New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-29
CARRIERS SIDE OF 1T.
SUMMARY OF THE CAPTAINS CorNsELS
BRIEF GIVEN OFT.

BRIEF GIVEN OJI.
captain Oborln NJ Carter. who is stil living in
this city ln tho clubhouse Of the New-York Atm
lctic club said yesterday TO a reporter OF tho New
York city News Association. that he IS innocent
and that developments will show his innocence
lie refused To- say anything further
In Washington yesterday a friend Of captain
carter gave out for publication brief prepare"
hy Wayne MacNcagn counsel Tor captain ''''''.
This brief was dated June 20 1892 and j. printed
document OF great length. almost a hundred pages.
T. starts ont with the declaration that the ahso-
Int innocence OF the accused man Will he clearly
shown First the rcputcd assertion that captain
Cartcr's friends and attorneys have repeatedly
pleaded with the President for him Is denounced
as .a sheer and absolute falsehood" II is also
denied with lust as much emphasis that these
,rierls and counsel have tried 'to delay or
er,othor Investigation into his case II is de-
,l,rod that CAPTAIN Carter has constantly urged
The final and immediate disposition of hls case.
The brief continues:
Tho phrase "star chamber methods has nec1
used I'm MANY dispatches and sent from TINS Guy 10
r, ,.,-s tbroiirhout the country. and once for
all desire 10 say thar as 20 these ,
90 1o Injustice. They have only puohshed W.a1
was furni shed 10 them AS reliable Information an
many times 10 corre-po ndents OF newspapers ana
published hy them in the press OIL .-e i'ii,e
Captain carter. that he has been anproacnea m
property on CHG subject and 'hat u is W GmSy ~ a
ma 1rf, ~ Inc officers detailed try the case have
not been approved / repeat, A. TO those mi5reP-
sure The Correspondents who have given currency
90 them were led 10 believe that they, "ete ~. ~
and nubiisn n moro bascess faisehood The PreS-
dent o. nl knoM.'uE, tS me- This casearst was
, Captain Carriers trial conducted III ',' 'i i,
with the law and Ia the second place Is ne ''''-
am perfectly sure no unworthy suggestion WIS
Car,or N4 written opinion stated my views 50
plainly that there can be no cavi a. 10 my Mi 'l
acineer called unon him 10 express the Oelot that
captain carter had been uniusty convirtea ang
the conversation might IN every case be summed -
wrote me Immediately after his interview III WI IN u,
be- saws. The elst Of the conversation We En-,
rar,er an, honest man answered win all tho
Emphasis ! could command Absolutely
rn'ni,ated 10 the pres and published BY 1t during
the last year CONCERNING this case but "Vt'
o~.v 20 publish anything concerning = until he ms
satisfied himself of IT'S accuracy ana venue ~
Captair Garter who have furnished these miSrel-
re-entatous Will cease furnsh.ns m, "r NIX
fncy will have the courage 10 sign them WI IN
thoir proper names. or an honest believers must
believe Them not only 10 be wifu but also COW
n IS suggested nat captain carter ought 20
have correccd hos Ssire
20 assume H. entire responsibility for his sH"nce
Iie hos very often begged for Permission 70
have Insisted that SCORER or later HIS case would
De fairly heard and properly decided and that III
the newspaper press ~ the country before tina
hearing had taken place, when everyhody "oula
Judgment of tho merits OF his case.
] need not dwell upon the general Incompetence
OF detail. OF officers SELECTED nd hoe ~ the Sc
rotary ~ War TO deal With such questions. III is
30 dcr0gatou from tho character OF a military OIL
cor TO say that his training directly disqualihes
him 10 deal with important questions or law ana
inc complicated and difficult questions Of evidence
such are frequently presented I'm tho voluni-
nous records I'm this case. Indeed, n ia NOT stating
the case roo strongly To- say that II would not ne
easy 90 select an cQuai number Of high minded
gentlemen from any other walk OF lie less compe-
tent 10 deal with tho propositions this case pre-
SCENTS
4 great leal Of nis,onception has been caused by
givns the title ~ court 90 such officers as happen
''nn1rfial' added Co th" word court to avoid
misunderstood hut Il has NOT done so Tho de-
tai Of officers who oOnGemned the Due DEnehion
whose grave was dug before tho officers them
selves assembled. was called "a court" The detail
of officers ~ho condemned Admiral Byng. not be-
cause he was guilty hut. as Noltaire said 80 en-
courage a.. others" was called q court" The
detail ~ officers who condemned General Fltz John
who recently condemned Captain Dreyfus was
called court
!ectcd hy the head ~ military department for a
temporary purpose is Just the opposite Of court.
and an intelligent officers know this perfectly and
we'll recognize H.
After q long review OF the evidence the brief con-
cludes with
For tho serious errors IN law with which the rec
! ord of this fairly saturated. and which
worked grev0us wrong 10 the accused. the findings
which were fhe result OF those errors must neces-
sarily D." disapproved, and as there IS no evidence
| Innocence of the accused. reasonable ground
exists for suhjectng him 20 another trial.