Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-04
CARVALH0R
HANDWRITING EXPERT AGAIN ON
STAND IN CARTER TRIAL.
The QUESTION OR FORGERY.
Court Rules Against Defence I'm Mat
ter OF Introduction of a Check as
Evidence - Cross-Examination of
the Witness.

ing of to-day's session of the court-mar-
tial which is trying charges against Cap
tain o. NJ. Carter.
Judge-Advocate Barr handed the wit
ness a check for s2o,57 payable to An
son NJ. Bangs, on account of work done
on Cumberland Sound in 1895. The check
was indorsed Anson NJ. Bangs. and the
Judge-Advocate asked Mr. Carvalho by
whom he thought the name had been
written.
by b. d. Greene" was the prompt re-
sponse.
Mr. Blair, OF the defence asked the
Judge Advocate If he intended to claim
that this check ever came back to Cap
tain Carter, or that the Captain knew of
these improper Endorsements. If 1t was
his intention to make such a claim, Mr..
Blair said he would object to the intro
duction of the check.
Colonel Barr said Colonel Greene's
name was so connected with the check
that the check and the forgery were en-
tirely competent evidence. Mr. Blair said
there was as yet no evidence of any forg-
cry i'm the case. 1t would be shown later
on, he said, that b. ID. Greene had the
authority to sign the name of Anson NJ.
Bangs.
ut is evident" Colonel Barr said, ''if
Captain Greene had such authority, he
disguised it most admirably. There is no
such authority in the Treasury Depart
ment. This check was thrown out of the
Treasury 1t relates to the Banks con-
q there
no correspondence with Bangs about the
contract The forgeries yesterday were
also I'm reference to this same matter
Mr.. Blair submitted that there was no
evidence of any forgery as yet before the
court. and that the statement of the
Judge-Advocate was entirely gratuitous.
The court knew, he said, that the accused
never saw that check after it had passed
from his hands
POINT AGAINST DEFENCE.
The court retired, and after few min
utes' deliberation refused to sustain the
objection of the defence. The check was
then introduced as an exhibit In EVIL
dence.
Colonel Barr then called the attention
of the expert TO a check drawn by Cap
tain Carter on the Sub-Treasury for S2l,-
2SS.ej. to the order of Anson NJ. Bangs
Among the endorsements on this check
the expert found four forged Names
written, in his opinion, by b. ID. Greene.
A second check upon the b-Ireasury
by Captain Carter to Anson Nj. Bangs,
dated April 3. 1894, and for the sum OF
500 s59 50. was next submitted to the ex-
pert. who testified that among the en-
dorsers the name of w. L. Gayhor was
written by ID. b. Green.
fo drawn
tain Carter to the order of Anson Nj.
Ranes. was submitted for the Judgment
OF the expert, who stated that the en-
dorsement of Anson NJ. Bangs was writ
ten by Michael A. Connolly, the clerk or
CAPTAIN Carter.
The witness further found In this check
a name stricken out and inked over
which. however, had been made legible
enough to read "Anson NJ. Bangs In the
handwriting of Michael a. Connolly.
Checks payable to Anson NJ. Bangs In
1S95-as follows: No 269i55. for $3.50; NO
269456. for S23 1892. and No. 25Sf'Z' 1or
$25. .99l l6-were introduced.
The witness said the entire enuorse-
ment on the first check-"Pay TO the OF
der of John +. Gaynor, Anson Nj. Bangs
John f. Gaynor"-was in the nahu-
writing of ID. b. Green. on the second
cheek
and the signature. "Anson NJ. Bangs
were written. Mr.. Carvalho said, by
Michael A. Connolly. The signature OF
Edward fl. Gaynor was genuine, but the
words beneath, Treasurer Atlantic Con-
tracing Company" were I'm the hahd-
writing of Michael A. Connolly. The
checks were then turned over TO the de-
fence. ,,
CROSS-E S-EXAMINATION.
Mr.. Blair conducted the cross-eXamlna-
ton. He began as follows;
'.AIr Carvalho, you say these names
are foreeries, in speaking Of some checks
endorsed by Mr. GaynOr. Did you use
the word forgery in its criminal sense?
Eyes. sir" was the reply.
"Did you have any idea that Mr.. Con-
molly had authority to sign these
names?"
81 have from one of the papers l have
examined"
"Have you that same information with
regard to all the other papersT
mo, sir; have not
"When you used the word forgery,
then IL was without consideration OF
the factsY
"you don't understand me. i had that
information with regard to one name
no authority TO sign It,
.You have not used the word forgery
this morning.
mo, sir"
was this deliberate on your party'
ut was sir.
Mr. blair had some discussion with the
witness about stimulation of handwrit-
ing after which he took up voucher No.
9 upon which appeared the signature of
Apson NJ Bangs, with three lines drawn
tbrouph il. This was compared with
the signature Of James l.. Gallagher,
which appeared twice upon the docu-
ment in question. Mr.. Carvalho thought
both signatures had Deen written by the
same person. Gallagher who was
hook keeper for the Atlantic Contracting
Company, in Savannah, was discharged
by Edward II. Gaynor. He had appeared
as a witness for the prosecution.
The witness was asked If 1t would
affect his opinion as TO "A forgery having
been committed If the person whose sig
nature had been initiated were to come
forward now and say he had given au-
thority 10 another 10 sign his name, al
though the Treasury Department had
no record that such authorization had
been paid He replied that it would
not.
you are an expert on handwriting and
not on law. are you not?' Mr.. Blair
asked Mr. Carvalho
Yes; that's true.
DO you know anything about the fine
points in law in relation TO forgeries?'
mo. sir"
THAT signature OF Anson NJ. Bangs,
erased by three lines. could never be
mistaken for the genuine by any one ia
miliar with Mr.. Bangss own signature,
couId ft7''