 Denied a pardon by Governor Jackson, whom he had supported for office, Stephenson in 1926 began to talk to reporters from the "Indianapolis Times" and expose many of the high-profile members of the Klan.Stephenson gave the reported names of politicians and officials whom the Klan had bribed, and who had accepted money.The mayor of Indianapolis, John Duvall, was jailed for thirty days and later convicted of bribery.