The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-03
On Proposals and Guarantee Bonds
Are Pronounced Forgeries.
Mr.. CONRAD JORDAN ON STAND.
He Identifies Number OF Checks
Drawn BY Captain Carter on the
Subtreasury for Various Amounts
Might Have Been Paid 10
the Bank Runner But
Not Probable.


martial convoked to try Captain o. N.
Carter. OF the Corps Of Engineers. U. 5.
A. on charges OF conspiracy. embezzle-
ment and conduct unbecoming an officer.
convened In the Armour building here
to-day. Colonel Thomas Barr, assistant
Judge advocate general stated that ne
would offer I'm evidence vouchers and
checks given by Captain Carter In pay
ment for work done from January to
June. 1895, in the Improvement OF Cum
berland sound Georgia, and other times
and he would introduce in connection
oral testimony.
MIR. JORDAN 10 TESTIFY.
The first witness called was conrad
Jordan. cN-sub-trcasurer OF the United
states In this city. Mr.. Jordan Identified
a large number of checks drawn by
Captaln Carter on the sub-treasury 70 the
order of the contractors employed In 40
Ing the work OF Improvement In savannah
harbor and at Cumberland Sound, Ga.
Some Of these checks were drawn TO the
order OF Arson NJ. Bangs. but the
greater humber 10 the order or Johh
Il. Gaynor president or Edward II. Gay
nor. treasurer Of the Atlantic Contracting
=
varying from 1900 10 $4,000. The aggre-
gate was not stated but must have been
a couple of hundred thousand dollars
Mr. Jordan was briefly cross-eXamincd by
Frank L. Blair, Of Chicago. one OF Cap
tain Carters four counsellors. whose
questioning was directed 10 show tha'
some that Of the checks might have baen
paid 10 the bank runner or TO some o'h-
er person not nominated on the cheek
.I,,ftf.l tho HoS3ilillfN OF
this but denied the probability.
THE SIGNIFICANCE.
The object OF Mr.. Jordan's testimony
was 10 establish the payment OF moneys
and the Identity OF persons who receiver
the money I'm connection with the work
which was I'M charge OF the defendant.
| Its special pertinence lay In the fact that
| CAPTAIN Carter IL accused Of having held
stock in tho Empire CONSTRUCTION
Company, which, az charged was
subsequently metamorphosed into the Al
iantic Contracting Company which, Dy
or through Captain Carter, was awarded
the contracts for nearly all the s,0ooc
worth OF work done under his supefNlsioh
! during the last ten years.
David y. Carvalho, an expert In hand-
/ writing. the next witness Identified GER
| tain papers presented as exhibits In tso
| case which had been given hlm tor eh-
| animation Some OF these we're bills pre-
! scented by the Atlantic Construction Conf
many ana signed by Edward III. Gaynor.
! Carvalho testified that in all OF the cases
the Gaynor signature had been written
| by the same man
on two receipted bills. Mr.. Carvaiho
said. the Edward II. Gaynor signature
had not been written by the same per-
son who wrote the name on the bills
| when presented.
Continuing, the witness said that the
| signature OF Edward II. Gaynor. treas
| urer on "A receipt for 800 1880 being
| genuine and admitted aIl the fifteen sig
| natures OF EdWt-d H. Gaynor on tho
monthly bills we're tovgcries or simula-
tons of Edward III. Gaynor's nandwrit-
ing.
An exhibit containing the admitted
handwriting OF Michael A. Connolly. COM
missioner. was taken up for comparison.
and from a study Of this Mr.. Carvalho
said that the fifteen forged or simulated
signatures Of Edward II. Gaynor were
written by the same person who signed
himself Michael A. Connolly, commis-
sioner.
THE WRITING.
Mr. Connolly was Captain Carters prl-
vate secretary. and held the Office OF
United States Commissioner at Savannah.
Mr. Carvalho testified that a proposal
for work on Cumberland Sound In 1884,
by Arson NJ Bangs was filled In by
Michael A. Connolly, I'm his opinion.
On one OF the pages or this proposal
the signature of w. 4. Gaynor. which
was certified and sworn 10 before Michael
A. Connolly. the witness said was In the
hand writing OF Michael 4. Connolly.
A proposal for work AZ Fort clnch.
Fla. by William VI. Walsh. Mr.. CarvG.'
no said was filled In In the hand WRITING
OF John +. Gaynor. Mr.. Walsh. the
prosecution has held. was an employees Of
the Gaynors at the time he BID on tnu
work.
The guarantee bond OF william F
Walsh. the witness said. was made out "a
the hand writing OF John +. CaWor.
Two signatures OF Arson ". Bangs wers
declared 10 be genuine and another wa
| pronounced TO be the handwriting oi
Michael A. Connolly The Endorsement
William II. Walsh. on the back OF checi
under the words pay 10 the order o.
John r. Gaynor" Mr.. Carvaiho said wac
not the hand writing OF William IL.
walsh: he could not say whose writing
n was. The words above the signature
were written by Colonel Gaynor.
THE PROPOSALS
Tho nroposols of p. sanford Ross and
I
dredging in the Savannah river the nrst
OF which was Is cents and the secona
IS IA cents. were presented
Mr. carvaiho said that the prices In the
,uo b,ds had been filed In with the san,e
ink. He deduced this from a comparison
OF the word eighteen" In both proposals.
There was a similarity between the hand
writing. but he could not say the wofos
had been written By the same person.
ora % these bids was that which Presi-
dent Jacob PauIsen. OF the Savannah
Dredging Company. testified was written
bv a clerk In his Office.
In a supplemental article OF agreemenf
| ,or dredaing in Cumberland Sound. which
was not approved. ali the signatures were
genuine. MIR Carvalho said. except that
Of William +. Gaynor. which the wit
ness said was In the handwriting OK
Michael A. Connolly
A contractors bond under the big con-
tract Tor $4,000 upon which Auson NJ
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