Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-07
'GRANVILLE'S RECORD.
THE MOST SENSATIONAL oAY VET
IN THE TALLY SHEET CASE.
me Prosecuting Witnsss put Tnrough .
Course Of Harsh Cross s-examination h
Which . Crooked aud Adventures
Life 10 shown by the Defense.
ColuMEus o. FebruarxE

/ Lie - ouOWn Dy tnO Deten0e,
CoLuMEus o., February 7,
To the surprise OF many who eIpecte,
further startling disclosures by Algernoi
Granville, the examination by the stat
was concluded in short time after cour
convened yesterday morning. Mr.. Gran
vile did not recall any conversation witt
Montgomery within a day or two after h
was at his room Sunday night. He re
manned in Montgnmery's Office until May
SO He saw Blackburn wien in Cincinnati
at the committee rooms .! the scnatoria
Investigating committee. Saw him after
wards in Cincinnati last December, befor'
the meeting of the grand jury. Thu
closed the direct examination. Cross I
animation vas u, once begun by Mr.. Con
verse. and continued with some few inter
ruptions all day.
The witness IN giving his testimony
showed . very bitter feeling toward the de
fense and answered some Of the question:
in very dramatic manner. Mr.. Converse
Cd Granville throughout the many
devious windings of his checguered career
in this country The witness landed q
New York. and went from there TO Chi
caSo, where after being engaged in writing
shorthand for some time, he engaged IN
the manufacture Of catsups and pickles un-
der the firm name oi A. l. Granville 4 Co.,
the standing for Isaac He had since
dropped it. The pickle business did not
pay, Granville went out Of the
business. and next turns up ct
Fort Wayne. where he was en-.
engaged as bookkeeper for J. W. Gerrish &
Co., wholesale grocers. He hid previously
met Gerrish in Chicago six month, before.
Granville went TO Fl: WaxnI.t, first to lind
suitable 44sseeztion and Gerrish followed in
1e5ut week. He did not recoliect that
they ever did any commission business.
He rented store in Gerrish's name before
the latters arrival, and believed he had .
portion of the letter heads and business
cards struck. The company of the concern
was +. s. Gerrish, son of J. W Gcrrish.
The business was a failure. He never saw
J. W. Gerrish ut Ft Wayne, or any where
else in his life.
r l. Gerrish was the same man indicted
with Granville in Pickaway county. They
in Ft Wayne Two or three
The year was 1881. They after
wards went 10 Toronto. Canada, where they
a month in business, on
behalf of b. q. Granville, q brother
Of the Witness. which they advised
him to close up sit did not pay.
we're engaged in at Fl. Wayne. They paid
their debts and quit The firm name was
b. u Granville d Co., the company being
merely nominal. Granville went West, to
Kansas City. On his way 10 Kansas
City he met Mr.. Gerrish and his wife
II hotel in ST. Louis. Grsnvilie's
brother was also there, and a man named
Moody, also from Toronto. He remained
n Kansas City about q month. Was en-
,aged in no business, being sick for
wo months. He was not engaged in
my business in the State of Kansas.
After he left Kansas City. he went 10 st.
Joseph, Atchison and Topeka. Was en-
aged in no business AT any of thsse places.
Ar. Gerrish was not in business At Atchison.
lie had no recollection Of lot of boots and
hoes being seized at East St Louis when
,e returned from kan.a. City. He had
iothing TO do with it. Went to Cincinnati
fter he got over his sickness. Was at Dem
'er before his stay at Kansas City. He and
ierrish went. together. Wa. engaged in
10 business at Denver. Went there for the
purpose Of looking around, seeing whether
hey could start 3 business. Mr.. Gerrish
vas in business at Kansas City. 1t was the
'oot and shoe business. he tGrsnville) had
Iothing TO do with il. Afterwards met
;errsh in Columbus. He had no knowl.
dge OF seeing German hanged by . mob
I some stown in the west. Moody was en-.
loved BY the firm at Toronto. and accom-
anied Gerrish and himself to ka8SSs
'ity. Granville came to IciGmbu, In
lay. 1852, and engaged-tn the commission
usiness. At 81 West Broad street, under
he firm name of c. 5. Nichols ( Go.
.thuis Was . Springfield gentleman
he business was stopped by the police Ar
upon charge of obtaining
oods Under false pretenses from a Mr.. |
Ieffne-, of Circleville. The goods were
$50 worth of flour bought at $50 per bar
Il. and afterwards sold at S per barrel to |
ifferent parties in this city. Granville |
ieutitied several letters written to several |
arties. He was sentenced to Is months in |
ne Penitentisry and served out h term in |
,urteen months. Granville admitted that |
here was an indictment pending against
i'm in Licking county for obtaining -four |
nder false pretenses from one Jesse Horn
ne same time he procured the -four |
presented to Horn that they
aid cash for everything they got,
r that they advertised TO that effect on
ieir cards He then identified the letter |
e wrote TO Mr.. Heffner. in which he stated |
iat he was unable 10 pay by reason of the
ilure OF certain wicked persons in Column
us OF whom he thought Robert Turner
as one He had known Turner about .
onth before he found him out Saw Tur-
er at Toronto. Canada.
Mr.. Converse then called the attention of
le witness TO certain letter, he had written
bout the same time he wrote to Heffner.
e admitted that he wrote TO Horn and
hers. Supposed that he sold the -four
lat he was to pay $S.50 barrel for S,
ithin four days after its purchase. Sold
lis -four to c. N. Roberts and Fraas, of
orth High street, and got cash for it,
ad no recollection that J. W. Gerrish 4
,. were in the commission business At Fl.
'ayne. Was handed card with "com.
ission merchants on il, but did not re-
ember that that they did any commission
lsiness That was one of the cards thew used.
stated, cash for garin and produce" 1t
4 not include -four. He had no inten-
,ns outside the strict letter OF the card.
u. Nichols is now at Ft. Worth,
.Ias. Saw him last at Springfield in So,
fore he tGIanville) went to the Peniten-
Try. Was in the Penitentiary under the
me Of c. 5. Nichols. When he came out
the Penitentiary Bob Montgomery gave
m the name of Charles c. Chase, which
kept about month. He was commits
med as a notary under the name Of |
,ase. Montgomery going on his bond. Z,
ad two notarial commissions at the same
ne. He surrendered both and afterwards
other was issued. Worked for Bob {
and Allen o. Myers and
larles .. Hunter while bearing the name
Chase. Resumed his true name by ad. I
e of Mr.. Hunter. This concluded the ,
testimony. Mr.. Granville WAS I
~ emphatic At times in his manner Of I
swering, especially when he charged Mr..
inverse with knowing the circumstances
his recent indictment in Licking county.
At the afternoon session Granville testi-
i that he was ruined by Gerrish and
IN named Turner, the former Of whom
mbled away the firm money. The exam {
,tion WAS then directed towards the tes- {
nony as TO events alleged To have trans I
ed the Sunday evening after the elec-
.. I
NJ yers brought blank tally sheet to the "a
inverse building shortly after twelve 4
lock. 1t was a blank poll book that A,
ung bought for Mr.. Booth about half &
It nine O'Clock Witness admitted that Z
had testified before that the midnight
,kride was for the purpose of carrying 4
oth's article to Montgomery. Witness {
that he had perjured himself '
en- he made that statement. Q
Zen pressed for a reason why he perjured
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