Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1925-11-20 | Page 2 | Former Kian Leader Guilty

Former Klan Leader Guilty Noblesville, Ind. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the klans, is not above the law in Indiana. A jury of twelve Hamilton county farmers decided so when they found him guilty guil-ty of murdering Madge Oberhaltzer and sentenced him to life imprisonment. imprison-ment. Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry, klan henchmen and codefendants, were acquitted. Announcement that the jury had arrived at a verdict came after the crowd apparently had despaired and departed for supper. The gong, which was the signal from the juryroom in the tower, brought throngs scattering to fill the empty seats. Bailiffs were dispatched to bring the prisoners, and phone calls were made to Judge Will Sparks and the attorneys. "We, the jury, find David C. Stephenson guilty of murder mur-der in the second degree," Judge Sparks read from the written verdict which was handed to him by William Johnson, forman, after the jury was seated.