From The Indianapolis News , Saturday, December 12, 1925:  D. C. Stephenson, former Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon now serving a life sentence in Indiana State Prison for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer, appeared in circuit court at Noblesville today where his attorneys filed motions asking his conviction of second degree murder be vacated and a new trial be granted.  After hearing defense arguments from attorney Floyd Christian, Special Judge Will Sparks overruled the motions as

From The Indianapolis Times , Tuesday, December 1, 1925:  Marion County Criminal Court Judge James A. Collins ruled today that search warrants must be issued only on facts.  In his ruling, Judge Collins said an officer, in order to obtain a search warrant, must not merely state that the law is being violated, but must provide facts to the court from which the judge issuing the warrant may determine the existence of probable cause.  The opinion was given quashing an affidavit

From The Indianapolis Star , Sunday, November 15, 1925:  Late yesterday afternoon after deliberating five hours and 35 minutes a Hamilton County Circuit Court jury found former Indiana Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon D. C. Stephenson guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Madge Oberholtzer.  A handful of spectators, including Madge Oberholtzer’s only brother Marshall Oberholtzer, were in the courtroom during the reading of the verdict; Stephenson, pale but smiling, listened

From The Indianapolis Times , Thursday, October 29, 1925:  After thirteen days of jury selection, opening testimony began this morning in the trial of D C. Stephenson and his two co-defendants who are charged with the murder of Madge Oberholtzer.  The first witness to take the stand was Mrs. George Oberholtzer, dressed in deep mourning, her voice breaking with sobs and at times unable to speak because of her grief, told of the last time she saw her daughter – how Madge left h

From The Indianapolis Times , Friday, May 15, 1925:  D. C. Stephenson, Earl Gentry, and Earl Klinck will go on trial in Marion County...

From The Indianapolis News , Friday, April 3, 1925:  Former Indiana Grand Dragon D. C. Stephenson was arrested today on five charges in...

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, April 29, 1924:  Gov. Warren T. McCray resigned today following his conviction in Federal Court...

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, February 18, 1924:  A suit seeking to prevent the Indianapolis board of school commissioners from...

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, January 10, 1923:  “I don’t think there’s a place in the American republic for such organizations...

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 17, 1921: For the first time in the legal history of Indianapolis, and possibly the...