Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-15
The Attorney General Awaiting
Agreement in Carter Case.
STATEMENTS GUESSNORK
No Expression by the Afforaey-
General as TO How the Case
S'andS-The Causes of Delay.
Statement DY Colonel Barr the
attorney for fhe Government
Before the Court MarfIaI.


Washington, Sept. 14.-Many igrTor-
tpat facts bearing upon the case of
Captain Obellin NJ. Carter Of the en-
gfneer corps have been clcitained by Il
representative Cf t1e Associated Press.
These facts. from administration
sources, show the absTrdity of npmeT-
ous Statements which have been
printed in tlqe case.
To begin with, there ds no absolute
knowledge thai Attorney General
Griggs has tbs,cided to sustain the ver-
dict of THE court martial Statements
rhat this will he his o.fnion are mere
g1eslswoTk They may or may not
prove trIs. The friends of the a.
torncy general say that he wagld be
oRen TO se'vere criticism should he, as
already seated readh an opinion IN
advance of She arguments to be made
by Wayne AlacVeagh, leading counsel
for ClIitatn Carter. In June last the
attorney gttueral promised Mr. Mac
Veagh that uotlli.lg would I,e done in
the case until he hld made his oral
argument. Mr. AIccVeagh would, it
is understood, have argued the case
long before this but for the breaking
down of his health, which necerttait-d
a trip to Europe. Attorney General
Grfggs expected that Mr. AIacVeagh
would have reaohed Wash51gtclr be-
h
from him, and it is supposed thkt ae
Will be here 10y the middle of this
month or very soon thereafter.
When the attorney generals decrs-
ion has been reAaahetl .lle w;H tra1I init
it to- the president, who VIII pass rs,-
ON 1T himself. and the verdict win
probaIbly be made public at the war
department.
CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
1T is stated from the best sources
that the verdict of the court martial
i'm the case of Capta6n Carter was
transmitted TO the president for ac-
ti0E last summer at "a time when
every minute was taken up with duties
in conneciiom with the war with
Spain. The verdict of the court mar
tial was naturally contrary to Che
views of the counsel and fliel1fls of
Captain Carter Mr.. NIacVeagh and
others Representing him Went 10 Pres
ident MCKINLEY immediately after the
verdict had been transmitted and rep
ressnlted in the most f0rcible naLmsr
chat Captain Carter had been con-
victed upon evidence WHICH S1onld
DeYer have been adinliuted to the count
and tEDt he had also been
Handicapped by she prejudice OF some
of its members. After pustiEg the
case in Ills lns3rjner, the request was
made tl-rIt the president should not
decide upon it urda sle had re1sonally
reviewed the facts and ccuEd IeSicn
conclusion. The preside-H
then had no time to do this, because
OF the g:edi mass Gf papers relating
to the case. There are 5000 pages Of
written testimony, SEQ exhibits cf diff
fereHt kinds, and LOCO pages of
printed briefs on both sides. Those
familiar with she fact that the presi-
dent has been Occri led for every m0-
merit duutAg Tire last year will under
stand how hard it would have besu
for him to have literally complied with
the request of the counsel of Captain
Carter and have revieweI in detail this
great nIlss nf pagers.
That he might he perfectly fair,
however, he. through ex+Secretary
Alger, requested George F. Edlnunds
to review the case Mr. EdnunGs did
so. rct;sdeling his opinion to the presi-
1eTt. 1t is now k-lcwn that the orin-
ion was not satisfactory to the presi-
dent, and he thereupon asked the at
to:1ey general TO take the matter in
charge. The attorney general fEdS
plenty of work in his department., ard
It was not Until hast winter t.lat he
had tire to begin the review of the
papers in the case and TO Este1 to
)ral arguments of representatives OF
both sides. BY degrees he took up the
lapeTs which fill a sInall-stized room,
lGId about Il month ago finished this
'eview. He has not. it caiS be posi-
lively stated, reached any decision.
rFhE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Charges have been made TO the
fleet that the catSe has tbsen held
'aok to allctw the sl,latute of Limitations
O cover many of the supposed sins of
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