The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-03
Millions 4 MERE TRIBE
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ROBERT WESCOTT COULDN'T RE-
MEMBER DETAILS Oas SUCH
PETTY TRANSACTIONS
FATHER-IN-LAw OF CARTER
Proceedings for the Removal of the
Convicted Army Omcer,s Accom-
pIices to Georgia Federal
Jurisdiction.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 2-Hearing was re
sumed before Commissioner Shields to.
day for the removal of B. d. Greene an.
]. F., e. M. and w. T. Gaynor to the
Jurisdiction Of the Georgia federal
courts.
robert Wescott, father-in-law of Capt.
Carter. who has been under cross-ex-
animation for the last two days of the
nearing, was the first witness. Counsel
for the defense showed Mr. Wescott can
called checks aggregating $5O9, 991 drawn
D. him to the order of B. D. Greene.
and asked what they were for. MT.
Wescott said he could not remember. 10
direct question Mr. Wescott said he
never knew until the beginning of the
present proceedings that B. D. Greene
was interested In any of the Savannah
contracts. He said he had some indis-
tinct memory of the Atlantic Construe-
ton company, but did not know what
business they were in. He did not rec
ollect having loaned Capt Green 5000
to carry out contract in Georgia.
Mr.. Kellogg produced several letters
from Mr.. Greene asking. loans and letters
from Mr. Wescott to Mr. Greene enclos-
Ing sums varying from $1,000 to $4,000
In his direct examination Mr.. Wescott
said he honored Greene's request for
money under instructions from Capt. Car
ter
Did you get letters from Greene TO-
every check sent him?" counsel asked.
mo; frequently had nothing but In
structions from Carter
Witness said Carter paid all the money
loaned to Greene except so, 900, which
Greene paid in checks.
counsel took witness into tow as to his
purchase of a piece of property in 1896
on Eighth avenue, which he subsequently
sold to Capt. Carter. Wescott said he
paid for the property in bills. He could
not remember the transaction and could
not find any record of it in his check
book
All through the Characterization coun-
sci had several times referred to infor-
nation given to the government by Mr..
Wescott. The witness lost his temper
when the accusation was made today.
I'VE never said a word" he retorted,
until after Capt. Carriers sentence was
confirmed and he was IN Jail. 1 gave
my books and papers to my counsel, Mr.
Simson, of Root, Simson & Howard for
investigation after "aur firm had accused
me of being partner with John c. Gay
nor
Witness denied that he was ever a
partner of Gaynor.
Inc witness said IN an eXited way,
when counsel tainted him on his i'm
proved memory:
1T is a striking incident In a man
life when he accused of being damned
theft. You know that 1 am innocent
and that these statements are damned
lies made because I refuse to become
| Implicated
&c witness In reply to question said
he was innocent and admitted that he
had received 100000 from Capt. Carter:
but, ne said, he understood the money
came from Greene
You had transactions of $4,000 with
Reid d Flagg and you can't tell us any
thing about them?" asked counsel.
I've had transactions of millions, and
can't recall the details, y Wescott re-
piled. $50
At this point an adjournment was taken
until tomorrow.