Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-06-24
CALVIN WON'T TELL
WHO'S BLAIRS FRIEND
Gov. Morrow Says He Wouldn't
Tell Him, Either, and Mys-
terry Still Remains

Frankfort, KY, June PA am
not going to tell you anything,
Maurice Calvin, Covington, chair
man of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee, said today when
asked for some information con-
corning the identity of Frank
Blair, alias " John Doe, whose re-
lease from the reformatory,
where he was serving a five year
sentence for holding up Jack Hen
derson, of Louisville, was secured
by Calvin through Governor E.
p. Morrow. Il did not come to
Frankfort for the purpose of dis
cussing this matter, continued
Mr.. Calvin, but on the contrary
] al here to settle a race track
license tax with the state adui-
tor"
When questioned further as to
whether he and the Governor had
talked the Blair matter over he
admitted that they had, but said If
there was anything to be made
public it would have to come from
the Governor.
Although it was evident from
the beginning that Mr.. Calvin had
no desire to discuss the Blair mat
ter in any way, he was asked if
lie knew Harry Morris, of Toledo,
Ohio, who visited Blair during his
stay at the reformatory.
81 do not" he said. Il have fev-
er seen him."
Gov. Morrow and Calvin were
closeted for more than an hour,
and at the close of their confer
ence the Governor said that Mr..
Calvin assured him that he did
not know that Blair was wanted
in Indiana on federal charge
that some time in February or
March, when he was asked to get
a pardon for Blair, that he had his
his prison record looked up and
found it to be all o. X. An in
vestigation of the prison record
shows that the notation on Blair's
card to the effect that he was to
be held for Indiana authorities was
entered May 10.
Gov. Morrow was asked if Gal
vim revealed Blair's right name.
but he only smiled in answer to-
the query, having stated that Mr..
Calvin told him that he became
interested in Blair through
friends and acquaintance whose
names he was not at libery to re-
veal.
After the conference Governor
Morrow made the following state
ment:
Mr.. Calvin assured me that he
knew nothing whatever concern
ing any other charges against
Frank Blair. He did not know
that he was wanted in Indiana or
any other place. He said that in
February or March he procured
the prison record of Blair and at
that time his record was good, no
criminal history of any kind being
connected with it.. At the time
lie requested the pardon he did
not make an further examination,
relying on the one he had made
first, and that the charge against
Blair in Indiana was made, as he
is now informed, afterwards.
Mr.. Calvin further said that
he became interested in Blair
through friends and acquaint-
ances whose names he was not at
liberty to disclose because these
parties. on account of the motor
iety of the case, did not care for
him to do so.
He said to me that he had no
further statement to make in con-
UGOllOl WILL lllS hidllSi ONii\I
than he received no fee and that
had he known there was any fur
ther criminal charge against Blair
he would not have requested his.
pardon.
"As for myself, | have nothing
further to say. have made
mistake and am sorry"
When asked if he was going to
report the matter to the grand
jury, the Governor said:
so far as | am concerned |
would welcome an investigation
by the grand jury, but am not
saying that there is necessity
for one"
Mr.. Calvin was accompanied by
here by Judge William Burkamp,
nf Gown 0tOtl.