The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-23
A PAID PERJURER.
Granville Bitterly Arranged in the Tally
Sheet Trial.

to be the prevailing opinion among con-
ServatiVe Republicans as well as Demo
Gratis that the case of the State is very
| weak.
When court assembled this morning
Mr.. Converse rose and asked for copy
| of the contract between the citizens
committee and Huling, and Clark and
Lyttle, which Mr.. Huling agreed to
send for yesterday afternoon.
1t was announced that the contract
had been sent for, and would be pro
| duced in the court later in the day
Mr.. J. E. Clark was then called as the
first witness by the defense, but before
any questions were asked the witness
Mr.. Huling called for division of the
witnesses for the defense. Exception
was made in favor of the two defend
| ants Blackburn and Myers.
Mr.. Converse then proceeded with
the examination of Mr.. Clark, who tes-
| tilted that he is a detective residing in
! Chicago; has been a detective for two
| years. That he was in the newspaper
business at the same time, being on the
| Exchange and Mart. He was then
asked in regard to the printing of let
! ter heads and cards for the detective
agency OF Lyttle Il Co. of which
! firm Clark was a member. Judge
| Thurman objected on the ground that
the question was irrelevant. Mr.. Con
verse replied that Granville had been
asked if he had the letter heads and
cards printed.
Judge Thurman replied that no
foundation had been laid to impeach
Granville's testimony.
Mr.. Converse replied, arguing that
the question had direct bearing upon
| the issue.
Col. Taylor replied, and ridiculed in a
merciless manner the witness Gran
vile, who he declared was going about
the country with business manager to
peddle out his testimony for price,
and who then went upon the stand and
prated about his conscience and his
wrestle with God.
Mr.. McSweeny referred in satirical
manner to the friendship of Colonel
Duff and Granville i'll the presence of
which the attachment of Damon and
Pythias and Ruth and Naomi paled,
and argued that all of the sources and
fountains of this stream OF perjury
should be explored.
After considerable discussion the OBJ
lection was overruled, and Mr.. Con
verse continued his questions.
Mr.. Clark testified that Granville
wanted his name concealed from the
Citizens Committee during the negO-
tiations for the reason that if Huling
knew that he Granville had anything
to do with the case he would refuse to
negotiate any farther. Granville at
first wanted $4,000 before he would
give any information. The letter to
Mr.. Huling. which was written by
Clark and dictated by Granville, was
then produced, and Mr.. Clark swore
that it was in his handwriting. MIR.
McSweeney then read the letter to the
jury, which was headed "Office of A.
f. Lyttle and Co., July 10, 1887 and
addressed to Mr.. Huling.
1t begins with statement OF the
crime and states that the detective
agency of Lyttle & Company has
watched the investigation Of the tally
sheet forgery with a great deal of in
terest and had the day before
the date of the letter re-
ceived very important information
completely cOrrobOrating their previous
theory. The letter refers to the prev
ious INVESTIGATION as being at fault III
the location Of the crime and in other
particulars, but by inference states that
the right parties (some of them were
suspected, and that Lyttle Il Co. now
have the information which will fix the
crime upon the right parties. The let
ter conveys the impression that the firm
of Lyttle Il Co. had been established
for some time, and closes with the prop
Osition from Lyttle to open negotia
tionS with the prosecutor.
Mr.. Clark certified that Mr.. Huling
came to Chicago in about two weeks
and had an interview with the detec-
tive agency. Granville wanted his
name concealed during the interview.
There was another interview at the
Neil house in Columbus on August %,
1887, at which Clark, Colonel Duff,
Judge Nash and Mr.. Huling were pre-
sent. He Clark was asked for his
terms and stated that their price would
be $4,000, at which Huling and Nash
laughed, and suggested $1,000 They |
went out and returned |
stating that they had raised that
The next interview was at |
the Grand Pacific hotel III Chicago, !
with Judge Nash, Mr.. G. ID. Firestone |
and Mr.. Huling present on the one side,
and Clark, Colonel Duff and Mr.. Cole |
On the other. At that time $780, G6 was
paid for certain information and an ar !
was made by which $500
was to be paid about week later for
full information in the case.
Another interview was held a week |
ater, at which $500 was paid and GER
Jain blanks in the contract were filled |
1y Colonel Duff. These blanks were to !
contain the names of certain witnesses. |
Previous to both of these interviews
he terms had beeen fixed at $1,000 by |
An arrangement by |
which Granville was to receive i'm
nunity from prosecution was made at
me of these interviews.
The fact of the eXistance of two con
.racts was developed, in one of which
t was arranged that one-third of the
$4,000 was to be paid when the indict-
nent was found and the remaining
when the case was brought to |
rial.
The State objected to the questions
If the defense at every step, and the
lay was consumed principally in argu-
nent by counsel.
Mr.. Huling took charge of one of the
contracts and was asked by the defense
20 produce it in court tomorrow morn
ns, when further interesting develop
nents may be expected.