The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-09-28
CALVIN INDlTEO IN
BLAIR PARDON PROBE
Blair Himself Named As Other
Party to Alleged UnIaw.
full Pact.


ice Calvin, Republican State Com
mitteeman, was indicted by the
Franklin County grand jury here to-
day on the common law charge Of
conspiracy with Frank Blair, con-
vict, whose pardon was granted by
Governor Morrow at Galvin's solicit
tation. Blair was indicted with Gal
win.
Arrest Was Prevented
It is charged that they ''conspired
together to obtain a pardon for said
Blair and remove him from the boun-
rdaries of this State and thereby pre-
vent his arrest by w. G. Lyle, post
Office inspector. by falsely represent
ing to E. P. Morrow, Governor, that
said Blair had never been in trou-
BILE before and that said Blair had a
clear prison record"
Indictment In Full
The indictment in full follows:
."The said Maurice Calvin and Frank
Blair, who was then and there a con-
Wet undergoing punishment by con-
finement in the penitntiary at Frank
fort, Ky, pursuant to a Judgment OF
the Jefferson Circuit Court and
whose prison record had notation
upon it at the times hereafter set
out that he was wanted by w. c.
Lytle, Pcstoffice Inspector at Evans
Vile, Ind. and attached to which
said record as part thereof was
letter from said Lytle showing that
the said Blair was subject to arrest
under an indictment in the Federal
Court at Indianapolis and showing
that said Lyle would cause the ar
rest of said Blair at the expiration
of his Imprisonment at Frankfort,
did i'm said county of Frankfort and
within twelve months of the finding
of this indictment, unlawfully, will
fully knowingly and fraudulently
conspire and agree together to OBJ
tain a pardon for said Blair and re-
move him from the boundaries OF
this State, and thereby prevent his
arrest by said Lytle, by falsely rep
resenting to E. P. Morrow, Governor
of the State of Kentucky, that said
Blair had never been in trouble be-
fore and that said Blair had a clear
prison record: which said statements
were false and were known to be SO
at the time that defendants entered
into said conspiracy and agreement
as aforesaid, and in pursuance OF
said conspiracy and agreement they
did make said false and fraudulent
representations to said Governor, and
by reason thereof did obtain the re-
lease of said Blair from said State
penitentiary and did thereafter re-
move him from the boundaries OF
this State and thereby prevent his
arrest by said Lytle, against the
peace and dignity of the Common
wealth of Kentucky"
Douglas Is Witness
Governor Morrow, w. A. Burkamp,
Police Judge of Newport, who az
companied Calvin to Governor Nor
rows office; Arthur l.. Doyle, AS
sistant State Auditor; Frank A.
Douglas, Louisville, lawyer, serving
term for wounding Judge Harry Rob-
inson; d. M. Young, Bertillon clerk,
and w. F. Fuller, clerk at the ra-
formatory, are named as witnesses
in the indictment.
The offense charged is common
law felony carrying fine or impris-
onment.
The grand jury reported that it
could find no evidence to sustain any
charge in connection with the pardon
of Virgil Lucas, Franklin County
Iife-termer, nor could it find any
tangible evidence of bribery and cor
ruption in the recent county primary.
Douglas, the convict, testified be-
fore the grand jury to having seen
Calvin call on Blair at the prison.
He had previously told this story in
the early investigation of the case.
Burkamp told of having enlisted
.Galyin's aid in the case.