The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-17
Secret Subpoenas Sent Out
for Young Women Who
Attended Midnight Parties
at Former Home in IT.
vington.
PROSECUTOR REFUSES TO
GIVE NAMES OF GIRLS
Jury Also to Hear About Al
legged Clothing Gifts to
Governor Jackson and
Other State Officials
Tension at Trial.

Detailed description Of mid
night parties at the 1rvington
home Of D. G. Stephenson in
which wine and women are said
to have played the major roles,
will be given the jury who will
try Stephenson and his aids,
Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry,
at Noblesville, on charges Of
numbering Miss Madge Ober-
holtzer.
1t was learned today that Prose
cutor William H. Remy has sub
poenaed former Butler University
and Indiana University goods and
other young women who attended
the midnight parties. The prose
cutor refused to reveal their names.
Il have nothing whatever to say
on that subject" he said.
Secret SubpOenas
The prosecutor has summoned his
witnesses by secret private SUBJ
poena, it was learned, not wishing
to make their names accessible by
having either the sheriff of Ham
ilton or Marion County. call them.
President Robert j. Alley of Butler
University said Butler students were
warned year and a half ago not
to attend any gatherings or parties
at the Stephenson home.
University authorities have no
knowledge OF any having done so,
except in one case where an orches
ira of university girls played at a
dance at the home, DR.. Alley said.
The girls left early III the evening,
he said.
Reny also has taken possession Of
the records Of the Hoosier Tailors,
Inc, now in receivership in Superior
Court Three, showing that Stephen
son presented as gifts suits of cloth
ing to State officials and others.
Stephenson was the incorporation and
principal owner Of the company, and
the records show that he gave away
scores of suits and overcoats.
Governor Named
Among those the records show as
recipients of the gifts are Governor
Jackson, who received a $3.50 tux
edo and full dress suit; Charles Orbi-
son, Indianapolis attorney Carl
Losey, former State policeman;
Howard Bennett, another former
State policeman, now indicted on
charges of accepting bribe from
bootlegger; a policeman in Irving.
ton, Klinck; Fred Butler, Stephen
sons secretary, and many others.
Suit has been brought against
Stephenson by the receiver on the
unpaid balance for the list of
presents and clothing Stephenson
purchased for himself. 1t is thought
the prosecutor will use the list to
show Stephenson's connection with
any of the recipients Of the gifts, in
case they take the stand for the de-
fense.
Jury Is Slow
Meanwhile it was feared the
process Of obtaining a jury to try
Stephenson at Noblesville would
take another week.
An air of impending trouble evi-
dent as court adjourned Friday noon
until Monday morning, arose from:
Intimations by the State that
friends of Stephenson and Republi-
can politicians have tampered with
the special venires called for the
case.
Yelled charges by the defense that
Indianapolis women and some State
officials have ''seen" talesmen as a
result of their animosity to the de-
PENDANTS.
Special Judge Will M. Sparks,
Rushville, sent the prospective
jurors home Friday noon.
Warned About Mail
Don't read any mail on the case
you may get," the judge warned the
twelve men occupying the box.
Judge Sparks also denounced per.
sons who feel called on to urge the
judge or jurors to do their duty by
entreaties, requests or resolutions.