New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-03
CAPTAIN CARRIERS TRIAL.
EXPERT TESTIMONY As TO ALLEGED
FORGERIEs IN CONTRACTS
SIGNATURES TO BIDS FOR WORK IN SAVANNAH
HARBoR SAID TO RESEMBLE THE WRITING
OF A CLERK IN CARRIERS oFpICE. IN
STEAD OF THAT OF THE SUP
POSED SIGNrRS.

STEAD OF THAT OF THE SUP
POSED sIGNrRs.
The trial by court-mar.ial of Captain Oberln NJ
Carter OF the United States Army, was continued
yesterday in the boardroom of the Army Building
IN whehall-st. The full court OF thirteen officers
detailed 20 the duty with Judgc-Advocate Barr.
present Captain Carter in attendance with
his counsel His successor al Savannah Captain
Gillette was also present. Captain Mcclure assist
ed Colonel Barr in conducting the
In opening the proceedings OF the day number
O, the vouchers for work done In Savannah Harbor
and Cumberland Sound by the Atlantic Contracting
Company offered in evidence This company
Q. which Edward II. Gaynor. OF Fayetteville n. Y.
is treasurer did work amounting to over 100000
On the Georgia and Florida coasts. and the charges
against Captain Carter are OF conspring with the
contractors 20 defreud the Government out OF over
,25Nor The first witness called Conrad NJ
Jordan Assistant Treasurer of the United States. in
charge OF the Sub-Treasury. who testified at Savan
nah lie produced a number OF checks drawn upon
the Sub-Treasury by Captain Carter TO the order Of
the Atlantic Contracting Company. Edward II. Gay
ror treasurer. or John F. Gaynor. president.
description OF each check was read. Colonel Barr
said that this testimony was to support the speci-
fcaton in the charges that the proposals upon
which bids had been secured had been so worded by
Captain Carter that the Atlantic Contracting Com
pany able TO make the successful bids Some
Q. the checks were made payable 10 w. T. Gaynor
O. the Atlantic Contracting Company.
Captain Carriers counsel asked II there was any
thing 10 show that the cash was paid personally 70
Mr Gaynor and Mr.. Jordan said that while the
presumption was that the money was paid 10 him
personally there nothing TO show II positively
Fxpcr; testimony in regard TO handwriting on
various documents and checks was given by David
\ Carvalho. the expert In chirography. He pro-
duced q package OF papers which he said had not
been out OF his possession since 1t was intrus,ed 10
him He had been asked TO compare signatures
10 Cd n testify forged
simulated ones he found Photographs Of the papers
were handed the members Of the court and to
Cartsin Carter who followed the testimony closely
The first photograph of the genuine signature
Of Edward H. Gaynor, of the Atlantic Contracting
company This followed by the presentation
O, fifteen copies which closely simulated II. The
witness said that The genuine signature was 10
check for s220o0
When questioned IN regard 10 the signatures, Mr..
c,rvalho said: Il find that the fifteen signatures
are all In the handwriting OF the same person. and
they do not agree with the genuine signature pro-
6ucea by Mr.. Jordan. The same person could not
have written the genuine one and the others. TAX
Inc this signature Of Edward II. Gaynor to the
check for $4,000 which is admitted 10 be genuine.
have 10 say that the others were all forged and
simulated They were all made by the same hand
which wrote the name OF Michael A. Connolly
United States Commissioner. upon the proposals
herewith submitted"
Similar testimony was also given in regard to the
SIGNATURES Of B. u. Green. John f Garnor ana
Arson NJ Bangs. The defendants counsel admitted
that certain signatures purportng to be those OF
John +. Gaynor were not written by him. Dut that
Mr. Gaynor had authorized some one else 10 sign
his name. Comparison OF the genuine signature OF
Mr. Bangs with the copy showed clever work In
Initiating peculiarities, but whereas Mr.. Bangs
makes Gu for an IN the simulated signature
dld not The papers showed that when bids were
presented for the improvement OF the haroor AT
Fort Church Fla. there were two bids. one In the
III "a
name OF William H. Walsh but both proposals had
been filed out In the handwriting. Walsh
was an ernploye Of Gaynor. His bid was little
The lower OF the two and he received N. contract
Michael A. Connolly the similarity between whose
handwriting and that Of the person who simulated
the signatures OF the Gaynors and others was cierK
IN Captain Carriers Office and United States Com
missioner for Savannah. He was relieved from
duty by Captain Gillette when the latter succeeded
Captain Carter and by the influence OF the latter
secured a place with the Nicaragua Canal Commits
sion He has been summoned witness for the
defence ard IS said TO be in the city at present
The prosecution says that he was the private secre
tary and confidential clerk OF CAPTAIN Car,er' Dui
the defence asserts that ne was Only c4erK ana
had no confidential relations ~.
me Ireas,t nGS for or Work in Cumberland sound
signed BY Nh Bangs had been filled IN by M; ION
noy ON swd Ine 20 BBore Mr. Connolly as Commits
s,o2nr The handwriting of the whole was the
SANE. e1e Kat the names Of Arson NJ Bangs
ard Eugene Hughes sureties upon a contract Tor
r. s,r,uletIor of the signature Of Mr.. Bangs on
coi,tract made IN 1891 the witness said vas IN the
Ss go n"nu,ne Similar testimony given in
snrd n the Signature OF William 7. Gaynor 10 pro-
THe photog1apsc copies were all put IN sydence
to-day.