The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-02
ALL Who Care
NOW CAN HEAR
STEPHENSON
Trustees Will Book Prison.
r.for Performance Be-
fore Any Grand Jury.
RECORDS THROWN OPEN
But Maroney's Name Not on
Visiting List and Julian'S
Call Mysterious.
BY BOYD GURLEY,
Editor of The Times


MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, July a
The board of prison trustees Will
send D. C. Stephenson to any coun-
ty whose prosecutor or grand jury
may wish to listen to any charge
of political corruption Of which he
has knowledge.
This statement, made at the close
of days session which was well
staged, but which lacked the
promised sensation, came from M.
E. Foley, a board member.
The attitude, somewhat different
from that which was shown last fall
when the Marion County grand jury
was in session and before there was
any suggestion that the political
crimes of 1924 had become outlawed
by the statute of limitations, was
the closing curtain to the refusal
to grant Stephenson the ninety-day
parole.
Fortified with an explicit and de-
tailed defense by the State board OF
charities, the board threw open its
records.
1t exhibited the list of Stephen.
sons visitors and the names of his
correspondents.
Maroney's Name Omitted
But it forgot Maroney, that Fed
eral agent who was the first to see
Stephenson after he had sent out
his smuggled letter charging that
he had documentary proof OF COR
ruption. Perhaps it might have
been an oversight
The state board of charities con-
tains a reference to United States
Officials who had been permitted
to see Stephenson. The list con-
tains the names of no official of the
United States.
1t does list L. G.. Julian, the part
ner of Stephenson who for six weeks
hid away from the grand jury.
Silent About Julian
When the newspaper men inter
viewed Stephenson the last question
was asked by the editor Of The
Times.
What did you say to Julian that
caused him to run away from the
grand jury?" was the question.
Stephenson smiled as he replied,
"Well, I won't answer that, of
course"
The list of Julian's visits to the
prison is somewhat at variance with
the reported visit in the company
of John Kiplinger. The record
showed that Julian was there in
November and December, 1925, and
then again on Feb. II, 1926. No rec
ord is made of the visit reported
just before he disappeared mysteri-
ously in the fall of 1925 wher the
grand jury was searching for him.
Kiplinger Frequent Caller
Kiplinger's visits were frequent.
He was there on June 20, the day
when the board of charities was
asking for data. Martha Dickerson,
the mystery woman, one of the
four who held power of attorney
made thirteen recorded visits. And
State Representative Russell ".
Duncan, now under Federal SEN
tence, saw Stephenson last August
The purport of the data given to
the press was that Stephenson had
write letters and to talk to law
yers.
The reference by the State board
OF charities to visits of United States
officials to Stephenson and the omis-
sion Of the name Of Maroney or of
any other known Federal official is
not explained.
Supposedly Complete
The list was presumed to be COM
plete. 1t contained the names of
Stephenson's former wife and list
ed the little girl as Katherine
Stephenson, daughter. 1t showed
the visit of Kiplinger as late as ten
days ago.
The net result of the day is to put
1t up to Stephenson to either pro-
duce his documents or keep silent.
The board is now on record as will
ing to let him talk. Dut the fact
is also known that he does not in
tend to talk.
| The State board of charities clas-
sically says that Steve still has the
delusions of grandeur and points
to the fact that he refers to the eve
ming meal in the prison as dinner
as proof. Well, perhaps any pris-