The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-14
MYSTERY MOVES
IN Jury INQUIRY
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ment-haven't seen her since last
Friday" the<father declared.
did she tell you where she was
going2 What did she say as she
left?" the Meades were asked. Moth
ing" the mother answered. "
And you're not worried-your
child out in the world and you have
no idea where she is?'
"You bet we're worried. THIS
whole thing" Mr.. Meade answered,
and was about to say more, but his
wife made hasty and warning move
ments with her hands.
Better to Tell
Whom are you protecting? Don't
you see<it would be better for your
girl if you and she came frankly
forward with whatever she knows?"
the reporter asked
Il agree with you. l think it
would be, but Mildred hasn't been
subpoenaed yet-she doesn't have
to" the father began, but Mrs.
Meade, with an earnest glance,
stopped him again.
1--WE don't know where Mildred is,
but we do know that if she was here
she wouldn't have a thing in her pos
session to give out" the mother con-
cluded firmly.
Whereabouts OF one of the deputy
prosecutors and another important
figure in the case also aroused in
terest.
1t was reported that the official
and the important figure were out
of the city upon a highly important
mission.
Earl Klinck, a former lieutenant
oof d. C. Stephenson, was said sched-
uled to he a witness before the
jury, but just when he would so be-
fore that body was uncertain.
Klinck was before the grand jury
Wednesday afternoon. Court Asher,
another former aid of the ex-Klan
chief, also will be>recalled before the
jurors, said Prosecutor William II.
Remy, in charge of the investigation
of political corruption in Indiana
while Stephenson was in power.
Remy IN Conference y
Remy this morning was in confer
ence with Ralph X. Kane, special
deputy assisting him in the probe,
and Frank c. Daley. former United
States district attorney.
Remy several days ago asked
Daley to assist him in the investiga-
ton, it was learned. but Daley did
not accept appointment. On leaving
the conference Daley said he would
not aid in the case.
Transcript of evidence given bfore
the jury to date was taken @into
Remys office during the conference.
Mysterious Woman
a mysterious woman witness who
appeared before the jury late on
Wednesday also caused speculation.
About p. m. Wednesday, Attor-
ney General Arthur J.. Gilliom, Remy
and John l.. Niblack. deputy prose
cutor, left the courthouse together.
Within a half hour. Gilliom and
Remy returned and went directly to
the grand jury rooms. In about fiji
teen~minutes Niblack also returned.
accompanied by the Miss x" a
pretty young woman about 25 years
old. She was ushered into the grand
jury witness room.
Klinck, waiting to appear before
the jurors, said he never saw the
woman before. She was attired in
a black satin dress, trimmed in pink,
and wore a black picture hat. She
also had on black and tan sport
shoes and flesh colored stockings.
She was about five feet, five inches
tall
When Asher emerged from the
grand jury rooms, Klinck immediate
ly entered. A little before 5. Klinck
came from the jury rooms, followed
a few seconds later by Wilson
Furnas, grand jury foreman. Furnas
had with him a package in brown
paper, his coat and hat. Prosecutor
Remy later said Furnas had to catch
a train at 5:15 and that the jurors
had completed hearing evidence for
the day.
After Klinck left the room, Will
liam H. Sheaffer, grand jury deputy,
asked the woman in. She was before
the Jurors twenty-five minutes. Fol
lowing her departure, other mem.
bers Of the grand jury, Kane, Gill
liom and, Fred c. Cause, assisting
in the investigation, left the court
house. Klinck remained in the cor
ridors. saying Remy wanted to see
him.
Talks With KlinclS
Remy talked with Klinck short
while in the witness room after the
others had left, and later conferred
with Klinck in the grand jury room
after closing the door Presently
Klinck left and Remy and Sheaffer
retired to Remy's office on the Sec
ond floor II
II never knew>that woman until
fifteen minutes before she was sum-
moned, "-Remy said. Remy refused
to disclose her name, shut said she
was unmarried. Remy said Stephen
son does not know her, but declared
she is "a very important witness" to
corroborateA certain statement made
in her presence.
While waiting to be called before
the grand jury Klinck passed sew
eral comments on newspaper articles
pertaining to Adams charges. Re-
ferring to a newspaper story, head
ed Adams Disowned by Knox
County G. o. p" Klinck commented