The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
CAPT. CARRIERS PURCHASES.
Bills for Jewelry and Pictures Read |
Before the Court.


Wednesdays session of the trial of Capt
Carter by court martial in New York was
made interesting by the reading of the
bills of jewelers. and art dealers for arti-
Giles purchased by Capt. Carter. Plainly
the Judge Advocates unuttered question
was:
How can captain of engineers, with
salary of $4,000 a year, afford to buy these
things?"
And the silent answer of the defense was:
Because he has a rich father-in-law
r. F. Westcott, who made a mint of
money out of Westcott's Express"
Col Barr read the reeeipted bills, item
by item Some of the Tiffany receipts
were for the FOLLOWING articles: May l.
1894, opal and diamond ring, $3.50; Dec. 81,
1894, turquoise ring, $l75, and other articles,
making a total of s197 IS; Nov. l, 1894, fit
ted bag $160, and emerald on ring, $685.
and other articles making a total of
$500. S5; Feb. /, 1895, emerald and mounting
TWO diamonds on ring, $3.50; April !, 1885,
diamond ring s135, and other items.
The receipts from S. Ps Avery Jr., deal
er in oil paintings, were: For Abbey draw
ing. "Sir Anthony Absolute $500; painting
by. Bondin, $780, From William Schaus.
art dealer was receipt for $i964, among
the items of which were a painting by
Schuch, the Thirty Years War" $3.50
and one Remark proof, "Skirmishers, :"
s145. A receipt from the Gorham Manu-
featuring Company was for 1891 %. One
of the Tiffany bills mentioned such arti-
clos as: Brush bottle, $40; cologne bottles,
81. 81 and 81. 80; soap box, $40; hair brush,
$40: shoe-horn, $3traveling cup, $l2; but
ion hook. Sc; corkscrew, "a. so; scissors, $5;
comb Sc; nail-brush $2.75, and other ar
ticles, the total being $3.50.
me following letter, from r. F. West
colt to Capt. Carter, was offered as evil
dence but Col Barr would not admit it,
on the ground that it was only a type
wratten copy. Mr. Blair said the original
was in possession OF the prosecution;
Rlchfeld Springs Oct is. 1s97.-My Dear
Oberlin: / have your telegram, also a
telegram from Col Gillespie, asking me,
as Won have done several times, TO come
before the board 10 testify. You know my
disposition toward you, but do you see
any reason--I do not-why 1 should sub
nit my private affairs to this board, either
by furnishing a copy of the account to
which you refer or by being examined
personally? / must decline 10 do so. The
account referred 10 relates to many mat
tors Of a private character with which
YOU have had ,nothiBg.to do. AS TO mat
ters with which you have to do, have
given you powers or attorney as to my
moneys and property, under which you
have acted for years. because of our close
personal relations. For the same reason,
have given you money for your own
use. understand that these matters
have been proved 10 the board. But l do
not see that they are properly within this
innuirv or thar Should testify about
them
As to my coming before the board per-
sonally, you know that my health Is such
as 70 make this hazardous-a considera-
ton which / should put aside If thought
l ought 10 be examined. The telegram.
from Col Gillespie Is, a very courteous
one. Please explain TO him. with like
courtesy, my position Affectiorately.
II. f. Westcott.