Show S KlAN X-KlAN CHin CHIEF CHinIS IS WITNESS IN HAH INQUIRY Stephenson Taken From Prison to Testify Before Before Before Be Be- fore Jury READY FOR BATTLE BArTLE Will Go Through With Corruption Charges Charges' INDIANAPOLIS July 30 AP D D. D C. C Stephenson was taken before the Marion county grand jury today immediately upon his arrival guard from the Indiana state prison at Michigan an City to to testify in the investigation of alleged political corruption in Indiana Stephenson former grand dragon of the klan no now no serving a life sentence sentence sen senA tence for the murder murder of Madge Madg two years ago go was brought to Indianapolis by auto uto mobile The jury in jn the afternoon conson con- con mb I irs cr-irs examIna X mI U n- n of pl i ison son in connection with Its In investigation gation gatlon of alleged political corruption corruption corruption tion and shortly after 12 1230 30 p. p m. m Indiana's celebrated life Ufe prisoner was whisked to a waiting machine Continued on page 2 2 KLAN EX-KLAN CHIEF IS WITNESS IN GRAFT INQUIRY i Continued d from page 1 and the return Journey to Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan City state prison started WILL GO THROUGH I will go through with what 1 I have started Stephenson was wal quoted by Robert H. H Moore his liis at attorney attorney at- at torney as saying I purchased persons involved In the tion In the open market I paid an un excessive price e for them Afterwards Afterwards After After- wards they railroaded me to tb prison and convicted me or of a c crime ime of ot which I was not guilty I cant can't even have the right to talk with my at torney privately They denied me th that t privilege Now I am going to turn them over t to the state of In Indiana Indiana In- In diana for tor a while The decision to rIng oring Stephenson to Indianapolis f for r appearance be before before be- be fore th the grand Jury was reach reached d Moore said after William II R my Marlon Marion county prosecutor had comI com corn I to him the line of q ques ques- es- es he proposed to put lut to former klan official and after Stephenson Stephenson Stephenson Ste Ste- had expressed his willing willingness willing willing- ness to answer REFUSED TO ANSWER Once before when one of the two previous grand Juries which have Investigated the charges of political political political cal Irregularities was In session Stephenson who asserts that he hent once nt dictated dictate I political activity in mOlana was brought Drought to Indianapolis to testify Then he refused to an answer answer answer an an- the questions put to him Now additional evidence is in In th the hands of the prosecutors and the grand Jurors documents jurors documents from the famous black foxes which were vere turned over to one of Remy's pe t-pe- cial assistants on orders from Stephenson Stephenson Ste Ste- a week ago The pertinence pertinence perti perti- nence of these documents the most Important of which were placed be before before be- be fore the Jury by Prosecutor Remy probably will cause the Jury to continue con con- In session beyond today when hen Its vacation wa was scheduled I |