New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
CAPT. CARRIERS EXPENSES.
HIS PERSONAL BILLS SUBMITTED AT
HEARING IN THE GAYNOR CASE.

The hearing in the proceedings TO secure the re-
movsl Of John F.. ". T. and z. H Gaynor and
BENJAMIN D Greene. accused OF conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government in connection with ez-Cap-
tain Oberltn ". Carter. in Savannah Harbor i'm
provements, continued yesterday before United
States Commissioner Shields. The first witness was
F. NJ Smith. clerk In the Judge Advocate-Gen-
erals Office in Washington
United States District ATTORNEY Marion E-aj1 ~
Georgia. who is conducting the case for the Gov
eminent. asked Mr. Smith II he remembered re-
ceiving box containing letters and papers belong
Ing 70 Captain Carter. The witness said that a
box was received the Adtutant-Generars Office
on May 2 1888 and later another box or chest was
received The first box had been opened when the
second was received Mr. Smith said that he had
looked into the first box sufficiently to see that IL
did not contain a record Of Captain Carters trial
The second box was understood 70 contain record
Of the court martial The boxes the witness said
remained IN the chief clerks office until July 1sss
and were then carried 20 a storeroom In 800 the
Department OF Justice called for the boxes and on
June "A OF that year they were delivered to that
Department
On cross-examinatiou Mr. kellogg Of Kellogg
Rose Smith, attorneys for the defendants asked
questions to which the answers showed that a
number Of persons had had access 10 the rooms IN
which the boxes nad been placed
J. ". o. Sterly. chief clerk in the Government
engineers Office at Savannah under Captain Car
ter. vaE called verify certain checks issued
TO contractors by Captain Carter drawn on the
states.
20 certain supplementary contracts entered into
by Captain Carter for work in Savannah Ga \
paper was shown TO the witness concerning changes
in 1887 in work contracted for and accomplished in
1896. involving 100000
District Attorney Erwin endeavored 10 show thai
the names OF the bondsmen were forged By
Captain Carter's confidential clerk Michael A Con
molly There considerable wranEling between
the lawyers over the admission OF the document
but Commissioner Shields admitted It, and It
/ marked IN evidence
The supplemental contract in question concerned
certain dredging al about twice the cost II should
have been done for. The Gaynors signed the
contract and II necessary 70 show sigma lures
OF their bondsmen TO Il. Instead OF securing these
II is alleged that Connolly wrote them in himself
Contracts for work awarded by Captain Carter
IN 1896 were identified BY the witness and rendered
in evidence The Government sought 70 show that
Connolly had again displayed his penmansnip quail
tiles by signing names other than mis- own in these
contracts
Edward Johnson, an accountant Of New-Orleans.
was then called He was witness n the Carter
court martial proceedings He said in the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS office when the box OF private
| papers Of Captain Carter was opened He declared
opened before % or ampere @ T Contents 9T1 n9e Of Pen @
box have since been n his custody The list OF The
/ large number OF checks for money drawn in Car
ter,s name am for personal expenses .---.--
for drygoods several hundred dollars FOR pictIres
entry shows where ne paid 50 for a months ser
( vice for servants. and several entries where he
had presented 70 his brother checks for $50 and
| for Christmas present $500 check That Cap
tain Carter was fond OF pictures and 1ewelry was
/ evidenced from the number OF checks paid 70
/ further that Captain Carter's expenses increased
/ from 1890. when they were little more than 5000
/ in Jumps each year until 1895. when they were
/ nearly 500 600
! list q checks showing Captain Carers re-
/ lattons in Savannah was then referred To- When II
/ unroled and placed before the witness, II was
long and vOluninous that Mr. Kellogg arose
/ and asked = ne should leave the room IL order
/ that the Commissioner should not be crowded. Two
1 men were required TO arrange and hold I'D the big
/ roll.
The list was submitted 10 show how the alleged
| corruption money divided among the GIaynors
and Greene and Carter, 70 the extent OF 900 COO
| in fourteen months in checks OF comparatively
small amounts. Mr- Erwin recalled Captain Gil
lette, CAPTAIN Caruer's successor His testimony
/ was OF purely technical nature The Government
I then closed its case
| The hearing will be resumed on September 2
when the defence VIII present IT'S side Of the case