The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-07
HANDSOME CAPTAIN CARTER.
THE NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS SO
SPEAK OF HIM.

DimpIes-The Court Will Probably
he Through in New York TO-mor-
row or wednesday--It Is Expected
to Meet Here Again Next Monday.
It is believed that the Carter court mar
tial will adjourn in New York tomorrow
or at the latest on Wednesday, TO meet in
Savannah the following Monday. The
work of the court in New York so far as
it could be carried. considering the refus-
al of certain witnesses TO testify, has been
about completed. -
1t was understood when the court adj
journed there Friday. that only a few more
New York witnesses were to be called be-
fore it, One of these is Second Vice Presi-
dent Jos. T. Brown of the Knlckerbocker
Trust Company who stated he was willing
to give the testimony. called for by Judge
Advocate Col. Barr on the condition that
he could secure the consent of Capt. b.
D. Green, since the testimony felated to
his accounts with that company. Mr..
Brown stated that he had not at that
time secured the consent of Capt. Green
but had written him asking about the
matter. He expected to be in position TO
tell the court definitely what he would or
would not do to-day or tomorrow. 1t was
generally believed that ne would not give
the testimony as to Capt. Green's ac-
counts.
There are one or two other witnesses
who are wanted on the same line, that is
with regard to accounts, either those of
Capt. Carter or others who have been
implicated in the proceedings, but the same
result is expected with all There remains
very little therefore, for the court to do
in New York unless the Judge Advocate
endeavors to introduce other. matters
which have not yet been suggested. There
has been somewhat of a suspicion that
others of Capt. Carriers private papers
would be offered in evidence, in which
event some interesting situations might be
afforded, but of this, of course, nothing
definite can be known, as Col. Barr refuses
positively to state from day to day what
he is going TO do next.
Whatever may be done by the court in
New York one thing seems to have been
established-that Capt. Carter is a hand
some man. There is scarcely one of the
New York papers, and the scarcely does
not exclude any OF the yellow journals,
that has not called him the handsome
captain"
In fact, the afternoon papers especially
have laid stress upon Capt. Carter's APP
pearance and his demeanor before the
court. One of them said though on trial
his appearance was no different from what
il would have been, presumably, of course,
had he been about TO lead german. An
other, and the account was written on the
same day, had his face flushed and his
eyes twitching nervously from excitement.
But the handsome captain" and the
'idebonair captain" were common terms in
referring to the accused officer who pre-
sented before the court IN New York the
| same appearance, and possessed the same
| demeanor, that characterized him in the
court room here. A woman reporter in
| giving her views of the trial for The New
| York Journal quoted thus little girl In
the court room; See his dimples." Some
| of Capt Carters friends who saw the
| article, have since been testing him about
| ii rather severely.
| This woman reporter, whose description
| of the court may be summed up in one of
| her phrases, "blue blots on, cream back
| ground" had Capt. Carter smiling every
| time any little thing appeared favorable
| TO him, and reddening and twitching when
ever anything appeared unfavorable. Her
| description of his demeanor in the court
room may not prove undressing. She
| said
He is not an lmpassive observer of his
| own trial. Quiet he is; there is no danger
| of an outbreak from him. But his interest
is keen, not the less flercely so because it
is expressed only by the slightest changes
! of poses, the merest bending of the brow
| above the eyes, the deepening of the con-
| centrated gaze which he bestows on a wit
| ness.
! Sometimes his hands-broad at the
| knuckles, long-fngered, cared for like a
! Northumberland knit together in front of
| him. Sometimes he leans his head upon
one of them but not YEARLY, not despond-
| emily.
THAT change of posture, like all his 9TH
ers, seems to be for the purpose of get
ting a clearer closer view OF some fig
| ure in the exciting drama in which he is
/ holding the center of the stage, although
so far he plays but thinking part
He reddens too. not when the Judge
| Advocate Gin ordinary legal parlance he
would be called, the prosecuting attorney,
| Col. Barr extracts from a witness some
testimony damaging to his side, but when
he turns or is suddenly addressed. 1t Is
the physical blush, so to speak, of thin
| skinned men, and has nothing at all TO do
| with the emotions"
AS a matter of fact, however Capt Car
ter was not at any time vlsibly more OK
vannah during the progress of the trial.
| Naturally q quick and nervous man, It
takes little 10 bring a response to that
| high tension which is and always has been
native TO himself In spite of the strain
| he has been under for several months, he
maintains his ordinary composure and re-
serve during the proceedings in the case,
! especially since he has become somewhat
accustomed TO 1t. Now and then there is
that same quick, emotional response to
that which interests him. and those who
do not know him no doubt notice il more
| quickly.
There are two views taken of the testi-
mony given by David N. Carvalho. the
handwriting expert. before the court in
New York. 1t showed that certain names
had been written by parties to others than
those TO whom they Belonged ID did not
show that Capt. Carter had knowledge of
this fact nor did II show positively that
the parties who wrote them did not have
authority 10 do so, though in one instance
| Mr.. Carvaiho stated he had learned from
\ one of the papers submitted TO him that Mr..
NJ. a. Connolly did not have authority to
sign one Of the names that had been sign
| ed bN him In that instance he ,tsad H.