Suchergebnisse
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His trial, conviction, and imprisonment was a severe blow to the public perception of Klan leaders as law abiding. The case destroyed the Klan as a political force in Indiana, and significantly damaged its standing nationally.
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- Madge Augustine Oberholtzer, aged 28
- Deceased
The conviction in November of that year of D. C. Stephenson, the powerful grand dragon of the Indiana Klan, for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer led to a dramatic decline in the organization's membership and political influence.
On March 16, 1925, in the muted morning light of a hotel room in Hammond, Indiana, 29-year-old Madge Oberholtzer reached into the pocket of the man sleeping next to her. She found the grip...
Dates of Trial: October 28-November 14, 1925. Verdicts: Stephenson: guilty; Gentry and Klinck: not guilty. Sentence: Life imprisonment. SIGNIFICANCE: Specific events often make or break entire movements. The D.C. Stephenson case was such an event.
The conviction in November of that year of D. C. Stephenson, the powerful grand dragon of the Indiana Klan, for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer led to a dramatic decline in the organization's membership and political influence.
14. Nov. 2018 · On Nov. 14, 1925, after six hours of deliberation, a jury of 12 men, composed of 10 farmers, a manager of a gas company office and a truck driver, found Stephenson guilty of murder in the second...
An account of the 1925 trial of an Indiana Klan leader for the rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer, with images, chronology, links, and other materials pertaining to the trial.
