The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04

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New York, March S.-David N. Carvalho.
the expert in handwriting, who was recall
ed to the witness stand at the opening of
to-day's session Of the court martial which
is trying the charges against Capt. o. NJ.
Carter Judge Advocate Barr handed the
witness a check for $2O.57. payable to An
son NJ. Bangs on account of work done on
Cumberland sound in 1895. The check was
Judge Advocate asked Mr., Carvalho by
whom he thought the name had been writ
ten.
by d. b. Green" was the propmt re-
sponse.
Mr.. Blair, for the defense. asked the
Judge Advocate II he intended to claim
that this check ever came back to Capt.
Carter, or that the Captain knew of these
improper indorsements2 If II was his in
tention to make such a claim, Mr.. Blair
said he would object to the Introduction
of the check
Col Barr said Capt GREEN'S name was
so connected with the case that the check
and the forgery were entirely competent
evidence.
Mr.. Blair said there was as yet no evil
dence of any forgery In the case. II would
he shown later on, he said that B. d.
Green had the authority to sign the name
of Anson NJ. Bangs.
1T Is evident" Col. Barr said, "if Capt.
Green had such authority, he disguised IL
most admirably. There is no such author
ity in the treasury department. This check
was thrown out of the treasury. 1t re-
lates to the Bangs contract of 1891, and
1t has been shown that there was no cor
respondence with Mr.. Bangs about the
contract. The forgeries yesterday were
also In reference to this same matter"
Mr.. Blair submitted that there was no
evidence of any forgery as yet before the
court, and that the statement Of the Judge
Advocate was entirely gratuitous. He said
that the accused never saw that check
after II had passed from his hands.
The court retired. and after a few min
utes dellberatlon. refused to sustain the
objection OF the defense.
The check was then introduced as an ex-
hibit In evidence.
Col. Barr next called the attention of the
on the assistant treasurer in this city, for
S2i ,2S7 65, to the order cf Aneon M. Bangs.
Among the Endorsements on this check
the expert found forgeries written by b.
d. Green.
A second check upon the cub b-treasury by
Capt Carter to Anson M. Bangs, dated
April S, 1895, and for the sum OF $29, $50 so,
was next submitted to the expert, who tes-
titled that among the indorsers the name
of w. T. Gaynor was written by y. ID.
Green. A third check for $1,000, drawn by
Capt Carrier, 10 the order OF Anson M.
Bangs5 was submitted for the Judgment Of
the expert who stated that the ifdorse-
ment of Anson NJ. Bangs was written by
Michael A. Connolly, the clerk OF Capt.
Carter. The witness further found la this
check a name stricken out, and mixed
over which however, he had made legibe
enough 10 read "Anson IA. Bangs" In the
handwriting OF Michael A. Connolly
Checks payable to Arson M. Bangs IN
1895 as follows; No. 9455 for 81, 1899; No.
269 456 for G$23, $685. and No. 269, ,472 for $25-
99l 49, were introduced.
The witness said the entire Endorsement
on the first check PAY to the order OF
John f. Gaynor Anson M. Bangs, John +.
Gaynor," was In the handwriting Of b. ID.
Green.
to the order Of" and the signature "Anson
NJ. Bangs were written, Mr.. Carvalho
said. by Michael A. Connolly. The sig
nature of Edward II. Gaynor was genu-
Inc, but the words beneath Treasurer At
lantic Contracting Company" were In the
hand of Michael A. Connolly.
The witness was then turned over to the
defense. Mr.. Blair conducted the cross
examination.
"Mr. Carvalho you used the words
forgeries' and simulated In speaking of
some of the signatures you said were made
by Mr.. Connolly. Did you use the word
forgery" in its criminal sense.?"
Eyes, SIR" was the reply.
Ibid you have any information TO the
effect that Mr.. Connolly had no authority
TO sign any OF these names?'
u have, from one of the papers / ex-
amined."
Have you that same information with
regard to allithe otiser papers"
mo. sir; l have not"
when you used the word forgery, then
it was without knowledge of the facts"
"You do not understand me. had that
information with regard to one name
wherever it appeared ] knew he had no
authority to sign it,"
"You have not used the word forgery
this morning.
'No, sir"
"Was this deliberate on your part?"
''It was, SIR"
Mr.. Blair had some discussion with the
witness about stimulation OF handwriting.
after which he took up voucher No. ..
upon which appeared the signature of An
son NJ. Bangs with three lines drawn
through 1t. This was compared with the
signatures of James l.. Gallagher,
which appeared twice upon the docu-
ment In question Mr.. Carvalho
thought both signatures had been written
by the same person. Mr.. Gallagher, who
was bookkeeper for the Atlantic Com
tracing Company In Savannah was dts
charged by Edward II. Gaynor. He has
appeared as a witness for the prosecution
The witness was asked IL II would ar
feet his opinion as TO a forgery having
been committed IL the person whose sle.
nature had been Initiated were to como
forward now and say he had given author
ity to another to sign his name, although
the treasury department had no record
that such authorization had been made.
He replied that 1t would not.
"You are an expert on handwriting. and
not on law, are you not?" Mr.. Blair asked
Mr.. Carvalho.
'Yes, that's true"
do you know anything about the re-
fined points Of law in relation to forger-
ies?"
mo SIR"