Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-18
FRAUD GASES RESUMED.
COURT STILL INVESTIGATING;
CAPTAIN CARRIERS PECU-
LATIONS.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot.)

(By Telegraph TO Virginian-Pi1ot.)
New York. ian. 17-The hearing be-
fore Commissioner Shields in the mat
ter OF the removal OF the indicted
members Of the Atlantic Contracting
Company TO Savannah, Ca, for trial
was resumed to-day.
The defendants are accused of CON
spring with Cberlin NJ Carter former
ly captain in the United States en-
gineering corps. to defraud the Gov
ornmcnt In the construction of public
works.
Iicutenant-Colonel Alexander Mac
kenHic, United States engineers. was
recalled to identify Gen. William p.
Craighilrs signature on papers relat-
Ing TO the contract. The Government
conceded that it was the autograph OF
General Craighill. who was a division
chief OF United States engineers. Paper
aftcr paper from files OF the War De-
partment bearing on the Savannah
river and Cumberland sound improve
ment were shown to Lieutenant Colonel
Mnckenzie so that he could identify the
signatures of chiefs and clerks and
swear to the different endorsements
thereon Some of the autographs the
witness recognized, and there were 9TH
w.
j. w. Peacock was called to Identify
his signature as subscribing witness
to the Savannah River and Cumbcr-
land Sound contracts between the At
iantic Contracting Company and Cap
tain Garter as the representative of the
United States Government. The wit
ness also identified the signature of
John IL. Gaynor and William r. Gay
nor which also appear on the papers
1pIp0rl< Gni1 1t,
presence, but he could not swear as to
the day. month or year.
united states District Attorney Err
win, oil savannah. opposed the further
Introduction Of the War Department
records into the case by Mr. Rose i'm
behalf of the contractors. but saving
that the defense had not in any way
contradicted the allegations contained
in the indictment. and that the docu-
mcnts were really not material in the
examination proceedings. MIR. Rose
answered that the papers which he
offered were the ones referred to i'm
the indictment, and they proved that
Carter and the contractors had not on
tered into conspiracy. and that the
contract was awarded to the Atlantic
Contracting Company after competitive
bidding. and the endorsement OF the
bills and papers, made by others than
had been performed according to the
provisions of the agreement.
1t is understood that when all the
documentary proof has been offered by
the defense Mr. Rose will attack the
legality of the grand jury which found
the indictments against the contractors
and Captain Carter.
Mr.. Rose holds that the manner in
which the grand jury was selected was
not in accordance with the Federal
statutes, and, therefore. not legal.
Northumberland Mackenzie, re-
called, was nterrogated as to the regu-
1ations governing river and harbor i'm
provements. and then he was asked
specially about the proposed specifica-
tons for the Cumberland Sound i'm
provements. which were Endorsed by
the witness I'm juno. 1896.
He said that the papers sent and
signed by Captain Carter concerning
that work reached him through Colonel
Peter Haines, who was in charge of
the Southeastern division
The examination will be continued to-
morrow.