The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-02
ppoTECTION FOR WITNESSES.
Lcontinued from Eighth Page.)

sooGl he fasoines and how he was re-
te.ad TO use straight poles and chain
eboker. ...,,oa fo,. Mr. cavnor dawn
D9ufuskle making fascines those made
o. - moi as good as those on the jury
were some of them could be carried
piatrro men if they were strong enough
U ~ together in the middle; If not, 1t
10 +hree men to carry one. One of the
looA ta5 TO hold it in the middle. Even
hlSn he said. some of them broke in two.
lsTvbat became Of them then? was ask
Cd. ..,,., on down RI the oin
md the ends showed together, and
va the mattresses" was the answer.
Purt Rarr. in asking questions, had sew
y tiroes addressed the witness as "Mr.
- - the cross-examination the witness re-
- several times in answers to MIR.
D. for Capt. Carter, He knew very Ill
80 ohout the brush on the jury platform.
W ~ denied that he had ever been on the
tair-oang. in answer to several specific
-eti9ns from Mr.. Charlton, which
qtuo,,gbt about a little contest between
~ charlton and the Judge Advocate.
..Tbere are two ways of impeaching d
,.itnoss" Col. Barr said, "by showing
Tbather his testimony is untrue, and by
'1aaacbing his credibility. l desire TO pro-
u.bioh cannot show that the witness is
'ntruthful, and which can only humili-
81 desire to state, may it please, the
oorrt" Mr.. Charlton said. with some
snirit. that 1 shall ask any question that
vii develop the circumstances and sur.
ranndinc of this witness or of any witt
ness The witness may not be caught in
on untruth. but 1t is entirely competent
in court of justice TO show the court
the circumstances of a witness life. |
shall continue to ask that line of questions
until The court stops me-.
.,The court will endeavor to protect your
Witnesses" Gen. Otis said to the Judge
Advocate.
S NJ. Hill, who worked under Mr..
Twfggs while Mr.. Conant was superin-
tending the work, gave some cumulative
testimony on the line presented by Mr..
TWiggs. He said better fascines were re-
ouired and he told of the strict manner
in which Mr.. Conant had insisted on a
compliance with the specifications. On
the cross-examination he said he was in
the court room Monday and had heard
Mr. Twiggs' testimony.
The question led Col. Barr to say he
would sequester the Witnesses if counsel
desired Counsel for the defense, how
ever did not desire it, and the proceed
ings continued.
Emory Sibley, who was a foreman for
Mr. Twiggs in 1898, was also put up TO
give cumulative testimony He spoke Of
Mr. Conant having condemned and re-
ieced a large number of fascines because
OF some slight variation from the specif1-
cations. He required the stakes to be six
feet in length. 1t was difficult to drive
them, but Mr. Conant said they would
have to go down, even If Mr.. Twiggs had
to get steam pile driver. Mr.. Conant
would never let a mattress be sunk that
was two to six inches out of place. He
made the men wait all day on one occa>
sion for the steamer to pull in place a
mattress that was six inches out of line.
He had taken some Of the rejected fas-
cines home and used them for fire-wood.
on the cross-examination the witness said
that was the first time he had ever seen
fascine He had never done such work
before 1893. About 1000 fascines had been
rejected on account Of improper wiring.
Afterward about $50 were fixed and went
into the work. The balance were lost,
lot of them being washed away down the
river. He had taken a lot of them home
for cooking purposes. A four-mule dray
could haul twenty or twenty fascines
in the swamp roads,
John w. Boiler, the next witness, was
pilot and captain of the boat belonging
10 A. j. Twiggs in 1893, when he was do
ing work for the government It took
three men to handle a twelve-foot fas-
cine and four men TO handle a twenty-foot
tascine. Only four TO five bundles could
be carried on a bad swamp road but
seven to eight could be taken when the
roads were good. He hauled the greatest
portion of fascines used on the contract
from point about twenty miles down the
nVer He recognized at once a Twiggs
mattress, 40 miles down the river he said
on the cross-examination. He did not
take much stock in the testimony of EN-
DRY Sibley.
w. H. Patterson of Atlanta. a dealer in
STOCKS and bonds, and also in granite and
Olner stone, said he did not bid on the
contract of 1896, and did not intend to do
SO but desired only to furnish stone He
zane down to Savannah and saw E. H.
GdyhoF. He offered him first and second
cass stone at about $135 for Savannah
Snu Sl6O to $40 per cubic yard for Fernan-
una lie said he proposed to furnish gran
"e lie did not get the contract
8ir Patterson said he was present in the
W .dde OF Capt. Carter when the bids for the
.3'o work were opened. He mentioned
nose present. He saw four piles of envel-
IlTs on Capt. Carters desk. As the clock
Cesah to strike u, Mr.. John Gaynor and
APT Is. d. Green walked in, and one of
5rem then put two envelopes on Capt.
0%iter desk They were put with the
etaI.s' ana as soon as the clock stopped
SuIhIng the bids were opened.
Dia you talk to Mr.. Gaynor about stone
~ ~ me bids were opened?' was asked.
co les slr," was the reply. 81 asked Mr..
~aSHor now / stood on stone He told
sue ne thought he could get it cheaper, and
soIu ne would see me later, but he has
never seen me yet"
Questions.
Inspector s. NJ. Hale was recalled. He
H@rg some testimony with regard to the
viz near Augusta. In a conversation
tt1 .Ii capt Carter he told him he did not
T r,,liA Mr. Conant was treating Mr..
n"sss right, either in a social or a bust
~ way Mr.. Conant always criticised
u,oi, % SIK OF Mr.. Twiggs. The work was
so rl zone, but Mr. Conant went too far in
Gu Sre thlngs. He was too rigid. Capt.
tioo el came up on Jan. 5. The conversa-
he WIN MIN occurred at that time, and
vas called back to Savannah on Jan.
tioa nu put on other work. The conversa-
v,jt,-msS ~hot in any ones hearing. The
to ,u'ess mad there his first experience in
Jan. I. iioiii Dec' Il 10
an w. V. Woolvin, the next witness. was
A i7Pector on contract performed by
hi, - a. wigs near Augusta. The work. in
trao augment, was done according to con-
defor.. No questions were asked by the