The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-16
GETTING AT THE DETAILS.
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new breakwater, as at present construct
| ed, to deepen the channel across the bar
He did expect to extend it, however, with
that object in view. He did not recall
whether a shoaler location was secured for
! the breakwater or not, He stated posi-
| lively that Engineer A. S. Cooper did re-
| port to him new soundings which showed
! that more brush and stone would be re-
| CURED on the Tybee breakwater. He had
since seen one or two of the soundngs
in MIR. Coopers note books but the others
| he had not been able to find. He did not
| have any record before him when he made
the report as Mr.. Cooper did not give him
any. He trusted to Mr.. Coopers state
| ment implicitly.
Doesn't your experience teach you that
| it is necessary to keep official records of
these things?" Col. Barr asked.
well. since this case came up, it has
| occurred to me that it would be better
| TO have a notary along to certify and
swear TO everything done by the engineer
officer in charge"
Capt. Carter did not regard Mr.. Cooper
| as a man of any extraordinary intelli-
gence, but retained him simply because
he believed him honest, and thought that
| ne would hold the contractors up to the
was that shrinkage or subsistence was one
| of the facts upon which he based his
| statement that more mattresses would be
needed This he reported as new sound
ings; it could not have been reported as
old soundings, he said.
Two bills, one a revised copy of the
other, with some memoranda on them IS
between Capt. Carter and Mr.. Sterly were
| introduced. Mr.. Blair objected, unless the
| DIrpOSp for which thew were offered was
stated
Il do not see, Mr. Blair, why you should
| call upon me for the reason for which l
introduce these papers," Col. Barr said.
Because" said Mr. Blair, 'if you intro
duce them in connection with the conspir
acy charge 1 shall object, but not if you
say you introduce them as against this
witness"
Very well, then" Col. Barr said. 81
| introduce these papers to show the value
of this officers testimony.
In that case it was only fair to him,
| Capt. Carter said, that certain time rolls
should be introduced in connection with
pay rolls already put in. Col. Barr said
that the time rolls were not complete.
! Capt. Carter said he thought they would
| be found so.
Capt. Carter was examined after the re-
cess as to the rooms occupied in the South
|
10 Savannah he occupied room in the
building near his office. A plan of the top
floor of the building was introduced by
| Col Barr. Capt. Carter said he always
paid the rent for his own room while he
occupied.
Captain, do you know M. n. Lewis?''
Col. Barr asked.
Eyes, 1 have letter written to Miss
Lewis by Capt. Gillette" was the reply.
| 4 fl,,f. rxrIosN &c CHI
"She was a lady whom employed TO
90 some work.
'At her own homer
81 don't know, it was somewhere in the
North"
Capt. Carter certified on voucher that
she was a recorder and she was put down
at $50 month.
''That is correct" Capt. Carter said. II
certified to the account and It is a true
one had her put down as recorder but
did not necessarily have to use her in that
capacity"
Letters in connection with the matter
showing the transmission of a check for
$50 and the receipt, were submitted.
A pay roll, showing Robert A. Rowlin-
| ski, put down as a boatman, was intro
duced by Col. Barr. Some other similar
matters were on the pay roll. Capt. Garter
said he knew nothing of them.
Some correspondence DelWEel IAISbletL
Coson and Inspector Felber was introduce
ed by Col. Barr. The letter from Colson to
Felber told him to enter mats sunk on Jan.
| . and g. in the December account so as to
| make up for Sterly's mistake in failing to
| deduct the ten per cent. as required by
| law. The correspondence related to the
mistake made by Chief Clerk Sterly in fail
ing 10 take off the discount on Cumber-
land Sound voucher. Felber acted in ac-
1 ft.1.a "a "a f.
forwards wrote Capt Carter that he did so
because he thought Colson was in charge
of the office in his absence. Capt. Carter
was away at the time the mistake was
made. He might have hurried up the re-
ports as he was accustomed to doing so.
| He did not remember whether he repri-
manded Mr.. Sterly or not. Lieut.. Rees had
stated he did 50, and for that reason he
was satisfied it was true
Some requests to Messrs. McAlpin &
| Schley to return specifications were intro
duced. The letters We're signed in Capt.
! Carter's name by M. A. Connolly. Capt.
carter said he had never seen the letters
before. He gave no authority for the writ
| ing of the letters.
",rbat was a detail of the Office which
would give information as TO whet Nc
] Amin & schIey Intended to bid, would it
not?" Col. Barr asked.
mot at all. don't know that Mr.. Con-
molly ever thought Of anything Of the kind.
II made no difference whether they intend
"a 10 bid or not" Capt. Carter said.
| n was sometimes the case that the office
would run short on specifications, and re-
Quests to return them would then be sent
out
next subject. Capt. Carter said his report
about parties taking hold OF wharyes, ana