The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
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raise voucher during your service in this
Office is it?' was asked.
NO sir, was the reply.
Dld you ever receive instructions from
your chief to make out a false voucher for
his sisnature?" was asked
I did, was the reply.
Il made out Capt. Carriers fuel and
forage allowance for twenty days in July.
and sent the check with it to Capt. Carter
at Richfield Springs"
Capt. Carter, the witness said, owned
no horses al that time, but owned one
horse up to June, 1897.
Did you always make out Capt. Car
ter's forage voucher?" Col. Barr asked.
Yes, sir"
For one horse or for two?"
For two"
Did Capt. Carter ever own two
horses? ?"
No sir"
Other vouchers were submitted to show
that charges for forage for two horses
mad been made. One of them contained
bill from Mr.. T, ]. Davis
las matter of fact did Capt Carter
ever receive that fuel and forage?" Col.
Barr asked.
NO sir"
What did he receiver
He received the cash"
From whom did he receive ito"
From me. 1 would get the checks and
SEND them over to the dealers, who would
deduct 10 per cent. and send the cash to
me. l then gave it to Capt. Carter"
DO you know of any other inaccurate
travel vouchers in the office besides YOUR
own?' was asked.
Yes, sir" the witness said, handing
paper to Col. Barr. This was travel
voucher for Capt. Carter for travelling be-
tween Savannah and Boards Bluff. Ca,
on the Altamaha river work, amounting
to sl1.20 Another voucher for travel be-
tween the same points by Mr.. j. w. O.
Sterly was introduced. Mr.. Sterly went
with him on that occasion. They did not
go to Doctortown, but got off at John
ston S station, and took a hack to Beard s
Buff, which was paid for, the witness
said, in his own voucher
Capt, William E. Craighnl, engineer
corps, in charge of the Notifications and
harbor work at Wilmington, ~ c., was
next called. He appeared in uniform. He
said in answer TO questions from Col.
Barr that the government dredge Cape
Fear, cost the government all told about
$4,000. The cost of the work done by the
Cape Fear at Wilmington, he said, was
about cents a cubic yard, or out on
the bar 5l2 cents. That is for operating
expenses only. Taking everything into
consideration, with all other expenses, the
highest cost of her dredging on the ocean
bar is about cents a cubic yard. 1t may
be half a cent more or less each way.
On the cross examination he said he had
not taken interest on the original cost of
the plant nor insurance on it, into con-
sheraton The Cape Fear has a draught
of about fourteen feet, the witness said
1t would be difficult and more costly if a
dredge had TO work in place where at
low water the depth was less than the
draught of the vessel. In his statement
of the cost he had included nothing for
profit. There were many other eonsid-
erations which would greatly increase the
cost. Dredging between the ietties at
Charleston cost the government % cents
per cubic yard, and on the bar at Pensa-
cola between Co and rs cents. He thought
the cost of dredging depended largely on
the circumstances surrounding the work.
After the recess Col. Barr announced
to the court that there was only one spec
iftcation upon which no testimony has yet
been presented. Owing to the changed
conditions of the Hirt matter it was nee
essary, he said, that Mr.. Stery should
look up some records in the office, and
there was, therefore, nothing further for
him to present until the court meets in
New York city. AS it will require him
several days in which to prepare what he
wishes to present there he asked the court
to adjourn to meet in the army building
in New York on March 1 at II o'clock
There being no objection an adjournment
was had in accordance with his wish.