The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
THEY MUST STAND TRIAL.
ALLEGED CONSTRUCTORS WITH
CARTER INDICTED.

Indictment Against Bcnpami "a
ID. Greene, John II. Gaynor
Edward +. Gnynor and Mi
chael 4. ConnnHy 49, It IL Said
That Other Contractors and Per-
sons Of Less Prominence Are In
tbe Same Ronf-More Than Dozen
Indictments Presented.
The grand jury Of The United States
District Court returned fifteen or sixteen
indictments yesterday afternoon. Among
them WIS an indictment against benjamin
d. Greene. John T. Gayuor Edward H.
Gaynor and Michael a. Connaly. charg-
Ing them with conspiring TO defraud the
government of sums Of money, exceeding
a million ana half Of dollars
Other indictments than these were found
but they were not made public, nor could
the names of those indicted be secured.
The members Of the grand jury and the
officers of tire court preserved their Gus
tomary reticence. and it was only with
extreme difficulty that it could be deter
mined definitely that Messrs. Greene, John
and Edward Gaynor and Connolly had
been indicted. IT is said. though, and the
that the indictment for conspiracy in the
Carter case includes a number Of others,
who bore a less prominent part, and whose
alleged connection with the case has not
been so widely known.
The grand jury was called into the
court room about O'Clock. There had
been little previous indication that the in
dictments were 10 be presented, and with
the exception Of the witnesses that had
been called in the many cases now pend
ing before the grand jury. there was
comparatively scant body of spectators.
The cases against the alleged conspirators
have been in progress for several days,
and the information that the members of
the grand jury and the officers of the
court have permitted 10 become public mas
been so exceedingly meager that the pub
lie interest has become a trhe weakened.
The crowds that had been accustomed to
seek and frequent the court room during
the first days Of the trial before the grand
jury. in the hourly expectation that some
thing would trangpire had become some
what tired and were in other parts of the
city, in search Of something a little more
amusing.
This accounted for the comparatively
small attendance When the grand jury
filed in, accompanied by its officers and
special bailiffs, with their rods and slaves
OF Office, the district attorney and assist
ant district attorney were both present.
The air Of solemn expectancy that brood
ed over the court room betokened the
current belief that something more than
usually important was about to happen
and that persons more distinguished in
the social and business world than those
against whom indictments are usually
found. were to be presented to the court,
charged with high crimes and misdemean-
Ors.
The indictments that had been prepared
by the grand jury were handed to Mar
shall Barnes and by him to the clerk Of
the court Al this stage Of the proceed
ings District Attorney Erwin stated to the
court that some of those against whom
Indictments had been found had not been
arrested and he considered It for the best
that the names of none Of the prospec-
tive defendants should be made public I'M
~ all Of them were in the custody of the
officers OF the court. To this implied sug-
gestion Judge Speer returned prompt ac-
quieseence. saying he believed himself
that 1t would not be wise for the defend
ans TO become acquainted with the fact
OF their Indictment until they were an
prised Of the fact By an officer deputed 10
accomplish their arrest
District Attorney Erwin stated further
that It would be necessary for the court
to issue bench warrants for the arrest OF
some OF those against whom indictments
had been found. IL is understood that
these warrants We're issued and signed bv
the court Immediately after the adjourn
ment, and that deputy marshals. deputed
10 make the arrests, either left last night
OF viii leave this morning Ii NAV he
though, that the warrants will be sent
by mail ana the defendants arrested bv
ofncers from the districts in which they
reside.
Edward F. Gaynor. one of the defend
ants against whom an indictment for con-
spiraey was found, was in Savannah a
rev DAYS ago. but left almost simultane-
ousiy with the opening session Of the grand
jury. John F. Gaynor and BENJAMIN ID.
Greene are said 10 be in New York, where
interviews with one Of them were had a
rev days ago. while Connolly is reputed
70 be in Cuba. The last named defepdan M
was practicing law in Savannah up 10 n
month ago and left the city about The
TIME rumors of prospective indictments bv
the grand jury OF The Federal Court began
70 De holsed ana TO become geierally
KNOWN The officers Of The court bavc
Kept constant watch on the movements ~
those they intended to indict and have
stated inadvertently. that they oould mn
thelr hands on them whenever they desired
TO do 50. i is probable that their desire
~ oo inns was never stronger than il Is
at the present moment
Ihose familiar with the case
are able to hazard fairly accurate onjn.
IONS as 70 the names of the additiapa'
defendants, especially those who mad !
prominent connection with the contract.
iorlthe Improvement of the rivers and mar.
DOTS Of savannah and Brunswick ana Inc
other works Of Improvement. the direction
Of which was coniided TO the officer of The
corps OF engineers in charge OF this dis.
trict..
The details Of this case were presented
10 the grand jury by District Attorne,
Marion Erwin. while the rest Of the case.
In which bills were found. some fourteen
Or hueen in number, We're conducted be
Tore mat body by Assistant District Al
toruey w. r. Leaken
The alleged Carter conspirators were no
10y any means the only ones indicted. ~
+. Carter. the expos master at Medium
was presented 10 che court for uppro.,riat
ing TO his own uses and purposes The fund,
Or the postohlce Of which he had charge
Carter, when he was arrested, said ina
he had used the money obtained ia tbf