The age-herald., 1898-03-04
SENSATIONAL DAY
 IN CARTER CASE Forged Checks Brought In as EYl- deDCo. AN EXPERT ON WRITING Shown Checks and Said They Had Im-
 proper Endorsements. DEFENSE TRIES TO TANGLE WITNESS It Will Be Claimed by the Defense That Captain Carter Was Innocent Because He Never Had Acknowledged Fraudu-
 lent Endorsements.
DEFENSE TRIES TO TANGLE WITNESS

New York, March 3-David N CarvarIho, the expert in handwriting, was recalled to the witness stand, and at tine opening of today's session of the court martial, which is trying the charges against Capt O. Mo- Carty. Judge Advocate Barr handed the witness a check for $2O,077, payable to An- son Bangs on account of work done on Cumberland Sound in 1895. The check was indorsed "Anson M Bangs" and the judge advocate asked MT. Carvalho by whom he thought the name had been written. By R. D. Greene" was the prompt re- sponse.
 Mr. Blair for the defense, asked the judge advocate if he intended to claim that this check ever came back to Captain Oar ter, or that the captain knew of these im- proper indorsements? If it was his inten- tion to make such a claim, MT. Blair said, he would object to the introduction of the check.
 Colonel Barr said that Colonel Greene's name was so connected with the case that the check and the forgery were entirely competene evidence. MT. Blair said fhere was yet no evidence of amy forgery in the case. It would be shown latter on he said. that B. D. Greene had authority to sign the name of Anson M. Bangs.
 After furtlher argument the count retired, and after a few min1rtes deliberation re- fused to sustain the objection of the de- fense. The check was then introduced as an exhibit in evidence.
 Colonel 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 Anson M Bangs. Among the endorsements on tnis check the expert found forged names writ ten in his opinion, by D. B. Greene.
 All by Greene.
 hxr Captain Carter to Anson M. Bangs, dated April 5, 1895, and far the sum of S2s655.92 which was next submitter to the expert, who testified that among the endorsers the name of w. T. Gaynor was written by D. B. Greene. A third check for $l,OOO, drawn by Captain Carter to the order of Anson M. Bangs, was submitted for the judgment of the expert who stated that | the endorsement of Anson M. Bangs was | written by Michael A. Connolly, the clerk | of Captain Carter. The witness found in | this check a name stricken out, and linked over. which, however he made legible enough to read tAnson M Bangs" in the handwriting of Michael A. Connolly.
 Checks payable to Anson M. Bangs in 1895 as follows: For $7,5OO, for $23,599.s2 and for s25, ,991.16 were introduced. The wit ness said the entire endorsement on the first check Pay to the order of John F. Gaynor, Anson M. Bangs, John F. Gay nor," was the handwriting of D. B. Greene.
 COnnolly's Fine Hand.
 On the second check the words "Pay to the order of'' and the signature, "Anson M. Bangs" were written, MT. Carvalho said, by Mir. Connolly. The signature of Edward H. Gaynor was genuine, but the words beneath, Treasurer Atlantic Con- tracing Co.," were in the hand of Con- nolly.
 Thewltness was then turned over to the defense MT. Blair conducted the cross examination.
 MT Carvalho. you used the words forg- cries and simulated fin speaking of some of the signatures you said were made by MT. Connolly. Did you use the word forg- cry in its criminal sense?"
 ''Yes, sir,' was the reply.
 Did you have any information to the effect that MT Connolly had no authority to sign any of these?"
 ''I have from one of the papers exam ined."
 Have you that same information with regard to all the other papers?"
 ''No, sir. have not.''
 "When you used the word forgery, then, 1t was without knowledge of the facts?"
 You don't understand me. I had that information with regard to one name wher- ever it appeared. I knew he had no al- thority to sign it.''
 You have not used the word forgery this morning."
 ''No, sir"
 Was this deliberate on your part?'
 'sIt was, sir.''
 ss@., Discussion With a Witness.
 MT. Blair had some discussion with the witness about stimulation of handwriting, after which he took up voucher No g, upon which appeared the signature of Anson M Bangs with three lines drawn through it. This was compared with the signature of James L. Gallagher, which appeared twice upon the document in question. MT. Car valho thought both signatures had been written by the same person. Gallagher, who was a bookkeeper for the Atlantic Con- structing company in Savannah, was dis charged by Edward H. Gaynor. He has appeared as a witness for the prosecution.
 The witness was asked if it would affect his opinion as to forgery having been committed If the person whose signature had been initiated were to come forward now and say he had given authority to another to sign his name. though the treas- ury department had received no notice that such authorization had been made. He replied that 1t would not '.You are an expert on handwriting and not on law. are you not?" Mir Blair asked MT. Carvalho.
 Do you know anything about the fine points of law in relation to forgeries?' NO, sir.''
 h That signature of Ansor NJ Bangs, erased by three lines. could not have been mistaken by the genuine by any one famil- far with Mr. Bangs own signature, could it?"
 'No, sir" se This ended Mir. Carvalho's testimony, and the court adjourned until tomorrow. C2lMNAL COURT.