The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-12

Shotgun Defense
"Well, there was a defense. Not
well organized defense. Not 9
straightforward defense. 1t was g
sort Of shotgun defense.
''And the defense said Wen get
Eph Inman, and sometime he'll
catch a witness and Wen prove an
alibi.' I've handled more than half
hundred murder cases and this
J Is the first time / ever saw a de-
Tense that didn't know what its
defense was going to be-didn't
even give an opening statement.
1.-The State of Indiana made its
opening statement, told the jury
what it's case was going to be; even
told who It's witnesses were going
to be-"
Striding over to a point near the
defense table, Remy faced the de-
PENDANTS and their group of attor-
neys and shouted in their ears, IF
you had q defense. why did you
change the defendants. day by day,
from chair to chair, and why did
you, Mr.. Holmes, sit in front of one
of the defendants until you had to
be moved?
"Why the evidence shows that
Earl Klinck was deputy sheriff
and the prisoners didn't even
| lanOw him. He was deputy
sheriff assigned to the particular
service of ID. C. Stephenson, the
man who said he was the law In
Indiana, and Marion County paid
the bill,
Doesn't that 1<linck alibi show
the way the wind blows? Doesn't
that show them up? I'll say that it
shows them up" Renly declared
laughing dramatically.
''They tried to alibi Klinck,
No Defense
"If they had a. defense, why did
they try to explain things the way
they did7 Madge Oberholtzer tells
you how she got those wounds and
1t isn't denied In the evidence.
"They had to admit the trip;
they had to admit the wounds;
they had to admit it all so they
fell back no the suicide theory.
"Oh, that was shameful, Mr.. In
man, to bring out such kind Of testi-
mony,
"Stephenson's own personal
physician, who had treated him
for aicoholism--that expert. he
tried to tell you that It didn't hurt
her to ride from Hammond to In
dianapolis, I'm an automobile. that
1t didn't hurt her to spend the
night i'm q garage, because nothing
could have helped her. That's what
they want you to believe.
DIR. William gives up too quickly.
A good doctor doesn't do that, He
hangs on to the end, like q criminal
lawyer in a desperate case who hangs
on until the last ray Of hope is
gone,
"Then they started I'm to write
the blacklist page in this case. 1t
was the last resort. The best
Psychologists I'm Indianapolis had
testified for the State and they had
to do something. They started I'm
to blaclSen that girls character.
and they used soms mighty good
blackening."
Remy then reviewed for the jury.
the cross-exanination of the defense
witnesses who appeared to tell OF
Madge's acquaintance with Stephen
son,
No Dates
"There was DR.. Ailstock--by the
way, the only time the defense fixed
definite date was In the Klinck
alibi. They didn't dare fix dates.
You knew we'd blow you out OF
watep- If you did," screamed Remy.
I'VE did blow you out of the water
that time. and you never tried 1t
again, Mr.. Imam"
Remy made the rafters ring. At
other times he would lower his voice
80 that only the jury could hear
what was said. He was unsparing of
the defendants and their attorneys.
after time. AT other times he became
sarcastic, especially when he would
frequently quote the now famous
phrase, "I am the law in Indiana,
or II have been in a worse mess and
got out"
"There was Ailstock. a Khan Or
ganizer under Stephenson. There
was Mrs. 6ohultze, who said she had
never been In Stephenson's home.
A few moments later her husband
took the stand, and 1t developed he
was an organizer under Stephenson.
and he said his wife had been In
Stephenson's home, and that he had
taken her there himself.
Calls Rigdon LOafer
Then there was Rigdon, another
defenses witness. Anything nobody
else would testify to. he would. Loaf
ing around the Legislature; in Steph-
enson's office every day. interested
he said. In watching politicians man.
ipu1ate the Legislature. There in
Stephenson's office with INlnck, a
deputy sheriff of Marion County
paid by the people. Ye-eh, I am the
law No wonder he said 1t.
] "Donahue, another organizer. ap-
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