The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-13
Gets Out of Auto

shut as the prison machine rolled
through TO the north wall.
Gets Out of Auto
No outside person could get with.
in a hundred feet of Stephenson.
Through the bars, Stephenson was
seen to get out OF the auto.
Smoking a cigar, he left the ma
chine and shook hands with jail
attaches in the enclosure. lie was
laughing and talking and seemingly
in good spirits and little affected by
his confinement.
He wore a blue cap. gabardine
raincoat. dark blue suit. brown
shoes and white socks.
From the jail enclosure, Stephen
son was taken down into the laun-
dry Of the women's building and
through a tunnel to the main jail
building.
Newspaper men and spectators
were barred from the north side Of
the third floor. on which the grand
son was before the jury.
a group of nearly fifty women
crowded to the fourth floor railing
overlooking the rotunda in the cen.
ter Of the building. peering down in
hopes of catching a view Of the cele-
brated prisoner as he walked to the
third floor elevator.
al
Sheriff Omer Hawkins and the spe-
cial police detail were stationed at
various points on the third floor.
Seemingly Jaunty
Stephenson came from the jury
room seemingly as jauntily as he en-
tered. AS he walked down the cor
rider to the elevator he pulled on
a cigar and pulled up his overcoat
to hide his face.
The elevator took him to the base
ment and after police had "shooed"
back reporters and spectators. who
had gathered there he walked leis-
urely to the tunnel entrance and
back to the Jail.
The crowd, numbering several
poured out Of the court
house and many raced to the Jail.
Traffic Stopped
A police squad was stationed
around the building and two Off
GERS were stationed at each door.
In a few minutes the police detail
withdrew from in front of the struc-
tUre and ranged in front of the south
exit from the Jail enclosure on Mary
land st.
The officers stopped traffic on
Maryland ST., apparently carrying
out a plan to clear the way for the
party. in the belief he
would be taken back to Michigan
City at once.
In a few minutes, however. other
orders were received and police re
sumed their stations around the
Does Not See Him
Kiplinger, Rushville attorney, rep
resents Stephenson. who has de-
clared he made frantic efforts to see
before the ex-Klan chief
was taken before the grand Jurors.
but failed.
Kiplinger first asked Remy for per
mission to interview Stephenson.
Remy refused. declaring no one
would be allowed to see the prisoner
before he was taken before the jury.
Kiplinger then rushed to the
county Jail and was denied admit
lance.
He returned to the courthouse and
sought out Criminal Judge James A. /
Collins. Collins told him he could
see Stephenson if the prisoner
wanted to see him. The Judge told
to get an order from
Hawkins and he would approve it.
Kiplinger hurried back to the Jail
and asked for Sheriff Hawkins.
Waits in Yard
A Jail attache told him to return
in thirty minutes and he waited in
the jail yard with scores of regular
Wednesday visitors.
Hes over there. Kip" called
Deputy Sheriff Carter through the
iron Jail door little later.
A few minutes previous, the ex-
Khan boss had been smuggled
through the underground tunnel to
the courthouse.
Kiplinger finally succeeded in see
ing Stephenson after Stephenson
had been before the jury and taken
back to the Jail.
Attorney Jacob Hill. Stephenson's
former secretary, said to be associ- |
ated with Kiplinger in the case, was
admitted later and both conferred
with Stephenson in his cell in Fed
eral row." where Federal prisoners
ordinarily are kept.
The Federal prisoners were re-
moved to another part of the Jail
this morning by Sheriff Hawkins.
Miller Refused
Thomas v. Miller, Muncie attor-
ney. who has declared he is repre-
senting Stephenson attempted to get