The news & observer., 1898-03-08
CARTER COURT-MART RTIAL
LARGE DEPOSITS MADE BY HIM WITH
UNION TRUST COMPANY.
further Identifca alton of Checks. Judge Ad
vocate Ruled That Members Of Army
n ad no Private Rights.

New York. March 7-At the opening
of to-day's session of the Court Martial
hearing charges against Captain q. NJ.
Carter of the Engineers Corps, Judge
Advocate Barr said that he had re-
ceivcd a letter from Joseph L. Brown,
second Nice-prcSident Of the kHicker-
booker Trust Company, requesting that
be and the other officials of the COM
pany be given until Wednesday to an
swer the questions put by the court.
The request was granted.
David y. Carvalh0, the expert i'll hand
writing. was the first witness called to-
day. The Judge Advocate offered in
evidence a bill and voucher for $4,000
for work done in Cumberland Harbor in
june. 1895. The bill was approved by
Captain Garter and the receipt was
signed MunSon NJ. Bangs. Mr.. Car
valho said that the signatures on both
the bill and voucher were in the hand
writing of Michael A. Connolly.
\ check for $4,000 signed by Captain
Carter dated April ). 1895, was shown
to Mr.. CarvaEho and he said that the
endorsement of the signature of Anson
NJ. Bangs on the back was in the hand
writing of B. d. Greene.
Major Henry y. Adams, of the En-
gineer Corps was then called. He said
that he was a member of the board
which investigated the work done by
Captain Carter in Savannah harbOr. He
identified Il number of receipts from the
Union Trust Company, of this city,
showing that Captain Carter had deposit
ted certain amounts with that COM
pany. Counsel for Captain Carter OBJ
= H.
The objection was sustained.
Judge Advocate then introduced |"
number of other papers to show that
Captain Carter had an account with the
Union Trust Company. Another OBJ
lection was raised by Captain Carriers
counsel who stated that the hank state
ments were the private property of Cap
tain Garter and that they had no cOnnec-
tinO with the United States and We're
therefore inadmissible as evidence. He
also said that the statements showed
that the deposits had all been made
prior TO October, 1896. The merely rep
resnted Captain Carriers salary as an
Army officer.
The Judge Advocate said that the
bank statements show that the accused
officer had been making deposits at the
same time that the contractors were
getting money from the government and
that this indicated conspiracy 10 roll
the government. lie said that members
of the Army were different from civil
ians and had no private rights, The
government seize private papers at any
time and soldier had no redress.
Walter G.. Charlton, of Savannah. ono
of Captains Carter's counsel denied this
in an impassiOnatc speech, i'll which
he said that the contention Of the Judge
Advocate was absurd. Mr.. Charlton
claimed that the government was illc-
galy in possession of these papers and
it would be wrong to admit them in evil
dencc.
The court decided not to sustain the
objection of the defense to the admis-
sion of papers relating to Captain Car
ter's connection with the Union Trust
Company The papers presented show
deposits made with the Union Trust
Company by Captain Carter from 1891
to 1895. They ranged i'm amounts from
800 and $1,000. From january to Sep
tember. 1897, the total deposits were
nearly $4,000. Major Adams identified
q check book on the Union Trust Com
pany belonging to Captain Carter as at
torney for r. +. Wcstcott The defence
objected to the admission of the check
book as evidence II the ground on the
box as evidence the ground that it
belong to Mr.. Westcott and not to Cap
tain Carter.
Pending decision on the obiectiot the
court adjourned until Tomorrow.