The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-04
CARTER COURT-MARTIAL
EXPERT CARVALHO TESTIFIES AS TO
CHECK ENDORSEMENTS.
Rigid CrosS-Examination of Mr., CaNaho by
the Counsel for the Defense on
Matter Of forgery.

New York, March 3.-David \. Car
yalho. the expert in handwriting, was
recalled to the witness stand at the
opening of to-day's session of the court
martial which Us trying the charges
against Can't. o. NJ. Carter. Judge Ad-
vocatc Barr handed the witness check
for $40 O,JTT77, payable to Anson NJ Bangs
on account of work done on Cumberland
Sound in 1895. The check was indOrsed
Arson NJ. Bangs, and the Judge Advo-
cate asked Mr.. Carvalho by whom he
thought the name had been written.
by Il. d. Greene" was the prompt
response.
Mr.. Blair for the defense asked the
Judge Advocate if he intcnde | to claim
that this check ever came back to Cap
tain Carter or that the Captain knew
Of these improper ind9rSements. IL it
was his intention to make such Il claim.
Mr. Blair said he would object u the
introduction Of the check.
Col. Barr said Col. Gr2enc's name was
SO connected with .he case that the
check and the forgery were entirely
competent evidence. Mr.. RIaT said
there was as yet no evidence Of any
forgery in the case. 1t would De shown
later OH ne said :hIt j. j.. Greene bad
the authority To sign the name of Arson
NJ. Bangs.
at is evident" Col Barr said. ":f
Captain Greene bal such authority ne
disguised it most admirably. There is
no such authority in the Treasury De
partmcnt. This check was thrown out
of the Tral~u:r. Il relates to the
Bangs contract If 1894 aud II has blen
shown that ihe~> was no correspondence
with Bangs about tl:,. cUn': :act. The
forgeries yesterday were also in refer
encc to this same matter"
MIR. Blair submitted that there was no
ctidence of any forgery as yet before
the court and that the statement of
the Judge Advocate was entierly gratui-
tous. The court knew. he said, that the
accused never saw that check after it
had passed from his hands.
THE CHECKS ADMITTED.
The court retired and after few
minutes dcliberation refused to sustain
the objection of the defence The check
was then introduced us an exhibit in
evidence
Col. Barr next called the attention OF
the expert to a check drawn. by Captain
Carter on the assistant Treasurer in
this city for $21 .2S7.65, to the order
of Arson NJ. Bangs. Among the cn'
dorSements ON this check the expert
found forged names written, in his opin-
ion by i. u. Greene. n second check
upon the Sub-Treasury by Captain Car
ter to Anson Nj. Bangs dated April D.
1895. and for the sum of $40, 9,6J9.S2, was
next submitted to the expert who tes-
titled that among the cndOlScrs the name
of W. II. Gaynor was written by Is. ~.
Greene. a third check for $1,000 drawn
by Captain Garter to the order of AM
son NJ. Bangs. was submitted for the
judgment of the expert. who stated that
the endorsement of Arson NJ. Bangs
was written by Michael \. Connolly, the
clerk Of Captain Carter. The witness
further found in this check name
stricken out and linked over. which, how
ever, he had made legible enough to
read "Anson NJ. Bangs in the hand
writing of Michael a. Connolly.
Checks payable to Anson NJ. Bangs
in 1895 as follows No. 2G9455, for So.
800; No. 269456, for $13, ,599.92, and
No. 269472 for So, ,991 II were intro
luced. The witness said the entire en-
d0rsement on the first check, ''pay to the
order of John II. Gaynor, Anspn NJ
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