The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
CARvALH0 AND THE CHECKS.
GREEN'S POWER TO SIGN BANGS
NAME AN ISSUE.

Have Certified That Hangs Name
written by Green Was Written by
Bangs HimseIf-CarvaIhO Asserts
That Connolly Signed One Name
When He Had No Authority to DO
So.
New York, March S.-Col. Barr announc-
ed to-day that he had succeeded in getting
some witnesses. who had consented to tes-
tify and he will put them on the stand
tomorrow. Who these witnesses are he
win not say until he brings them before
the court, but it is presumed that he has
prevailed upon some OF the bank officials
he has been seeking. to give up what they
know. He promised the court to-day that
several of these witnesses would appear
tomorrow.
Though he was. referred to once or twice
to-day, M. A. Connolly had somewhat of
q rest from the prosecution before the
court martial, and Capt. b. d. Green was
made the special target David N. Car
valho, the hanp writing expert would not
use the word forgery in this connection,
but he swore that the name of Anson NJ.
Bangs, which appeared on the back of
half a dozen of the Cumberland sound
checks of 1894 and 1895, was written by b.
d. Green. In one instance, where the
check was turned over to Edward II. Gay
nor, treasurer, Mr.. Carvalho said the
name Arson NJ. Bangs had been written by
M. A. Connolly 1t was made to appear
however, that Capt. Green was IN the hab-
1t of putting Anson M. Bangs name on
the back of check when
ever the occasion made It
necessary, and in one instance, where the
name was so signed, there appears an in
dorsement by e. Burns, cashier of the
American Exchange National Bank, who
guaranteed that the name Arson M. Bangs
signed by Capt. Green was Bangs own
signature.
The objection of the defense 10 the intro
duction of the Endorsements on these
checks on the ground that they never came
back into the hands of Capt. Garter, and
that he could have had no knowledge of
the forgeres, and on the ground that there
was no evidence of their being forgerles,
was not sustained, and the whole list of
checks was gone through with. Gen. Otis
announced, however, that the court was
aware that these checks did not return to
Capt. Carter, and said the evidence would
be carefully considered.
'Who wrote the first Endorsement upon
that cbeck?' Col Barr would asked
once the witness answered: "That is
written in the engrossing hand of Michael
A. Connolly
Again he would say: "That name "An-
son M. Bangs was signed by B. d.
Green"
Some times the signatures were genu-
inc. You used the word forgery" Mr..
Blair said. ado you mean in its technical
criminal sense?"
Eyes, sir" said Mr.. Carvalho.
III Mr.. Connolly had authority to sign
these names would you say it was a for
gery2"
mo sir, but in one instance / know he
did not have It, learned it from one OF
the papers / had In the other cases
do not know whether he had the authority
or not. If he did it would not be for
gerry"
zone of the signatures OF Anson M
Bangs. Mr.. Carvalho said. on comparing il,
had been written by James l.. Gallagher,
in his opinion. Gallagher was on the
stand for the defense in Savannah This
signature was erased by three ink lines.
and under no circumstances could It be
mistaken for Bangs signature, he said.
This concluded Mr.. Carvalhos testimony.
The whole trial before the court martial
is liable to be disturbed by the proposed
congressional investigation and the out
come of Congressman Hull's resolution is
being eagerly awaited. Congressman
Hulls resolution is reported to have been
the result of conference he had with an
army officer, but who II was has not been
made apparent. The report is that he
viii insist on the passage of the resolution
providing for an investigation of the cx-
penditures In the Savannah district should
the Judge Advocate find here that he viii
be unable to get the witness called to tes-
tify. 1t seems, so far as the matter has
gone here, that this will be the case.
The talk of war, of which there is about
as much here as there rs In Savannah,
with the exception of what is worked up
by one or two New York newspapers, par
ticularly one, which is now denominated
the war cry by the New Workers, has
to a certain extent. taken up space which
would otherwise be given to the Cater
trial. AS 1t Is, however, all Of the reports
realize the Importance Of Il, and considera-
bic attention Is being given it. There
were about dozen reporters present the
first day of the trial. and they have been
there ever since.
The room occupied by the court is not so
large as that in Savannah, but the spec
tators do not crowd there 80 abundansly,
and there is room enorgh. II overlooks
the battery and the East river. The
court is arranged differently from what it
was In Savannah. Here 1t sits around a
long table. the president at the head ard
the other officers on either side At The
foot sits the Judge Advocate and his as
sistants. The accused and his counsel are
to the left Of the court.
The efforts Of the New York newspaper
men to interview Capt. Carter were some
what unsuccessful. II wish they would
get through and give me a chance" was
ali he would say. The case seems as in
terminable as ever, the end being no near
er in sight. One Of the papers character
lied Col. Barr as practically the presld-
ing officer OF the court" but Gen. Otis had
not then been heard from to any extent
Congratula tions 10 Col. G. A. Woodruff
have been the order ever since the court
convened here. IL brought the first off,
cial announcement Of his promotion from
major to lieutenant colonel, coming by the
retirement Of Gen. Bell from the head Of
the commissary department. Col. Wood
ruff takes the place formerly occupied by
Mai. Stanton, the second to the left OF the
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