The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-01


He said that the warden had.
directed his selection of at
torneys. but professed himself
satisfied with Moore, Lloyd
Hill and John II. Kiplinger.
He refused to say what lawyer
had been selected by Warden Daily
or what they did for him. 1t was
the same fluent, hypnotic talker
who once ruled the State, who
stood in his prison garb in the blis-
tering sun outside the chair factory
where he is now at work.
Has Trouble With Eyes
Physically he appeared to be feel
ing fit. He said that his eyes are
troubling him.
He was conducted from the chair
factory by Jess Andrews of West
Lafayette, a member of the prison
board of trustees. In the party
were Roy Dennison of Rochester.
another board member; Boyd Cur
ley, the editor OF The Times, and
representatives OF the indianapolis
Star and Indianapolis News.
The decision to let The newspaper
men who had come, expecting to
see Stephenson before the board on
his own application for temporary
parole, interview him was discussed
last night.
The decision apparently was made
early this morning after the first
visit Of the editor Of The Times to
the prison and the official state
ment that Stephenson would not
be before the board.
Seemed Surprised
Stephenson had not been told he
was to be interviewed. Sc seemed
surprised when Andrews brought
him from the factory to the prison
var dand he saw the little crowd
awaiting him.
At first, he wanted everything he
said held in confidence, but the Edi-
tor of The Times told him that for
eight months newspaper men and
especially The Times, had been de-
manding permission to talk to him,
and that what he said would be
printed.
He talked volubly of his treatment
in the prison. He said little Of his
charges of political corruption, ex-
cept to confirm the statement made
by Moore that he had been double
crossed for the last time.
Criticizes Board
Forecasting the denial of his ap-
plication for a temporary parole.
and saying am not Kidding" my
self, Stephenson criticized the board
of charities for its manner Of con-
ducting It's inquiry. e.
They made no investigation" said
Stephenson.
He said that John A. Brown,
secretary, was the house guest OF
Warden DAILY and sadi: II cite this
as an example Of the fairness Of
this board"
Mentions Erbstein
The only statement on which
Stephenson would place emphasis
was his demand that he be per-
mitted to talk privately with an at
torney of his own selection. He
said that his appeal in the murder
case was being delayed, and then,
for the first time, he brought IN tie
name of Charles Erbstein, Chicago
lawyer, who died a few months asc.
He said that last September Erb-
stein had gathered evidence relat-
ing to his appeal, that DAILY had ex-
amined it and that it had been sup
pressed. He declined to tell the ma
ture of the evidence.
AS to his treatment In the prison
he said that sorle of the statements
made in his petition for parole were
not true s;id said that he never
charged tnat an attempt had been
made to murder him by pushing
hiU downstairs.
/He tried to get the prison trustees
20 promise him a private interview
with a lawyer. but the trustees
gave him no reply, he asserted.
Silent on Corruption
The editor of The Times re-
peatedly and in various ways tried
to get some statement Of his charges
OF political corruption. He would