The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-03
MAY ANSWER FOR CONSPIRACY
GREENE AND GAYNOR CASES BE-
FORE U. s. GRAND JURY.

Charges of Conspiracy Against the
Contractors and Their AssOciates
TO Re Investigated This Week-A
Delegation of Army Engineers
Now on Their Way TO Savannah 10
Appear as Witnesses-Greeme and
Gaynor Not Likely to BE the Only
Ones Against Whom Indictments
May BE Found-InterestinG DeveI-
Opments Likely TO Follow.
The session of the grand jury Of the
United States district Court. which con-
venes tomorrow is likely to prove the
most interesting meeting Of that body in
a number of years. 1t is expected that
the jury viii be in session all the week
and probably longer. District Attorney
Marion Erwin of Macon arrived yesterday
and Judge Speer is expected tonight
The chief interest in connection with the
meeting of the grand jury is of course the
expected indictment Of those who are
charged with having been associated with
Oberlin NJ. Carter in a conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States government while
Carter was a member of the Enginee rs
Corps and in charge of the COVE nment
work at Savannah. The indie ment of
Capt. b. d. Greene and Col. John r. Cay
nor, the principal members of the Attain
tic Contracting Company. has bsen fore
casted for months. 1t will hardly be ac-
cepted as a surprise. But there are others.
There are the best of reasons for el.eving
that indictments will be found against
other parties who were associated to
greater or less extent with Greene and
Gaynor in their operations at Savannah.
but whose names nave not been promi-
nently mentioned.
1t was stated some time ago that the
grand jury would probe the whole matter
of the Atlantic Contracting Company's op-
erations at Savannah, and that there are
wen known people who would have good
reason to feel uncomfortable until the
grand jury concludes its inves legations.
Even If no charges be brought against
them, they are likely to be summoned TO
testify as to a state Of affairs in which
they were participants.
District Attorney Erwin was seen yeSter-
day, but said that Ii was contrary to his
policy to discuss grand jury business.
There Is quite large docket" said Mr..
Erwin, land there viii be great deal of
business to bring before the grand jury.
Some of this business is of Importance,
and win require some time for considera-
ton"
1t was easy to infer what TIE important
business to which Mr.. Erwin referred is.
A Washington dispatch 10 the Morning
News last night STATED that a delegation
of officers of the army eng nicer corps eft
Washington for IN city yesterday after
neon, to give evidence in the consp racy
charges against the associates Of Carter.
The party is due to arrive this afternoon.
Some of the officers were witnesses at the
courtmartial. With the party is Mr. John
b. Mccarthy a record clerk of the war
department, in whose charge the records
of he eourtmartial were paced. Mr.. Nc
Carthy was a witness in the courtmartial
proceedings also and was several times
placed upon the stand 10 Identify rec rds
introduced as evidence.
The finding of the indictments, which are
expected, is likely to prove only the te-
ginning of a seres of interesting develop
men,s, which will prove second in inter
est only 10 the Carter case.