The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-19

! Saturday, and said precisely the same
! principle applied. That was letter which
| Capt. Carter knew nothing about Arm
| strong is alive, and could also have been
! brought here for cross-examination.
! II think, may it please the court that
| the Judge Advocate is seeking to apply
| one rule Of evidence TO the prosecution,
| and another different and harsher rule to
the defendant. To my mind the two mat
ter sare exactly the same in principle
| Col. Barr said there was a difference on
account of the apparently official character
of the Armstrong letter This Mr. Blair
denied saying II was not official, and that
there was no evidence that Capt. Garter
ever knew anything about 1t.
The court sustained the objection of the
judge advocate and refused to admit the
Westcott letter This is the third time
the letter has been ruled out. 1t was a
letter of Mr.. Westcotts declining TO go be-
fore the board of inquiry, but stating tina.
he had given Capt. Carter money, ard
showing the relations which had existed
between them. The letter has been pub
lished in the Morning News.
Capt. Carter said he never saw the Gay
nor letter bidding on the quarantine rock
until ii was produced in this case He
never before knew of it's existence
Capt. Carter said he never had any bank
book under Mr.. Westcotts power of at
torney He was always advised of tie
deposits by mail.
capt. Carter was asked about the visit
here of the cwo distinguished French en-
gineers who came here to look at the Sa-
vannah harbor work. Two multiple m,
tresses were sunk when they were here.
One of them afterwards wrote an article
on the subject.
This concluded the redirect eXamtna-
ton. Col Barr then began on the subje Il
of vouchers and pay rolls. The bill on
which were noted Mr.. Stery's ideas was
taken up again. 1t was certified to by Mr..
Ferret. formerly an assistant engineer.
false account.
"But he certified to both these bills. and
they ae different, though the same IN
amour" Col Barr said
Then they must both be correct" Cap.
Carter said.
"They cannot both be correct, Captain"
Col Barr. said, somewhat positively.
"They can be, Colonel, If you will par
don me-" Capt. Carter said.
"But there are different articles upon
them?'
81 cannot recall the details now, as to
just how that came about. But l do not
believe that Mr.. Perret would certify to
a falsehood''
Col Barr questioned Capt. Carter close
the time rolls and vouchers which came
before him, and IN which there might have
been errors.
81 did not have time to go into all those
matters" Capt. Carter said.
you had time to work for the city of
Rome for 81 500 year" Col. Barr said.
"I was asked to do that by the chief
! of engineers"
you had charge of a large estate"
az have said some of my time was so
occupied"
some of the leading Savannah merchants
on your pay rolls?'
at never saw the name of any leading
| Savannah merchants on the pay rolls
"You did not see the name of John
Rourke?"
YES but did not know II was the
same John Rourke that you refer to. I,
do not know it now"
HE was employed as a machinst at
| IS. 80 a day?"
YES, that matter was left to the assist
ant in charge of the boat upon which the
work was done"
| Capt. Carter considered he had author
| ity TO so employ machinists. He did not
know whether the signature of r. A. Row
linskl was that OF the chemist or not. II
| did not look like the signature of a ne
| gro.
He did not have authority from the chief
of engineers to employ Miss NJ. N. Lewis
as a translator. He employed her as a
recorder 10 assist in making a translation
which he was asked for
The amount of the forage allowed for
two horses here was SlS47
+ How much cash did II net your"
Il can't say. always converted 1t back
into forage"
| Il asked how much cash II Melted you?"
| well. l got that amount less ten per
cent. from the forage contractor, but paid
all that and more too, TO the livery sta
| BILE"
He said he never paid that identical mon
| ey-but always paid more than he receive
| ed from the forage account. He had stated
materials were put on pay rolls by the
chief clerk, probably for the purpose of
saving time. There was no saving of time.
| however, in the Anderson account he said
Newmis, the fort keeper, would go to
| Fort Oglethorpe several times a week. az
was known to many that he held that DO
| sition. He had a key 10 the fort Can't,
Carter did not remember whether ne had
any other messenger than Newmis In his
employ OF not.
Did you ever notify the chief of enpin
GERS that you wanted NewmIs as a fort
keeper to stay In Savannah as a scare
head?" Col. Barr asked.