The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-03
KLUXER BOASTS
He is LAW AT
MURDER TRIAL
Revolving Details of
Girls Staying
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for date several times, but | gave
him no definite answer.
ON Sunday, March Is. 1925 when
returning to my home about 10 o'clock
In the evening, I was informed by my
mother that there had been parties
calling for me.
soon Mr. Gentry, whom had
never seen before, came for me. and
said he was from Stephenson's
walked with Gentry to Stephenson's
home. saw Stephenson had been
drinking. His chauffeur, whom he
called Shorty, was there also. Later
man whom he called Klinck came in.
Forced to Drink.
Immediately they took me into the
kitchen and some kind of drinks were
produced. Stephenson and the others
/ forced me to take a drink. I was
afraid not to do so, and | drank three
small glasses Of the drink. This made
me very ill and dazed.
Stephenson said to me about this
time, I want you to go with me to
Chicago / remember saying could
not and would not. was very much
terrified and did not know what to do.
o, yes, you are going with me to
Chicago. I love you more than any
other woman | have known
Armed to Teeth.
These men took me up to Stephen
sons room and he opened a dresser
drawer filled with revolvers. He told
.ach of the men to take one.
Later, Gentry called the Washing,
ton hotel at Stephenson's order and
secured reservations in a drawing
room for two persons. They all took
me to the automobile at the rear of
the house and we drove to the Union
station.
~ Am the Law"
Il was dazed and terrified that my
life would be taken. Stephenson said
he was the law in Indiana. We got
onto the train and altho cannot dis
tinctly remember, l think only the
colored porter saw us. They took me
at once into the compartment. / can
not remember clearly everything that
happened after that. l know Gentry ;
got into the top berth of the com
partment."
Here Miss Oberholtzer related in de-
tail the fiendish assaults of Stephen
son. She said her body was badly
lacerated.
The statement continued
Il remember heard buzz early in
the morning and the porter called us
to get up for Hammond. Stephenson
flourished his revolver. / said to him
to shoot me, but he put the gun in
his grip. / heard no sound from Gen
try during the night. Afterwards Gen
try and Stephenson helped me to
dress and / was able to walk to the
Indiana hotel, where he registered for
himself and wife.
Stephenson laid 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. Breakfast was
served in the room"
Miss Oberholtzer's statement then
told of her asking Stephenson for
money to buy hat; how she pur-
chased poison tablets, returned to the
hotel room, and swallowed six of
them; how the men then hurried her
back to Indianapolis in their car, how
she was held in the garage all night,
and then permitted to go home, where
she died later.
Conviction Not Expected.
Stephenson sits and smirks at ku
kluxers who flock to the court room
and when the part concerning his
boast that he is the law in Indiana,
were read, he laughed out loud. Street
talk is to the effect that at least
three of the jurymen are members of
the moron gang constituting the hood
ed order and that conviction is ut
terly impossible in Indiana.