The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-19
DEFENSE TO HAVE A TURN.
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Capt. Black Insisted on his position
that the board of 1895 recommended only
one course of brush mattresses. When
asked by Mr.. Blair as to the course of log
and brush mattresses at the st. Johns,
Capt Black said the log mattresses cost
about 45 cents and the brush mattresses
from 20 to 70 cents a square yard.
In answer to questions by Col S. NJ
Mansfield. who was for a long time in
charge of the harbor at Galveston, the
witness said he did not know of his own
knowledge that brush mattresses there
had disappeared. The disappearance was
due to the teredo. he said, and the teredo
acts with as much avidity on the Atlantic
coast as 1t does in the Gulf. Maj STAN
ton asked a number of engineering ques-
tions.
In his estimates of the cost of mat
tresses. at 40 cents and 90 cents, Capt
Black said he had not included interest
on plant. repairs to plant, insurance or
wages of superintendent.
Capt Frederick Y. Abbott. corps of en-
gineers, formerly located at Charleston,
now at st. Paul. Mimi, was next called.
He had had an experience of thirteen
years in constructing jetties on sandy
coasts. He was a member of the Cumber-
land sound board in 1895.
Capt. Abbott said the Cumberland
sound board did not seriously consider
the question of mattresses heaFting in
the proposed jetties. He understood the
specific gravity of stone to mean Its
weight when soaked, as compared with
the weight of the same bulk of water He
had done dredging in Charleston harbor
for liz cents a cubic yard. Later on he
mad to pay contractor about is cents
yard, but this he considered too high. He
had not Included in the 49, cent work
any insurance, interest or profit 10 con-
tractor. He was questioned at some
length on the subject of specific gravity,
and said he would in considering 1t COM
pute the amount OF air included within
that stone. If the stone he had to deal
with did not come up to the specific
gravity by the rough test he said he would
do his best to reject 1t.
X. u. Woolvin, an inspector under Can't
Carter, gave some testimony about the
fascine brought down from the river work
near Augusta.
S. M. Hale was recalled to give some tes-
timony about chokers for brush fas-
cines, and as another spectacular feature
presented in court a couple of poles used
with chains in choking brush, under the
Twiggs contract near Augusta.
Il would like to say something to the
court" the witness said. 81 want to saw
| got ratified yesterday. get so frequently
1 want to correct my figures given yester-
day.
He was allowed TO make the correction.
a negro named jenkins brought in an
other so-ealled cholker such as is used in
the brush camp of the Atlantic Contract
ing Company, he said. 1t was two small
sticks about 2ls feet long, connected in
the center by rope. The defense asked
no questions.
Col. Barr offered in evidence a letter
written by Capt. Carter, Jan. q, 1897 and
copied in his personal letter book.
To which we object" said Mr.. Blair.
That is private letter of the accused
written to his father-in-law about some
property he acquired through his wife"
Which Is TO be proven hereafter" re-
marked Col. Barr, as the court retired to
consider the question.
The court sustained the objection Of
Capt. Carter, this being one of the few Of
Capt. Carriers papers which the court has
refused to admit.
Col. Barr announced that the prosecu-
ton would rest at this point with the ex-
ception of few odds and ends of testimo-
ny which he would like to introduce.
Among them he would put in photographs
of the two styles of chokers, he said.
Mr.. Blair said he had anticipated that
the prosecution would not close until to-
day, and for that reason the defense was
not ready to proceed at once. The defense,
however, would be ready on Monday at 10
O'Clock, he said, and the court adjourned
until that time