The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-19

which Mr.. Blair made objection This OBJ
lection the court refused to sustain.
The letter read asked Col. Gaynor if ne
knew any lumbermen who wanted some
pine lands, Capt. Carter saying he could
put them onto something good as he knew
of 5000 acres of virgin pine land which
could be had at Is cents an acre Ii spoke
also of 6O,0D acres on the Altamaha near
market, which could be had at 81. 70 an
acre. 1t asked Col. Gaynor if he knew
anyone who desired to buy to let him
know, and he would attend to the matter
himself. 1t said it was not yet cold enough
to go to work on "our project" and he
would therefore devote himself at present
to the pine lands
Mr.. Blair objected to the introduction of
the account with Capt. Green, as it was
a purely private matter and had nothing
whatever to do with the case. The court
refused to sustain the objection. The ac-
count showed that in 1856 Capt Carter's
brother had borrowed $1,000 from Capt.
Green. Capt. Carter paid the note, send
ing amounts of $25 to $500 from month 20
month up to January, 1888, when the full
amount was paid, principal and interest
1t would SEEM" remarked Mr.. Blair,
that if there were any conspiracy, the
money would be going the other way"
to Capt. Green, and related to a patent
air jack for slowing cotton. Capt Carter
asked Capt. Green to be careful about the
air jack, and not to let any one "steal our
patent" The letter stated that Mr.. j.
f. Minis would take a fourth interest,
and you and John and l" will each take
a fourth interest in the patent. Don't
let any one steal our thunder" was an
other expression. The balance of the let
ter referred to the marble quarry, men
ton of which has already been made.
Another letter with reference to the
pneumatic Jack. written to Capt. Green
was also introduced and read. This let
ter spoke of Mr. Clay having examined
it and pronounced it a success. 1t spoke
also of the proposition that Capt. Green
Col. Gaynor, Mr.. Minis and Capt. Carter
should become interested in 1t.
Another letter to Capt. Green asked him
what he could afford to pay for rock as
good as New York rock delivered at Sa-
vannah or Brunswick for use at Fernan-
dina.
Two Endorsements on official papers, or
copies of them, were also read from the
letter book.
The last letter read was a personal let
ter, which was not addressed to any enc,
so far as the copy book showed. 1t was
with reference to the marble quarry and
other matters on the same line, and in
conclusion it asked: could you arrange
to let me have 5000 if 1 should need it?'
1t also stated that Col. Gaynor was not
here. The letter being unaddressed Col.
Barr Said he would let the court be the
judge of it.
All of these letters were written in 1888
or 1885, and referred to what Mr.. Blair
. called Col. Sellers schemes in his ar
gument the other day. 1t is said that
nothing ever came of any of them. With
regard to the air jack the man who had it
took the $500 which he got from Mr.. Mi
mis- and Capt. Carter, skipped out and IVES
heard from no more. No answers to any
of the letters to Capt. Green have been
found. After the reading of the last let
ter the court adjourned until Ii o'clock
this morning.