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

Five years have passed since Earl Kinck, under the
pay of much higher ups furnished forged affidavit
by which the political crew then in power hoped to
avert threatened exposure
At that time Tom Adams, dead, brave fighter
for decency in government and the editor of this news
paper we're engaged in the work Of telling the people
pf the crimes of those who had stolen power under
lhe protection of mask and a nightgown
There had been a senate investigation. One of the
witnesses William Rogers, had testified that he had
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
Not yet had retribution come to those who had
betrayed the people. Watson desired "vindcation."
1t seemed necessary to the high and mighty to
destroy the two editors. And KHnck became the
ready and paid tool,
Clyde Wab was then state chairman of the Re-
publican party, arrogant domineering and sneering
Later he was to go to a federal prison.
John DuvaH was mayor arrogant domineering
sneering at the idea of decency in government Later
he was to spend year in the county Jail and pass
to oblivion.
Ed jackson was Governor and still to arrive
at the unusual nfamy of being the only Governor
on trial for felony who pleaded the statute OF
limitations as means OF escape.
It was to this group and their friends that the
services of Klinck, the hard-boiled pal of D. G.
Stephenson, were offered by go-between.
The point is that it cost money to secure Iorgeries
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
Klnck would also purchase forgeres, is reliably re-
ported to have been approximately $1,000 1t paid,
he fOO
and unprecedented Those around him did pay the
bill
Klinck furnished forged affidavit purporting to
he a repudiation 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.
1t was taken to federal grand jury. Something
Slipped The jury wanted to see Rogers. When he
exposed the forgery the conspiracy to destroy the
two editors, send them perhaps to penitentiary
had failed.
Knck was caught Will Remy 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 purpored Rogers affidavit
was not written as the law commands in her pres
ence. She said that Klnck had vouched for its gen.
lrneness.
1t may be well to remember these facts when you
read that Klnck goes to the pententiary after five
years of delay on charge of being IAN accessory to
the illegal use of notarial SEAL That sounds trivial
The real crime was that he was 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 in power
Only the people deal with those who hired
,Klinck And the people will be little safer with its
Klincks behind bars and his employers out of office