The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-12
FORMER MUTUAL
 MEN ARE INDICTED
pr. Gillette and MT. GranniS
 Released on Bond
FORGERY IS THE CHARGE
Perjury and Filing False Statements Are Set Out In the Indictment as Side Issues to the Main
 Charge.

New York June Establishments for forgery and perjury against pr. W. G. Gillette and for forgery and filing false statements against Robert A. Grannis, both former vice presidents of the Mu- tual Life Insurance company, were re- turned today by the special grand jury which has been Investigating insurance affairs for the past six weeks
 The indictments were returned to Jus tice Scott in the criminal branch of the supreme court when the jury went be- fore him for dismissal, having ended its labors. Six indictments were found against Dr. Gillette. five for forgery in the third degree and one for perjury MT. Grannis was indicted for forgery and for making false statements to the in- surance department the latter being a misdemeanor
 Both defendants immediately surrender ed themselves and were admitted to ball. Dr. Gillette in s1O,OO0 and MT. Grannls in s5O0O. their cases being put over until the first Monday ill September
 The forgery indictments against Dr. Gillette are based upon alleged false entries in the books of the company and the perjury charge grows out of the testimony before the grand jury. The forgery indictment against Grannis is based on alleged false entries upon the annual report of the Mutual for 1904 to the insurance department. It is alleged that the sum of $1,044,05S the net profits of the company for 1904, was not noted in that report. but was con cealed by Granns. The misdemeanor charge of making false statements grows out of the filing of the alleged false re- port to the insurance department.
 Caused False Entry to Be Made.
 The first indictment against Gillette recites that while vice president of the Mutual on May. 1904, he caused to be made in the account book of the com pany known as the blotter. a false entry that $45O0 had been paid to the firm of George McKibbin x Son for adver- tising. when as matter of fact neither that sum nor any other was paid to Mo Kibbin & Son.
 The second indictment charges that on the same date fraudulent entry of $20, 601 for printing and stationery was made when as a matter of fact only $12, 2,7O1 was paid
 The third indictment charges that on May Il, 1904, the defendant made a false entry in the cash book. indicating tho payment of s63s7 for advertising, when only s2776 had been spent for that pur- pose.
 The fourth indictment charges that on May 4. 1904 the defendant caused to be entered in the blotter a fraudulent entry that the sum of s3400 had been paid to c F. Parsons for stationery and prin ting when no sum had been so paid
 The fifth indictment charges that on May Il. 1904 a fraudulent entry was made in the blotter that s3511 had been paid to George McKibbin & Son when no sum had at all been paid.
 All Five Charge Forgery.
 All five of the indictments charge for gerry in the third degree.
 The sixth indictment. charging perjury recites that the defendant for two years prior to April l. 1906. was an officer of the Mutual Life, and that on May II, 19Oe he appeared before the grand jury and was sworn. The indictment charges 1t was material to the investigation to learn whether a certain bank account at Dobbs Ferry was Gilette's personal account, and from what source the deposits had been obtained. It charges that he felon- ioisly declared under oath that it was his personal account and that 1t had been obtained from his personal account else where, when. as matter of fact. the &C., count was as trustee of the Mutual I.ife and the money deposited had not come from the defendants personal account but from the funds of the Mutual.
 The indictment against Grannls for forgery in the third degree charges that his report for the year 1904 filed with the state superintendent of insurance, failed to make any report whatever of profits and income from the sale end maturity of ledger assets. while as a mat ter of fact the company's net proht from that source was s1,O44.05s. It charges that