The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-11
WOULD NOTSWEAR TOLIE
CAPT. CARRIERS FATHER-IN-LAW ON
THE WITNESS STAND.
Mr.. W~estcOtt Testihes Against b. ID.
Green in the Har-
Dor Fraud Cases.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The hearing In the
proceeding to secure removal of John X.
Gaynor. w. f. Gaynor, E. H. Gaynor and
Benjamin Greene, accused of conspiracy to
defraud the government. to the jurisdiction
of the Georgia courts, was continued be-
fore United States Commissioner Shields
to-day.
The prosecution sprang a decided surprise
on counsel for the defendants by calling
to the witness stand Robert 7. Westcott,
former Captain Oberlin NJ. Carriers father
in-law. During Carter's court-martial and
prior thereto, he claimed that many Of the
bonds and securities in his possession and
which he hypothetical for various sums Of
money had been placed in his care by Mr..
Westcott, and also claimed a power OF at
torney from his father-in-law. During the
proceedings of the board of inquiry Mr..
Westcott went to Europe. Mr.. Kellogg. of
counsel, said when Mr.. WesIcott was
called: I'VE are not prepared and find bur-
selves much embarrassed. We were pre-
pared 20 cross-examine Captain Gillette
but not Mr.. Westcott."
Mr.. Westcott, after being questioned on
preliminary points, said Captain BENJAMIN
d. Greene met him at the Hoffman House
and handed him a package of bonds, asking
that he take care of them. Carter told me
about the board of inquiry and that he
expected to be arrested said Mr.. West
colt. land asked me If 1 would receive
these bonds from Greene. l demurred. He
insisted and L finally assented. Then Greene
met me at the Hoffman House, Oct. ii, 1897,
and gave me the bonds. 1 deposited them
in the New York Safety Deposit Company"
The witness said Carter asked him to go
before the board of inquiry and testify that
the large amounts of money Carter was
spending were received from him.. "But
told him. said Mr.. Westcott, that i
could not do that-that l could not swear
TO a lie"
Mr.. Kellogg's objection to answers made
by Westcott precipitated personalities be-
tween counsel, in which Westcott asked for
protection. Commissioner Shields assured
Westcott he would be protected as "a wit
ness and the examination was resumed.
1t was then brought out that previous to
the sessions of the board of inquiry both
Captain Carter and Benjamin ID. Greene
had gone to Mr.. Westcott and asked him
to take the bonds and securities. This was
done, according TO counsel for the pr0secu-
money on deposit that he could not well
rave made from his salary. Consequently,
Westcott was asked to become a member
OF the atlantic Contracting Company to
account for his having bonds and securi-
ties. This he refused, but placed the bonds
in a safe deposit vault (Carter's). Then
powers or attorney were shown from West
colt, which gave Carter entire control of all
Westcott's business affairs. The bonds and
securities that were handed Westcott to the
amount of si50, 900 never appeared in the
board of inquiry proceedings. Westcott
Identified the powers of attorney given by
him to Carter and told In detail OF receiving
the Sf50.OW worth of bonds and securities
from Carter and Greene. He also identi-
fed a number of checks drawn by him i'm
favor OF Benjamin ID. Greene. aggregating
in sums TO the amount of $4,000 These
sums he paid at the request of Captain
Carter, wis paid them back in various
sums at different times.
Witness met Captain Carter In New York
in September, 1894. by request and Carter
gave him Sl00, 900 to take care of until Car
ter returned from Georgia. II was also
brought out that different men I'm Savannah
have loans of large amounts, the money
for which purported to come from Mr.
Westcott. Mr.. Westcott knew nothing
about these. Checks for the amounts OF
three OF these loans were put I'm evidence
TO-DAY as follows: To Bierne Gordon. SO.
0G0; TO John Lyons. $l5. 600. and to Mathew
Cunningham. II .000.
The contention of the prosecution in this
matter is that the money advanced or
these loans was not Mr.. westcott'S. but
belonged TO Captain Carter. Testimony
was also given relative to the partnership
existing between Westcott and Captain
Carter four years ago in which both had
built residence houses I'm Orange, y. J..
and the prosecution contends that half ot
the money for these contracts belonged IA
Captain Carter.