Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-09
AFTER THREE DAYS ,
OeveRG QUESTIONING ~ coNvERoG
AND M'SWEENEY,
AlssrDsa 0raavi1ls sseps Oat sf the W.T..
oess' Chair. Having Undergons . Long
ssA Fiery Ordsal-Rrslsinsss DsSins
Als TsssiAsay.
CoLuNsUs. O., February g.

Mr.. McSweeney Vas concluded at quarter
past eleven yesterday, and redirect exami.
nation was at once begun. The witnes,
was questioned still further as TO the events
Of Sunday night He did not recollect oi
seeing Geo. 4 Okey in Mr.. Booths office
made by Young when he brought ths
blank poll-book in the office to Mr.. Booth.
The blank Of the poll book, as given in the
Revised Statutes, was used by Mr.. BoOth in
making up his argument before ioung's re-
turn. Young went back into the rear
office. the one occupied by Mr..
Converse, soon after he handed the
blank poll-book to Mr. Booth.
| Young was not in the Office again that
night Did not know whether Young had
reference 10 getting the poll book for Bocth,
when he said that he had done his work, in
quiring at the same time for Montgomery.
Was questioned sharply in regard 10 his re-
mark AS To Robert Montgomcry's appear
ance the Thursday night before. The re-
mark was. "he looked like a thief in tho
night" Was describing the defendant a
lac presented himself to his mind.
| Mr.. McSweeney rose and questioned him
with great earncstncSs as TO this description,
and the witness replied, with apparent un-
concern, What if it wasT'
The witness was not questioned in regard
to his testimony before the last g-and jury,
in which he admitted having sworn falsely
in regard 70 making two carbon copies of
Booths argument, one Of which he took to
Montgomery room ON Seventeenth street
! Upon this point he swore before the last
grand jury, a he did before Fritchey, and
before previous grand juries. He acknowl.
edged that Bob Montgomery had not ooerced
him into testifying As he did upon this
point before the last grand jnry. Did It to
Ish al tA hnA frtn
feeling for him. His struggles of conscience
began soon afterwards. First communi-
Gated his change of base to Colonel Duff
Wrote him in Chicago from Decatur. ILL.
noia Gave his new version Of the Sunday
nights hack ride to the States
| Attorneys - soon ~ h came
down here about three weeks ago.
Told Mr.. Mills first Told him the Sunday
night before the trial opened. Informed
the other attorneys either Tuesday or
Wednesday evening. Information was
Holmes. Judge Nash, Mr.. Huling and Mr..
F.. Allen W. Thurman. Witness finally fxed
the time Of this at wednesday night, Jam
uary Is Perjured himself upon this point
before the grand jury to shield himself from
the reprnach of the grand jury.
Mr.. McSweeney suggested that he wanted
tn keep himself in good trim while direct
ing his batteries at the defendant After
some further questioning. Mr.. McSweeney
announced that the defense Was through
with the witness and he was rec xamined by
Mr.. Huling who began with Granville trans
actions in this city in s. which terminated
in his imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
Witne8 testified that he always went under
the name of Granville. except when he
was bearing the name of {. c. Chase, and
the name he went to the penitentiary
under, OF Nihhols. Gerrish was arrested at
the same time he was, and indicted. He
VAS not triEd because he tGranvillel made
an arrangement with the Prosecuting At
torney, by which the case against Gerrish
was TO be nollied. if Granville would 20 to
the penitentiary, and not carry the case up
to the Supreme Court He did this be-
cause Nichols had wife and child, and he
had none. Montgomery had told him that
he ought never to have been sent to the
penitentiary. and cOmplimented him upon
his conduct in the matter The Licking
county Transaction came out in the trial at
which the witness was convicted. This is
the case for which Granville il now under
indictmentl Mr.. Horn was . witness at
thought that Montgomery heard Horn
testify, at any rate he knew all Of the
facts in the case ut the time.
Mr.. Converss asked 70 have this testi-
mony stricken out
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Mr. Montgomery and Mr.. Converse. He
charged that the prosecution in Licking
county was instituted for the express pur-
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