Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-23
TALLY SHEET CASES.
MORE EVIDENCE DAMAGING 10 GRAN.
WILLIE.
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Granted for Thar Construction, Now Held
BY municipalities and
Individuals,
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COLUMBUS, O., February 22.-Tbs de-
Tense in the tally sheet forgery case had
Mr.. Isaac Hill present, and he was imme-
diately put on the witness stand at the
opening Of Court. His testimony is about
as follows: I was member of ths Dem
ocratie State Central Committee in 1886,
and am now Deputy Ssrgeant-at-Arms of
the National House Of Representatives,
and am resident of Newark, Ohio. Was
in Columbus on Saturday, O,tober Il,
1885. Saw Allen o. Myers at the Court
House and inquired for General T. E.
Powell. but could not see him,
as he was. engaged 1 went over
to Newark on the {. O'Clock train that even.
ing I came back to Columbus Sunday, the
18th, on the o'clock train. 1 saw Myers
that evening and borrowed Sl0of him after
finding ont that Powell had gone 70 Della
ware the evening previous / had S. when
| came ov er, bnt / expected to get some
more Of Powell as he c%ed me little sum
which he afterward sent me to Washing
ton. Myers and got drink at Callen-
der's. Myers asked me to order q car
risge to take him to the Grand Opera
House about 7:30 o'clock, which / did.
Witness said he had not paid Mat Martin
any money or made remark to him
which would convey the idea that he
would pay any more to him to makn
q certain decision. Did not tell Polstoe
or anyone else that Martin must be
fixed and Pve got the stuff to do it."
was in Columbus to see Powell and to learn
what could of the election. did not
think I'VE DENIES" were defeated until
Sunday night. saw Martin for the pur-
poseof telling him to 90 and see Judge
Thurman and learn what he thought Of
the validity OF the Thirteenth ward, pre-
cinct A, Fourth ward, and precinct B tally
sheets. understood srom conversations
with Democrats that Thurman said that
Gilmore's argument was good law and !
wanted to be sure and have Martin know
definitely what Thurman thought, and if
Gilmore's argument was followed the
Thirteenth and Ninth Ward tally sheets
would be thrown out. He said he did not
remember Of saying that If the republi.
cans had the Legislature on joint ballot
he would jump of of the State street
bridge, and If did, certainly did not
mean it.
The cross-examination did not in the
least deviate from the above. He was ex-
amined as to some of the incidents in Wash
ington of late, but all were answered in an
acquitling manner, and replies were no
more than the statements of an ordinary
mau when Unexpectedly brought under an
infamous charge.
Charles blackburn was then called and
said he had received telegram from
Thomas Cogan shortly after retiring on
Saturday night asking him to meet Cogan
in Columbus. l came nd on Sunday
at one o'clock. He wanted me to
90 to Zanesville to help him look
up some records, as there was a
discussion there over the citizenship of
some Democratic candidate. Cogan afteI-
ward told me he did not think il was nee
essary, so l then took the next train home
Witness had never seen Robert B. Mont
gomery until he came up here to give bond
in this case and Col. Taylor had given him
his first introduction to Robert aud the
Doctor that time. The witness denied all
the allegations of Granville rs to any
knowledge of the forgery or being out TO
Roberts house, or any Of the alleged facts
with which Granville connected him.
The cross examination showed that the
witness had kept himself ''in shadow
for some time before coming to Columbus
to give bond, as he said be was not ready
to come and he bad, therefore, taken rooms
in private boarding house. He said there
were eight indictments against him in Gin
cinnati, which were nollied, as they were
procured by perjured testimony, as had
baen The indictment in this case.