New-York tribune., 1901-04-06

form. The few thousand dollars which. during
his court martial trial. he confessed to have in
bank. he said he received from his wealthy
father-in-aw, r. F. Westcott, of Brooklyn But
Mr.. Westcott has denied positively ever having
given to Carter any of the large sums OF money
Carter claims to have received from him. Car
ter's wife died several years before he got into
trouble. but he continued to claim, even after
the court martial sentence was published that
the father OF his dead wife laVished money by
the tens Of thousands and other gifts upon him.
Where the other money stolen by Carter and
his accomplices-a matter OF 81, 500 0O0-has
gone, Is still a question 10 be legally deter
mined. B. d. Greene and John F. Gaynor. of
New-fork. were named in the court martial
proceedings against Carter. But they civil
ians, and of course could not he tried by mill
taFy court However. they have been indicted
by the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Georgia at Savannah but
have not Yet been arraigned. 1t is said the
Department of Justice that If Greene and Gay
nor are convicted when finally brought TO trial
at savannah. the government will take the
same course for the recovery of the money from
them which is about 10 be taken in the case of
Garter Greene is also an eX-army officer, and
like Carter. he belonged 10 the Engineer Corps
He resigned from the army several years ago
and became partner of GaynOr in the contract
ing business Their business mainly with
the government They operated under the name
or the Atlantic Contracting Company. Gaynor
mas heen prominent in Democratic politics in
New York. and at one time treasurer Of the
Democratic State Committee
CARRIERS REMARKABLE RECORD.
Army officers. from Lieutenant General Miles
and Adjutant- General Corbin down to those of
the lowest grades declare that i'm some respects
Oherlin NJ Carter is the most remarkable man
ever graduated from West Point From his first
TO bis last year at that institution he stood at
the head of his class. graduating with a higher
average than has been attained by any other
cadet at the Military Academy. He
signed 10 the Engineer Corps after entering the
army and soon attained in that branch of the
service a standing which corresponded with his
unprecedented standing al West Point. When
the discovery of his peculationS was made at
savannah by his successor. Captain Gillette.
Carter was in London military attache of the
American Embassy. He also had been named
rs chief engineer of the Walker Ncaragu
Canal Commission, but had not reported for
duty.
The names of the confidential agents of the
Department Of Justice who have located the
money stolen by Carter arc withheld by the Of
hCials. although they will be made known when
the attachment proceedings are begun. high
officer Of the department said to-day to rep
resentative of The Tribune: The men who for
more than two years have been tracing the
money stolen by Carter know where nearly
every cent of it is at this moment. That is they
have located by name and amount every in
Vestment made by Carter. and finally will re-
cover nearly the whole amount stolen from the
government by Carter and his acComplces.
When Garter serves out his term Of five years
at Leavenworth imposed by the court martial
this department may prosecute him on other
criminal charges"