The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS.
Continued from Eighth Page.)

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.sn perfect liberty to examine them in
e. presence of the board as soon as it had
- its examination in Savannah. Maj.
. EDMOND was not present at the New
1,r5 sessions. After the examination mad
hson concluded in New York, the papers
~ sealed and sent to Washington. out
N ,ia of Capt Carter and the board it did
Il ,oi appear that anyone else had had ac-
e eess 10 the papers.
n Col. Gillespie had identified the letter
81 ,,or1 B. D. Green the day before by the
81 index Of the case, or he learned the mi
lois 3. D. G.. were those of Capt. Green
Y tron1 that index. TIe was then shown the
q ee rom which the letter was taken, and
4 sur5 il had no index. Col. Gillespie said
"A he must have been mistaken.
Col Gillespie was asked about a pencil
a ,crrv in a letter book index with refer
Il e,ce to one of the letters. He might have
1rirten il himself he said. The memordn-
n 5nm book to which he had referred he
4 aid was a record of the division engineer
d If the northeastern division. In it ne re-
.,r7a1 what he saw ir his division.
4 Col Gillespie was questioned at length
ritb reference to the testimony of John
Cqvnor before the board Of inquiry.
4 cavnor said at that time that Capt. Green
ou.ned one-half of the stock of the Attain
tlo contracting Company and he owned
me other half with the exception of a
few shares which were used for organiza-
tton purposes. If anyone besides himself
and Capt. Green had been stockholders
he would have known it. He stated posi-
tivelv that Capt. Carter had no interest
whatever in the organization. and had
never received anything whatever from It,
This was in answer to a question by
4 Capt Garter.
col. Gillespie was handed one of Capt.
CARERS private files and asked to pick
ont one purely official letter from it. He
q picked out two or three, and handed
4 them to Mr. Blair. One was a receipt from
4 the Office of the chief of engineers for the
4 return of a book which had been loaned
a 10 CAPT. Carter. 1t related to no subject
4 IN the district, but Gel. Gillespie regard
4 ed it as official, because, he said, the
chief of engineers does not correspond
with district engineers in an unofficial
way. He knew nothing about the retain
ed vouchers of Capt. Carter, and did not
remember that Capt Carter had ever
asked him for them from among the pa
pers in question.
Col Barr then read copies of several
letters from one of Capt. Carter's letter
books which were sent to parties apply
ing for specifications for certain work.
Col Barr reached a letter press copy of
q code which he offered in evidence. Mr.
Blair objected on the ground that it had
apparently nothing TO do with the case,
a and had not been identified by anybody
as anything.
1T Is found in Capt. Carriers private let
d ter book" Col. Barr said, land words
found in it, are also in kilograms copied
4 there. These kilograms showed that the
accused was away from his post when
he was supposed to be here''
Mr.. Blair objected to the Judge Advo-
Gates giving testimony.
MIR. Sterly was then called and identified
the code as one in use between himself
and Capt Carter. Capt. Carter prepared
il, he said, though he himself might have
put in some words. 1t was used for the
d purpose of shortening kilograms, and
q when Capt. Carter was away from his
y post without leave of absence so that
no one could understand what the tele-
Il grams contained. The court then retired
and decided not to sustain aa objection
g 10 the Introduction of the CO.
Col. Barr then read the G one of
the words being as follows: .eported
+ your departure to-day" Gracious; Re
s ported your return ay''-Amber;
Reported blank days leave of ABSENCE
organ; Everything all right in district
4 -Condor Tell Nemesis to meet me at
the depot'-Nemesis. There were several
other words on the same line.
a telegram from Chief Clerk Sterly to
Capt Carter in New York about the Fern
ehdina work and saying. sDeposited ! 900
To-Day. Condor" was read. Another tel
egfam meaning Reported your departure
To-day Everything all right in district
was offered in evidence and objection was
made This telegram was addressed to
Sapt Carter in care of the University
Club, New York.
COL Barr said that Capt. Carter was
away without leave at the time. and that
some OF the conspirators were in New
FORK. 1t was easy, he said, to see the
relevancy.
MT Blair said the defense proposed TO
snow that Capt. Carter went away from
ms post on these occasions by authority of
oIe chiet of engineers, and that in some
instances the letter book of the accused
would show it.
authority from the chief of engineers
10 make false statement?" Col. Barr said
IN some surprise. 81 cannot conceive ii. -
MI Blair said the defense expected to
prove That ii was by authority of the chief
u engineers that Capt. Carter telegraphed
ION somewhere else to have his departure
from savannah reported, so as to make "a
record that from that date his leave was
to begin.
Il do not think that even in the Cen
Jury dictionary, as perfect as it is, can 1t
pe found that departure means presence, -
Col Barr said.
ne court refused to sustain the objec.
uoH' ana Col. Barr read the telegram. 1t
"'S addressed to Capt. Carter at the Unit
eg's"y Club, New York, signed Sterley,
otu said' Gracious condor" 1t was sent
0'''He government official rate.
Col. Gillespie took the stand again to
correct one statement in his testimony.
ne sald he had permitted an examination
= certain of Capt. Carriers papers by
T,uer than the board and Capt Carter
ne mad submitted certain stub books and
Dauk statements to the assistant treasurer
~ New York as an expert, but that was
me only instance.
ne appearance on the witness stand of
WI sam Ross, secretary and treasurer of
.le smith & Kelly Company was one of
me- me- most interesting incidents of the day,
.-I. Hoss positively refusing to give the
"sLnony he was called on for.
hou received the subpoena calling on
SOu 10 produce your books, showing trans
aguons for April and May, 1885, did you
"ol. Col. Barr asked.
did" was the reply.
~. ana you have refused to bring them
hN?' was asked