Show KLAN X-KLAN DRAGON 1 TO BE DE WITNESS D D I C 0 Stephenson Life Convict Ordered Brought Into Court INDIANAPOLIS Oct S-By S D 8 8 ByTho The Tho Associated D Press Press D C CSt st former grand dragon or the Ku Klux Klan Kl n now serving h life s sentence in the state prison t at City today w win was s or- or or rI elvred red brought to Indianapolis by Superior Court Judge Sydney Sdney Mil Mil- Miller Miler Sill Sillier ler ier Stephenson Is wanted hero to testify In receivership proceedings against the Hoosier Tailors Inc Inca IL 0 company In which he was fi financially I- I Interested Efforts to gain cala access to Stephenson at the state prison have ha been made unsuccessfully for tor veral days by Thomas II H Ad- Ad Adams Adams Ad Adams ams Vincennes publisher who contends that the 1110 klan Ilan leader is ready to surrender evidence In corroboration of Ad Adams ms charges of corruption In politics politic nn WIZ GIVES rivus SIDE WASHINGTON Oct S-D S Dy 8 8 ByThe The Associated Press Preset Press W V Evans Evan Imperial wizard ot of o the Knights ot of o the Ku Klux Klan de- de declared de declared that chars charges rondo mado by ono one p C Stephenson and given pub pub- publicity pub publicity by tho those so apparently having ha faith In fn the tho Stephenson charges chargee reflecting upon the Integrity and honor of ot tho the Knights of ot tho the l u Klux Klan calls for tor a II statement from the theMan klan Throughout the tho land his statement continued continue various arlous news articles leave the impression that the Knights ot of the tb Ku Klux Klan are Involved In the tho Stephen Stephen- Stephenson Stephen son son charges In order that the public may be ho Informed the tho va un un- un undersigned Evans E presents the following statement of of nets facts BANISHED XI nED rnO nOM FROM K 1 K J 1 KIn I In 1922 D C Stephenson or of Evansville EvanS Ind was employed as a II klea le by the tho klan later Ider becoming grand Brand dragon of ot the tho state of ot Indiana On the tho first day of October 1923 1931 I removed Mr Stephenson from office nt at which time Ume by virtue ot of o his re- re removal removal re removal moval he was relieved of ot all an ot- ot ot connection with the tho order In the year of ot 1924 1321 Mr Stephenson was charged by some ot of his bis fellow tellow members with gross immorality Upon the filing tiling ot of the these e charges I ordered him tried by hie hl hi homo borne klan at Evansville the klan tribunal that sat eat in Iud judgment ent sustained the charge of gross tm Upon Uron receipt ot of a transcript ot of o the tho trial to- to together to together gether with the the recommendation of t Stephensons Stephenson's local klan I ban ban- banished banished him from tho the order or of o the tha Knights of ot tho the Ku Klux Klan I At At no time during Stephen Stephen- oas Ions connection with the I Knights of t the Xu Ku Klux Klan a was a po o- o election held hald in la the commonwealth com com- commonwealth of ot Indiana either city tate state or nationaL national 00 |