Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-06-14
TRUE BILLS FOUND
Two Indictments Against Former
Vice-Presidents Of Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
FOR FORGERY AND PERJURY
Or. Gillette and Robert A. Granniss
Are the Accused OmcialS-The
Grand Jury Then
Adjourned.

New York, June 12.-Indictments
for forgery and perjury against DR.,
Walter @. Gillette, and for forgery
and filing OF false statements against
Robert A. Granniss, both former vice.
presidents Of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance company, were returned Monday
by the special grand jury which had
been investigating insurance affairs
for the past six weeks. The indlct-
ments were returned to Justice Scott
in the criminal branch Of the supreme
court when the jury went before him
for dismissal, having ended It's labors.
Six indictments were found against
DR.. Gillette, five for forgery in the
third degree and one for perjury. Mr.,
Granniss was indicted for forgery and
for making false statements to the
insurance department, the latter being
a misdemeanor.
Both defendants Immediately sur
rendered themselves and were admit
ted to bail, DR.. Gillette in $4,000 and
Mr.. Granniss in $1,000, their cases be-
ing put over until the first Monday
IN September.
The first indictment against Gillette
recite that while vice president Of the
Mutual on May 4, 1904, he caused to
be made in the account book Of the
company known as the blotter, false
entry that $500 had been paid to the
arm Of George McKibbin @ Son for
Advertising Indebtedness when as a
matter OF fact neither that sum nor
any other sum was paid to George Nc
Kibbin q Son.
The second indictment charges that
on the same date, a fraudulent entry
Of s2O,e01, for printing and stationary
was made, when as matter Of fact
only s12,7O1 was paid for that purpose.
The third Indictment charges that
on May II, 1904, the defendant made
a false entry in the cash book, indl-
eating the payment Of $6.Ss7 for ad-
vertising when as matter Of fact only
s2,s67 had been spent for that purpose.
The fourth indictment charges that
on May 4, 1904, the defendant caused
TO be entered In the blotter a fraudu-
lent entry that the sum Of $3,400 had
been paid to Charles e. Parsons for
stationery and printing when as
matter Of fact neither that nor any
other sum had been 50 paid.
The nth Indictment charges that
on May II, 1904. fraudulent entry
was made in the blotter that $s.5l1
had been paid to George McKibbin 4
Son when in fact no sum at all had
been paid. All ave Of the indictments
charge forgery in the third degree.
The sixth indictment, charging per-
jury recltes that the defendant for
two years prior to April /, 1906, was an
oficer Of the Mutual Life and that on
May II, 1906, he appeared before the
grand Jury and under oath swore
that a certain bank account at Dobbs
Ferry, was his personal account and
that It had been obtained from his
personal account elsewhere. when as
a matter OF fact the account was as
trustee Of the Mutual Life, and the
money deposited had not come from
the defendants personal account. but
from the fund Of the Mutual Life.
The indictment against Granniss for
forgery IN the third degree charges
hat bis report for the year ending
December 81, 1904. filed with the state
superintendent Of insurance, failed to
make any report whatever Of the profit
ind income from the sale and maturity
4 ledger asseth, while a. a matter Of
Iact the oompany's net profit from that
Iourcs for the year indicated vas 81
lif,o5si1 II charges hat On Fobrua
D q the defendant well knowing the
irsmises. caused the report % Be PIE (
'arla and verified under oath BY two
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