Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-12

nee with them, especially when after they
got down there they didn't remove enough
tsllies TO affect the result. The object oi
forging the sheets, according to Granville,
was to change the vote for members of the
Legislature, but no change was made in the
vote for Representatives. Colonel Taylor
declared the whole story TO be the most
sublimely ridiculous he had ever heard of
Colonel Taylor said that even admitting
that such conspiracy existed as the one
described by Granville, that before the for.
gerry of the Thirteenth Ward tally sheet
that conspiracy was dead, so dead that all
the power of Judge Thurman, mighty a
that power was, would not be able 10 revive
1t so as to connect it with the crime
charged in the Indictment
Colonel Taylor then took up the Thir.
teenth ward forgery, and argued that there
was not a word OF competent testimony
connecting e defendant with that crime.
Colonel Taylor said that, for two years, Q
relentless effort had been made 50 As to fix
the crime on Robert b. Montgomery. He
alluded TO the various steps taken against
the defendant, and said that it was evident
that they were the product OF some mind
glowing with malice. Colonel Taylor re-
ferred to the penitentiary investigation,
which, if il had been successful, Otto
Horn, B. II. Marriott and other men, now
admitted as innocent would have
been to-day incarcerated in feions' cells.
Colonel Taylor said that the testi-
mony did not show that Mr.. Montgomery
had ever had any opportunity TO get pos
session of the tally sheet. 1t was physically
impossible for him to obtain access to
the papers. Colonel Taylor called atten-
ton to the fact that Clerk Joyce was the
only person who knew where the papers
were upon Saturday night. The most elo-
quent part of Colonel Taylor's speech was
that part referring to Joyce's testimony
that he did not show Montgomery the
papers or tell him where they were.
This, Colonel Taylor said, brushed away the
only opportunity which Robert B. Mont
gomery could have had TO have committed
the crime had he so desired. Colonel Tay-
lor said that if Steube was guilty, Crenane
must be also, and the State had not been
bold enough to charge this faithful old
man, who 80 long had been associated with
the Court House, with completely in the
crime.
In discussing the alleged Ninth ward
forgery, Colonel Taylor produced the tally
sheet upon which Professor Howard and
Mr.. Huling experimental with the nitric
acid. He said that the ground of the State
was that the yellow marks deepened with
the lapse of time. He said that they were
not a shade yellower now than they were
three or four weeks ago. Colonel Taylor
sIgued from the condition of the Ninth
ward tally sheet, that it had been hawked
about by some one for long time His
theory OF this transaction was that it was q
device of Granville's TO get more
money, to hurry up the payment
of some already promised under. the
contract by which an indictment was to be
found. Somebody must be had-s witness
who was present when some forging was
done. Colonel Taylor referred sarcastically
TO Mr.. Huling's penitentiary investigation,
and his manifest Hnwillingness 10 give up
the penitent;ary theory. Colonel Taylor
suspended his remarks at quarter past
four, and will resume Monday morning.
occupying probably all of the forenoon
Judge Nash will follow for the State The
trial will begin at 8 o'clock this week, and
close at $50. with two hours intermission
from u till 2