statement Against Angelus Temple Aide," Los Angeles Times, 12 Sept. 1935: 3.
Date:: September 11, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: This photograph appears with the article, “Scenes at Opening of Court Action in Which Former ‘Broadway Angel’ Charges Defamation of Character by Editor,” Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 1935: A1.
Date:: September 7, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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