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


vail.
peared to blacken the girls
character. My goodness, what ar
array. Straider, Stephenson's for
mer secretary, who has been at tire
trial every day, but one, why they
didn't produce anybody, but the
gang to testify against this girl and
that was when all else had been
blown to the winds. Maxine Elliott,
Stephenson's stenographer, in the Of
fee every day, told of seeing Madge
there, but contradicted the others
she in that office every day, never
saw Madge there until January, she
said"
At this point Remy stopped fol
noon recess. Court took an hour
for lunch, and resumed at 1 p. m.
Remy began talking shortly before
10 a. m, after Judge Sparks had or
dered argument to start.
Remy Confident
without any preliminaries, Remy
rose from his chair, strobe across the
floor with the confidence of field
marshal, Strengthened his slender
body and faced the jury, congenial
smile on his face.
In his Enthusiastically low but
audible voice, he said:
Gentlemen Of the jury, we've had
some rather trying days. We've had
to give unsparingly Of our precious
time.
THE State has done its duty in
this case to the best of its ability
1t is now for the jury to determine
whether the evidence against D. G
Stephenson, Earl Klinck and Ear
Gentry has removed beyond a rea
sonable doubt the question of theil
guilt.
Remy paused, took one step to
ward the three defendants ant
glared at them. He then returned
his attention to the jurymen.
Fair Trial
IT don't know Of any case in the
history of Indiana, in the entire his
tory of Jurisprudence, where the de
Tense las had a fairer trial, a fairel
judge. l know the State is satisfied
I'm going to speak to you briefly
Brevity, in the law means nothing
The delay aud delay and delay in the
law by article and all those Other
cunning means"
Although Klinck and Gentry. were
listening intently to what Remy
said, Stephenson wrote furiously or
scratch pad, held on his knee. A
sneer played on his countenance.
Reads Law
After reading the definition of firs'
degree murder as set out in the in
diana statutes, Remy, laying the
book aside, again faced the jury.
Gentlemen, Madge Oberholtzer
is dead. She would be alive today
were 1t not for the unlawful act
Of u. c. Stephenson, Earl Klinck
and Earl Gentry. They have de-
stroyed her body and have tried to
destroy her soul, and in the last
few days they have tried to dis
honor her morals"
Already Remy had reached the
heat of his argument, and was
swinging his body to and fro, as he
became more and more elquent.
'fOh! They didn't attack her char
acter directly-they didn't dare dc
that. They knew IL they tried II
they would open the very flood gate
Of evidence. So they tried it by
innuendo. All the means they haC
at their command. however few
they tried" Remy shouted fervent
ly.
"Their own private little coterie
of men who frequented Stephen
sons home, and who received their
appointment at StephensOn's hand
those were the men they put on
the stand. Because they could find
no Others"
Waving the dying declaration oil
Madge Oberholtzer, Remy cried out
"Madge Oberholtzer's story still
stands untarnishedr'
Packed Audience
Remy was appearing before the
largest audience that has been in the
courtroom thus far. The tiny room
was literally packed.
Her dying declaration is before
you again with cOrrOborating and
supporting evidence from witness
after witness, creditabIe wit
nesses," Remy continued. ut
stands not only with the sOlemnity
of the declaration of a person who
faces certain death, it still stands,
most of it not even denied. They
didn't dare deny It,"
Taking the copy of the dying dec
laration from his desk. the prosecu
tor read 1t sentence by sentence t
the jury, touching on the States evi
dence and giving his argument OF
each point.
At first met David c. Stephenson
Jan. 49, That is corroborated BY
the best evidence the State coult
possibly have brought here, the mar
who introduced Madge Oberholtze
| to Stephenson.
"Soon Mr.. Gentry came for me,
Remy read, then said:
Proved by Mother
This part is corroborated by tn,
telephone company who identified
the telephone. number as Stephen
sons number. 1t is corroborated by