The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-03
Profanely Says the Charges that He
Was Implicated Are Lies FOrmu-
lated by the Prosecution.
DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTIONS
HE CANNOT REMEMBER OF WHAT
NATURE THEY WE'RE.
Makes Caustic Replies to InterrOgatO.
rics-No Record an HIS Books of
Several Very Large Deals.

NEW YORK. Oct 2.-Hearing was re-
sumed before Commissioner Shields to-day
for the removal of B. d. Greene and j. F.,
f M. and w. T. Gavnor to the jurisdiction
of the Georgia federal courts. Robert F.
Westcott, father-in-law of Capt. Carter,
who has been under cross-examination for
the last two days of the hearing, was the
first witness.
Counsel for the defense showed Mr.. West
colt Cancelled checks aggregating s5O9S1.
drawn by him to the order of B. ID. Greene,
and asked what they were for. Mr.. West
colt said he could not remember. To
direct question Mr.. Westcott said he never
knew until the beginning of the present
proceedings that B. d. Greene was inter-
ested in any of the Savannah contracts.
He said he had some indistinct memory of
the Atlanta Construction Company, but
did not know what business it was in. He
did not recollect having loaned Captain
Greene $4,000 to carry out a contract in
Georgia Mr.. kellogg produced several
letters from Mr.. Greene. asking loans. and
letters from Mr.. Westcott to Mr.. Greene
inclosing sums varying from 5000 to $16,-
600. In his direct examination Mr.. West
colt said he honored Greene's request for
money under instructions from Captain
Carter.
did you get letters from Greene for
every check you sent him?" asked counsel.
mo; frequently / had nothing but in
structions from Carter" Mr.. Westcott said
Carter repaid all the money advanced to
Greene except $4,000. which Greene paid
himself by check.
Counsel took the witness into all the de-
tails of his purchase In 1894. of piece of
property on Eighth avenue that he SUBJ
sequently sold without profit to Carter
Mr.. Westcott said he paid for the property
in bills He could not remember the trans
action and could not find any record of it
in his check book. All through the cross
examination counsel had several times re-
ferred to information given to the govern
ment by Mr.. Westcott. The witness lost
his temper when the accusation was made
to-day.
at never said word he retorted. ''un-
til after Captain Carter's sentence was con-
firmed and he was in jail. gave my books
and papers TO my counsel, Mr. Stimson, of
Root Stimson & Howard. for investigation
after your firm had accused me of being
partner WITH JOnn GdynOT witness de-
MED that he was ever a partner of Gay
nor.
The witness said in an excited way, when
counsel taunted him on his improved men,
ory. "It is striking incident in a mans
life when he is accused of being a ID
thief You know that / am innocent and
that these statements are Id lies made
because 1 refuse to be implicated
The witness, in reply TO question. said
he was innocent. and admitted that he re-
ceived 100000 from Captain Carter. But
he said he understood the money came
from Greene
"You had transactions OF $4,000 witla
Reid and Flagg and you can't tell us any
thing about them?" asked counsel
1--WE had transactions of millions and
can't recall the Details Westcott re-
piled.
At this point an adjournment was taksn
until tomorrow.