Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 16, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 March 1923 — Page 2

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Nine Gary Catholic Churches to Help Fight Oregon Law Gary, Ind. Collections were taken in the nine Catholic churches of Gary today to raise money to swell a fund of $100,000 for the purpose of fighting the new Oregon law which will go into effect in 1926 closing all parochial schools of the Catholic and Lutheran denominations and placing them under State Supervision. Court action will be taken by the denominations affected and a supreme court overthrowal of the law sought, as action similar to that in Oregon is expected in other States in case the law stand3 the tests of the courts. Probably 4,000 or 5,000 people ir, Gary contributed to the fund to fight the new Oregon law, it was stated i Brotherhood Groceries FRESH AND CURED HE Alt Phone 848 IS toutti Anderaon St. I ELWOOD ' -- INDIANA! Consumers Coal Co. L. E. A W. R. R. and 22nd tX. Phone 32 ELWOOD INDIANA TompKins Son Hlgh-ClaM SHOE REPAIRINQ 1S3I South A ttreot ELWOOD ..... INDIANA CAREY 1W Straight CMroprattW 111 E. Washington ALEXANDRIA INDIANA A Good Place ta luy - MEAT William Coomer JQNMIORO INDIANA M I Merrick Drug Co. DRUQ 8UNDRIE Cigars, Tobacco Nyal Quality Drugs and Patents FOREST INDIANA! The Guarantee Shop Garment Cleaners MAL ALDRIDQE, Prep. Pfeona IU ANDERSON, .... INDIANA W. D. TUCKER GROCERIES and MEATS Free Delivery and 'We Also Sell 8lnglng Canary Birds 712 W 17th St. i' phone S588 ANDERSON .... INDIANA Family Washing THAT SATISFIES Phene 41 til W. fc4 . iANDERSCN, . . INDIANA! Storage Battery Hospital E. H. Bonham, Mgr. GASOLINE, OILS. GREASE, T'RES, TUBES. AUTOMOBILE AND RADIO SUPPLIES Phone' 171 v 418-412 8. Anderson St. ELWOOD ..... INDIANA

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by Catholic church leaders today. The collection was general today throughout the churches of the Port Wayne diocese, upon request of Bishop Alerding. Larva Resembles Spittle. A frothy substance found on plants, variously known as "frotr snit" 'cuckoo spit" and "toad spit." ts ex uded by the larva of the spittle insect, which lives under the mass of "spit." The latter consists of Juice sucked from the plants. R. N. Dickson DRUGGISTS GOODS RIGHT PRICE RIGHT Cor. New York and Richland Its. Phone, Bel. S7S! Emery Whitehead Successor to H. GAUNTT Wail Paper, Paints, Shoes ; and Leather. Shoe Repairing. Phone, 343 K. 1410 W. Main St. 100 Per Cent ELWOOD INDIANA SILAS PARKER For Guaranteed Electric Irons, sent anywhere, prepaid, $4.50. Extra quality wool and fiber rugs, $15.00. SILAS PARKER Phono 1C50 304 North Anderson Street ELWOOD INDIANA Miller & Howe POCKET BILLIARDS. CSGARS.l JUSACCQ and SOFT DRJNK8 251 North Main 8t. r RANUO ORT .... INDIANA! WITT'S RESTAURANTS 2- On the . Square- 2 Anderson, Ind. Jesse A. Hilbert FUNERAL DIRECTOR Free Ambulance Service PHONE 353 W. 9th St ' ANDERSON, IND. iBi.nuffljiuinjiiniuiiinnimmunujF!i!ija WAYNE BOND HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES Radio Supplies Phone 884 1407 Mir. St. ANDERSON - INDIANA TTTTTII Business Phone 6 Res. Phone I OTIS L. DAWSON INTERIOR DvcCORATOR Wall Paper Palnte North tide Square DANVILLE INDIANA I Dayton Tires 1 g 12,000 Miles H VULCANIZING A SPECIALTY I E. E. CRE1GHTON g 812 E. Washington St. FRANKFORT . - . . INDlANAB Sanitary Cafe HOOKFR McKINSEY 8 West Wsshrngton FRANKFORT . . . . INDIANA Leroy PicRett SHOE REPAIRINa Opposite Fir Department , FRANKFORT .... INDIANA Dr. V. H. Gregg DENTIST Ovar Clinton County Bank Special Attention to PYORRHEA Phone Jl 44 E. Washington St. , FRANKFQRT . ... . INDIANA ANDERSON, IND. s OMAH OES IAST mV4 ttUAfc INDIANA

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- FRAMES THE FRAMES THAT ALWAYS FAIL give this story to the newspapers. Oh, no, he did not, nor has he explained in a voice that could be heard from one end of the state to the other, to the citizens of Springfield, that Henry Norris must have something" on him to cause him to pervert the cause of justice, override tho constitutional rights of a citizen, prostitute his office as chief of police, and cunningly "frame" a case, that now when the truth is known, if he has one ounce of honor or self-respect, will be the most humiliating and most embar rassing episode in the life of a human being. It is the most flagrant injustice to ever go unpunished in this city, and every right-minded, highminded citizen residing in the city, oe tney native-born, Protestant, Catholic, Jew or negro, will resent it. and brand Chief of Police O'Brien with the 1 brand of shame. Robbery Takes Place On Oct. 23, 1921, the city manager's office in the City building was robbed of the sum of $:S27, which was deposited in the desk of the city manager by Ralph Marr, secretary to the manager. Evidence gathered by the police at that time implicated Baldwin Norris, son of Henry Norris, jailtor of the City building, colored politician and "stool pigeon" of Chief O'Brien, referred to above. But Baldwin Norris, with remarkable energy and foresight, had conveniently placed himself in Evanston, 111., with two State lines between himself and Springfield, Ohio. Knowing him to be guilty, did" Chief of Police O'Brien go after him? He did not. He had the money, however, $r00 of it. to "frame" a "kidnapping" case on the Klan, to hide the Judas Jscariot. one McDonald, who would perjure himself for the chief. Ho had $500 to pay him for this crime, buy him a ticket to Los Angeles, and "frame" a case of "kidnapping," but iuuii l nave enougn money to go to Evanston, 111., and get a known crook and criminal who had stolen monqy from under his very nose. He was not interested in suppressing crime, he was interested in fostering it. And so there was nothing done until Dec. 26. 1922, when Baldwin Norris received, in Evanston, Xf, some sort of aBsurance; at any rate Baldwin Norris, freely and of his own accord, returned to Springfield. Ohio. Upon nis return he was "arrested," and promptly made a ' confession" implicating John riaggin, a colored youth, known to business men, a respected and industrious boy among his fellow colored citizens. John Haggin had never run away because he had committed no crime and there was no reason why he should disappear. Baldwin Norris "confessed" and' later testified, that he had been promised an "immunity bath" by Chief O'Brien if he would "implicate" his "accomplice." He therefore "confessed" that John Haggin was with him; that John Haggin had gone with him to the homo of his father, Henry Norris, janitor of the City building, and that while his father was taking a bath had secured tho keys of the City building,' where lie had returned, and while he, Norris. waited outside, Haggin rifled the desk of the city manager of $327. Haggin was promptly arrested at that time, and in The presence of Chief O'Brien, Detectives Donnelly, Norton and Albel, was asked to confess. In the presence of Norris he only replied by asking Nor ris "why he had lied, and why he should implicate him in something he knew nothing about." "Frame-Up" Begins to Show Haggin was immediately placed in jail ou his inability to furnish bond, where he remained until lie WA? TRIED AKI) ACQUITTED BY A 1 TRY WITPflN 1(1 MINUTES AFTER THEY HEARD THE EVIDENCE, ON FRIDAY, MARCH H, .lJ2. Norriii was never committed Id jaif; was free on a supposed" bond of $200, but the records do not show that any bond was ever filed, neither do they show that any warrant was ever issued, or that any arrest was ever made, and Norris was never placed in jeopardy. He was never under arrest, but. WAS INDICTED ON A JOINT INDICTMENT IN WHICH HIO'AND HAOtJIN WERE CHARGED WITH DAYLIGHT ROBBKRV. The trial was held last week in common pleas' court before Judge. CralTt, and iinmediatelv upon opening the case, THE JOINT "INDICTMENT. INSOFAR AS IT PERTAINED TO THE GUILT OP NORRIS, WAS NOLLED, under Section 13G70, General Code Revised Statutes of the State of Ohio, which provides that an indictment may T)e nollod and quashed, upon motion of tho state, "IN ORDER THAT A WITNESS UNDER INDITMENT MAY TESTIFY AGAINST AN ACCOMPLICE." Therefore, Norris the criminal, was immediately and automatically City Creamery PURE PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM Prop., Paul C. Summers Phone 1177 ELWOOD - ... . INDIANA CODER'S 100. All Winter Coats. Made to Measure. Made to Wear. Quality and Service Guaranteed. O. L. MASTERSON Phone 4333 W. 2019 S. Mulberry St Shea's Market All Kinds of Fancy FRUITS AND VEGETABLES , 1539 Roosevelt Avenue Webster 2348 Ward's Barber Shop 411 ftfafci Strt dwArd WAW't . 100 8MVlc

afedt? wad -released ahy'ean.' not be Wosecuted again. Toe trial of Haggin, the innocent, began. Norria himself testified under pressure from the counsel for the defense, and in his Confession shows that ho was promised immunity by Chief O'Brien if he would "implicate" Haggin. He further testified, and his confession states, that In tie presence of Donnelly, Albel, Norton and Chief O'Brien that he stated, "that they, the officer's, seemed to' know as much about if as he did'nat -"he had a Job at stake." therefore the reason for his doing It. He further testified, and his confession shows that Chief O'Brien told hint when he returned from Evanston that "rf he would 'confess and pay back his portion,, that he could go back to 'work, and make arrangements at ooo. j , 4.1 . ., ,. " . back the i e,hU 11 -mF f, Pa? DUCK Tflfi mnnotf nn trio maMllmant i nian ot . i. pian, and that "he could come back i and testify when the arrest was made. ot a second party." ' A LETTER FROM CHIEF OF POLICE O'BRIEN TO NORRIS WHILE IN EVANSTON, WAS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE. WHICH REQUESTED NORRIS TO RETURN, "IN COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR AGREEMENT." Haggin Proves Alibi It seems that the plans to "frame" John Haggin went atray. Somebody got busy, and saw the dastardly attempt to send this innocent colored boy to the penitentiary for five years, for unusually able and well-informed counsel conducted Haggin's defense. John Haggin, member of Rev. R. Li. Dickinson's church, a colored lad highly spoken of by business men, went to trial on a joint indictment, charged with a crime committed by Baldwin Norris, free and at large, and in this trial Haggin proved that instead of being with Baldwin Norris on the day the crime was committed, that he had gone to church in the morning, and . that after church he went to his home with his sweetheart, Thelma Roach, who afterward became his wife. He testified that "Thelma played the organ, and sang in the choir, and that ho and Thelma had gone to his home to get dinner for his sick mother: that he had stayed at home all afternoon; that Thelma cooked supper and did up the dishes, and that after that they went to church again. After church was over he took Thelma home." So it wa3 that this "supposed" criminal spent Sunday,' Oct. 23, when he was Supposed to be with Baldwin Norris robbing the city manager's office, as Chief O'Brien had cunningly "framed" the case, but the unmitigated ignorance and self-egotism of the chief overlooked able Counsel, and a few of these points that often happen fn every case of this kind. Norris's Guijt Proven Attorneys for Haggin not only established his . complete alibi " and proved It for him, but proved that Baldwin Norris was -guilty at the same time. Russel Gillcn, colored, testified under oath, that he was an employe of the city hospital and that shortly after the robbery was committed that Baldwin Norris approached him in the colored Y. M. C. A. and had about $300 or $400 on him which he exhibtted to Gillen. and told him, Gillen, that "HE GOT THlfftfONEY OUT OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE," and was ready to use it to promote a boxing match-in which Gillen. a boxer, was to appear against another pugilist. Leon Gray, a colored youtb. testified that about the same time Baldwin Norris also displayed the same amout of money to him and told him that he had secured it from the city manager's office, and was also willing to back him ia a boxing bout. So it was the Baldwin Norris. "the innocent" was proven "the guilty." and goes Scot-free. Rare, indeed, is it that a chief of police has been able to so prostitute his office as to bring about such a remarkable and dastardly situation. Rare, indeed, it. is that a police officer and his burly assistants have so brilliantly fend effectively combined to persecute the innocent and free 'the guilty. But the gods of justice who grind exceedingly slow but grind exceed ingly small stepped in, and with able counsel Johnny Haggin was acquitted by a jury of twelve men within 10 minutes after the case was given to them for consideration. Why the "Frame-Up?" Tito question is asked, why did Chief O'Brien "frame" Johnny Haggin? Because Baldwin Norris, the thief, talked too much. It got noised about "among tho folks" that Baldwin Norris, son of Henry Norris, had robbed the city manager's office and was going Scot-free. Colored folks then began to shun Baldwin Norris, and look askance at Henry because his son was a thief. The stigma of the colored people upon one of their race that commits a crime is great, and Henry Norris, father of Baldwin Norris must have told , Chief O'Brien that he must do something, do something to" clear his son, and for some dark, insidious reason the voice of Henry Norris was sufficient in the ear of .Chief O'Brien, who, with "manly" courage did his duty to Henry, the janitor.- He forgot law, and justice, the dignity of bis office aud his duty to tire citizens of Springfield. The chief of police who would come so , dangerously near to, if not assist, in compounding a febony, who, With remarkable cUnning and ability -could carry out such d subtle well-thought-out scheme, who could so arrange it that the ldnocent would-be held in jail for months, and the guilty could enjoy their freedom, who would ignore the 'law requiring polico officials to detain a known" criminal, a chief of police -who could do all these things is iertaihly betraying the trust of the people and is deserving of the condemnation p the public. Self-respecting citizens of Springfield, white or colored, should aad will resent this insult to their intelligence, this cheap subterfuge, this cunning, subtle, ef iminal "framing" of one of its citizens. : Let us hope that thiB act of Chief O'Brien will penetrate and scar itself into the miDds" nd consciousness or all Springfield citizens and that Hbe colored joapie themselves will realize the danger that cornea -from Shaving' the ender justice i so- "flagrantly : violated and Jiraggd'lnto tflsrepute ant rot them realize the Knights 1 tso KrKivX taau stand for Jaw-, ind order jastice and fair play and ,ot for unlawful acts .and not for Injujstfctf ns Chlet'O-'Brien

Chicago Hsaring Degenerates To Cheap, Vaudeville - - (Continuer from Page 1.) vestigating department of the league and that he employed nine investigators to gather evidence against the Klan. ' . Under questkning'iy O'Donnell he said that he knew that rules and regulations of the order, the secres, the ritual and the . signs and passwords, and there was quite a laugh fro.m the kluxers present when he gave the "sign of distress." Gives Them Distress Sign uncyaiu Knows more aoout tnKu Klux Klan n Clarke himself, . i a , . . ' Shepard knows more about the saia Attorney U'Donnell. "He even tnnur tv,o f j;0. Knows tne sign give it to them," he told the witness when some one shouted for it. Shepard raised his right hand and drew his right forefinger obliquely downward over his right, eye and about half the audience cheered Under cross-examination by Attor ney Charles C. Kirk, Shepard ad mitted that he paid seven of the investigators $G0 a week and expenses and two $W0, but he absolutely refused to divulge their identities, nor would he comment on the fact that "they were selling their honor at quite a high price weekly." He admilieu, nowever, mat tney were double-crossing the Klan and that there was a possibility of their double-crossing him. Kligrapp Tells of Oath Imperial Kligrapp Ramsey testified to the tenets of the order and introduced for the first time the official oath of the organization. The Klan, he said,' was a patriotic, fraternal order on a religious basis a Christian order, but nondenominational. There was nothing in the by-laws which precluded a Roman Catholic from becoming a member, and a Jew, by embracing Christianity, would be eligible. There was no chance for a Negro, however, as membership was limited to the" white race. The order is against miscegenation. The paragraph which anti-Klan foes particularly objected to was this: "I swear that" I will keep secure to myself a secret of a klansman when same is committed in the sacred bond oi kiansmanship, the crime of violating this solemn oath, treason against the United States of America, rape," and malicious murder alone excepted." "What waf that vou said about Christ?" demanded O'Donnell while the witness was testifying. "Christ is the klansman criterion of character," was the answer. "Have you any objection to that?" one of the attorneys asked O'Donnell. "Not as much as Christ does," O'Donnell answered. Joke About Siki There was a laugh a moment later in which all the while persons present joined when O'Donnell mentioned Siki. He was questioning Mr. Ramsey concerning his home and birthplace when Attorney -Charles G. Palmer interrupted that it didn't make any difference where he was born it might have been Ireland. "He Would iast aliout as InnV i Ireland as Siki did," came back O'Donnell, but his colleague. Attorney Wright, apparently didn't see the joke. With the conclusion of Ramsey's testimony the attorneys agreed that all the evidence in the Novotrty case could be used in the case of Fireman William H. Greene, also tfndcr charges. Both sides will submit their arguments in the case in writing tomorrow morning and the cases of both men will be taken under advisement. Bishop Attempts to Muzzle Free Speech and Religious Freedom Louisville, Ky., March 2C Au attempt to muzzle pastors In their pulpits and to obstruct the fondamental principle of the Constitution of the United States, which permits free speech and religious freedom, was made known by Bishop Wm. F. MeMurray recently, as bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church of tho South. It seems that the order followed an advertisement In a St. Louis paper that Kev. McOcehcc, pastor of the Havenston Methodist church would deliver a sermon, on "The Principles of the Ku Klux Klan." WhereuDon. Bishop McMurray wired Rev. McGeehee forbidding the sermon. People of Louisville are wondering if Bishop McMurray remembers that this is a free country where a man has the right, to free speech, and that the cardinal principle of America today is freedom o religious expression. Persons in a position to know feel that if the office of bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church affords a bishop such authority, that it is high time some organization protects the people's interest. Tho action : of Bishop McMurray has been afnazlng and occasioned a great amount of unfavorable comment, and iis believed that his order .will be rescinded -at -an early datev . :, Glvlni tJSe Effect. . . A real light Is rarely hidden Under the roverJjhl bn.she, but some keep men keep a bushel to create 'the belief that- it - coucels. a. ligbtwAlbany Juuriinl. . ; - , U3L3tAi no.

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NEVTYORK SCHOOL FIGHT CARRIED TO WASHINGTON (Special to Fiery Cross.) Washington, D. C, March 20. Another attack on the public school system has, been launched here in Washington and the attack went further to include proposed maternity legislation and other questions involving the social and .moral welfare of the people. The attack was included in a speech by Bird S. Coler, Commissioner of Public Welfare of New York City made before the congrega tion at a non-sectarian mid-day lenten service in Keith's Theater. Mr. Coler, who holds office under Mayor John F. Hylan, Roman Catholic mayor of New York City, startled the audience that had come to worship by scoring the encroachment of the state into the powers of the church. He declared that the course, if pursued would sooner or later lead to socialism and then rhe anarchy that now is ruling Russia. His attack on state Control as entirely gratuitous and uncalled for. The questioVi had not been "raised before at the meetings, but in' his desire, or apparent desire, to ' see the schools all under the control of the church, he could not resist the opportunity to take a slam at the prekent system while speaking to an audience in the national capital. ' Much indignation was aroused at his speech and he has been thoroughly condemned, for injecting what had all the earmarks of Catholic propaganda into a non-sectarian meeting. He declared that education of the young, moral and spiritual belonged to the church and that maternity was strictly a church affair. Such bald statements at the seat of the nation's government show to what extremes the desire to. week the public schools will take those opposed to the system of education now free from sectarian bias. i Automobile Glass lnnal!l WhHs You Walt THE GLASS SHOP Blake and W. Michigan Sta INDIANAPOLIS Phono, M. !n ?065 HUNTER'S FILLING STATION, AUTO AC CESSORIES ' ' Tit Service You Want 1 Webster 7500 Groceries, Candies, Refreshments Six Points on Pendleton Plk BiiiMiaminmiraimniinmiiiiiiiiiummmniaiinumjiiCT 9 RETTIG HARDWARE CO. Quality Merchandise Webster 9401 SC3S Roosevelt Avt. JOE SEARCY Former government vulcanize. VULCANU. NO. NO Exeuses. Price Right Curtain Repairing. 8109 Mass, Ave. INDIANAPOLIS

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