The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-30
CAPTAIN CARTER WAS THRIFTY
INVESTED HIS yLL-GAtNBD MONEY
IN GOOD SECURITIES.
He Received one-third Of the stenl-
inRs ms His Shnre-lhc no"crn-
menrs Loss Was $2,10O,op0.

Atlanta. Ga. April 29.-The Constitn
ton tomorrow morning viii prius tho re-.
rort or Eaward r. johnson, the experi
accountant detailed by Attorney General
Griggs to assist United States Distrie'
Attorney Erwin Of Georgia IN developing
the extent of the frauds charged 10 have
been perpetrated upon the government oy
Captain o. NJ Garter, now serving
sentence In the military prison az Fo't
Lcavenworth, Kan Accompanying Inc
report which was made yesterday 10
Mr. Erwin, is a statement from Mi. West
colt. Carters father in law. in which he
repudlates Carriers statement that inc
assets in the afiar were Wodcotts
Following are extracts from Expert
Tohnson's report.
FEBRUARY TO- 1879 Garter issued dis
bursting checks 10 the contractors, whien
we're deposited by them, for $lS'ooO' Oh
which one third Is drawn out by them.
and on same date Carter invests Slo,pVo
in bonds.
august {, 1896 Garter issued disburs
ing checks 10 the contractors. which was
deposited by them. for 5000 Of ~hlcn
one. third less So allowed for Carter
expenses to New York. 10 Withdrawn by
them and two days later Carter invests
$4,000 in bonds. ~
'Noyenhcr s. 1893 Carter issued dis
1 bursing check 10 the contractors for 4ln'-
| 600. OF which ono third was wiinara WI
from deposit. and the same day Carter M
vested $4,000 in bonds
December 4, 1888, Carter issued as
bursting checks 10 the contractors whlcn
/ wero deposited by them fer S53.OI3. OF
which one-thrd. less S7b allowed for Car
ter's expenses TO New York is Withdraw
by them and on the same day Garter 10
vested $4,000 in securities
January S. 1894. Garter issued dis
bursting checks TO the contractors when
we're deposited by them for S4a,o7o, oil
which one third, less 70 allowed Tor carr
ters expenses to New York, is Withdraw
by them, and on the same day Carter IN
vested $4,000 in securities.
February 5. 1894 Carter issued dis
bursting check to the contractors, whicr
was deposited by them for SpiUOO, OF
which one-third was Withdrawn IN cash
by them. and on the same day Garter ~
vested SIS 900 In securities.
September 8, 1894. Carter issued dis
bursting check to the contractors Tor S4ei''
O75. September II. 1894, cashed by them
s1525l0; deposited by Carter on same daie
Sl03. c22.7S, and subsequently invested b!
him, including another collection DeceH'
Der 4, 1894 OF $4,000
The report shows continuance oil I'M
divisions month by month as the money
was paid by the government from the De
ginning 10 the end OF Carriers control a
Savannah. and on this feature OF the re
port the Constitution says the figures
show Carter's e-thlri Of tho spoils =
have been over $4,000. exclusive OF NJ
share in the last checks for S5lo,7i9 30
which were paid over In New York AZ "a
time Carter was about to leave the dlstric
when succeeded by Captain Gillette.
Expert Johnsoa's report rays that Mr
Westcott tn a written statement give
the government full access TO his account
Ia the banks and his private papers.
These show, the examining reports. ths
while Carter frequently, through Greco
and the Gaynors and otherwise, mad
Westcott depository Of noeey, u eyer
instance 1t was turned over invested 2
Carter directed. These papers show 40
that when the first charge OF fraud VI
made against Carter by the nplrl o. ~
auiry Xestcott refused 70 loafef Rec
Carers securities
westcots has furnished the goy*Trmer
With The receipt OF Carter IN the ear
tsin's owu hapdwriting under dates
October Il and ~. 1897. Tor all OF Ca
fer's securities left with him sud !
returned by him 20 Carter amopit'7g
over 100000. the receipts specifying II
securities IN detail
! These securities ala not include. hoV