The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-15

cording to the testimony of DR..
Lured to Stephenson home the
night of March Is, the telephone
torn from her hands when she
realized she was trapped and at
tempted to telephone for aid; forced
to drin', liquor against her will until
she became i'll; taken on board a
train, where she was brutally NAL
treated and attacked by Stephenson;
her determination to kill Stephenson
with his own revolver as he lay
asleep in hotel at Hammond. Ind,
the following morning, turned. to a
decision to kill herself as she thought
OF her family. DR.. Kingsbury said
the girl told him as she lay, dirty,
disheveled, begrimed, bruised and
battered. on her bed at home two
days later.
Then followed a recital OF the
girls account of how she obtained
poison by a ruse and took It.
Fight Back Told
Then the doctor repeated her story
Of the panic into which Stephenson
and his aids were thrown by dis
covery Of her act; how she was put
into an automobile and rushed to
Indianapolis despite her pleading to
be taken to a hospital; of her suffer
ing on the long trip home. and of
refusal to obtain medical aid at
| y Iol, l.
sped; of how she was held a prisoner
throughout the night in the garage
at Stephenson's home. and finally
taken home and placed in bed dur.
ing the absence OF her parents the
following day, with word that she
had been injured in an automobile
accident.
The names of Earl Klenck and
Earl Gentry, under indictment with
Stephenson on charges Of conspir-
acy to commit felony. did not ap-
pear in DIR. Kingsbury's testimony.
He referred to persons that Miss
Oberholtzer told him were in the
case as another man." or two other
men, whose names I do not remem.
ber.'
First Witness
DIR. kingsbury was the first wit
ness at the coroner's' inquest. and
probably will be the only one heard
today. He gave his testimony quiet
ly. dispassionately, carefully seeking
for exact quotations and details as
given him by Miss Oberholtzer.
you attended Miss Madge Ober
holtzer?" Coroner Robinson asked
DR.. Kingsbury.
II did"
State when you were first called
and your diagnosis and observa-
tons"
Bruised and Cut
IT was called by telephone az
about 1870 a. m. four weeks ago
Tuesday" DIR. Kingsbury said. II
was told on the telephone Madge had
been brought in hurt lin an auto.
mobile accident. I went to her room.
She lay on the bed dirty, disheveled,
ieT uTeSS open IN front, exposing
decorations and bruises on the chest.
There also was apparent a bruised
area on the right cheek. She was
in a state OF shock. her body was
very cold and her pulse rapid l
asked her how badly she was hurt.
She said she did not know. made
a hasty examination OF her body to
see If there were any broken bones.
found none. asked her how 1t
happened.
"'When I get better will tell you
the whole story she said.
Because OF her state of shock I
did not know when this would be
and I pressed her for information.
Called From Home
"She told me that two evenings be-
fore. Sunday evening. she had been
summoned TO the home of d. c.
Stephenson on University Ave, by
telephone, and that she had been
escorted there by some man whose
name ] do not remember; that upon.
entering the house she realized she
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