The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-29
suppressed a sob with great diff
Guilty. Finally she answered.:

suppressed sob with great diff
Guilty. Finally she answered:
Upstairs, in her room, on the
bed"
Just what was your daughters
condition and appearance when you
saw herr"
Mrs. Oberholtzer tried vainly to
answer the question. She could not
speak. She bowed her head, placed
her handkerchief over her eyes and
tried to humble an answer.
"Take your time" Judge Sparks
said in a soft voice. Stephenson
was paying sharp attention.
She was bruised and--and an
open wound on her left breast"
Describe the wounds as you saw
them"
Round bruises on her cheeks and
both sides of her face
fudge Sparks, although sitting
within a very few feet of Mrs. ODER
hotter, could not understand what
she said, and asked the court re-
porter to read her answer. 1t fol-
lowed:
Describes Bruises
"Her face on both sides was
bruised--on this side was round
bruise, kind of jagged like" Mrs.
Oberholtzer explained pointing to her
right cheek.
Describe the bruise, itself"
"A bruise on the right side Of the
face with an imprint around it.
where else were there bruises?"
"All up and down her body to
her ankles"
Near Collapse
Prosecutor Remy foreseeing that
Mrs. Oberholtzer's distress might
cause her to collapse, questioned
her on other details which he
thought might not bring to her
mind the ordeal she endured. DO
you recall that telephone number
you gave her that evening when
she returned?"
"Trvington O492," Mrs. ODER
hoItzer replied after moments
thought.
do you know whose number it
was?"
Christian of the defense was on
his feet instantly with an objection
to the question, declaring that any
answer would be mere hearsay.
ooh no. If you look in the teie-
phone book, and found the tele-
phone number and name it would
to admissible" Judge Sparks said.
but it wasn't in the book, but
one of the men" Five defense at
torneys chorused an objection to
Mrs. Oberholtzer's explanatory state
ment, and it was sustained.
Cross-Examination
Remy then passed the witness
over to the defense for cross ex.
animation.
Inman asked Mrs. Oberholtzer
several questions concerning Madge's
health prior to the date on which
the State alleges she was abducted.
Inman asked If Madge had any oc-
cupation other than the reading cir
Gle managership the few months
prior to her death.
did she have something to do
around the session of the Legis-
lature last winter?"
mot to my knowledge"
You say you had been to church
that morning of the 15th?"
yes"
"Now, during the day. was your
daughter Madge away?"
"She took me to church and then
went away"
do you know of your own per-
sonal knowledge where she went?"
Part Ruled Out.
Mrs. Oberholtzer was subjected to
a suave but grilling cross-examin-
alton by Inman, chief defense attor-
ney. Inman extracted little, how
ever, from the girls mother. who
evidently had the sympathy of the
spectators. Inman's attempts to go
into Madge's past life were ruled out
by Judge Sparks, OIL objection by
the prosecutor, who claimed such
had nothing to do with the case in
question.
Mrs. Oberholtzer said that Madge
had taught school in Hagerstown,
Ind, during the war.
Did she return home as soon as
school was out or not?" asked In
man.
II don't remember" said Mrs.
Oberholtzer.
did she ever teach school again
in HagerstOwn" queried Inman,
who seemed to be particularly in
terested in that portion Of Madge's
life. Remy's objection was slIs->
tanned.
Inman then drew out the fact that
Madge had a date" with a young
man named George Watson, the fate
full Sunday evening she left home.
"Madge returned home about 9 or
10 O. clock Sunday night" said
the mother
WAS any one with rer?"
Eyes"
"Who?"
George Watson"
WHO is George Watson?" asked
Inman.
Only Met Him
That's about all I know. I met
him in the parlor that night, and
then 1 went upstairs to bed"
Mrs. Oberholtzer said Watson was
young man, smooth shaver.
did he come in the house?"