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Brunswick on April 22, 1884, on a charge of forgery. In court, he was represented by Howard McSherry, William T. Hoffman, a former judge, and Counselor Ryerson. On April 24, Ryerson opened up the defense by blaming Jarrard's clerk, Deshler, for altering the data in the books. David Gilliand, a janitor for Jarrard, testified that Jarrard was out of town in New York the day that Deshler claims Jarrard told him to change the forgeries in the book. Days later, Gilliand testifies that he saw Deshler in the Collector's office, and saw that Deshler was "scratching something out with an eraser." When Gilliand questioned him, Deshler told him that he was "trying to save himself—or 'the boss'—from State prison" and order Gilliand not to say anything about it. During a cross-examination, Gilliand had admitted to have been frequently in prison. When it was Jarrard's turn to testify, he stated that he was not in the Collector's office on May 14, but in New York, confirming Gilliand's statements. On April 26, Jarrard was convicted of forgery; sentencing was postponed for two weeks, because Jarrard had requested a new trial, which was pending. However, the sentencing actually occurred on April 29; he was sentenced to 10 years in prison and was to pay a fine of $ 1,000 for forgery.
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Jarrard was the son of Jonas Jarrard, a wagon maker, and Ereminah Dalrymple. Levi married first to Jane Lewis Trowbridge, and had three children: David, William and Mary Jane. Jane died on August 9, 1848, in Pennsylvania. Not long after, Jarrard married secondly on December 24, 1849, to Margaret
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