The Detroit times., 1910-03-22
SAW HAMMOND
WITH Z sATCHEl'
F. r. Gorsline, Bank Guard, Tells
Suspects Return To First IA
tional After Leaving Miller.

Frank r. Gorsline. guard In the saf1
" deposit vaults of the First Nation
bank. whose duty II is TO open an(
close the door leading TO the vault, q
the basement, and who is regardless
by the prosecution as a very importauo
witness. was the first witness caIle6H
in the Hammond trial. Tuesday m0rr&
ing. He testified that shortly AFTER
Hammond came with Whiting. on the
afternoon OF Nov. 10. Hammond went
out, returning presently with grip or
grips. Witness could not say positive
ly whether he carried one or two
Hammond walked toward the commits
tee room at the end or the CORRIDOR
and Gorsline paid no further attention.
TO him. Later in the afternoon Gors-
line said he had occasion to go insoA
little room adjoining the committees
room and saw the tan grips In onoN
corner. He was shown the two grips
| afterwards found In the vault up
stairs. filed with stone, and said they
resembled the grips he had seen. but
he did not identify them positively.
Gorsline corroborated the other wit
nesses as TO Hammond coming back.
after leaving with Miller about
O'Clock, and carrying two tan grips up
stairs.
did Hammond come back again
after that?" asked the prosecutor.
Yes, sir"
What timer"
About 20 minutes to o'clock He.
said to me, you here yet? Then he
passed down the hall toward the conn
mittee room and came right back
with two grips. He went upstairs and
that is the last saw of him that day
Gorsline testified that ordinarily the
vault is closed about 3:45 o'clock. On
the day in question he had received
instructions from Mr.. Smith, an official.
of the bank, TO keep 1t open until the
latter ordered him to close up. lt
was about 4:45 when the order finally
came.
Talked With Hammond.
Witness told OF conversation with
Hammond after the latter had broughs
I'm the grips.
i've got a hard day before me-"
Hammond said I'm breaking In .
new man. I've got another hard day
tomorrow, for I've got to peddie all
those envelopes around the plant"
Attorney Murtha brought out ON
cross-examination that Gorsline had
read over his police court testimony
recently, to refresh his recollection.
A copy OF 1t had been furnished him.
by Sanborn Tenny McGraw, CHIEF
clerk OF the bank.
Gorsline became slightly mixed in
trying to fix the time Meter and Ham
mond arrived that November day. In
the police court he expressed the
opinion that II was some time between
Ill a. m. and noon Tuesday he
thought Il was some where between IL
I and 1890. He said he had tried 10
! fix the time by the arrival OF others,
who had business in the vault, or
whom he keeps record. He named
a Mr.. Girardin as one OF those who
had come in. The time OF his arrival
was / IS, and chat was about half aL
hour after hammond and Miller came.
This would make the time OF their ar
rival at about a quarter OF l. The
time did not appear on his record, ne
explained, as he did not keep track OF
people coming In to work on pay rolls.
! Gorsline left the stand at noon, and
court adjourned until o'clock.
Miller on the Stand.
/ william r. MllleT, IuduuCey f1dut-
mond's successor as paymaster at E.
ME-. plant No. A. was on the witness
stand most of Monday afternoon. He
accounted for Hammond's movements
on the afternoon OF the robbery up TO
4:30 o'clock except for Is minutes be-
tween and 4:30. during which time
Hammond is alleged 10 have gone
back TO the committee room, in the
basement OF the bank. and executed
the little switching trick about which
there is so much mystery.
Miller said he and Hammond left
the committee room together, after
the work OF making up the pay rolls
had been finished. He left Hammond
standing outside the Ford building
while he went across to the Union
/ Trust building TO collect bill. When
he came back, in about five minutes.
Hammond was not there and he pro-
ceeded mp Griswod-st.. after short
wait Near FoTtst.. Hammond over
took him and explained that he had
gone back for his gloves. They had
n glass OF beer in the Marquette, on
FOREST. and another in the Metropolis,
and separated there at 4:30.
William II. Whiting, assistant to
w. +. Rambo, paymaster of plant No
l. who took the stand shortly before
adjournment Monday noon. TESTIFIED
I'm the afternoon that Rambo was out
OF the room when Hammond entered
and took the satchels. thus corrooor-
ating Rambo's statement on this