The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-17

tHe CHeCh DOCK on Mr.. WeSfcOttS account,
and handed it to Capt. Carter. Mr.. Blair
at once objected, saying that it had moth
ing 10 do with the case. This court has al
ready ruled that check book out when it
was sitting in New York, he said, and on
the ground that the manner in which an
agent transacted Mr.. Westcotts business,
was not pertinent TO the case. He did not
opJeet TO the examination of the book by
the court, but said as it related entirely to
Mr.. Westeott's private affairs, and not to
the accused, it should not go on the record
in the case of the United States against
! Oherlin NJ. Carter.
4 submit, may it please the court" Col
Barr said in reply, that the conditions
| nave changed very much since this check
book was rejected as evidence. Certainly
the accused has himself spread before you
very largely MIR. Westcotts business. l
| intend to show from this book that there
| were divisions between these parties. There
are notatlons here showing that there were
settlements between them which the ac-
cused has denied. 1t is for that purpose
l desire now to introduce this check book"
The court retired TO consider the ques-
ton raised.
The court refused TO sustain the objec-
| ton and the check book was taken up
again. Capt Carter had stated that the
chances were that the check corresponded
| to the stub
Before going on with the examination,
Capt. Carter asked Col. Barr TO have his
| remarks to the court read, as there was
| something there he might want TO correct.
The stenographer read Col Bars state
ment.
There is nothing there want to cor
rect" Col. Barr said.
You said l denied ever making any
statementsto Mr.. Westcott l stated DIS
I L.. 4 1T
might want to correct that" Capt. Carter
| said.
Were they written or oral?"
| Both"
ANY record of them?"
None except what you have among my
| papers, 6.t
Very we'll, if you say so,s5 said Col.
Barr let it go that way"
You as attorney bought on that date,
March, 1886, ten bonds for $l1. 126.6. You
remember the incident?"
mo, sir, | do not. / transacted a. great
deal of business for him, and / suppose 1
bought those bonds"
A check for $500 in favor of D. P.
| Carter was mentioned 1t was drawn on
| Mr. Westcott's account.
why did you not draw that check on
| your own account"
1T was not Mr.. Westcott's custom to
name when he was out of the country for
| the reasons / have stated. My own ac-
count was a small one a that time"
The personal account of Capt. Carter at
that time was looked up and a balance of
little more than SIT was found
Another check was for an amount de-
| posted to his own credit in the Southern
Bank. The next one was for $500, drawn
in favor of /. Stanton Carter, dated April
30, 1895. This was against MIR. Westcotts
account. Mr.. Westcott allowed him to do
| this.
Beside the amount $2S 51.S3 in the check
book, appeared the letter "a" and be-
side the amount $1,204.25 was the letter
B. Capt. Garter said to the best of his
recollection "a referred to an amount
for which he was responsible to Mr. West
colt and "B'' an amount which some other
of Mr. Westcotts attorneys had charge
of.
Then and did not refer to West
colt and Carter?'
mo, sir, they did not"
I'm May, 1885, there is check for $500
in your own favor. Were you in the habit
of paying your personal expenses from
Mr. Westcott's money!"
II did at times"
| WAS Mr.. Westcott ever interested in
the Propeller Towboat stock with your"
NO he was not. That investment was
made in my own name. Part of it was
with Mr. Woslcott's money"
On June 49, 1895, there appeared in the
check book beside two amounts aggregat-
ing $41, 957.27, the letters "A" and "B" and
after the amount the statement mot yet
divided" That, Capt. Carter said, refer
red TO two portions of the same account
! The letters did not mean Westcott and
| Carter, Nor did they both mean West
colt. Capt. Carter explained them as be-
fore.
The only account of your stewardship
is found in the stubs of this check book?''
| Col. Barr asked.
NO not at all. used to write to him
often"
Two checks given to his brothers and
one to his mother were mentioned These
We're drawn on Mr.. Westcotts account.
Capt Carter said, by his permission
check for $1,000 was drawn from Mr..
Westcotts account and deposited in the
| Merchants National Bank here to Cant.
Carriers credit. He said he might have
used the money for himself or for one of
| Mr.. Westcotts investments Another
| cheek for $3.50 was loan to r. S. Burnett.
| Capt. Carter took the responsibility of
lending it to him. Another check was in
his mothers favor for 500.
Did you have written permission 10
give all these checks?" Col. Barr asked.
1 80 was TIC iGQlys tndI Is NOT Gus
tomary between father and SON."
| Don't you think it is customary he
tween fathers-in-law and sons-in-law?
Did you ever hear of another instance like
your own?"
Eyes, there was another son-in law of
Mr.. Westcotts who got away with $780,
900 inside of a year"
Did he have a power of attorney?'
Not that l know Of"
July !, 1895, another check was drawn in
| favor of Capt. Carter for 5000. Can't.
Carter thought that was the money with
which the Hunting Island property was
bought. That stock stands or the books
now in Mr. Westcott's name. He deposit
ed $500 to his own credit and gave Mr..
! Sterly authority TO draw on it,
! There was another check in favor of I.
Stanton Carter for $780, II was a pres
ent. The money was drawn from Mr..
Westcotts account. A check for $4y3 was
drawn from the same account to pay his
| life insurance premium. On Oct. s. 1895.
| he bought twenty-three shares Of Brush
Electric Light stock as an investment for
Mr.. Westcott.
On the date Oct. %, 1896 there sred
beside two amounts in the check book the
| laftare sfNVss and Col De-. -