The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17
BRUSH WASHED ON THE BEACH
INSPECTOR HALE SAYS 1T is FROM
THE >TYDEE BREAINWATER.

ON His Compute tionS-DAf'u eu
Square Feet'by Three and Multi
piled by Two to Get Square YARDS
Draughtsman Grundcl Explains
some New DraNvingS-Mr. Patrick
Henry Cotton said lie signed
Laborer's Pay Roll.
An audience of forty or nifty ladies ana
gentlemen was in the banquet room oil the
De Soto Hotel yesterday morning to Wit
ness the proceedings in the Carter court
martial. Interest in the proceedings does
not seem to relax and there are constant
INQUIRIES as to what bearing this or that
point presented, has on the case.
The principal testimony yesterday was
that of Inspector S. NJ Hale, who testified
that large amount of the brush from the
new Tybee breakwater, which is in an in
complete state, has been washed upon Hill
ton Head Island beach. According to his
estimate the amount washed up was some
thing like 100000 square yards. Counsel
for the defense got him mixed up pretty
badly on the figures, 50 that he did not
seem to know when he got through wheth-
er he was talking about square or cubic
yards.
Capt. w. NJ. Black, one of the engineer
ing commissioners of the district, with
HEADQUARTERS at Washington, who was a
member of the harbor board that disap-
proved Capt. Carter's project at Cumoer-
land sound, will go on the stand this morn
ing to testify with reference 70 that mat
Ter. CAPT. Black was a classmate of Mr.,
Frank P. Blair of counsel for Capt Car
ter. having graduated from West Point in
1878.
Mr. Patrick Henry Cotton had presented
a bin for $3.50 for making one galvanized
coal shute and TWO lamps, for which, he
said, he had been paid upon signing the
pay roll shown him, as laborer. He had
never been employed by the government
as laborer He did not know who
brought him the money, it being some EN-
ploye of the government. The work was
actually done for the government.
S. NJ. Hale. the inspector. identified some
photographs which he took himself about
a week ago.
''Those," he eaid, ARE photographs of
brush which has drifted from the Tybee
breakwater upon Hilton Head Island
beach. They were taken by me-"
The three photographs were submitted
TO counsel, and then introduced in cyl
dence. This is q new feature in the, case.
the judge advocate introducing this evil
dence with view to showing that the
work done on the Tybee breakwater has
deteriorated. There were about 1000 feet
along the beach, the witness said, covered
xxri4b b,1pdlae or rarfe Of hi5n1lpS of brush.
There was considerable brush also on the
marsh at the mouth of Catalogue creek.
What In your judgment, is the amount
of brush, in square yards, found on the
beach there and in the marsh?" Col. Barr
asked
well, as near as could come to it by
a careful estimate, there Is about 100000
square yards thrown up there" was the
Were there any whole mattresses
there?"
There were signs of them" was the
reply. They had pretty well gone to
pieces"
The brush he saw there, he said. was
comparatively new brush, and he consid-
cred 1t had been cut within the last six or
eight months The defense had to wait
for a chart before cross examining the
witness, and In the meantime Engineer
Col. Barr offered in evidence voucher
No. 8. dated July 1894, Improvement Sa-
vannah lharbor, showing a payment of
$50 to the Atlantic Contracting Com
pany for barges. To this Mr.. Blair OBJ
jected on the ground that it was extrain-
eous matter. and had nothing to do with
the charges against Capt. Carter Col.
Barr claimed it had a great deal to do
with the case, especially. with the con-
spiracy charge.
I'VE withdraw our objection" Mr. Blair
said, 'if it is to be introduced under the
f, conspiracy charge. provided. of course
the Judge Advocate promises TO connect
st."
II cannot answer for the Judgment of
counsel" Col. Barr said, but If he has
not yet discovered any connection ! don't
know that ] will be able TO convince
him.
Col. Barr then read the voucher, in
dorsements and other papers connected
with the matter.
Engineer A. S. Cooper said he had seen
barge sunk in Big Gap dam, but had
nothing TO do with the sinking of the
barge at the time, Further testimony
was as TO the condition and value of the
barge in Big Gap dam. At the time of the
sinking of the barge, he said, that dam
was of no practical value.
ne iNcSsNSN tt4HtIONllOnS from capt.
Carter to sink the four barges in Phil
bricks cut dam so as TO prevent small
boats from going through. The work on
Venus Point training wall had been COM
pleted, he said, and there was no necessity
for the Philbricks cut dam al all The
barges used were old ones Mr.. Cooper
stated. and had gone out of use.
What in your judgment was the value
of those lighters?' was asked ~
''The one they were using was worth
about $780, was the reply, but the
others were useless"
What in your judgment would such
barges cost new?'
Il think Il would cost about 500 to build
one OF them now he said. These barges
he stated in answer TO another question
are accomplishing nothing now.
Witness Cooper was questioned by MIR
Blair as 10 his knowledge of the cost anC
value Of barges of this class He ha6
heard Ed. Gaynor say in 1898 that he hat
built four barges of the character in dues
ton for $500 each. He had never built
bought or sold any barges of the kline
mentioned.
Work was actually going on at Venu!
Point training wall in November. 1898
when the letter with regard to the barge.
was written by Capt. Carter Engineer
Cooper could not see that the sinking o.