The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09

Mr. Charlton asked. when the witness was
turned over to the defense.
I hardly think So" was the replv "I
don't believe there is anyone in Savannah
who thinks So"
mo, don't believe there is" Mr.. Charl-
ton said. Il thought would give YOU an
opportunity to make ~ statement on that
point.
business to go on one anothers bond, Is it
not?' Mr.. Charlton asked.
Yes, SIR was the reply.
Men who bid against each other some
times go on each others bonds. do they
not?' was asked.
Yes, sir, 1 have known Of several such
cases" was the reply. The witness said he
was perfectly able to go on all the bonds
to which he signed his name, and that he
would not repudiate anything he had ever
done.
You are cashier of the Chatham Bank?"
was asked.
Yes, sir.'' was the reply.
Mr.. James Foley has testified here that
he could go to your bank and get IS. 900 on
his own name. Is that true?' Mr.. Charlton
asked.
mo, sir, it is not" the witness replied.
Il am willing to divide Mr.. Sterly with
YOU" Col. Barr interjected but l object
to your taking all of my witnesses"
Mr.. Charlton explained that he was only
endeavoring to save time and Col. Barr
withdrew his objection in this instance.
Mr.. Foley's account with the Chatham
Bank, the witness said, has always been
satisfactory, and he has always made his
payments promptly. He said, however
the bank would not lend the money on
any ones name unaccompanied by securi-
W adding, somewhat to the amusement
of those present, mot even on yours"
you had enough confidence in Mr..
Gaynor to take his word that you would
be protected in signing his bond for $780,
900, didn't your Mr.. Charlton asked.
Yes, and I'd do it again. was the re-
ply. L felt no hesitation whatever, in
relying on him personally"
Mr.. McCauley said he had bid on govern
ment work before. He went over to
Charleston to the engineer Office to get
specifications for some work to be done in
the Savannah river. The clerk gave him
one copy of the specifications and told him
he could not give him any more as there
would be other bidders. He remained up
all night, he said, made out the two other
copies of the specifica tons himself, put in
his bid and found that he was the only
bidder. That was before Capt Carter
came here.
Mr.. w. H. Ray was recalled to the stand
for a few minutes. In answer to ques-
tions he entered a general denial to ever
having signed any of the bonds for the
Gaynors before any officer He insisted
that he had always signed them in blank
and had never seen them afterwards.
.Anson Small, Hector Kinlaw, A. NJ.
Miller and Martin Allston, four negroe
laborers who had been employed in maxi
ing faseines, were questioned a little by
the Judge Advocate. Three of them said
/ they were paid 2Ia cents bundle, and one
constituted a days work. Kinlaw said
they drew their money every two weeks
and at the end of two weeks they got
about 50 apiece. That was the best he
ever received. Small created some amuse-
ment by saying he had been employed to
make ''pharisees" at 215 cents a bundle.
In calling the last witness there was
little laugh on Capt. Mcclure when he
said:
Tell Mr." and corrected himself tell
Martin Allston to come in
Chief Clerk ]. w. o. Sterly went on
the stand again. 1t has been remarked
that whenever Col. Barr disposes of all
his other witnesses for the day he calls
upon Mr. Sterly. In fact with the excep-
ton of the first two or three days Mr..
SterlX seems to have been upon the stand
about every day that the court has been
in session.
He was examined on Capt. Carriers re-
portS Tor the savannah harbor work of
1888, the object being to show the excess
of materials used over the amounts used
to canvass bids.
He was also examined with reference
to William H. Walsh, the object being
to show that Walsh was no more than
an ordinary employee of Green & Gaynor.
Walsh was sent the contract papers for
the work on Fit Clinch jetties, he said,
but there was no record in the office of
aQV instructions with regard IN tbn UOrlr
having been sent him. Two letters, one
signed by B. D. Green and the other
signed by John F. Gaynor, We're intro
duced to show that they were in the
same handwriting. A mass of other doc
umentary evidence on several of the con-
tracts was introduced through Mr. Ster-
ly, who will resume the stand to-mor-
row