The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-16
COMING OUT
IN THE WASH
Carter was Popular, but the
Bloom Has Faded

Savannah, Ca, May 15-Public
sentiment in Savannah concerning Cap-
tain Carter has changed n "a most radi-
cal manner during the last two years
When he was here incharpe of the har-
Dor improvements he was the most
popular man in the city. and during
the martial proceedings the people were
4 almost without exception, I'M sympathy
with him. gheir partisanship was
made manifest 90 the members of the
court on many occasions. The clubs
and houses of best people We're closed
against every one who had anything
TO DO with the prosecution or trial oi
the social idol The faith in his limos
ccnce survived his conviction. aud the
law officers of the government here
advised against bringing suits "a rec
cover money stolen. and the csiminal
prosecution, for they believed no Sac
vannah jury would ever convict them.
But little by little the Incidents OF
Captain Carters career in Savannah
have been coming to light and 4
disclosures have caused such rev,
sion Of sentiment that his name is no
longer mentioned I'm polite sociely. and
his stoutest defenders now condemn
him In the most bitter terms Ii Is a
singular phenomenon In public senti-
inent
a hundred men knew hundred
things 10 the discredu or Captain Car
ter OF which no one else was aware
and never disclosed them until after
his conviction, but when they began
20 exchange "reminiscences their horror
was excited, and as is usually The case
the facts were exaggerated by gossip
until everybody In the community waa
in Possession Of every secret magnided
by degrees. Then lis former friends
gave way to their Indignation and re-
sentiment for time and finally agreed
that they were a guilty and had better
\ gay no more about t.
The three local characters IN the
Crama-Michael Angelo Connolly. Car
ter's private secretary, who was in
dicted with him, and the contractor for
conspiracy; J. w. o. Sterly, the clerk
IN Carter's office. who turned states
evidence. are sull here. and Clara
Hastings, the woman In the case,
comes and goes between Savannah She
is said TO be a plain looking but very
shrewd woman, and must have hypnU-
tized Carter because Of the influence
over him. He is the second man win
whom ruin she has been associate,
The first was the son of a wealth fam
lily here. who, having wasted his for
tune in riotous living, found oblivion
in Texas and died two or three yeacs
ago.
Clara Hastings is said TO be a Cana
dian by birth by French extraction and
a native of Toronto. where she is known
as Olive Lewis. When she comes 10 Sa-
yannah she stops with her sister, Blanche
Hastings, who Is the proprietor OF o dis
orderly house. when Carter went to the
pentitentiary she attempted suicide and
narrowly escaped death
Connolly, the private SECRETARY has
brought suit against Captain Carter for
A,52o alleged ~ be due him for services
rendered in aiding TO prepare Carter's de-
Tense, collecting evidence, securing wit
nesses and furnishing information of vail
ue. In his reply 70 COnnOllys brief, Car
ter claims that the suit Is blackmall and
declares II ITO be the biggest ingratitude
ever displayed by any living creature.
whether in human shape or not. and the
defendant has been the recipient Of more
base ingrautude than any man Of whom
He says that be did ask Connolly 70
do some things for him and after his
return to Washington from London sent
him 10 Savannah 10 collect his private
effects. but soon became suspicious of
HIS conduct and his expense bills. which
were too excessive He still continued
4 10 give MN money however because
OF his constant opportunities Connolly
claimed that his family We're starving and
Carter says he was not proof against
fearful appeals picturng n womaus cold
and hunger" but he finally became
weary OF being heeced' and refused TO
give Connolly any more money which he
claims rs the cause Of the suit. Connolly
IS still about about town picking up a
living the best way he can. IL has been
expected that the prosecution would use
him as states evidence. although he
was indicted for conspiracy with Carter
and the contractors, but they say they
do not need him.
Sterly IS stl a clerk In the office Of
the engineer in charge, and is highly re-
spected by everyone who knows him