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Parent Issue
Day
22
Month
June
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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Masón, June 20.- In the Ellis trial ruesday Frank Healy was called to jonfess that he knew ex-Senators Jhauncey Wisner and Peter Park, md said he had a conversation with Mr. Wisner ia the presence of Mr. Park, iuring which he asked Mr. Wisner to support the Thirty-second district judicial bilí, but did not remember nrging as a reason for this support the fact j that he had done great work for the salary amendment bilí, nor did he think ! he liad said he had jast brought down tlie returns, for he did not do so. . Neitlier did he remember when the , turns arrived, or auythiug about their i arrival. Peter Park remeinbered Mr. Healy's making such a request, and also bis ! 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 general in Sagina w on April 27, 1891. Mr. Wisner said he was the father of the amendment. and he remembered the conversation because Mr. Healy was the first man to teil hirn that it had carried, and that Gogebie had carried it. Mr. Wisner said be had hard time eonvincing Mr. Barkworth that the judiciary bill was a good thing, but after several interviews fetched him, and he reported the bill. Mr. Ellis took the stand and took up the thread of his alibi. He left Port Huron at 1 o'clock on April 25. 1891, arriving at Lansing at 4 o'clock, and remaining there until 7 o'clock in the evening. when he left for Ionia. Mr. Ellis knows Mr. W. H. S. Wood, and caracterized as absolutely false every statement made by that witness concerning thechanging of the Gogebie returns. He finished his emphatic declaration by saying: "They arefalser than h- 1 a good deal." Mr. Ellis never asked Miss Harty to make any changes and never had the returns in that office. He liever 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 coucerning Mr. Wood's testimony, as it was a elear case of perjury throughout. This declaration was repeated many times. Referrina; to the 81,000 certifícate of the defunct Lansing bank. Mr. Ellis said he feit compelled to teil Mr. Wood that the certifícate could not be accepted as cash in settleraentof his industrial school accounts. Mr. Ellis said the reason he did not testify before the grand jury at Mason was because at the saine 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 a startling character. The respondent was upon the stand nearly the entire time. His denials continued to be of the inost positive character. Testimony to show his efficiency and that he had saved the state 15,000 per year was excluded by the court and objection taken. It was intimated that the conduct of his office was not on trial, but he was being tned for forgery. L. E. Rowley of the Lansing Journal was called, but objected to on account of his name not being on the information. Judge Cahill then moved to place Rowley's name and that of Mrs. K. H. Blair on the information. The court took it under adviseinent and the court adjourned.

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