The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-22
CHARGES PERJURY.
e. LIS SAYS WOODS STATEMENTS
ARE ABSOLUTELY FALSE.

Park Testified to a Conversation witt
J Postmaster Frank HeaIy. During Which
He Told Them About His Good Worl
on the Salaries Amendment.
MASON, June 20.--In the Ellis trial
Tuesday Frank Healy was called C
confess that he knew ex-Senators
Chauncey Wisner and Peter Park
and said he had conversation with
Mr.. Wisner in the presence of Mr.. Park,
'.uring which he asked Mr.. Wisner ia
support the Thirty-second district Judi.
cial bill, but did not remember urging
AS reason for this support the fact
tbat ne had done great work for the
salary amendment bill, nor did he think
lie had said he had just brought down
the returns, for he did not do SO.
Neither did he remember when the re-
turns arrived, or anything about their
| arrival.
Peter Park remembered Mr.. Healy's
making such request, and also his
saying that he had just brought down
the returns.
Mr.. Wisner remembered this same
thing in reference to the returns. The
ex-senator also saw the attorney gen
eral in Saginaw on April 81, 1891. Mr..
Wisner said he was the father of the
amendment, and he remembered the
conversation because Mr.. Healy was
the first man to tell him that it had
carried, and that Gogebic had carried
it. Mr.. Wisner said he had hard time
convincing Mr.. Barkworth that the
judiciary bill was good thing, but
after several interviews fetched him.
and he reported the BILL
| Mr.. Ellis took the stand and took no
the thread of his alibi. He left Port
| Huron at o'clock on April %, 1891, ar
| irving at Lansing at 4 o'clock, and re-
manning there until O'Clock in the
evening, when he left for Ionia.
Mr.. Ellis knows Mr.. w. III. S. Wood,
| and characterized rs absolutely false
every statement made by that witness
concerning the changing of the Gogebic
returns He finished his emphatic
declaration by saying "They are falser
than HI good deal.7'
Mr.. Ellis never asked Miss Harty to
make any changes aad never had the
returns in that Office.
He never told Mr.. Wood not to say
anything about the changes, and never
introduced Healy to Wood.
Mr.. Ellis said there was no need in
asking him in detail concerning Mr..
Woods testimony, as 1T was clear case
of perjury throughout. This declara-
ton was repeated many times.
Referring to the 81 900 certificate of
the defunct Lansing bank, Mr.. Ellis
said he felt compelled to tell Mr.. Wood
that the certificate could not be accent.
ed as cash in settlement of his industrial
school accounts.
Mr.. Ellis said the reason he did not
testify before the grand jury at Mason |
was because at the same time he was
invited. he got word that he had been
indicted, and had better furnish bonds.
he thought at this time it was too late. |
The proceedings in the afternoon |
were not of startling character. The |
respondent was upon the stand nearly |
the entire time. His denials continued |
to be OF the most positive character.
Testimony to show his efficiency and
that he had saved the state $4,000 per
year was excluded by the court and
objection taken. TWAS intimated that
the conduct of his Office was not on
trial, but he was being tried for forgery.
4. +. Rowley OF the Lansing Journal
was called, but objected to on account
OF his name not being ON the inferma-
ton. Judge Cahill then moved to place
Rowley's name and that of Mrs. Z. H.
Blair on the information. The court
took thunder advisement and the court
adjourned.
Mason, June 14.-Wednesday morn
ing the prosecution decided to call one
more witness, Robert L. Gage, to cor
roborate Witness Wood. Gage is a
clerk in the Office Of the state industrial
school. and in April, 1891. when Wood
was clerk OF the state board of auditors,
he was clerk in the same office with
Mrs. Bowen and Miss Harry. Gage
has definite recollection of the az !;
torney general calling at the state :
auditors office shortly before the can
vass on the salary amendment was :
made. and having heard some words in !
\ whisper with Wood, immediately :
after which Wood asked the three
clerks to retire, as the state canvassers a
we're to meet 4
In the afternoon five witnesses were !
Introduced by the defense. Four of :
hem were for the purpose of establish. =
ng that the changes in the returns :,
we're in the handwriting of Witness y
iealy. The force of their testimony q
vas weakened somewhat in the cross :,
examination by their Acknowledgement Il
hat they were in no sense experts, and " y
hey had made no study of the COM :,
arison of handwriting. Landlord r,
'arker of Hastings testified that De- g
AOSibbOACu db lib uOL6l
pom one of the intervening dates be-
ween which both Wood and Healy
wore the changes were made under the g
ERECTION of Ellis. O,
The defense expect to put in all their fl
eetimony during the present week. al
MASON, June 15.-Alibi making was b;
he order of the day for the defense IN,
thursday morning. Homer Greene. a w
elegraph operator at Charlotte, testi- is
ed to sending telegram for Mr.. Ellis he
q April "a, 1891, to Charles Wellman, &C
ort Huron, announcing that he would G.
Q in that city at $50 that evening. q
William Kline of Port Huron testi- co
ed that on April "a. 1891, he was in of
ansing, and went home on the o'clock sb
ain. He was accompanied by Charles III
!. Bailey, Marcus Young and other te
ort Huron people. Attorney General an
Ills was on the train when they got on ch
Lansing, and the respondent Joined CT
pedro party, playing all the way to be