The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-08
CARTER COURT MARTIAL.
Several Witnesses ExnmIpcd-Scfsa-
tional Evidence Produced.


New York. March 7.--At the open
Ing of to-day's session Of the court
martial hearing charges against Capt.
y. NJ. Carter. OF the engineers corps,
Judge Advocate Barr said that he had
received q letter from Joseph 7. Brown,
second vice-president of the Fnickcr-
bocker Trust company, requesting that
ne and other officials of the company
De given until Wednesday to answer
the questions put by the court. The
request was granted.
David N. Caryalho. the expert In
handwriting, was the first witness
called to-day. The judge advocate Of
fered in evidence bill and voucher for
S2uO00 for work done in Cumberland
Sound in June 1895. The bill was APP
proved by Captain Carter and the re-
celpt was signed Anson NJ. Bangs. Mr..
CarValho said that the signatures on
both the bill and voucher were in the
handwriting of Michael y. Connolly
n check for $4,000, signed by Captain
Garter, dated April 5. 1895, was shown
to Mr.. Carvalho and he said that the
endorsement of the signature OF An
son NJ. Bangs on the back was in the
handwriting of B. d. Greene.
'AaJor Henry Adams, Of the engineer
CORPS was then called. He said that
inVeStiga ted the work done by Ceptain
Catter in Savannah harbor. He ident!-
ned n number of receipts from the UniCe,
Trust company, tf this city showing
lnat CAPTAIN Garter had deposited GER
tain amounts with that company. Coun-
sci Tor Captain Cau;r objected to the
iiitr6duction OF the papers. THE OBJ
lection was sustained
Judge Advocate Barr then introduced
M nm llnf NF .l,.,
Captain Garter had an account with
The Union Trust company. Another
objection was raised by Captain Car
Ftr S counsel, who said that the bank
statements were the private prOperty
VI Captain Carter, and that they had
been seized by the United States Gov
eminent and wSre therefore inad1nissj-
Die as evidence. He also said that The
statements showed that the deposits
mao mao aT been made prior to October,
ln'o Ihey mGrely represented CAPTAIN
Carriers salary ac AN army officer
The judge advocate said thar ~,
bank statements show that the accused
oHlSer hnd been making deposits at Tho
same time that the c0ntrac ct ors wera
getting money from the government,
ana this indicated a conspiracy IN rob
the government. He said that mem
bers OF the army were different f. N,
. =
Ihe government could seize private g
papers at any time and 4 soldier ha1
no redress
Walter G. Charlton. of Savannah one
OF captain Carriers counsel. denied this
IN an impassioned speech in which he
said that the contention Of the iud-a
advocate was absurd. Mr.. Charlton
c! aimed that the government was iIlc-
gally in possession Of these papers. and
that 1t would be wrong to admit them
in evidence
The court decided not to sustain :ha
objection of the defense to the a,lnis-
sion of papers relating To Captain ca
t"rs account with The Union Trust
company. The plpers presented show
deposits made with the Union Trust
Company OF Captain Carter from 1891
10 1877 They ranged In amount from
5000 TO $1,000 and $1,000 From January
20 September 1897, the total daDoslts
were nearly S2G GOO. Major Adams idcn-
titled check book on the Union Trust
Company belonging to Captain Carter
as attorney for r. +. Wcstcott.
The defence objected to the admis-
sion of the check book as evidence on
me ground that 1t belongs to Mr. West
cott and not to Captain Carter.
Pending decision to the objection the
court adjourned until tomorrow.