The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-06
The Case of KIinck

Five years have passed since Earl Klinck under the
pay Of much higher ups furnished forged affidavit
by which the political then in power hoped to
avert threatened exposure.
At that time Tom Adams, now dead, brave fighter
for decencg in and the editor of this news
paper were engaged in the work Of telling the people
of the crimes of those who had stolen power under
the protection of a mask and nghtgown.
There had been senate investigation. one of the
witnesses William Rogers, had testified that he had
seen an imperial Khan passport in the possession OF
Senator Watson There a prompt denial on the
part of the senator of course of any connection With
the hooded ones.
Not yet had retribution come TO those who had
BETRAYED the people Watson desired "vindication"
It seemed necessary to the high and mighty to
destroy the two editors. And Klinck became the
ready and paid tool.
Clyde Walb was then state chairman of the Re-
publican party arrogant, domineerng and sneering.
Later he was to go to a federal prison.
John Duvall mayor, arrogant, domineering,
sneerng at the idea of decency in government Later
he was to spend year in the county Jail and pass
on to oblivion.
Ed jackson was Governor and was still to arrive
at the unusual infamy of being the only Governor
ever on trial for felony who pleaded the statute of
limitations means of escape.
1t was to this group and their friends that the
services Of Klnck, the hard-boled pal of D. c.
Stephenson, were offered by go-between.
The point is that it cost money to secure forgeres
when intimidation and bribery had failed. The bit
that was to be supplied by Watson, who, of course,
never could suspect that those who would hire
Klinck would also purchase forgeries is reliably
ported to have been approximately $780, 1t was paid
but not by Watson. That would be too preposterous
and unprecedented Those around him did pay the
bill.
Klnck furnished a forged affidavit purporting to
be a Reputation by Rogers of his testimony before
the Reed committee.
That forgery was taken by George Coffin, political
boss then and now TO the United States district at
torney
It was taken to federal grand jury Something
,linned The Jury wanted to Rogers When he
exposed the forgery the conspiracy to destroy the
two editors send them perhaps to penitentiary'
had failed.
Klinck was caught. Will Remy was on the job
fearless and courageous Klinck had made the mis-
take of using woman notary who told the TRUTH
that the signature to the purported Rogers affidavit
was not written as the law commands in her pres
ence. She said that Knck had vouched for its gen
u1neness
1t may be we'll to remember these facts when you
read that Knck goes to the penitentiary after hVe
years of delay charge of being AN accessory 10
the illegal use of notarial SEAL That SOUNDS Trivial
The real crime was that he mercenary in
war against honesty waged by the ruthless rulers OF
this state their paid agent in crime and that the pur-
pose of his crimes was the blocking Of exposure OF the
political nfamies of men in power.
Only the people can deal with those who hired
Klinck And the people will be little safer with It's
E1tncks behind bars and his employers of office