Show I I GRAND DRAGON DRAGONI l LOSES SES MOVE TO PREVENT TRIAL Demurrers by State Are Sustained I by Court I. I INDIA INDIANAPOLIS AP Ind md nd April 11 I The first legal move of af D. D C C. C Ste- Ste former Ku Klux Klan I grand dragon to prevent his trial ion on nyc five lve indictments Charging him j with an nn attack on Miss Madge Ober- Ober holtzer failed today Demurrers II filed Wed by the prosecution In answer to pleas peas in abatement of the indictments indictments indict indict- ments presented b by Stephensons Stephenson's I counsel were sustained by Judge James A. A Collins In criminal court I Eph Inman chief of counsel for fori i Stephenson countered with a mb- mb tion to quash the indictments Argument Ar Ar- on this was April 18 Pending final disposition of 01 the Indictments indictments Indict ments Stephenson will not be compelled compelled com corn to enter a formal plea to the crimes with which he Is charged ATTACKS VALIDITY Arguments in support of his pleas in aba abatement of the indictments were presented by Mr Inman at a lengthy hearing this morning He He lie attacked their validity and contended contended contended con con- tended that Miss 1 condition condition condition con con- precluded the possibility of her making a detailed statement such as she sho Is alleged to have given the grand jury Charles E B. Cox attorney employed employed employed em em- by Miss parents parents par par- eats to assist in the prosecution contended in the demurrers that the pleas in abatement did not state facts sufficient to abate the action I against Stephenson Stephenson Is charged with as assault assault assault as- as sault and battery with Intent to kill assault and battery with intention intention Intention tion rape malicious m mayhem hem kid kid- no naping ping and conspiracy to commit a felony OPERATION PLANNED I In InI While the court action was I progress ph physicians planned to op operate op- op crate erate on Miss who s sin in condition Poison taken I following the alleged attack has re resulted resulted ye- ye suIted in an Infection which toe physicians hope to relieve through I an operation She he has been unconscious unconscious for ten days Judge took the same ac action action action ac- ac tion In the cases of Earl Klink and Earl as in n the Stephenson case Klinck and Gentry alleged to have been companions of Stephenson Stephen- Stephen son were indicted on the charge ot of conspiracy to kidnap Miss who Is 28 8 years ears old and resides In the Butler college cot cot- lege lego d district the institution from which she was graduated is alleged I to have given a statement in which sue situ ed she was by I Stephenson who with the assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance of Klindt and Gentry abducted abduct abduct- ed cd her from this city and took he hc her herI I to Hammond Ind |