The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-19
THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF
CAPT. CARTER AT .SA VANWAH

ksrs5s 81 tb4uSS EGl1s. 81 Whlch NJ Pea Eakea
mo eo-rt indicated against his sapessaT
<-g-5Str.
Roters r wes,cott's health failed ard
~ vas 3@rctsi 81 I've abroad Ae had tGe
s~sitb 80 -jse whyre aa p.ease1, s.gJ So
eialsy ne wSs - SFezg shakes HE vas
= ss,lE-gnal ie man ana; Ia tfze MAKING E04ird
mp aaoTc dollars tasu social graccS kat
~ wasted tu aaVc a gs~s1 [8lstG across taa
ssater and WAS sAre13 enough 20 value p
sronncrtton wiJa va etstetr 81 tAu ganS. at
talNaeeatS ami s~sfSaEA! sr3ces cs Carter.
- Re decided go have -AAE yeNaE Han s. 1t
over Is military &s.acae. he coG3i * thjs
and help esga 81 "a himself thereby y tae
brSt society 10 ACHQoas
80 &ao0t the .iGse saat the h.g appreprs-
alton IAN uut n Savannah. SO Use story
goes. " estCogt pr5clsrc3 the assistance n
wealthy and influential mar. wvA liked
- the administrator ~ shc Eea1 70 had
dose ia tbe campaign. - vail CA Mr., Ac>
ht0isy 2nd Esolnt oAlt tae ACCESSIBILITY II TIA
latter tanning Carter ~ military AttAcae
10 lea11Q2g, Incidentally tAss mutual fFier8
vas "a intimate og pat l. mere Strongly
tAat II sucn event Wastcott voui8 see 10
Il Jhat Carter dtI not lack Tor funds 90 sat
h3wlIfs@ swell even IL IT, took $500 a
scar, AE3 Is vas doEss u WAS one of Mo
hinlcy's eatsies| appointments.
Gets Anothsr Commission.
This tGrn os fortune placed Garter sslu
mare strongly 81 tae eye II Those Who
count. He VAS favored oc fortune Ia may
ways. About this tInae the adv .sah.aty u
SCHEME 3awaea CA tho minds ~ statesmen
to gao4 effect. the blll has passed tao
senate-~and available timber For conmts-
slUncrs 10 go don there ana LOOK into
things was being sought. Carter being al
engineer o. marked ablitS-this Is Son-
ceIcG on All aamdS-Nas gazVd upon as a
promising subject. of course, wAcn he
was as&sg De1 - London Dc was relieved Il
The district 81 savannah.
Wen along IN 1877 Carter was named as
81 member OF the commission Instructed 10
~ E.as. D
protect tie never went. Here Is where
the gossip hreaks .at0 the story FOR ina
1rst time lie Wvnt Instead Io tAa! dinner
a the Army and Navy ClUb Fat next
day ne was relieved from she commission
detail He made some remarks absut aB
Investigation. shortly afteFWaTd he be-
came thv subject ~ enc.
Wien Carter Nas relieved fren duly a
Savannah Capt. CaSAus l.. Gillette u thc
engineers was named his Successor. In
s. short time Gillette made chtEses reject
tug on Cafters integrity white IN charge
II the district. These charges were Aterat-
e3 and re3tera ted Gutti court Of snqUlfy
was ordered. II ~as constituted as hAs
been mentioned AMI sat from carly ~ Sep
tenlbgT, iSss, uEtii about tAe middle ri tie~
toher. The report Of Is findings sent Capt.
Carter before A ccuri martial.
THIS report sets out an extent ~ alleged
fraud which IS appalling. The Defendant
Is charged VITA having conspsrcd vita me
contractors 50 prevent bidding. 70 give The
cont FACTORS the beat Of x Al all stages -
divide tav amounts cVerpaid with the con-
tractor, ard. tn short With having MIXED
thc government 81 from AZ ihe way from
NWesVs) TO thrice that sum Cartef'e share
% the ili-Eotten galus Il Is alleged. was
about &.01ot
Brought Before "a Court-NartisI.
rp7n the recept ~ this report with is
tusliEgs a courf-fnarllal was a certainty.
c'ne wac ordered ~ she secretary ~ var
ln an order pg.ulssatai December .. fsgs Il
@aS ordered 10 convene at Savannah. TIA,