The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-03-29

Q partment. and were bright ant
| INSCRIPTIONS characters. The.
r had the taste to choose, ambi
ton to attempt and (nearly
skill to win" at well concocts(
g game. They conceived the lde;
: of saying they had COMMITTEES
, the forgery, aided and abetted by
, the persons above named. They
told their stories chilly, and, as
sisted by circumstances. succeed
ed in deceiving many, the Prose
) cutting Attorney included.
1.-The province of this article il
to relate facts, not to give rea.
sons, so when it is said that theil
evidence as presented to the spe'
cial grand jury, contained many
points which doyetailed in well
with those on which an indict-
ment was procured later, enough
has been written of the details of
the story they told. After varl-
GUS legal squabbles of short du-
ration, the defendants named
were arrested Oct. 10Th, and the
preliminary hearing began on
the 21st, before Justice Fritehey.
"The convicts Francis & Camp,
bell, along with corroborating
convicts, swore that the tally
sheet was brought to them in the
asylum at the Penltentiary by
guard Otto Horn. who had OBJ
tanned it from Marriott and Mot
gomery, the latter of whom in
turn had received it from Steube,
the Court House watchman.--
They described the method by
which The alterations were made,
and also the way the Iallies were
added. There was considerable
circumstantial and material evi-
dence to support this testimony.
"As Il finality 10 this prosecu-
ton, Justice Fritchey finally
bound all the defendants except
Fred Sleube. over to court, fixing
their bond at $500 each, which
was furnished.
subsequently, thro' the regu-
lar method of legal procedure, a
special grand jury was obtained,
and on Dec. 29th, 1856, after hav-
ing considered the case, true bills
were found against the Messrs.
Montgomerys, Horn, Marriott and
Granville In May, 1887, Judge
Duncan. who succeeded Judge
Wylie on the Bench, nollied the
indictments on account of alleged
irregularities. The Supreme
Court was asked 10 give a ruling |
on Judge Duncan's decision, and
in June, 1887, they handed down
a unanimous decision saying that |
the lower court was wrong IN its
rulings on the indictments
But as a consequence of these
nothing more was heard
from the now famous "tally sheet
case" until later in the summer
of last year. Then more vague
and uncertain rumors began to
fly about, and it was not long be-
fore it was learned that Granville,
The stenographer and ex.defend-
ant. as well as being an ex-con-
vict, mad something 10 say.
"He had disappeared TO Chica-
20. 1t was ON August 81, 1887,
hat Mr.. Huling received infor-
nation that took him 10 ChicagoI
On the business of this tally sheet
forgery. There he was accompa
Med by Judge George X. Nash ,
and Mr.. Firestone, and while IN
Chicago they made arrangements
or the further prosecution of the
ally sheet forgers. L
1.-The information received was '
rom the ostensible source of the {
private detective agency of Ly |
lie & Clark, but in reality from l
Granville, who at first seemed to {
,e sleeping partner. The let /
ers and documents signed show ;
ID that the Chicago persons, in
Granville, were to get
5000 for this information, it 10 6
,e paid in installments due when
'arIons stages of the indictments
md trial of the conspirators was
cached. An amount of s666.66 a
vas paid down, and then fur
lished with information. the Co. =
umbus gentlemen, aided again q
" a stronger and wealthier Citi- a
ems Committee, commenced the !
out of the crime in new
ources, which was entirely for :
ign to the Penitentiary evidence. i
!. 3. Clark, the detective of Chi e
ago, was placed at work but t
ound nothing, and was discharg a
d. He and his partner, A. E. Z
.ytle, became estranged from c
iranvilIe and his attorney, Col. i
Duff. L. j. Ferrell, a Pinkerton p
had been regularly d
for some time. At !
irst it was stated that Granville
would not appear in the case. but I ,'
ater developments induced him 6
o do so.
I'm the early part of Decem. 4
'er Of 1887. Pros. Atty Huling ]
pplied 10 Judge David F. Pugh, i
7ho had been appointed on the
ench to fill the vacancy caused p
y the resignation of Judge Bing> a
am, for a special grand jury, and e
n Dec. Sth, the request having d
cen granted, tins grand jury F
,ent to work. After remaining "
n session two days, and receiy- :
ng The testimony of a great many Il
it reported. that true o
ills had been found against Robi iS{
}. Montgomery, Fred Steube,
lien o. Meyers, DR.. c. r. Mont y
omerv, Thomas Cogan, Charles B
;. Blackburn and Algeron Gran "
ille." :;
Now, it was upon this founda- T
oh that the prosecution of the
efendants was based, and upon r
'hich it has proceeded up to this =
me, when the jury has failed to r.
gree, after being ont two days. !