The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-13

their heroiSn, citing the cases of
Christ, Joan of Arc and John
Brown, as others who were per-
secuted.
Death Demanded
Cox in his speech repeated his
plea made late Thursday that all
the defendants be put to death.
Tossing his silvery shock of hair
to and fro, he shouted:
"A1 three of these men must pay
the extreme penalty of the law for
this crime, else the law confesses it.
self-subordinate to d. C. Stephenson,
a beastly chieftain of the middle
ages. Are, you going to have that
reproach cast on the good county Of
Hamilton? 1 was born in Hamilton
and God forbid such an outcome.
He first went into a lengthy ex-
PLANTATION Of each of the four counts
Of the Indictment in order to show
why the State had chung to all four
counts instead of concentrating on
one.
On the first count, Cox propounded
the following States theory:
1.-THE Turing of Madge Oberholtzer
to the home of d. C. Stephenson and
her entrapment there; the terroriz-
ing and forcing her to drink liquor
or a drug-you have the right to
draw the inference on whether 1t
was one or both; her attack on the
train; her taking of the poison uider
mental compulsion; the return, the
long drive in Stephenson's celebrated
Cadillac limousine; the Imprisonment
in Stephenson's garage without the
ministration Of a woman, in the
hands Of a gorilla.
"LoOk at the sardOnic grin on
his face. You can't get him
adament! COncvetew
Inman leaped to his feet and
shouted an objection and Judge
Sparks said: "You must not refer
to the look or demeanor of any per-
son unless he's on the stand"
Klinck, toward whom Cox's dia-
tribe was aimed, continued to laugh.
Second Count
On the second count of the indict.
ment Cox presented the theory that
the defendants caused her to admin
the poison, thus causing her.
death.
That the defendants attacked her
in vicious attempt to ravish her
and that she died as a result" was
Cox's theory on the third count.
On the fourth count Cox's theory
was: Having lured her to Ste
phensOn's house, having terrOrized
her, drugged her, beaten her, the
law placed on them a duty which
in the nOn-fulfillment, becomes
murder"
Answering a number of legal
citations presented Thursday by Ira
M. Holmes, defense attorney, Cox
declared that not a one was appli-
cable to this case.
Went Unwillingly
Mr.. Holmes said these defen-
dants owed Madge Oberholtzer moth
ing. / can't appreciate that branch
of logic. If it were true that she
willingly went on a drunken spree,
1t would have been different"
"Madge OberhoItzer was not a
marriott. She was not a willing
participant, she was good women
"a good daughter. The law pre.
sumes her to have been a good
woman, and that presumption is
borne out by the fact that she held
a responsible position in the
States educational system.
Glaring fiercely at the defend
ant Cox declared. "They will, buy
insinuation, and innuedo, try to lead
you to believe Madge Oberholtzer
was a bad woman. If she had been
bad she would have been alive to-.
day." Striding over to Inman, and
fairly CONFUSING with anger. Cox
cried out,
"Are you going to permit this
unparalleled, this unequaled
painter of words, this man of
stately bearing, and melodious
vOice-are you going to allow him
to take the brush Of scandal ana
write the scarlet letter on Madge
OberhOltZer's tomb?
lnman leaned forward with his
elbow on the arm of his chair. His
countenance betrayed no emotion.