The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-17
L. CARTER MAKES A STATEMENT.
Denies That He was Connected With
the Arson Case in Any Way.

the Arson Case in Any Way.
Odum. Ca, July 16.-L. Carter who b.
f. Harrington testified against in the trial
of H. b. Carter for arson, in this county,
this week called on the Morning News
correspondent yesterday morning and
made the following statement for publ
cation: Il positively did not know that
the notes signed by H. b. Carter and
others produced in court We're in exist
ence until Monday the first day of the
trial. AS to my even promising Herring
ton any money, he told an Infamous I'M
truth when he said so. Harrington tried
to get me to give him money ON H. 3.
Carriers account as he was working with
me. Harrington and his brother, Jim
Harrington, tried time and again 10 get
me to give them money for Berry her
rington, and l absolutely refused 10 DO
so. l went 70 the jail once 10 see Her
rington as he had written me on various
occasions to come and see him, and has
business with me was to get money from
me. He at first wanted 500, and on my
refusal he kept falling in his demands,
and finally came to s. and said that II.
b. Carter was owing him some money and
he had written him several times, and he
would not answer his letters. Finally
told him that If he would get an order
from H. b. Carter that / would pay him
a small amount for H. b. Carter, as he
was working with me, but would not ac-
cept an order of any great amount, as he
owes me. 1 am fully satisfied that Her
ringtons whole aim was to get all the
money he could out of the affair and then
turn state S evidence as he did. am also
satisfied that Harrington was the one that
lit the fire to the car have also heard
many others say the same. He came to
my Office and made a statement to me
that he was the one that done the burning
and ! asked him why IL was that he made
such a statement. He said because il
was facts and he considered it more like
a man to acknowledge il than to keep il
and let others suffer for what
he had done He also asked me
if 1 thought that 1t would clear the others
for him to do SO, and I told him that L
did not know, but If he was willing to
make such a statement l would so with
him to Brunswick and see Col. Joe Ben
nett and he could make the statement If
the colonel thought 1t necessary for him
TO do so. But Col. Bennett advised him
not to make il, but stated that if he de-
sired to make 1t he would take il down.
He told me he would go to Brunswick if
I would let him have the money, and he
promised to return il the next day. but
the money has not been returned yet I
believe he told the truth when he made
this affidavit, but 1 believe ne lied when
he said that III. b. Carter and d. II. Moody
knew nothing about the removal of the
goods and the car going to be burned.
Some time ago l was in Jesup and heard
that Harrington had denied what he swOre
in Brunswick, and / went and asked him
about it and he denied saying he was not
going TO stick TO his oath. AS usual. he
wanted me 70 give him money I told him
that II had ever so much money that I
would not give him cont, even if was
sure of its being returned" Mr.. Carter
makes this statement that the public may
know that he was in no way connected
with the affair.