New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-09

r1Es As TO HIS KNOWLEDGE or
ROBERT = wEsTCOTT.
ss,or Yesterday Of the trial nv court
- ,,o,,ain Oberin NJ. Carter Of the United
20" AMY upon charges Of embszzement and
' 10 defraud the Government was re-
toNe chiefly for the lively Tits between the
~ ADVOCATE. Colonel Barr, and the three
levers who are acting as counsel for the accused
u There WAS Nttle progress made in the trial.
0" os, OF the time was occupied In tedious
o. .,ecat,on OF documents offered IN evidence.
-. were mostly the papers Of Captain Carter.
ann Of them related 70 his account with
=. Union Trust Company
y" r,ore seems 10 be more feeling shown between
49,. Ju5ce-Advocate and the counsel for the de-
- :, This case than IN most trials by court
.,,ai There was az outburst Of I; Monday
r,en W g. Charlton. one Of Captain Carriers
,.rrve-s delivered an impassioned denunciaton OF
,s methods followed by the prosecution In obtain
,,s the papers OF the captain. Another manifesta-
,on of this feeling was made yesterday just after
,ps session opened Colonel Barr offered in evil
sence p cheokbook found IN Captain Carriers file
cose TIE defence. through one OF It's lawyers
NJ Rose at once objected on the ground that II
uas no; The property OF Captain Carter. but be-
,orreS 10 his father-in-law. Robert F. Westcott
colonel ar- Insisted that the contents OF the book
ssowed that there was partnership between Mr.
westcott and Captain CARTER, and might have been
resa &c cover the tracks of a conspiracy against
,ne Government. Colonel Barr said that he had
.oned IN iris trial 10 remain simply investigator
FOR the truth. but he had found the doors closed
against him and he had been forced to become
a PROSECUTOR. Mr. Blair. for the defence. asked
Why. IL Colonel Barr simply desired tho truth. he
ana not produce the accounts Of the defendant
with MIR Westcott. and why he attempted to hold
hack from the consideration OF the Court the
mower Of attorney that Mr. Westcott had given
the defendant. The Court interrupted the discus
sion by retiring TO consider the objections raised
when il returned Brigadier-General Otis announced
mai the objections OF the defence had been
tanned. ana that the checkhook would not be ad-
mitted evidence.
Cnauncey NJ. Depew entered the courtroom In
the internlsslon He had come as witness Tor
the defence 10 testify TO his knowledge OF the
character OF Mr. Westcott. He took the stand
whom the Court reconvened after It's interm!sson
IN answer 10 questions ~ Mr.. Blair. MI Dope"
sie that Mr. Westcott whom he had known
for thirty years. was the founder OF the Westco''
Expless Company, which had handled the baggage
Of the New-York Central Railroad for many years.
NJ Wes,cott had retired some years ago, he be-
Heved having accumulated considerable wealth
ana was now in Italy with an Invalid daughter
Mir Depew added that Mr. Westcott had spoken 10
him Of the possibility Of Captain Carriers resign
ng his post In the Army and OF taking pace WIN
The New York Central Railroad but the proJect
came nothing. as the road had no aTai5a .oT
eIclted no material facts. and Mr. Depew LETT the
Goopei Barr then offered in evidence thIrty-three
checks drawn by Captain Carter as attorney 10,
Robert = Wesicott. There We're objections az
ono. from Mr. Blair HI said there was nothing 20
show that these checks had anything to 40 WIN
the case His objections were overruleo AlnoHs
those 10 whom the checks made payable were
b ID Green. l. Stanton Carter ana Luclhdt NJ.
Garter the last two being the brother ana InO.heI
of Captain Carter The Court, however, refused 10
ADMIT the checks Of !. Stanton Carter and MIS-
Tarier as evidence other checks for small
amounts introduced by Colonel Barr ms OF
1ect apparently being to show that IN the ap,
sence OF Mr.. WestcOU Captain carter hau USE
his power Of attorney frequently Tor the purpose
az discharcing his private and personal opnea-
tons Some OF the checks Were made pa!aeIe 20
s =. Avery a. Co and Tiffany Co.. or TINS
lsa3er Henry VI. Adams who a member OF
,hNBoard appointed to Investigate the administers,
ION OF CAPTAIN Carter. engineer IN cheTge
~ Government improvements in Savannah Harbor
before the court adjourned. He Identified docn-
ments purporting TO be powers OF attorney even
hy Mr. Westcott to Captain Carter as having Deen
tesereDthe Board Of Inquiry or which ne was a
tanned from the hle-case in Savannah were oo-
taned with keys given 10 him voluntarily by zap,
AIN Garter He said that all the papers that
CAPTAIN Carter had asked him TO return had oeeh
returned With one exception they were ietlers
OF confidence upon the death of his wife 80 "
Mir Blair wanted Colonel Barr TO go win MIN
70 the Union Trust Company and compare the
original power Of attorney there WIN ne copl ed
b. dd not have time. He added however that
he would accept a certified copy. r .,,
Al p m. the trial was adJourneo unui tn,s
morning at II o'clock II is possible that TO-DAY
rscted that the Knickerbocker Trust Company will
give its decision to-day on the matter OF pro,
5ucing it's accounts with B. ID. Green. ex-captain
IN the United States Army