South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-10
HIRES MURDERER
To DRIVE AUTO
Governor Goodrich Anglers the
HOoSier Folks With His
BraZen Methods.

Copyright 1919. News Times Bureau1
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 10-Nothing
that Gov. James p. Goodrich has
done during his administration has
given such a blow TO law enforce
ment in Indiana as his tour OF the
state last week in an auto driven
by Clyde Horne, a convicted murder
er. whose sentence TO Michigan CITY
Is still In effect and who according
to all the laws Of the state and the
dictates OF the prison should be be-
Find the walls. at hard labor.
Horne murdered Peter Maxalae.
az Lafayette by shooting him in the
PACK. He was convicted Of murder
in the first degree and sentenced 10
Michigan City for life. His sentence
was committed 20 a term Of 2 10 II
years by Goodrich on oct. is. 1919
and last week he was selected 10 act
as Goodrich's chauffeur. sent un-
guarded TO Indianapolis. and bv
Goodrich taken TO his home town
where he was released 20 faunt the
agencies OF law enforcement who
sent him TO the penitentiary.
Shot I'm Back.
The murder which indirectly re-
suited in Horne becoming the chaur-
feur Of the governor of Indiana. was
sensation at the time. Peter Max
alas was induced 10 enter taxi driv-
en- by Horne On company with t,.o
girls. He was driven to a secluded
spot where quarrel terminated in
his being shot several times by
Horne. The ballet that killed him
entered his back. and his body was
thrown into a ravine.
Horne later reported the tragedy
40 the police and attempted 10 plead
self-defense before Judge George
Haywood OF Lafayette The Jury re-
FUSED his plea and he was sentenced
for life on April 10, 1918
Helen Fagin, one Of the girls who
got MaNaIas into the taxi. was charg-
ed with being an accessory before
the fact and tried at Charlottesville
where she was acquitted.
Immediately an attempt was made
by a prominent railroad man and
attorneys with close connection with
the authorities to obtain the parole
of Horne. Gov Goodrich promised
10 parole him on the recommends
ton OF the board OF paroles.
COmmutes Sentence.
The hoard OF paroles refused 10
recommend a parole. but did recon-
mend that after suitable period Of
punishment Horne's sentence be
committed Gov. Goodrich commut-
ed the sentence.
Then the great war governor OF |
Indiana reached down from the ex
ecutive office and selected Horne AS
his personal chauffeur, TO drive him
To the state institutions on a tour
OF inspection" without salary and
reason.
The association Of Gov. Goodrich
with murderer for whom the trial
judge refused to recommend any
kind OF clemency did not prove a
matter of much interes. 10 the gen
erol public until Goodrich reached
Lafayette. tho scene of the crime and
the home of the convict. But when
the governor got there he. according
10 Horne's own statement. gave
Horne $40 and told him he was free
FOR the night"-free TO go out in the
community where he committed his
crime and flaUnt the people against
whom he had committed the most
capital OF all offenses
Horne says, simply, that he was
instructed by Warden Fogarty 10 go
TO indianapolis and report TO Gov
Goodrich as a driver for him for a
tour OF inspection OF state institu-
uons after which he would probably
be taken south on tour which the /
governor contemplated He went
very willingly for il is much more
pleasant TO be the chauffeur OF Gov. I
Goodrich than it is 20 serve the
long stretch in stir" 10 which the I
court sentenced him
IN Lafayette today there is de- I
termined effort being made TO as
certain just why Gov. Goodrich pre- !.
fers . murderer as a chauffeur.
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