Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-01
NO MERCYFOR CARTER
President M'KinIey Approves
the Courtmartial's Sentence.
THE PUNISH WENT is SEVERE
Capt. Carttris Discharged from the Ser
Vice. Must Pay IS Fine of 200 and gid
Spend Five Years ut Hard
Labor in Prison. "..
tEy Telegra,ph.)

tEy Teleernph)
MASH .<';TDE, S-pt. @r.--Thc Pres
iu"n1 has approved tho sentence impos-
co ny '1nrtmartiaI on Captain D5cr,n
N. Carter CORPS Of engineers. L. $. A.
ahG formal order WAS today issued
'!om the War Department, directing, the
execution 81 the sentence
Inc verdict OF the court vas as SOL
lows: - .H"
And the the court does. therefore,
sentence the accused. Captain Ohcrin
VI. Carter. colps of engineers. United
states Army To be dismissed from the
service Of the United States. TO suffer
! i me OF $4,000, 70 be confined ut hard
! !:lEor. at such place as the proper au-
1hority may direct. for FIVE years. ana
the crime. punishEent name and
| Ei;ice Of abode of the accused to b., pub
liShed IN n" newspapers in and ;bou.
| NE station and the state from which
resides
THE FORMAL APPROVAL.
| Following is the formal approval Of
the verdict:
The findings of the courtmartiai in
| the matter Of The foregoing proceedings
against Captain Oberln NJ. Garter
corps IF engineers. U. S. Army. are
hereby approved as to all except the
following: a. mr
! Charge III. specifications :. S. . ana
Charge III, specifications }, 4 8. G
. $, IL and 30. Which are disapprovetl.
| And the sentence imposed by the
lcouI;nlartial upon the defendant, ODER
lin NJ. Carter. is hereby approved.
eSlSned) ELIHU ROOT
| Secretary of War
Executive Mansion, Washington, Sept.
| 30 1899 -
| "Approved and confrmed:
| (SisneD "WILLIAAI M'F<INLEN.'
CAST OUT OF THE ARMY.
| Appended 70 the orders as given
bnNe. is the following: ~:
| by direction Of the Secretary If
War. Capt. Oberin NJ. Carter, corps of
engineers, ceases to be an officer 81 the
army from this date. and the United
states penitentary. Fort Leavenwo.l;l
HAS. is designated as the place for Ms
confinement. where he will be sent rs
the commanding general, Department.
or the East, under proper guard
Hy command of Maj. Gen Miles.
r. g Corbin. Adjutant General"
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
Charges We're preferred; against Cant
Garter by General John NJ. Wilson
Chief cf Engineers. on December as
ls9' These charges We're made afte.
the investigation by a board OF cnai-
neefs Or the river and harbor works at
't!iiie'''' NId.. atI nI olntf points in KAT
ctlStrlct, which had been under th,. su-
pervlslon Of Capt Carter. The charges
mainly consisted of q declaration mat
Garter had entered into a conspiracy
Win other persons to defraud the Unit.
ed States. -
Sarter and certain parties had def:auG
ed the United States OF from 81 roo noG
TO $1,000, 900.
:. THE TRIAL.
y ne charges resulted in a courtnar-
~. '.L,l Whlch lasted several months, and
Nnlch was presided over BY Gen. Oils
roW comma nding in the Philippi1es
me Judge advocate of the court vas
lol. Thomas f. Barr, and the court
tseif consisted Of ocerths in nearly
every branch Of the service and Of i.;:eh
RANK The trial resulted in the yer,,int
and sentence which was approyer ~
day. = : 80 -
Ihc case has attained Widespread re-
.otistF on account of the financial and
s'c'1l connections Of Cptain Career.
WITHOUT PRECEDENT.
no such consideration, and no such
amount Of time has ever been o;,.,.n
previously in a courtmartial case ,rha
reference to the attorney general is
ALSO stn1ethlng unusual, but this action
was taken. il is said, to give 1ht. officer
innocence - IVY MS
fEc charges which are dsannro,
are ,nf minor Importance and rala;, ~
sihailef Items of river and ia
worms IN which it was alleged Garter
nau dctraIded the government. The
man contentious Of the prosec:,tin,,
are sustained 80
CARTER is TNCARCERATEp
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Captain Oher-
IN NJ carter was arrested early toflav
~ ms city by Assistsxat Adjutant Cen
eidi simpson. who came on snacial!,,
from washington for the purpose. Can
ta:n IaNter was taken TO Governors
islann and handed over TO Captairr r
y: ROBERTS, the commanding OFFICER
win orders to keep strict guard ana
E,ent 80 me-
captain Carter is now in one of tho
upper case9aate cells in Castle William
=. l.. Kellogg, of the law firm Of Kcl
loss, Rose & Smith, called upon can
tam Roberts and asked ptarmission r.
see Catain Carter -
TERRIBLY DEL Et-TED .R
Aiter his visit to Capt Carter Mr.
helloSs said the prisoner was terrihl>.
ueJecleu, and seemed to realize tha1
there was no appeal from the sentana,,
captain Roberts. in speaking of the
arrest said: .''e
~ was the hardest duty ever allot
tea 70 me as an officer in the arrnv ~
place Captain Carter under arrest and
nave MN placed in close confinement
ne was classmate Of my brothers
ana as SUCH became Friendly with tho
members Of my family. OF course dutv
is duty and we have To cha,y orda,.. -