Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-01
yur CONDEMNATION OF CARTER.
Attorney Blair LiI>ens IL to the DreS-
Ius Case.


CHICAGO. September So.-Attorney
Frank p. Blair, who assisted in defend-
ing Captain Carter, was visibly affected
As he read the Washington dispatch an
nouncing that President Mckinley had
approved the finding Of the court-martial'
He exclaimed: 1t is an outrage; II Is
equal to the Dreyfus case. THIS Is the
first intimation / have had Oh me ap-
prOval Of the President. 1 see TINS Is an
Associated Press dispatch, and l guess II
must be true. The case IS no" Deyoiu
legal Intervention, as the Nerdicl s'dius
and cannot be changed.
"NIv opinion OF the matter never has
changed. and. think, never VIII be. 1t Is
a conspiracy The court-martial wiifully
and dagrantly disobeyed the law Iesu-
mony which should never have been ad-
mitted was accepted, and that which was
clearly entitled to be brought IN was eX-
Guided.
PERJURED TESTIMONY.
"Captain Carter was convicted on per-
iured testimony. as the defence clearly
proved. Dreyfus was condemned on
beargav. Wherein lies the difference!
The principal witness for the prosecution
was easily caught in the cross-eXamlhd-
ton. and yet he was allowed TO go on
and on his testimony alone Captain Car
ter was condemned. This injustice 10 an
innocent man shows that court-martlal
IS utterly unht to grapple with the ques-
tons involved in a case Of this hnd.
"In my estimation a majority OF the
members OF the court-martial were honest
in their belief of Captain Carter gullt.
They were induced TO find the Captain
guilty in the main because OF perJured
testimony on the part OF the government
witnesses"
THE CAPTAINS ARREST.
NEW YORK. September 3O.-Captain
Oberlin NJ. Carter. who has been convict
ed by court-marJial of defraudlhg the
government. was arrested In the new
York Athletic club this morning oy AS
Observation-Disclosures Simpson, Chlteu
States army, who came from washington
for the purpose. under instructions OF the
Secretary Of War Captain Carter Is now
a prisoner in Castle William, GoverE"Fs
Island.
General Merritt. commander of the Dor
partfnent of the East, received a telegram
this morning. informing him that an Oh
ficer was in New York for the purpose OF
securing Captain Carter. The telegram
stated that the officer had been instruct
ed 10 report 20 him.
At lO O'Clock Major Simpson reached
Governors Island with his prisoner. Cen
eraI Merritt had then left for the purpose
OF participating in the military paraCe'
Colonel Barbour, assistant ad1utant-sehe
raj. received the prisoner, ON DehaH OF
General Merritt. and then turned nm
over 10 Captain b. X. Roberts, command
ant OF the post. Captain Roberts saId 20
night; -..-r.r,
PRISONER WAS SURPRISED.
Captain Carter is securely locked up
I'm a cell. alone, under guard. Every pre-
caution win be taken lest he escape, out
he will be treated with all respect as Il
nrlsorer lie was nervous and very much
affected when he arrived here, ana salu
tha+ his arrest had been O great surprise
IN him. He will remain I'm Castle william
untI further orders from Washington are
received and then be taken 10 Fort Lea
vanvorth. Kan, where he Will serve MS
sentence 49,.
Captain Roberts believes that Garter
viii be taken West about next Nednes-
day. In the mean time. the only visitors
mat will be permitted TO see him VIII be
members of his family and counsel, ana
then only IN the presence Of the com
mandant Of the post or his lieutenant,
who is officer OF the prison.