The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-10
THE HISTORY OF HIS CAREER.
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work weH called for again, the contract
| was awarded to p. Sanford Ross.
This was the same letter which referred
to sample of marble which Capt. Carter
! sent 10 Capt Greene. AT the request Of
| some friends in Savannah Capt. Carter
| went to Rome, Ga, to examine what they
| thought was a marble quarry He went
up there with a diamond drill ana cut out
what he thought was an excellent marble
| core, and sent il to Capt Greene, think
| ing he could have 1t tested in NAw York.
! He did this merely in behalf OF his Savan.
nah friends The letter stated that the
marble specimen was a worthless one, and
| nothing ever came Of it.
These Savannah gentlemen put a few
| hundred dollars into the mailer, and the
marble is stil1 in the hill near Rome"
| Capt. Carter said.
The next feature of the letter was where
il spoke of Col. Gaynor's going to Chilli
! TO look into the matter of some Contracts
there, and the use of the word we" The
we" capt. Garter said, in no way re-
ferred TO him. but TO Capt Greene AM his
| partner, Col Gaynor. They were thinking
of going to Chill at the time to take some
| big contracts there, and wanted to wind
up their business affairs in this section.
! Another letter from Capt Greene. with
reference to seeing Mr.. Depew end men
tioning DIR. Seward Webb, Mr.. Westcolt.
and Cornelius Vanderbilt had to DO with
the proposed building of a road cy the
! New York Central This was also put in
! by the prosecution. Capt. Carter Slso ex-
| planned the details of this letter.
Mr.. Blair then mentioned the account
| between Capt. Greene and Capt. Carter,
amounting to 81 500. Capt Carter said his
! father was i'll al the time, an illness from
which he afterward died and his younger
| brother borrowed the amount from Capt
| ha nj
amount himself and did afterwards pay it,
He discharged the obligation before Gpn-
! tract was taken up by Capt. Greene. Capt
| Greene had no work here at the time the
| money was borrowed, and Capt. Garter
| said he did not hesitate under the circum-
stances to ask him for it. He did not con-
slider that there was anything wrong III
| the action.
The next letter referred to a new scheme
| for the manufacture of gas, which, it APP
| pears like the others, amounted TO moth
ing. In speaking of this, Capt. Carter said:
Il was interested in all schemes of that
! kind and Capt. Greene to whom felt like
| going He was a brother officer, and did
not hesitate 10 go to him, where l should
| have hesitated TO go to anyone in civil life.
| So [ discussed these ideas with him, and
most of them he laughed at. Most of them
! were very foolish, but some of them may
! not have been"
The same letter also referred 10 the pat
| ent hydraulic jack or air-jack, for slowing
| cotton Mr. J. f. Minis went to Capt Car
| ter and stated he had an idea as TO
| mechanical jack for use in slowing cotton.
| At Mr. Minis suggestion the matter was
| referred to Capt. Greene, who referred
| Capt Carter and Mr.. Minis to a man
| named Clay who claimed to have a patent
pneumatic jack. Nothing ever came of the
matter, Capt. Carter said and Mr.. Minis
| and himself shared the expense, something
| like $50 or $1O0 apiece. Mr.. Minis had kept
the matter up. Capt. Carter said, and there
was now some promise of success.
A letter with regard to Florida rock, ad
| dressed to Capt Carter and asking what
he could pay for such stone as was de-
| seribed, was referred to and explained. At
| that time Florida rock had not been used
| and he received many inquiries about it.
The paving company about which he
| wrote Capt. B. d. Greene, he said paved
! Liberty street here in Savannah, and
| then. as be remember It, went into the
| hands of a receiver. He never put dol
| lar into the company, and so far as he
was concerned it never amounted to any,
| thing. The letter about the matter was
written to Capt. Greene at the request of
friends in Savannah.
The letter in which Capt. Carter asked
Capt. Greene IL he could let him have
So 900 was also explained by Capt. Carter.
The money was never borrowed. 1t was
brought up in connection with one of the
wild cat schemes he had in view, and
nothing ever came of 1t.
The next matter brought up was the
| Curtis case in connection with which
some kilograms and letters from Capt
| Carter to Capt. Greene were introduced
by the prosecution. Capt Garter said af-
ter consulting with Gen. e. p. Alexander
and Mr.. w. W. Mackall he wired form
| of affidavit to Capt. Greene toibe signed
| by him. Capt. Carter said he knew that
| the substance of the affidavit was correct
| and would be subscribed to by Capt
| Greene Still, Capt. Greene had authoriz-
| ed to change it, should he see fit. The
| form of affidavit was sent at the sugges-
! ton of the gentlemen with whom he con-
ferred.
Mr. Blair asked Capt. Carter about a
! certain check he had given to Capt
| Greene which was introduced in evidence
! by the prosecution.
| Il gave that check to Capt Greene"
Capt. Carter said, ito execute a COM
mission for me-to pay to a certain indi-
| vidual. certain amount of money. 1 was
| here in Savannah and sent the check to
! Capt. Greene and requested him 10 exc
! cute that commission. l knew that he
was man of honor and would properly
! look after the matter for me-"
| THAT did not have anything to do with
any of the public works with which you
were connected?" Mr.. Blair asked
mo" was the reply. at was purely a
| private matter. Even Capt. Greene had
no connection with it. 1t related to no
| one but myself
! Mr.. Blair said he thought that covered
all the documentary evidence with regard
| to Capt Carriers relationship with Capt
| Greene, and he asked him to state Just
| what that relationship was.
My relations with Capt Greene" he
said, were rather intimate. He was a
member of my corps and an honorable
man, and 1 knew that / could write to
! him upon any little outside schemes that
l may have had. 1 did this UP TO the time
| of my marriage. and having then a. closer
and nearer friend l wrote to him and
ceased writing to Capt. Greene Nothing
whatever came Of my correspondence with
Capt. Greene. OF course if anything had
happened by which Capt. Greene and nv
self had become pecuniarily Interested. I
should have resigned from the army. But
! nothing whatever came of those matters
ana l remained in the service
In answer to questions from Mr.. Blair