The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-13
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hind many attempts to block the in
vestigation since it began.
Still incensed oyer the "coinci-
dence' of the Stephenson attorneys,
John II. Kiplinger and Lloyd
a. Hill, interviewing the Inn
prisoned ex.Klan leader in his
state Prison cell at Michigan City
just a few minutes before Deputy
Prosecutors Sheaffer and Kniblack
arrived there with Julian for a "se-
cret interview" on Thursday, Remy
resumed the auizzng Of Julian on
Friday, but also kept an eye out
for leaks in the jury-room that
may have made the Michigan City
trip known beforehand to the Ste
phenson counsel.
Seek to Stop Leaks
Both Remy and Attorney General
Giliom who is aiding in the jury i'm
vestigation. announced that leaks"
must cease.
Julian was waved aside at the
Friday morning session of the jury
while Mass Mildred Meade, former
conhdante Of stephenson and at one
time a mysterious missing Wit.
ness" was again recalled to the
stand. She spent several hours in
the jury room.
The quizzing lasted until the noon
hour, when the girl was dismissed
Previous to entering the jury room
i'm the morning, she held a long con.
ference with Remy in the prose.
cutor's office. -
SAt . p. M Julian, who spent II
morning i'm the ante room to the
grand jury was again recalled tn
the stand and did not leave it until
p. IN.
At 4 p. m. Remy left the court
house, stating that he was bound ON
a Secret mission" which might or
might not turn up a valuable wit
ness and also result i'm considerable
new testimony
Fridays session ended the NTH
week Of the grand jury investigation.
1t began Oct. If on orders OF Crhni.
nal Judge James A. Collins
Soon after the investigation start
ed a hunt for a collection Of stephen.
son documents and papers said 10
prove the corruption charges became
one Of it's most important phases
Through tho maze of testimony OF
dozens Of persons from all walks Of
life runs the persistent efforts OF
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documents and many times lnter.
ests apparently interested in stop
ping the investigation attempted to
block it.
When Stephenson, deposed Khan
dragon, who at one time is alleged
to have termed himself 1.-THE law I'M
In 1iana," ISSUED an ultimatum from
the cell in Michigan City, where he
is serving a life sentence for mur.
der, 1t was upon these documents
that his cry was believed based.
II would a tale unfold" was tho
burden Of Stephenson's plant and
the cry 10 give him an opportunity
was taken up by THOMAS H. Adams,
Vincennes, Ind, and other Repub-
lican editors in the state, Interested
in exposing ,political corruption
within the ranks of their own party
Interviews Blocked 81
State governmental forces barreN
the way to the Stephenson story by
forbidding interviews with the pris-
oner. A week or more elapsed and
then the grand jury got under way
Checkmating a move to bring
stephenson first before Judge Sidney
S. Miller's court In a civil action
authorities rushed the former dragon
TO this city and took him by sub
terranean passages behind the closed
doors of the grand jury room. Since
that dramatic gesture the jury has
continued at work daily. The grst
TO its mill has included Kluxers of
weird title, but undoubted powers;
mysteriously missing witnesses, IKE
Mildred Meade and Julian; persons
who had admitted seeing the docu.
meD<s Of deals with various politi
clans; Republicans, Democrats and
city officials.
In tracing the documentary evil
dence Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Hull. An
derson, Ind, photographers. and Al.
torney Floyd Christian, Noblesville.
were among those called. All had
admitted to The Times that they
saw the originals, Hull having taken
pictures Of them and CHRISTIAN look
ing them over I'm "Steves" cell at
the Noblcsville jail, where he was
held during the murder trial
Miss Meade was alleged to have
removed some Of them from pri-
vate box at the Indiana National
Bank shortly before the investiga-
ton got under way. When sought
as a witness she disappeared ana her.
family were called to tell Of her
whereabouts, but yielded no informa.
ton. Like the missing Julian, she
reappeared and reported to AttorneAM
General Gilliom. Miss Meade broug
the box from the bank. She had
been a close friend of Stephenson,
it was said.
Earl Klinck, Earl Gentry and
Court Asher, former Stephenson leu
tenants, were called. The first two
named had faced murder charges
with their chief, but were dismissed.
Former Marion County Khan Cy-
clops George Elliott and Harvey
Bedford, his partner, appeared sew
eral times. City officials included
Boynton Moore, president Of the city
council; Jessie Mcclure, recreational
director; o. ID. Haskell, chairman of
the board Of safety; Police Chief
Claude Johnson Traffic inspectors
Lester Jones and others
Tom Taggart, Earl Peters and
other Democrats were called. vii.
liam Armitage, Shank administration
boss, came and, refusing to answer q
ouegtiOn was ordered IN do an h.r