The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-03
capt. 0. M. CARRIERS ARREST.
,,s OF THE AFFAIR, WHICH
ocrrRRED ON DEWEY DAY.

nm and Wept Bitterly in His
icon CclI-Thc SPECIFICATIONS
mat Were DisapprOved by the
,aont-TnIIx of Proceeding
,nainst the Contractors.
Nj nc ,,e arrest and Imprisonment of Capt.
As cs,fer in New York on Saturday
che New York Press says: ION the
RI .,,, ON which Admiral Dewey march
4,un fine streets of New York, receiV-
Nj ,,. n131dits of city and nation, Car
NJ once one of the most popular and re
,e,ted officers of the army marched
FL u,,,,, down the same streets to disgrace
nj and a feou's cen
M pr..iJent Mckinley formally approved,
,,st FRIDAY. the sentence of the court
.,r+,.l which convicted Capt. Carter, and
Ri Assistant Adjutant General William A.
e. e.,,.=7n brought the papers from WASH
N t.-,or Shortly before o'clock yester-
N ,,, morning he went to the New York
81 ,r5len, cub, where Capt. Carter was
n Saving and sent in his card. He was
,aroit,ed and he and Garter talked to-
n c.,b.r quietly for a few minutes. Carter
mas dressed in civilian clothes. He drew
nm LIGHT overcoat and put on derby
tat and the two men left TIE club. AS
sistart Adtutant General Simpson was IN
CIVILIAN clothes also, and nothing occur
nd in the club to indicate that an arrest
N vas being made
Taken to a Cell.
The TWO men took train to the Bat
t,rv. attracting no more attention than
any other two men along the route. At
the Battery they took the government tug
a Gen. Hancock to Governors Island. They
did moi go 10 the upper deck, Whlch Is re-
served for officers, as Carter was no long
\ er an officer The soldiers on the boat no
n iced that they did not go 10 the upper
deck but as they stood on the front of
n tne lower deck talking the men supposed
f that they did SO because they preferred
to remain below.
When they arrived at the office of Capt
81 B. X Roberts, officer in charge on the
4 ISLAND. Mai. Simpson formally gave Car
Il ter into the custody of the captain, bowed
and started at once for Washington. Capt
Roberts had known Carter for years, and
h Capt Carter had been a frequent and well
Il come visitor in his home. 1t was a painful
duty for him to order Carriers conhne-
Ment He called Lieut.. kilburn, the officer
Of the guard, aud placed Carter in his
charge. Lieut.. Knburn and Carter walked
together to Castle Williams.
Up to this point Carter had been treated
with every consideration, and nothing had
been done that indicated in any way that
he under arrest. Once inside the
prison all changed. Carter was no longer
an officer in the army. He was simply
convict.
Guard, put this man in cell No. s."
was the order
The guard marched Carter into the cell,
locked the door, and the Gentry continued
his rounds.
No FavOrites.
From that moment Carter was treated
exactly like any other prisoner in the
castle. When noon came he received the
regular army ration for prisoners, and at
night be slept on the same kind of a cot
as The Others
The cells in Castle Williams are made in
me Old classmates in which the guns were
placed when she was a fort The walls
are Of brick and stone, and are white
washed. The windows and the doors are
barred heavily. There is but one window
I'D each cell, it being made in the embras-
uie through which the guns formerly
pointed. The one in cell No. g. in which
Carter is confined, looks toward Ellis Is
land.
Guarded by n Soldier.
Tho Journal says: A soldier was directed
i" stand at Carriers door and watch him.
When Carter was alone he threw himself
ol tnc cot and wept bitterly.
ilto ollN visitor was Lawyer l.. /. Kel-
i'Sg. Tie spent on hour with Garter, ar
ranging his business affairs. Mr.. Kellogg
f'd that Carter had broken down COM
I1'uy and protested his innocence with
every breath.
ayr. Kellogg got into a dispute on the
m"Ihoat General HANCOCK with Col.
!>rue, chief Of the medical division, and
1T looked for "A few minutes as if there
'1Ad he q personal encounter.
u" Yer Kellogg denounced tho members
=" ing conrtmartial which tried Carter;
sag uat there never was an honest trial
before military court aud that military
u .ounals believed an accused man 10 he
EIHy ana compelled him 10 prove his in
lrreucc.
Your remark. SIR" said Col Byrne
10 Us an old man, is q direct insult to
army and applies TO me personally as
-aNo been on many courtmartials."
Kellogg
Col Bymc eiared at the youthful law
yer and walked away.
mere never was "A faTer courtmartial"
N' COZ. Byrne, Than the one that proved
rp' Carter guilty. 1t is just verdict
Everyone IN the army believes that Capt.
arter is guilty. The evidence against
l.'n IS overwhelming
soldiers in trying men az courtmartial
,'F i' find something in their favor so as
"" prevent disgracing their calling. but
mere rs nothing in favor Of Carter except
abusive remarks OF his lawyers ana
ends. 1t is good thing that influence
''o'd not sway the President"
Arrested by an old Friend.
apt Roberts said to the Tribune re-
I,lns the arrest of Capt Carter
II was the hardest duty ever allotted 10
't as an officer in tho army. to place
fl' Carter under arrest and have him
'.4'ed ~ close confinement lie was a
mate Of my brother and as such be-
ue friendly with The members Of my
'inliN OF course, duty is duty ana We
lave 10 obey orders"
AZ the Athletic club.
apt Carriers case brings into pubic
V'.-l one of the leading clubs Of The
@.ulry' the New York Athletic. for Capt
tilloi. convicted of fraud and ther by a