Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-06-20

duCed to eight hundred dollars
when the regular police judge was
not on the bench, and Nick
Vaughn, a republican attorney.
now candidate for the republi-
can nomination for judge, was
acting in his stead. Mr.. Searcy
Immediately went to the bond re-
corderS' office, put up eight hun
dred dollars in cash, proceeded to
the county Jail, secured Blair's re-
lease without notification to the
chief of police-and Blair skip
ped.
x x X
Within a short time Blair was
arrested in Ohio, charged with try
ing to rob man on sleeping car
and as a result of that arrest he
was returned to Louisville for
trial and sentenced to the peni-
tertiary for FIVE years.
w. I. Lytle, postottlce Inspector
wrote to the warden of the Ken
lucky state penitentiary, telling
hin that there was an Indictment
agalns Blair in the Federal Court
OF Indiana, and asking that he l.
notified Of his release, closing his
letter:
Kindly acknowledge receipt
and give the requested informa
ton with a statement that he will
not be released until | am noti6-
ed"
H. V. Basin, the superintend-
ent OF the Frankfort penitentiary.
wrote to Mr.. Lytle:
I'VE have marked our records
so you will be notified in time to
have an officer here to take
charge of him when he is dis
or paroled."
Blair is charged with robbing a
odIlk III LeaVenWorth, Ind. of $50
OOO worth of Liberty Bonds in
1918, is under Indictment in Ev-
ansvllle on the charge of stealing
government property.
But to'return to the Governors
Office. The Hon. Morris Calvin
member of the Republican State
Central and Executive Commit
tee, requested the Governor to
pardon Blair, letter from Blair
was presented stating that he was
trunk when he committed the
crime in Louisville, and that he
had a letter from a tubercular Sis
ter in California, and a letter from
the man he assaulted in Louisville
requesting his pardon.
There was no request from any
OF the officers of the Common
wealth in Louisville familiar with
the facts, neither from the Judge
nor the prosecuting attorney, onr
The members of the jury who tri-
I'd the case.
But the Governor-the same
gallant youth who in the Audi
'orium at Lexington had pro- |
claimed Il Will Not abuse nor
misuse the pardoning power, nor
vii | pardon any guilty man, nor
Will | use this great power for po- |
1tlcal ends"-granted the pardon
lpon the ground that Blair was |
trunk when he committed the
rhine for which he was sentenc-
ID. He did not make any inves-
1Satlon-not even such cursorv
Investigation as to ascertain the
rotations on Blair's prison record
hat included the promise of the
warden of the penitentiary, a
tate official, to a postoffice in
pector of the Federal Govern
nent, to notify him of B1air's re-
ease.
These are the facts in the re-
ord as revealed in the records of
he courts and the prison, and in
ervleWs with the high contract
1g or pardoningspowers.
i: x \:
What is the secret? Who is
blair? What is the source of
he mysterious influence? Why
id Roscoe Searcy, the Oil Inspec-
or of Jefferson county, brother
f the chairman of the Republican
tate Central and Executive Com
littee, induce Nick Vaughn to re-
uce Blair's bond, go personally
get him out of Jail, with the re-
lit that Blair skipped? Why
d the Hon. Morris Calvin, mem
er of the Republican State Cen
al and Executive Committee, in
rest himself in securing a par
IN for Blair, go personally to
Ike him from the penitentiary tof
arts, where Blair disappears?
Did Roscoe Searcy know that
lair was going to skip his bond?
id Morris Calvin know therel
as reason for blair to make D.,