The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-02-02
Tally Sheet Case Continued.


OF the Peniien,iary and taken to an
y office on N"r'h High street IN The
r city of Columbus. and man by the
e name Rainey. an eS-gnard. Was
brought in there and he was asked
to testify that on the night OF the
18th of October he saw a carriage
IN the street south OF the Ohio Pen
r itentiary, and that he saw DIR.
! Montgomery and Mr.. Marriet and
, perhaps anoiher go across the yard
, aud get into that carriage and drive
away. and for that testimony this
convict Stevenson. the Deputy y
Warden Of the Penitentiarv, stand
: ing ut the door of the room on
, guard. Offered him FIVE hundred
dollars If he would swear to that
against the defendants.
| have adverted TO the fact of the
Granville testimony. | am intern.
ed aud believe that we will be able
to prove that for the procurement
of the Granville testimony, which
we here pronounce to be perjured
testimony at the outset, it will be
shown that certain gentlemen, one
of whom is sitting at The board here
to manage tins case for the State,
took To the city of Chicago
| ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
And paid it over 10 Granville aud
the one thousand dollars was divid
cd betw cen Granville and the two
witnesses to whom | have referred
one Lytlell and one Clarke. l thinl,
the names are; that afterwards
another thousand dollars was paid
over by the treasury of this secrc,
organization who has set this thing
on foot. bound IN have victim Ii
don't make any difference who it is.
Swear it on 10 somebody; lot us
have a victim anybody"
ONE PERJURY AT A TINE.
And the multiplying of false tes
tImony does moi add either tu its
strength or to its integrity. We
are here 10 try this indictment
and We expect To try it. We
would have been glad If The State
had been kind enough, as is usu
al in such cases, especially where
there has been no preliminary
examination, IL have given us all
of the facts on which The Stale
relies for a conviction. We de-
sire, gentlemen of The jury. and
expect from the beginning 10 The
end of the Case, 10 ask nothing
but what is fair and honest and
To submit TO nothing that is not
honest. Bat as the gentlemen
asked yon u consider the qnes-
'inn of the purity OF the ballot
box, ne ask you 10 consider the
same thing, but i'll addition 10
that we ask you TO consider u
what value liberty may be ii IL
can Oe sworn away in Il court oil
justice by anybody who choose
To hire testimony 10 do il. l sup
pose that our kDowled ge OF man
kind and your knowledge oi man
kind is sufficient 10 know that |
whenever YOU pile up big pie
nj money and siye ii out that you
want certain facts sworn 10 and
there Is the pile to go To, you will
Had no want OF witnesses vino
will swear. Wherever the car
cass is there you will find these
carIun dogs ready 10 take it. We
have COL no money and had hone
in The case. The ether side has
covered this town with deiec-
lives, seven or eight, l am told.
one OF whom within The |asl lew
years III Il courl Of justice in tins
very city, was shown 10 have of
Tered witness 81 600. and TO di-
vide the reward with the Witness
II The witness would swear The
o!lense against The defendant on
rial. There is no end OF altor-
neys in the case. There is no end
of these detectives,wiio are ready
to get mp a charge against any
body and they can prove it
against anybody by just this sort
OF testimony. No mans cliarac
Ter, no mans liberty is safe in
the presence of perjured tesrimo
ny, and 10 man can provide
against it.
Why, have been told, and l
think the evidence will show be
fnre We are ihrnngh with This
case. that certain detective
agency not only gels so much
day for these detectives WIN are
here plying their trade pack and
furih III The town and around The
Courl House, got not only their
per diem and expenses while
here, but they are Ia have anolii-
er laige sum OF money upon the
securing of conviction. Ny God.
has it come 10 that, gentlemen
iias II come 10 thai, that detec
live agencies can
GAMBLE THEIR MONEY
Upon tine liberty oi citizen who
IS placed on trial? am iold thai
his agency has employed aud
sent here from Chicago one OF
heir best attorneys to assist in
'ecIring the money which they |
ire TO have al the end oi il. This {
S serious business. gentlemen, Z
md l appeal 10 YOU. as counsel :
I'D who opened The case, thai j
,very word that may be given )
lere be weighed with care and r
'a"tion. remembering not only =
he glory OF The Republic on ar.
onnI of lis government: of thci
people for the leople and by The, :
PEOPLE. but on account of the
!lory OF The Repnilic that our
onrts of justice are purer and =
'e'ier than the courts in any 9th :
n nation under The sun. Justice. R
,nri'v. honor. integrity. those are
he Qualities that elevate tl:e ma
ion, and there is no n.ti,p as .
much aS has been SAID aioni The
impurities abroad in The United
'iafes, here is no nation on the
ace of The earth that is so con :.
plrnous for lis purify and its in
rgrIiy and honest administrator g
1 law. as The American Republic. a
A. the conclusion of Mr.. Con d
erses speech, The court asked q