Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17
CoLunsus. O., February W.

the trial seems very remote. IL it can b
foretold At all. Mr.. Huling produced this
contract, which has been the bone Of con.
tention for some time, and It vAs read "a
the jury BY Mr.. Converse 1t u - fol-
lows:
CHICAGO. August 18th, 1887,
III information Is found to be sufficient
In laW 70 convict the guilty parties named,
on indictment being found, eas6d6 is to be
paid BY Mr.. Huling TO Thomas Duff, attor-
ney for parties furnishing information, and
ssfurther sum OF t666.66 70 be paid 70 said
Thomas DUFF aforesaid. to be paid by him
70 said parties furnishing information afOre-
said, when the case shall be called for trial
In court subject TO tho above condition.
1t il agreed that Algernon Granville, OF
any person not principal conspirators in
such crime, furnish information through
the attorney Aforesaid. who shall be called
or used q Q witness upon the trial OF this
case, shall receive immunity on giving full
information in such case, 50 far as can be
granted by the State and shall not De inn
prisoned. hindered or DELAYED a. . witness
on account of any knowledge. real or sup
posed, Of the facts in this case"
This memorandum of agreement was pre-
pared before the 500 vas paid OF tire nrst
installment of S666. 66. and alter $l666 had
been paid. The witness did not identity
tn0 p8HtI y USluk AL k&tc AAuuWItli1k SA
Mr.. Huiing. but thought that he wrote At
- hs saw him writing something After .
consultation with Colonel Dun. On the
cane day Granville received this immunity,
Q paper was made out in which blanks were
6lled BY Colonel Duff with certain names,
being those referred TO in the memorandum
Of agreement a. the guilty parties named. ="
This paper in which the blanks were
Alled Vas handed Mr.. Huling. Mr.. Clark
testified that Granville wzs consulted about
the terms of the agreement which was
made, and il Was with his approval that
the balance OF the money WAS 70 be paid in
two installments as stated above. Mr..
Clark Vas then questioned in regard 70 the
testimony of Mr.. Martin, who Was ~ be
one of the witnesses in the case His name
was first mentioned by Colonel Duff. Mar
tins name Was one Of those used in filling
the blanks in the statement of informs-
ton. After considerable trouble in getting
the question in proper form, Mr.. Clark eK-
planned the part Of Martin in the strange
transaction q follows: This man Mar
tin came into my Office in Chicago. l3! Ia
Sale street. room IA, and had conversa-
ton with Colonel Duff, first over some
legal matters-that is, presume it Was
and finally about the woman in Cincinnati
and the other in Columbus, about which
he asked Colonel Duff. In that converse
ton Colonel Duff drew him out about the
sahy sheet business here. and he tMsrtinD
said 70 Colonel DUFF that he was in Colum-
bus on this even,ful night and Sunday
morning; that he was passing by Mont
eomerys house and his curiosity was
aroused by seeing . light in the house and
be went up 20 the house and pulled down
the sides OF the blind and there he saw two
gentlemen sitting in there in that house,
and he lRff on aGay"
Dwell, nos, what did Colonel DUFF say
about that testimony! Ale said that
Was essential TO the whole business.
Q-Do you know how this man Martin
came to come in that day: A-No, don't
know how he came 70 come in.
Q-Had you seen him before. Ale ID
the man that resembles this friend of Gran
ville's. Gerrish.
Q-Where did you 6rst see this man Mar
tin that day! Ain my Office.
Odd you Sc him In the Alley that
Leads down to the Board Of Trade building 7
AYES. saw him; think that Vas the
IMAM, but ! cannot bring to my mind
whether il Nas this man Martin, whoever
he was
Dwell. What was said: Al said to
Colonel Dun, don't think this man Mar.
din b the man you mean; think l saw him
In the Board Of Trade alley talking TO Gran.
Vile and this man Gerrish. and I said he
ressnbles him very much. Colonel Dun
ay, NO, he is in Cincinnati and you
would know him II you saw him again.
il appeared 70 me that it was put up job
on the part Of Mr.. Granville. Objection.
The conversation with Mr.. Martin ~,
before the contract was made Martin
name was one OF those furnished the Prose
cutting attorney. There wss the name
Of . certain man named Gunckel
given at the same time BY &
woman Who accompanied Martin dur
ing the interview. Couldn't state pos
itively whether this was the Columbus OF
Cincinnati woman. Mr. Clark said that biz
and was satisfactory. or he would not hava
been kept the length of time that he was
Witness said that he made dilisent search
for 0unckel.
Mr.. Clark testified further that Gran
vile furnished Lyttie . memorandum e
guide him during the frst interview 10
Chicago. This memorandum was written
by Clark At the dictation of Granville fol
the lat,eris benefit Lyttle had told hin
that be gave this 70 Huline.
OIL will ask you il, when the agreemen,
vas made ~ me Grand Pacific Hotel-thii
one which is identifed-whether anything
Vas said about not allowing il TO get out
A-YeS sir.
Q-By whom, A-Mr Huline.
Q-What did he say about il. Ale
said that he wanted that kept perfectly
private. Nobody should know any thnI
about it outside Of the parties interested.
Q-As TO this memorandum or agreement
A-About the whole thing. the memorsn
dunn and the agreement and that other pa
per which he had.
Q-I will ask you whether that paper va
delivered to Mr.. Huling, the one to which
you refer Ayes sir.
OIL asked whether Mr.. Huling gave ,
reason for desiring that information to b.
kept from the public7 A-Eo sir he did 60
then, not that heard OF.
The witness was then handed TO paper
and identified them ss being in Granville
handwriting. They were then offered i,
evidence.
The last Of the sc,oos which he had =.
ceived was when the $500 was raid at tn
Pacific Hotel in Chicago. Did not receiv.
any money December l5 at the division o
the last judgment testified TO BY Granvi
He received in all about $i2o.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
Mr. Clark continued his testimony. occu
pyfng all the afternoon. He testified tha
nothing was said about Blackburn by Gran
vile in their interviews. At this point Nj
Converse asked that the Prosecutor b
sworn as he desired to ask him in regard {
some papers Mr.. Huling took the stand
though Mr.. Converse said that il was nm
necessary for him to do %.
NY. Huling was asked IL he had in nj
po0sssion . certain paper purporting TO b
statement Of the information possesse.
By Duff ct al He replied that he had 10
bssn able TO find the paper in question
H produced other pspen Of . imils
diameter, however, which vsrs TUNED
% the court One Of these was 4 theory q
tns case, and was received BY Hulinl
h0m Cole Mr.. Clark having n