The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-13

| bought.
An interesting incident was the ques-
| tioning of Capt Carter about his suppos-
ed estates in the Northwest.
do you own some property in Mime
| apolis?" Col. Barr asked
mo, sir replied Capt. Carter, with
much surprise.
'Never owned any property there or in
| st. Paul?" was the next question.
why, no colonel, l do not understand
you"
Didn't you ever write to an architect
in Minneapolis with regard to some build
ing out there?"
| "Oh, now / see what you mean. l saw
| an advertisement In some paper by an
| architect Offering book on house build
| ing for 81. My brother was thinking of
| building in Huntingdon, w. ", and l
sent the dollar and got the book. That's
| all there is to that"
He stated positively after the recess,
| that Capt. Greene had never been a guest
at his house. He also said that all the
| articles purchased at Tiffany's were not
| purchased on commissions.
In letter, written to John f. Gaynor in
! 1885. Capt. Carter said something about
| 6OCOO acres of virgin pine land, that 1t was
| not yet cold enough to go to work on our
| project" and so he was whoopng up pine
lands and looking after the convention.
Capt. Carter did not remember what pro-
| ject he referred to. 1t might have been
| with reference to planting rice in fields
| for ducks. He could not remember just
what the matter did refer to.
He never kept any books in connection
with the business he transacted for his
father-iu-law 1t was not necessary He
| RI Mr lU oh
| his affairs, telling him how things we're
getting along, but did not copy any Of the
| letters. He did not consider il necessary.
The bonds he purchased for Mr.. West
| colt he put in Mr.. Westcotts safety de-
post box. He also had a box of his own
at another place. He never put any of
| Mr. Westcott's bonds in that box.
"You stated you owned two horses in
Savannah
Yes, do yet"
zone is the Paige horse and the other
is the Cunningham horse?"
| "Well, / always called them the Carter
horses. You may call them so If you like
"But you owned the two horses%'
81 did"
His check books would show when he
bought the horse from Dr. Paige. Capt.
/ Carter said he thought it was in 1896.
Whenever he drew forage he always own
ed two horses. When he first came here
Capt Baylay showed him how to draw
forage He bought two horses for a NOM
inal sum from a Mr.. Feeley. who Is now
dead
did you tell any one you purchased
that horse from DR. Pager
Yes, ! told several people about that
time"
ut was not generally known"
mo. / desired that It should not be gen
orally known for reasons of my own"
did you own two horses before that
time?"
II may have. l think did. l cannot
tell now. l know l had one horse which
threw me in a rice bog and came near
drowning me. l got rid of ii as soon as
l could"
Did you ever tell Col. Peter c. Hams
you had given the horse Mr.. Cunning
ham now has, away?"
II may have told him so. don't know.
l was not in the habit of explaining every
; little thing about my private life, but pos
sibly, may have said that"
Capt Garter said in getting forage he
! let il out TO the lowest bidder. He said he
aid allow the dealer 10 per cent. dis
% count so that he would not feel he was not
> getting his profit.
L did you ever draw forage in kind
while you were here?'
Il do not consider that l drew it in any
q other way"
But you converted il into money!"
c Yes, and then il was converted back
into forage. The horse ate the forage"
I Il suppose he ate forage, or otherwise
he could not live"
Col. Barr read The forage regulations.
r. They stated forage must be drawn by Of
hcers who have horses in actual use. Capt.
Carter said he looked TO che spirit and not
the letter of the regulations. He consider
ed that in driving horses he was not using
e them in The strict line of military duty,
@ yet he felt entitled to keep The horses.
The forage he drew all went TO the horses.
| and sometimes more went with It,
Col. Barr then went into the question of
tax returns with regard TO horses Can't.
Carter did not know how many horses
l he returned for taxation. DIR. Paige prob
3 ably returned the one which was in his
y POSSESSION. He certified to the correct ness
Of his own tax returns.
The inspections for the condemnation
of property by Lieut. Rees were called up.
10 | The regulations, Col. Barr said REQUIRED
e that Capt Carter should be present when
= those inspections were made Capt Car.
20 ter said he did moi recall the regulations
: in that respect He had had articles IN
$ spected by the inspector generals deDart.
. ment without being present. Capt. Carter
, did not remember being with Lieut. Rees
4 on that occasion; he might have had Other
5 duties TO attend TO.
The bill of Sl2i5 for uniforms for men,
= bers of the crew of the Angler Capt.
r Carter remembered. He was satisfied that
j the amount $3.50 on a labor pay roll o.
= poste the signature of w. Raymond was
r not for the uniforms. The amount, he