The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-07
Stephenson and Madge at
Columbus, Ind, Doctors
Declare.
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and that they forced her to silence
with revolvers at each side.
WAS anyone in the car with herr
Alone in Auto
NO one"
II connection with your duties as
chief clerk of the hotel, did you
know any Pullman tickets had been
reservoir"
81 knew some reservations had
been made, yes"
do you know that they were
used?"
at knew they had been reserved
prior to the time I saw her In the
automobile, and l knew they were
claimed after / saw her"
"Who was in the auto with herr
Holmes repeated, glancing at the
jury.
"By herself"
what was the occasion that you
saw her in an automobile?"
81 had stepped down the street
to buy newspaper. She nodded
at me and spoke, Good evening"
| nodded or bowed slightly and
spoke something like Good eve
ming / guess"
Were there any other people in
front Of the hotel?'
Near Midnight
ct dare say. 1t was IL or IL
o'clock at night
You may cross-examine.' said
Holmes, turning his witness over to
the State. Prosecutor Remy then
began to question the witness, quiet
ly, but insistently, in marked con-
trast to the believing tones and
threatening gestures used by his
assistant, Ralph Kane, earlier in tine
morning.
"You have been promoted in
the last two weeks, you say. Did
ID. G. Stephenson have a financial
interest in the hotel?"
"Not to the best of my knowl'
edge7"
"He maintained headquarters
there, didn't her
HE had q room there a short
time, on different occasions.
Saw Her in Hotel
During the month Of January
and February you say you saw her
In the Washington Hotel
"In the months of January and
February sometime
"You don't recall the exact timer
mo, don't
Had you ever seen her in front
of the washington Hotel before this
time?"
ff'No, T never did"
"You are very sure this was the
night you saw her-March the
15th?'
"T am certain of that: When 1
heard details of the case later OH
-"
Remy objected to the witness
method of answering about what he
heard later on. The judge told the
witness to merely answer questions
ITO whom did you first tell this
taIe?" asked Remy, leaning for
ward i'm his chair, and looking in
tently at the witness.
"To whom did i first tell this
taller" paired the WlCneSS.
"Uh huh"
"Why, to the jury" said the
witness.
mo one ever heard it before?"
pressed the prosecutor.
mo"
Told No One
"And you knew the authorities OF
the city of Indianapolis were trying
to find out all they could about this
case, and yet you told not one?"
KNEW what2" asked the witness
IT say you knew the authorities
of Indianapolis and Marion County
the police and the prosecutors OF
flee were trying to find out about
this case, and you told no one"'
Eyes, that's right"
"And you never told anybody be-
fore this morning." said Remy.
mo one"
Didn't Tell Trio
"And you never told Klinck, or
Stephenson, nor Gentry?" said
Remy, his questions becoming more
emphatic.
mot a one Of the three"
"Then, said Remy, "dO you
know how it comes about these
men subpoenaed you to come up
here to testify about this il you
had never told a living SOUL"
mo, but 1 can guess" replied the
witness.
No Guessing
"This is trial, and we can't guess
about these matters" said Remy
Mr.. Lambert, you don't recall the
date she came in and introduced her
self do your
1T can not"
WAS this in January or F'ebru-
ary2"
True"
do you know as a matter Of fact
she went to the Washington hotel
and had dinner one or two times
with Mr.. Stephenson"
No"
"You knew she did it, don't your
mo"
GULBRANSEN