Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-08
THE CARTER couRT-MARTI,L.
of Papers Showing DE.
posts With Union Trust Co.

NEW YORK. March 7--At the opening
OF to-days session OF the court-martil
hearing charges against Captain o. NJ
Carter. of the engineers corps. Judge
Advocate Barr said that he had received
a letter from Joseph r. Brown. second
vice-president OF the knickerbocker Trus,
Company, requesting that he and the
other officers of the company be given
until Wednesday TO answer the questions
put by the court. The request was
granted
David n. Caryalho, the expert IN hand
writing was the first witness called to
day. The Judge-AdvOcate offered In evil
dence bill and voucher for H9m fof
work done in Cumberland harbor In JuAe.
1885. The bill was approved by Capta,1
Carter. and the receipt was signed Anson
~ Bangs. Mr.. CarYalho said that the
signatures on both the bill and the voucb-
er were in the writing vi Michael a. Cos
molly. check for so 900, signed by Cap
tain Carter and dated April J, 1885, was
shown 10 Mr.. CaTyalho. and he said thar
the endorsement Of the signature OF An
son VI. Bangs on the back was Ia the
handwriting OF Il. ID. Greene.
Major Henry n. Adams. OF the engineer
corps was then called. He said that he
was a member Of the board which inyes-
tsated the work done by Captain carter
I'm Savannah harbor. he identined
number OF receipts from the Union Trust
Company. OF this city. showing that Cap
tain Carter had deposited certain amount
with that company. Counsel for captain
Carter objected 20 the Introduction Oh tN'
papers. The objection was sustained.
Judge Advocate Barr then INTRODUCE
a number OF other papers TO show 'h1'
Captain Carter had an account Win us
Union Trust Company; whereupoh on.
other objection was raised b. Cap'a'"
Carter's counsel, who said that the pans
statements were the private property Oh
Captain Carter. and that they had DeeD
seized by the United States Government
and were therefore inadmissible as e'.
dence. He also said that the Statement
showed that the deposits had all Oe,'
made prior to October. 1896. They mercy
represented Captain Carriers salary a. az
army officer.
The Judge Advocate said that the banN
statements showed that the accused ON.
Ger had been making deposits Al ".
same time that the contractors were
getting money from the government az
that this indicated "A conspiracy 70 Io1
the government. He said that the mem
beers of the army were different ron
civilians. and had no private rights. IN.
government could seize private papers |"
any time, and soldier had no redress
Walter G. Charlton. OF savannah Cns
OF Captain Carter's counsel, denied u,l'
in an impassioned speech. In when h'
said that the contention OF the Juos''
Advocate was absurd
Mr.. Charlton claimed that the govern
ment was Illegally in possession OF the''
papers.
The court decided not TO sustain iha
objection OF the defence TO the admlssi'n
OF papers relating 20 Captain Cafle'
account with the Union Trust COMPANY.
The papers presented show deposH,
made with the Union Trust Company w
Captain Carter from 1891 10 1891 Ih'y
range in amounts from 500 TO SEQ an
900. From January 20 September -
the total deposits were nearly WV
Major Adams identified a check-booS vn
the Union Trust Company belonslns
Captain Carter as attorney for X
Westcott. The defence objected TO lA-
admission OF the check-book as eyideh0
on the ground that II belonged to Nl
Westcott and not TO Captain Carte
Pending decision on this objection NV
court adjourned until tomorrow.