The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-18
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turned over to him.
She was supposed to obtain pos.
session of the documents with the
aid of the note and turn them over
to Miller, the attorney said.
Miss Meade was first definitely con-
nected with the search for the miss
ing documents when a Times re-
porter got possession of a packet of
correspondence which had acct
dentally been left in a restaurant at
Westfield, Ind.
The papers were left on a table
| by a well-dressed couple one morn
ing during the time when Stephen
son was in Noblesvillle Jail, after his
conviction and awaiting transfer to
the State Prison last year.
The letters containing information
of Importance, gave evidence of hav-
ing been much handled.
On the worn envelope of one,
pencilled in handwriting which has
been identified as Stephenson's, APP
peared this note:
Miss Meade. Did Strader turn
over checks and flms?"
This note dovetails into the pic
ture of events which has been built
up from evidence. both verbal and
circumstantial.
Floyd Christian, Noblesville attor-
ney, who helped defend Stephenson
In the murder case, has stated that
he saw large pile of letters, checks
and other documents in Stephenson
cell in the Noblesville Jail, some of
them being those which have been
described by other witnesses in the
investigation.
Christian said Stephenson wanted
him to take care Of the documents,
but that he refused because they
were Of such a nature that had he
ever had possession Of them he
would have felt duty bound to turn
them over to the prosecuting attor-
ney.
Stephenson said, according to the
lawyer that he was going to hold
the documents over the heads Of a
lot of officials and others and might
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the prison. He said, according to
Christian. that he was going to have
them photographed and both origi
nails and pictures put in safe places
while he was in the prison.
c. NJ. Hull. Anderson, Ind, pho
tographer and Mrs. Hull declare that
about this time Foster Strader, then
Stephenson's secretary brought a
great mass of the documents to their
gallery and that they made three
Photographic copies of each.
Strader. located near Pittsburgh
Pa. Saturday by a Times reporter
declared that he had the pictures
made in indianapolis and tried al
that time to create the impression
that he had taken the documents to
Kokomo. He denied knowledge OF
the present whereabouts Of the valu
able evidence.
The pencilled note in Stephen
sons handwriting turned the search
toward Miss Meade.
Anothe- fact which made the find.
ing Of the note valuable in the in
vestigation was that the father-in-law
Of L. G. Julian, former partner OF
Stephenson. who has been sought for
over a week, lives al Westfeld. Per.
sons seeking the missing papers hold
the theory that Julian either has
may be located.
Search for clew to Julian's
whereabouts through his relatives at
| Westfeld was fruitless. The last
trace OF him was at Kentland. Ind .
last Thursday. He was expected at
his home in Evansville Saturday
morning, but did not appear.
Returned Sunday
Miss Meade, missing. according to
her parents. since a week ago Fri
day. returned to her home Sunday.
She called Attorney General Ar
thur l.. Gilliom, who is assisting
Prosecutor Remy in the grand jury
investigation. and told him she would
appear before the grand jury this
morning
Gilliom and Remy went at once
to the Meade home and conferred
with her. Then Deputy Sheriff Ro-
land Snider appeared at the Meade
home and served forthwith n sub
poena for her appearance before the
grand jury.
The girl was taken to the prose
cutor's office. where Remy and Gil
liom again talked to her, and then
to county Jail on an order issued by
William Kaiser, Criminal Court
clerk, ordering she be held until she
appeared before the Errors unless
$4,000 bond was provided.
Bond Signed
Shortly after 10 p. m. the $4,000
bond was signed by John f. Walker.
former city superintendent of street
cleaning, and Harry Campbell, one
of the operators Of Days Casino,
dance hall southeast of the city.
The girl refused to disclose where
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