Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1950 — Page 2

Stayin Prison

Friends Take Him Away; Plans to Go to Oklahoma

MICHIGAN = CITY, Mar, - 24 (UP)~—D. C. Stephenson, one"time fron-handed ruler of the Indiana Ku Khix Klan, was free today after 25 years in prison, Stephenson walked over the threshold of the Indiana state prison at 6 p. m. yesterday.

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The man who Dellowed if Elan . % K as they be audiences in the ‘s that “I am : the law in Indiana” will be on pa- : ; = tirement 3 role for the rest of his life for the 5 a The ote murder of i8-yearsold Madge : . a Ye G b d . S * C = , : ' = : break in tt or Live in Tulsa - : SE mm ¥ our a ar ne pring oat ? that has id! It was understood Stephenson ar Sa : : workers ac would go to live with a daughter . ’ Sos pero in Tulsa, Okia., where he hus : , veh been offered a position, Warden \ : - $ : : f ; Although Alfred Dowd said last night he : .- NY; quick to did not know Stephenson's desti- 3 4 : Hopes ere nation. ! : : ment. Nego Stephenson was convicted when | - : LANE 5 , Cae : later today Miss Oberholtzer died after a vi- Vv - ’ Yi Sar © time to ha cious sexual attack by the former . vi { : \ of the plan grand dragon, ; . 2 s ol iis Although the former Klansman | 3 a . , % { N > { Rent Cui made more than 50 legal maneu- . ‘ / . ; : a ES 3 WASHIN

vers to gain his freedom, it was ; ”? L / ’ . \ a, not until Gov. Henry F. Schricker A fl : e ] wag commuted his life sentence to ; , . } i 3 ; . 0 : ‘ trol Phe ry

time-served-to-life that the parole’ > 3 : xcept for t board took up his case and grant- : ; : # 2 ’ : He' did oe ed him freedom, : : : : ; : local rent ¢

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poison murder trial that her ’ ; ¢ o 5’ pay 4 \ : ¥ Red father might have received a ii a hd Th 2 : ; :

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‘Progressives’ Lose Use rq. f | : : ; 3 it Of South Bend ‘YW’ : ; } ; : : , 3 Ron persons we

SOUTH BEND, Mar. 24 (UP)— Hh : . i Jour 499 | The Young Progressive Club \ BS : R os looked elsewhere for a meeting | bury the de place today after being denied Uge, 0 yr Fit =n Of-the-Y WC A the corpses The central “high “school rn ject UTpses dent council criticized the Young populace.” Progressives, YWCA Executive yo Director Evelyn Noxel said, and > : on The spea the YWCA board of directors $y S 5 3 number dle turned down their request for a rE - ; 3 4 beria. second meeting in the building. : : J : = ra Questic

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; : La 3 Fittkau sai 71st Year on Job ; a ; : : : ; three interr . ELKHART, Mar. 24 (UP) - : : ha No? : i 3. police. Th Charles Stenberg, 85; started his = ! : - we ~~ 7 25 WX Sa ’ ings" —alws 71st year as an engraver for C. G.| » ; } . i N : ’ Tre Conn; Ltd., today: i : : : : ~ ; STRAUS Among fellow workers con- . gratulating him on his 70th anniversary with the firm yesterday was his younger brother, Julius, who has only 63 years service as : 1 a Conn engraver.

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