The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
WERE OTHER SLUSH FUNDS.
CAPT. CARRIERS FUEL AND FORAGE
BILLS CONVERTED TO CASH.

Col. Barr Brings Up an Alleged False
Travel VOucher-Cnpt. William Il.
Crnighin TeStifies About the Cost
of Dredging Ocean Bars-The Court
Adjourned to Meet in New York
City March 1.
The Carter court martial has concluded
its sessions In Savannah for the present,
and shortly after j o'clock yesterday ad-
journed to meet in. the army building on
Whitehall street, New York city, Tuesday
morning, March /, at II o'clock.
It had been expected for some days that
the adjournment would be to New York
city. The officers of the court will not pro-
coed to New York at once. The majority
of them will remain in Savannah to-day
at least to attend the exercises incident
TO Wash.ugton's birthday. Col. s. Nj.
Mansfield and Maj. W. S. Stanton left
yesterday by the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad for Boston,
Mass, and Oswego, N. Y, their
posts, where being in charge
of large engineering works, they have
many duties to attend to. Capt Daniel
NJ. Taylor went up to Augusta, where he
is in charge of the United States arsenal,
and will go from there to New York. Col.
Jacob Kline of the Twenty-drst Infantry
Regiment also left for his post at Platts-
burg, n. Y. called there by business. Sew
eral other court officers will go tonight,
and others will leave tomorrow. Messrs.
A. ]. Rose and F. p. BAR attorneys for
: Capt. Garter, also left the city, Mr. Rose
TO go to New York, while Mr.. and Mrs.
Blair will spend few days in Virginia
on their way there.
At the assembling of the court, Col.
Barr read the telegram from Adjt Gen
Breck authorizing the court and its Off
GERS to proceed to New York for the pur-
pose of taking testimony there. The tele-
gram was addressed to Gen. Elwell s.
Otis, and stated that the court should go
TO New York when the Judge Advocate
should find it necessary for the public
service.
Maj. w. S. Patten of the quartermaster
department finds that extra duties devolve
upon him whenever the court makes ar
rangements to take trip. He was is
suing transportation to the members and
officers of the court yesterday, so that they
will be prepared to go whenever they see
fit.
Chief Clerk ]. w. o. Sterly resumed the
stand, and Mr.. Rose continued the cross
examination. Mr.. Sterly. said he had
charge of the keys to Capt. Carters house.
and TO the room over the Southern Bank
in which Capt. Carriers papers were stor-
ed, when Capt. Carter went away to Lon
don In July, 1897 He said he had nothing
to do with the packing of the papers in
the flle case. He got some ginger ale and
samples of wine from Capt Carriers house
but no groceries. This was done with
Capt Carriers permission. The things
h0 cntH
porters.
Did you state at any time that there
was discriminating evidence in that file
case?" Mr.. Rose asked.
NO, sir" was the reply. 81 was asked
for copy of Capt Carriers letter book
which had in the safe for Capt Carter.
1t was book in which official papers
which did not go in the official records,
We're copied. Capt. Gillette asked me IL
there was anything official in it and 1 said
yes"
you kept a book yourself in which YOU
copied these things as well as Capt. Car
ters?" was asked.
Yes, SIR
Did you show that book to Capt. Gill
lette before he went to Washington?'
No, sir did not"
The witness said he paid out the Hrt
money, $1S2.10 as a sush fund He de-
posted II to his own account and put the
money back in cash in the office safe but
could not remember when or under what
circumstances this was done. He could
not produce any receipt for any money
paid out from the Hirt fund. The witness
SAID he had destroyed the vouchers con-
nected with the Hirt money along with
other papers about the time Capt Carter
ieft Savannah. He had always destroyed
vouchers for slush funds
You stated you were unable to answer.
Mr.. Roses questions about the slush fund
without consulting the pay rolls Why
was that?" Col. Barr asked on the re-
direct
That is because a great many articles
purchased We're put on the pay rolls as
labor was the reply.
Were people put on for labor which
they never performed?" was asked.
YES sir"
who approved those pay rolls?"
Capt Carter"
The witness said the Office also had n
slush fund in 1890. This came from con-
ueihhea rope, amounting to more than TO-
wv pounds. 1t was condemned bv Ileut
Ihomas IL. Rees, and sold at private sale
Ior ABOUT 1853 From this amount Cant
Carter was paid $5S50 M A. Connol.v
was paid $l2.67. kilograms 1852. postoNlce
IN Boston SO. This last item. Mr.. Sterly
said' was for box rent for Capt Carter
IN Boston, he being there during the sro,
Boston for transporting official records
Dut ne mad never seen ii. Another item
was $40 travelling expenses for Mr.. SterIv
1 TO New York and return. He distinctly
remembered all of these payments. Col
Barr asked the witness 10 get a state
ment showing what articles were pur-
chased on the fraudulent vouchers and
what from the Hirt MONEY
capt. Carter, he said, had fun knowI-
edge of these siush funds, and had con-
,versed with him about expenditures from
them. Col. Barr read a letter TO Mr.
Sterly in which Capt. Carter told him 10
pay certain stem of expense from the
sfush' fund. The reimbursement of
Capt Carter from the Hirt fund for s13 90
Tor a messengers trip after the diving
suit. was irregular because no voucher
had been made out by the party who made
the trip.
You destroyed all the papers connected
with, money paid out from the Hirt fund
Why did you do it?" Col Barr asked
Il destroyed those and other naners