The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-08
KLINCK TRIAL
DRAGSj Jury
CHOICE SLOW
Special Venire DWindIes as
Opposing Sides Clash
in Selections.
JUDGE SCORES EXCUSES
CritiCiSeS Business Men for
Avoiding Service; Eleven
/ Men in Box.

With the supply of available
talesnen running low again, slow
progress was made again today III
the selection Of jury to try Earl
Klinck, Evansville, former lieuten-
ant of D. G. Stephenson, in Grim
inal Court today.
Klinck is charged with being an
accessory to the illegal use of !
notarys seal.
Special Judge Thomas E. Garvin
attempted to avoid delay incident
to the gathering of another special
venire, which was ordered two days
ago, by urging business men to stop
making excuses to get out Of jury
service and do their civic duty.
New Venire Is Drawn
81 left my business to go to
France, when my duty as a citizen
called" said the judge. ct does
look as if you business men could
sacrifice a few hours for jury
service"
Shortly before noon adjournment
the jury commissioners completed
the drawing of the new venire of
fifty names and they were sent to
the sheriff for immediate service.
The trial was halted Wednesday
afternoon because of the lack of
talesmen.
Judge Garvin ordered forthwith
subpoenaes issued for fifteen men
who had failed to be excused or
respond. Eight of these fifteen
were found and were in court this
morning.
At noon, however, there appeared
little immediate prospect of obtain
ing a jury Seven talesmen haG
been dismissed during the morning
five on preemptory challenge by the
defense. State still has ten pre-
emptory challenges and defense five,
Several Are Challenged
Those peremptorily challenged by
the defense were Herman P. ,Lieber,
merchant and city councilman, 1415
Central Ave, who said he has been
actively opposed to the Ku-Klux
Khan and such men as Klinck;
Harry Rasmussen, 3l14 College
Ave, financial manager of the In
dianapolis Electrical Supply Com
pany; c. E. Ruschaupp, 1704 N.
Pennsylvania ST., Gamer; P. A.
Wood, 81 johnson Ave, president of
Meigs Publishing Company, and
Ira A. Minnich, president of the
National Dry Kiln Company.
Francis Hndrickson, Al Whittier
Pl., tailor, was excused ON ground
of prejudice and William G. Smith.
1920 N. Olney Ave, contractor, be-
cause of i'll health.
Eleven Men In Box
The eleven in the jury box at
noon:
Robert G. Patterson, 4141 Carroll
ton Ave-, president Automobile
Service Company; Simon zeller,
3O55 N. Meridian ST.. coal business;
William F. Off, 1851 Washington
Blvd, metal worker; Ray Smith
Acton, r. r. Al, farmer; E. j.
Schneiders, 1886 N. Illinois ST.,
combustion engineer; Ralph Doriot,
COG E. Thirty-Second ST., barber;
Ross H. Wallace, 1910 NJ Pennsyl-
vania St., president Aetna Trust
Company; Harry Reid, 1717 E.
Twenty-Fifth, Negro, chauffeur;
Ernest Cline, R. r. M, farmer;
James Barber, r. R. c., Box 433,
miller; Fred Buesking, Cumberland,
Eetired farmer.
The State expects to show Klinck
procured false affidavit in a plot
to get Editors Boyd Gurley of The
Indianapolis Times and Thomas H.
Adams Of the Vincennes CONNER
ciaI indicted by the Federal grand
Jury.
Forged Name Detected
The affidavit purported to be a
Reputation by William Rogers, 1918
w. washington ST., of his testimony
before the Reed investigating COM
mittee at st. Louis in which he
declared that Senator James e. Wat
son had shown him membership
card in the inner council of the XII
Klux Khan.
The Reputation affidavit stated
Rogers had been paid to testify by
Gurley and Adams in an effort to
"frame Watson"
The scheme fell fiat when 1t de-
veloped that the wrong middle ini-
tial had been used in Rogers forged
signature.