New-York tribune., 1906-06-12
MUTUAL MEN INDICTED
GILLETTE 4ND GRANNISS.
Perjury. Forgery and Misdemeanor
Charged in Grand JHry's Findings.

noon II was then discharged by Justice Scott
The Insurance cases will be taken up again in
August when District Attorney Jerome returns
from his vacation. Then. it is believed. other in
dictments viii be found. BY that time another
former official of the company will have returned
to the jurisdiction Of the court.
Six indictments-one for perjury alleged TO
have been committed while testifying before
the grand jury itself and five for forgery IN the
third degree-were found against Dr. Gillette.
ana two-one for forgery in the third degree and
for misdemeanor-were found against Mr..
Granniss. All except the perjury indictments
We're based on transactions while the men were
vice-presidents of the company. Both men were
arraigned before Justice Scott and released
bail after their cases had been put over until
the first Monday in September AT that time
counsel will have the opportunity OF making mo-
tions in behalf OF their clients.
The indictments were not much OF a surprise.
1t had been conceded for some time that they
would be brought. The surprise was that
third member of the former management was
not also indicted
Meme of the indicted officials would talk OF the
last night. Neither would President Pea
body. of the Mutual
The most serious charge against Or. Gillette
is the one OF perjury. He is charged with COM
rnitting it while being interrogated on his first
that account IN the Dobbs Ferry Bank, OF
Dobbs Ferry N Y. which stood in his name
trustee consisted of his own money. and had
come from his personal account. The Indictment
goes to say that the money did not come
from his own account. but from the funds OF
the Mutual Life. which Dr. Gillette well knew
The witnesses against him on this charge were
Isaac F. Lloyd. former vice-president of the
company and Andrew C. Fields, former head
of the supply department
FRAUDULENT ENTRY CHARGED.
The first Indictment for forgery against Or.
Gillette charges that May 4. 1904. he rrarrdu-
Iently entered in the blotter that $500 had
been paid TO George McKfbbIn & Sons. This was
on a fraudulent bill. put in for goods that were
never ordered and were never delivered. the IN
dictrnent says. 1t also charges that DIT. Gillette
knew that it fraudulent bill which. has
been told. put In through the firm OF Ly-
sander W. Lawrence & Co.
The second Indictment for forgery charges DR.
Gillette with being responsible for an entry in
cash book No. E 6. under the date OF May t.
1904. which represents that cash to the amount
Of S2O6O1 was paid for printing and stationery
whereas only So. .701 was paid for those items
the day in question The third forgery in
dictment charges Dr. Gillette with authorizing an
entry in cash book No. 6 on May IL, 1904. OF
c-,StD
been paid for that purpose. The entering IN the
blotter of alleged payment to Charles E
Parsons & Company or So. 400 under the head
ing OF printing and stationery. is the basis OF
the fourth Indictment for forgery.
No payment OF any kind was made 10 this
firm. it is charged. because it never existed
Parsons clerk IN the stationery store OF
Lawrence & Co. Andrew c. Fields was directIv
connected with the entry which formed the
basis OF the fifth Indictment for forgery. The
entry made In the blotter on May IL. 1901
reads: advertising. George McKibbin & Son
Cd. S3511." The 'eF"' refers to Fields, II IS
charged. and probably meant that the money
went 70 him The Indictment states that no
such sum was paid for advertising on the day
in question.
The perjury Indictment Is No. and the two
indictments against Mr.. Granniss are numbered.
and 10 AS Nos. S and 0 were handed I'D
it was at first thought that two indictments had
been found against another official and were
being held back 1t was later explained that
two other indictments for forgery had been
drawn against DIR. Gillette, but It was found thars
they covered the ground covered by some OF the
indictments and were cut out as superauous
GRANNIss BILLS BASED ON REPORTS.
The two indictments against Mr. GrannIss a-sr
based on the making up and fling with the
State Superintendent OF Insurance OF the annual
report OF the Mutual for 1904 He Is charged
with forgery in the third degree. IN putting a
false statement in IL and with misdemeanor IN
fling what he knew to be a false statement
with the Superintendent Of Insurance. IT IS
charged that IN his report Mr. Grannis "wrots
or 81 Oh O5S 23 on the item Of profit on tho
sale or maturity OF ledger assets OF the COM
pany This was done IL was stated. to conceal
the fact that the company had been spending
money lav1shly on its real estate. IN other
words. II was a juggling Of the figures The in
| dictment says that the report was written by.
Mr.. Granniss with the intent on his part that
| the same should hereafter be duly verified by.
the oath OF two of the principal officers OF said
| corporation" The Indictment for the misde-
| neanor charges Mr.. Granniss with knowingly
concurring in the making OF a written report
and statement Of the affairs and pecuniary con-
dition OF the Mutual Life. OF which he was an
| officer containing a material statement which,
he knew to be false"
The rumor that the grand jury would hand TT
| It's indictments yesterday felt 20 be trus
| when DR.. Gillette with OF his sons. appeared
/ In Justice Scott's courtroom in the Criminal
| Courts Building about 2:3O o'clock With them
| were Solomon Hanford. Of the law firm OF
| Choate. HanfOrd & LarOcque. and Forbes j.
Hennessy. both of whom representing him
| IL was two minutes 10 o'clock when District
/ Attorney Jerome came in followed by the grand
\ fury Henry l. Joyce. the foreman after re-
/ ferring 10 the fact that the grand jury had de-
voted itself almost entirely investigating the
| manner in which one branch OF the Mutual had
been conducted. continued as follows;
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