The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-07
YOUNG WOMAN
MENTIONED In
MURDER TRIAL
Doctor Says Girl Resembling
Madge Was in Stephen
sons Arms.
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sons Arms.
BV Times Special
CIRCUIT COUT ROOM, MOBILES
WILLIE, Ind, Nov 7.-Dr. Orvall
Smiley. Indianapolis physician testi-
fed late Friday in the trial of d. c.
Stephenson, Earl Gentry and Earl
Gentry that he treated Stephenson
last February in a room on N. Meri-
dian St, for a case of nerves while
a good looking young woman
soothed him in her arms.
Although Miss Madge Oberholtz-
er's name was not named, the girls
general description as given by the
doctor answers that of Miss ODER
hotter.
Strangely enough, the testimony
came in the middle of an afternoon
devoted to testimony of four Marion
County deputy sheriffs who gave an
alibi for Klinck during the time he
is supposed to have carried the girl
into her home.
Doctor Recalled
DR.. Smiley had been recalled for
further cross-examination by Assist
ant State Attorney Charles E. Cox,
who tried to prove that the defense
expert was q veterinary surgeon. 1t
developed, however, that the only
connection that the doctor had had
in that line was that at one time he
became interested in starting a con-
Germ to manufacture veterinary
remedies.
Cox then asked the doctor If he
had ever treated Stephenson for
delirium tremens, to which the
witness replied that he thought
not, admitting, however, that he
had prescribed for the eX-Klan
leader for a case of nerves which
might have been complicated with
alcoholism.
Taking the witness Inman went
into further detail.
when you treated Mr.. Stephen
son was there a-young woman pres
ent?"
There was"
Describe her"
''She was young woman, about
"a % or possibly &c years old;
five feet and seven or eight inches
tall She had black hair, bObbed-
think il was bObbed, fair skin
and striking appearance about
her eyes"
did she have heavy eyebrows?'
Inman asked.
81 don't remember about that,
but there was something very
striking about her eyes"
what was her weight?"
About 1876 or lao pounds"
Were you introduced to herr"
mot that 1 recall"
Describes Actions
Describe her actions"
"She was very affectiOnate with
Mr.. Stephenson, put her arms
around him and tried TO quiet him.
She seemed to be the only one
there who was able to quiet him."
DIR. Smiley continued. Spectators
sat OF the very edge of their seats
and those who stood, bent forward
i'm an effort to catch every word
the witness uttered.
Throughout DR.. Smiley's testi.
mony, which has been the most
sensational thus far in the case, Ste
phenson occupied himself reading a
magazine, and paid no attention
whatever to what was going on.
"He was very nervous, possibly
from OverwOrk because of his ac-
tivities i'm the legislature" Inman
continued i'm reference to Stephen
sons breakdown.
YES" DR.. Smiley answered.
DIR. Smiley said he was called to
attend Stephenson about the twenty
eighth Of February, about $50 in the
evening.
1T was while the Legislature was
in session, was it not doctor?"
"No-o-o. don't know about that, :"
the doctor replied.
On the discrimination Charles
E. Cox, State attorney asked DR..
Smiley:
"YOu don't know, doctor,
whether that one of the several
young women who worked in his
Officer"
mo, can't say that"
The four deputy sheriffs, who were
on the stand in defense of Klinck, a
deputy sheriff during the time the
crime was alleged to have been
committed, We're Leonard Koffell,
chauffeur Of Sheriff Omer Hawkins;
Frank Kempf. turnkey; William An.
derson, and James Carter, the latter
having been Klinck's partner in out
side work.
Testimony Same
The testimony Of the four was
practically the same and was little
shaken by Prosecutor William II.
Remy.
On st. Patrick's day. March II, the
day when Klinck carried Miss Ober-
holtzer into her home and laid her
on her bed about IL a. M, according
to her dying statement, Klinck left
the Jail at $3.50 a. m. with four