The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
CAPT. CARTER ON THE STAND.
,s,,r,ED BEFORE THE COURT IN
HIS OWN BEHALF.

+b, Government and Endeav-
orcd TO Have Contractors Held Up
specificatiOns - Capt. ID. ID.
m testified About the Allan
49, contracting Compensated
can't carter Was Never Interested
,t-Company Kept No Accounts.
II ,,,cr Blair still Whacking at
vr. StcrIy.
-,- carter court martial furnished some
Nor more interesting features yester-
,ban has been the case for the last
week or TWO.
The main Witnesses on the stand yester-
,,,.,y wore capt. B. d. Greene and Capt. o.
~ carter who at his request was sworn
witness in his own behalf.
c,nt Greene gave considerable testimo-
-. rslating TO the Atlantic Contracting
r,r,nanv. His statements of denial as
:. cam Carter's alleged connection with
.s,t company, or with the EmpiKe Con-
structjou Company, were very strong
ro Barr brought out the statements from
4 Cant Greene that the Atlantic Contracting
II lis sole owners are he and Col. John F.
\ coynor. that 1t is rather copartnership
,b,p an incorporated company. and that
the profits are divided between the two
partners
At The recess hour Capt. Carter left the
court room for a few minutes and substi-
ptsd his full dress coat for the fatigue
coat which he has been wearing during
the trial. This at once became the sub
iect of comment and inquiry when he re-
mrned. and before the court reconvened
II was known that he would go on the wit
ness stand at once
The court room was perhaps more
crowded than it has been at any time dur
ing the trial. All the available seats with
in the railing were occupied and many
ladies' we're present. The crowd packed
in behind the railing until the orderlies
had to close the doors.
Cant Carter was listened to intently.
His testimony so far as given was almost
wholly with reference to engineering work
and office methods, but he will be on the
stand for sometime yet, probably during
H to-day's session and a part of Mondays.
lie makes SOON N4llACoSs AAAS ouSWC
n are clear and explicit, and he is entirely
without that embarrassment which fire.
ouently interferes with or perplexes wit
ness
Mr.. Charles c. Ely, representative here
Of P. Sanford Ross, who has had charge
Of several dredging contracts In this dis
trict the first witness, testified that the
cost to the contractor for dredging with
the government dredge Gedney was 1888
cents per- cubic yard. Engineer A. s.
Cooper had figured it out and testified
that the cost to the contractors for that
dredging was only cents cubic yard.
Mr. Ely also testified as to some hand
writing in bids and proposals for dredg-
ing
Col Barr produced a pay roll on the
cross examination in which some names
were alleged to have been placed by Mr..
Ely, the pay roll having been signed in
blank Mr.. Ely said he was told he would
have to get the signatures of certain men
II he expected pay for the work done.
He said he hunted up all of the men he
could find and furnished the names on
the pay roll
The pay roll was offered in evidence by
Col Barr, but objection was made by Mr..
Blair on the ground that there were pen
ell memoranda upon it made by Mr.. J.
W. O. Sterly.
These retained vouchers of Capt. Carr
'ers have been in the possession of the
prosecution about six months where ].
W. 0. Sterly has had access to them"
Mr.. Blair said, land we view with suspi-
con every pencil memorandum put upon
them by Sterly."
Col. Barr said he would not introduce
,lg memoranda, but simply a copy of the
Ioi Mr.. Blair then withdrew the objec-
ton
me witness said it was entirely under
NhleI Clerk Sterly's directions that he Sc
CuIeo the names on the roll. The bill was
'OI repairs on the Angler. ID was also
SHOWN that Mr.. Ely secured a contract
III brunswick harbor in 1889 and that the
WORK was done by the Atlantic Contract
hs Company's plants.
.HI + b. Papy of the Plant System tes-
inca that he made a contract with the
tt,laIuc contracting Company in 1886 for
ue ueilVery here of Florida rock The
ton vas % CENTS per
WI D. b. Connolly of Boston, who serv-
e ga .lree years or more in the government
o"i0e mere, testified that he had spent
d.aI une In the office and knew a good
C-a' ABOUT the office methods and papers.
op'' carter was very strict in the con-
s. VI MS office, he said, and told Mr..
e1 y" several occasions that he want
~ an pay rolls carefully and perfectly
So So out. Nevertheless he knew Mr.
~ ~ mad practiced Irregularities with
, tt,g pay rolls, having them signed some
m.a When pumrhasing articles for office
So ne himself had half a dozen times
I ~, pay rolls in triplicate at Mr. Ster-
nna lcquest, Mr.. Sterly explaining that
yyl,., oi them might be destroyed. which
H M ueiay the payment of his salary.
,au'' 9terly was in the habit, Mr. Con
siar5,, Sald, OF accommodating pay rolls SO
oIS"eo and would use them in case of nur-
t, 1s as already explained. So far as he
of w Oapt. Carter never knew anything
use irregular pay rolls.
p,,a connolly was questioned by Col.
DIS 70 whether he was ever carried on
s, ray roll after leaving Savannah as a
H. syor. MIR. Connolly said he was not.
NV. 'ecelved his salary as an inspector
liC,, months after leaving Savannah in
ina. ol vacation, ne having had none dur
No.. I'S 'hree years service here. He had
en-. received any money from the gov
'''n' after that time
MI Seerns Col. Barr had a paw roll upon
s..,'H Mr. Connoly's name appeared as
:. or with an amount about $50. The
n THIS pay roll was some time after
.,...r connolly left Savannah. Col Barr
WA not find the retained COPY, and said