The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-30
Dismissal From Army and Fine
of $4,000.
FIVE YEARS IN PRISON
Ft. LeaVenWOrth Designated as
Place of Confinement.
The Former Captain Arrested
In New York Today.
Is Shut Up Temporarily In
Castle William.

Washington. Sept so.-The president
has approved the sentence imposed by
court martial on Captain Oberlin II
Carter, corps of engineers, q. s A.
and a formal order was today issued
from the war department directing the
execution of the sentence The verdict
of the court was as follows
And the court does therefore sent
ence the accused, Captain Oberlin NJ
Carter corps of engineers. L. S army,
to be dismissed from the service OF the
United States, to suffer a fine Of 5000.
to be confined at hard labor. at such
place as the proper authority may di-
rect. for five years. and the crime. pun
ishment, name and place OF abode of
the accused to be published in the news
papers in and about the station and
the state from which the accused came,
or where he usually resides
Following is the formal approval OF
the verdict:
"The findings of the court martial I'm
the matter of foregoing proceedings
against Captain Oberlin NJ Garter.
corps of engineers, United States army
are hereby approved as to all except
the following:
"Charge II, specifications Z, 8, 8 and
10. Charge II, specifications 3, 4, 3. s.
Z, 9. IL and %, which are disapproved-
And the sentence imposed by the court
martial upon the defendant Oberli2 n
Carter, is hereby approved.
(Signed:) ''ELIHU ROOT
Secretary Of War -
Executive Mansion, Washington, D.
c., Sept. %, 1899
Approved and confirmed.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.~
Appended to the order above is the
following:
'fBv direction of the secretary OF war.
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter. corps Of en-
gineers, United States army, ceases To
be an ofhcer OF the army Iroi'l .. .lllz -
and the United States penitentiar2.
Fort LeavenWorth, Kan, is designated
as the place of his confinement, where
he will be sent by the commanding gen
eraI, department of the east under
proper guard
Miles: H C CORBIN.
"Adjutant General
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK
New York. Sept. 3O.-Csptain Oberliu
NJ. Carter was arrested today IN TINS
city, by Assistant Adjutant General
Simpson who came on specially from
Washington for the pureDOse- Captain
Carter was taken to Governors Island
and handed over to Captain b. J. RoD-
erts, commanding officer, with orders 10
keep strict guard and put Captain car
ter in close confinement Captain Car
ter is now in one of the upper case
mate cells in Castle William. He VIII
be notified of his dismissal from the
army and will be handed over TO the
civil authorities in New York
L. L. Kellogg. of the law firm Of kel-
lOgg, Rose & Smith. called upon Cap
tain Roberts and asked permission TO
see Captain Carter. Mr. Kellogg re-
fused to make a statement on b-half
of Captain Carter
CARRIERS CRIME
Charges were preferred against Caps-
Carter by Gen. John NJ Wilson, chief
of engineers, December 13. 1897 These
O
ton by a board of engineers of the
river and harbOr works at Savannah.
Ga, and other points in that district.
which had been under the supervision
of Can't Carter. The charges mainly
consisted of a declaration that Carter
had entered into a conspiracy with
other persons TO oeIraud the Cnlte4
States. It was alleged in the charges
that Carter and certain parties had de-
frauded the United States Of from 81
1000 to 100000 The trial OF the
charges by a cOurtmartial over which
Gen. Otis. now commanding in the
Philippines, presided, lasted several
months. The judge advocate Of the
court was Col Thomas F Barr and the
court itself consisted Of officers in near
Iy every branch of the service and of
high rank
The trial resulted in the verdict and
sentence which was approved today
The case has attained widespread nOto-
riety on account of the financial ana
social connections Of Captain Carter
NC Sucn cOuslueIdLiOll' anu no 1eEA
amount of time has ever been given
previously in a court martial.
The reference to the attorney general
is also something unusual but this ac-
tiOn was taken, it is said, to give the
officer every possible opportunity TO
prove his innocence. The charges
which are disapprOved are Of minor
importance and relate to smaller items
of river and harbor works. in which
it was alleged Captain Garter had de-
frauded the government The main
contentious of the prosecution are sus-
tanned.