The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-12

HlurQeT Oh MISS ODefnOltZer.
Remy was to be followed by Ira
Holmes for the defense. Sixteen
hours of argument have been fixed
by Judge viii Nj. Sparks. Then the
judge will instruct the jury and the
twelve men will retire to decide the
verdict.
"NO Defense"
Remy charged that the defendants
had no defense.
why did they not make an open
ing statement then"
eff Madge OberhoItzer went on
that trip to Hammond of her Owng
free will, why did Gentry go along
Gentry, the nurse maid with his
bottle of witch hazel"
Remy assailed the witnesses who
appeared for the defense as members
OF the gang who helped Stephenson
believe his word was law in In
diana"
His word may be law in Marion
County, but may not be in Hamil-
ton"
Remy branded Klinck as a deputy
sheriff whom the people of Marion
County had TO pay to protect Ste
phenson.
The youthful! prosecutor took as
his text Stephensons S remark, quoted
in Madge's dying statement: Il have
been in tighter fixes before and got
ten out" Time and time again he
referred to it sarcastically.
Remy's Text
Wouldn't it be interesting to hear
what that tight place was? Ia like
to know if he has ever been in a
tighter place than now. 1t would
be an interesting story to hear"'
Remy asked the jury.
"'I have been in a worse mess and
got out. l am the law. he said on
the trip from Hammond, drinking all
the way. | suppose he got to feeling
pretty big after he had been drink
ing. With this girl writhing on the
cushions beside him. No medical aid
except the tender services Of Gentry
with his bottle of witch hazel and
Stephenson with his bottle of milk.
A fine pair of medics those two are"
Remy said sarcastically.
The Charge
The trio are accused Of getting
Miss Oberholtzer drunk the night of
March Is. putting her in a Pullman
stateroom on a Hammond Qnd)
train, which Stephenson and Gentry
also occupied, attacking and biting
her and refusing her medical aid
after she had taken poison in a Ham
mond hotel. The State claims to
have established both the theory Of
psychological murder" and actual
murder in that her treatment short
ened her life and that she was re-
covering from the poison, until an
infected wound caused a relapse.
1--WE have proved the following
facts" said Remy. summing up his
case. He finished his summary with
the statement
"The delay shortened her life,
gentlemn OF the jury. II is the
la win this State and every other
state, If you are dying and every
doctor In NOblesv!lle should tell
you you are dying and will die i'm
one day or one hour, and some
one shoots you through the head,
he's guilty OF murder just the same
as If you had been well, because
you have right to the last ten
hours of your life, the last ten
minutes, and even the last ten
seconds, of your life, and the law
says you have.
This case is as complete a case
as has ever been made in this State.
The statement Of this girl and com
pletely corroborated unless you want
to take the word, the unsupported
word,-of men like Rigdon, who have
been up here visiting Stephenson in
jail-the old strong armed gang
Stephenson relied on when he
said I am the law to come up hoe
and swear him out anyway. any
how.
eff Madge Oberholtzer was the
kind of girl they said she was
she would never have taken poison
in the first place. II she were the
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