The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-20

RADWAY & CO, NEW YORK.
BE SURE To GET RAILWAYS.
said, when he met them at Bull and
BroHghton streets. Mr.. Connolly took him
by the arm and asked him to go and have
| another drink, but he refused. Mr. Connol-
ly asked him If he carried a pistol, and he
said that he did not. He did have his hands
In his pockets as he always carried them
there. There were no words, he said, but
Mr.. Connolly struck him, knocking him
down.
He gave some testimony, the object of
which was TO contradict the statements of
tlle defense with reference to the character
of the brush near Savannah and near Au-
gusta
He said he had conversation with Capt
Carter shortly after lie came back from
Europe IN which Capt. Carter told him he
was going TO get into trouble about the Au-
| .gusta work. Hale said he told Capt. Carter
| that ne would ten the truth about it, and
/ that Capt. Garter told him to keep in touch
with Gounolly.
/ & Some photographs of chokers were intro
duced TO which objection was made on ac-
count of the manner in which they were
E}taken. The legend OH them'was not intro
! duced and the objection was withdrawn.
! Jas. Green. the colored messenger at the
/ engineer office testified that he was well
acquainted with Newmis, and said tina,
/ Newmis never went to Fort Oglethorpe
| Capt. Gillette then went on the stand. He
/ testified first as to the conversation he had
/ with Capt. Carter in Washington when on
! his way to Savannah.
capt Garter told me that Sterly knew
all about him. he said. There was no
! explanation of the remark and 1 did not
/ ask for any,"
! He said Capt. Carter told him that Con-
4 molly was a quick clerk, but that he had
the big ahead" He stated that Connolly
| held the position of United States com
! missioner. AS stenogra pher and clerk he
paid him $50 a month. TIe tod CAP. Carter
| that he had stenographce IN San Fran
| cisco nor $s5 a. month. Capt. Carter told
| him, ne said, that he would have TO let
| Connolly so. With regard to horses, he
said Capt. Carter told him he had given
his horse away, and from the way in which
/ It was said he inferred 1t had been given
away two or three months before
Capt. Gillette made a long statement
with reference to the testimony of Lieut.
Rees, regarding a conversation between
/ thenl in which Lieut.. Rees stated that
! Capt. Gillette had practically threatened
or inundated him. Lieut.. Rees he said
\ had stated The substance of three different
! conversations as if they were all one.
/ Capt. Gillette then detailed the different
| conversations, giving his version of the
matter. lie did not threaten or intimidato
| Lieut. Rees in any manner he said The
| substance of the conversation, as stated
| by Lieut.. Rees. was practically correct.
1 but IL was not true, he said, that there
/ was ANYTHING threatening in his manner or
his intention
The bookcase which Lieut. Rees took
! away from Savannah he said was one
with glass front and could not be used
to pack books in. He had been informed
| by Mr.. Sterly that il cost $160.
1 Capt. Gillette presented his theories of
| jetry construction. The mattress across
the river. he said. had been made upon
| instructions by him to Engineer Cooper
| and Inspector Hale. Ee had simply tod
| them 10 construct a mattress in accord
! ance with the specifications, and had told
them nothing more about it. Capt Gillette
gave his reasons why he did not think a
single curved jetty would be of any value
! at Cumberland sound.
When you We're first ordered to Savan-
\ nah. did you read the reports of your
| predecessor and ehdeavor 10 inform your
self of the situation in this district?' Col
| Barr asked.
Yes SIR, did" was the reply. Il read
over some of the reports, but they We're
so detailed and so full of figures, that
they tired my mind and I gave it up"
Mr.. Blair asked him on the cross ex-
animation, If he had ever damaged any
/ barges belonging to private individuals.
\ There had been Two barges damaged by
men under him IN the Muskeegan river, in
/ Ohio. One of them was completely de-
stroyed. It was paid for by being pur-
4 chased by the government and was then
! condemned. Col. Merrill was in charge
| at the time. and the settlement was made
through him.
!
] this case before the board of inquiry"
Mr.. Blair asked.
Eyes. sir the board, l think. required it
! TO be put in that way" was the reply
'And you have been here actively assist
| ing in the prosecution before this court
| ever since?"
| Yes, ] have actively assisted in the
prosecution of this case, both in and out
of court, ever since it began, not only from
! a sense of duty, but because 1 might be
held personally responsible"
| Capt. Gillette said he could not always
know that the pay rolls TO which he GER
tilted were absolutely correct. He was
satisfied. however. that they were correct.
win you produce your pay rolls and
vouchers for July. August and September
| for my INSPECTION" MIR. Blair asked.
You may inspect any voucher in my
Office for any time was the reply.
Il shall avail myself of the opportunity"
Mr.. Blair said.
S. NJ. Hale has been carried on the
rolls as an inspector, Capt. Gillette said
He had been an inspector of mattresses,
Of scattered brush of chokers, and had
investigated general subjects connected
with this case. He had not spent quite
half of his time in working on the case
A. s. Cooper had been carried on the rolls
as an engineer Capt Gillette detailed the
engineering work ne had done. Cooper
had also spent great deal of time on the
case
what has he done In that connection
"Iie has done some detail work such as
looking up the docket of Mr.. Connolly as
commissioner, and then 1 sent him over
90 the city exchange TO get some letters
| that had been written by the Atlantic Con-