The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-16
Madge Oberholtzers Dying Statement Made Publ

phenson made me write the tele-
gram and said to me what to say.
Gentry took the telegram and said
he would send it right away. Ste
rhenson lay down on the bed and
slept. Gentry put hot towels and
witch hazel on my head and bathed
my body to relieve my suffering.
We were in room 416 with Ste
phenson while Gentry was doing
this. Stephenson said he was
sorry and that he was three de-
grees less than a brute. / said to
him, "You are worse than that"
Ate Breakfast
Breakfast was served in the room.
Shorty" came in about this time.
He said that he had driven up in
Stephenson car. Stephenson ate
grapefruit, coffee, sausage and but
tered toast for breakfast. l drink
some coffee, but ate nothing.
1 said to Stephenson to give me
some money, that 1 had to buy a
hat Shorty" gave me SIS at Ste
phenson's direction and took me out
in the car. Shorty" said to Ste
phenson he had been delayed get
ting there as he could not find the
hotel where we were in Hammond.
Shorty waited for me while
went into a store close to the hotel
to get a hat. This was a small,
black silk hat, similar to the one
I had-it cost $3.50.
When 1 came back to the car
I said to Shorty" to drive me to
a drug store in order that I might
get some rouge. We drove to a drug
store near the Indiana Hotel and
purchased a box Of bichloride Of
mercury tablets. I put these in my
coat pocket Then we went back
to the hotel.
Bought Poison
The clerk who sold me the tablets
was tall and slender, about the age
an dbuild of my brother, with black
hair. He made no objection to Sell
ing me the tablets. during the
morning when we were in the hotel
the men got more liquor at Steph-
enson's direction. Stephenson said
we were going to drive on to Chi
cago. Stephenson made me writ
the TELEGRAM to my mother saying
we were going to Chicago. Gentry
took it.
When I got back to the hotel with
"Sshorty" I went up to the room.
Gentry had a room next to Stephen
son. His was No. All.
said to Stephenson to let me
go into All to lie down and rest. He
said, "Oh no. you are not going in
there. You are going to. lie right
down here by me-"
L waited awhile until I thought
he was asleep. Then 1 went into
room AT. Gentry stayed in the
room with Stephenson. There was
no glass in Alt, so 1 grabbed glass
in 416 and took the mercury tablets.
I laid out eighteen Of the bichloride
of mercury tablets and at once took
six of them. 1 only took six be-
cause they burned me so.
This was about 10 a. m. Mon
day, think.
Early in the morning, had
taken Stephenson's revolver, while
Gentry was out sending the tele-
gram. 1 wanted to kill myself then
in Stephenson's presence. This was
while he was first asleep. Then l
decided to get poison and take it
in order to save my mother from
disgrace. knew it would take
longer for the mercury tablets to
kill me.
Became III
Later, after I had taken the mer-
curry tablets, lay down on the bed
and became very i'll. 1 think it was
nearly o'clock In the afternoon be-
fore anyone came into the room
where 1 was. Then Shorty" came
in. He sat down to talk to me and
he said to me that he had never mis-
treated girl in his life.
He said to me what was wrong,
that looked so i'll. replied. Moth
ing"
He said, Where is your pain?"
and I said 1t was all over He said
I could not have pain without any
cause. I said to him, Can you keep
a secret?" He said, YES" ] said
IT believe you can" And then I
said to him that l had taken poison
and said to him not to tell Stephen
son. 1 was very i'll and almost de-
lirious at this time. I had vomited
blood all day and Shorty saw