The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-06
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BUSINESS MEN IMPLICATED
Government Money Misappropriat-
ed by 0berlin NJ. Carter Traced.

Agents of the Department of Justice
Secure Evidence Which May Lead
to Arrests-Suits to Be Instituted
by Direction OF Attorney General.
one Of the first official acts Of Attor-
ney General Knox viii be to direct the
Institution of suits against a number OF
prominent business men IN New York
Philadelphia. and Savannah. Ga, on
the ground that they were the accom-
plices of Oberiin NJ. Garter, formerly a
captain in the Corps of Engineers. U.
s A, who was convicted some time
ago Of having swindIed the Governments
out of 81. 100000 while he had charge OF
the harbor improvements at Savannah,
Ca. The Department Of Justice has in
formation in its possession which. it is
said, fncrininates a number of prosper
Gus men as having had a share of the
stealings, and upon which Carter will
be prosecuted on criminal charges
when he has served out his present
five-year term in the Leayenworth PEN
itentiary.
It was stated at the department this
morning that the agents Of the Depart
ment of Justice had traced every penny
of the sum said to have been stolen by
Garter and had found it in the hands
of business men who had shielded the
ex-captain during the ten years cover
ing the extensive frauds A sworn
statement has been had from Carter to
the effect that he only had s772 600, and
that if $500, 600 had been taken, the
be . ance must be in the hands of out
siders who We're interested in the opera
tions. This has been investigated with
the result that all of the funds have
been traced and the possessors viii be
made to tell where and how they came
TO get the money
AS soon as Attorney General Knox
assumes his place at the head of the
Department OF Justice, attachments
will be sworn out against all Of those
known to have received portions OF the
money. At least four men will be pIac-
ed under arrest as knowing where and
how the cash WIS obtained and fer
having protected Carter in his steal
fngs. Another result viii be the re-
arrest of Carter as soon as he leaves
the penitentiary. The names of the
men to be arrested are net made pub
lie, as Carriers attorneys are said 80 be
on the watch to defeat the plan and
the department has no intention to fore
warn them.
An important piece of evidence secur-
ed by the department is the denial by
r F. Wescott, OF Brooklyn, that he
ever gave Garter any sum OF money.
Carter held that the sums of cash
which he had in the bank and invested
in real estate we're presented to him by
Mr.. Wescott, who is his father-in-law.
Among those who are under indict-
nent for completely in the Carter casa
are 3. D. Greene and John T. Gaynor,
of New York, and while II was not adj
Iaitted today, it is believed that the De-
partnent of Justice will take the cases
cut OF the hands OF the Georgia State
authorities and proceed against the
men on charges made by the Govern
ment, so that they may be tried with
out delay. The names Of the agents
who worked up the case are withheld,
but they Will be made public when the
attachment proceedings begin.
4 Department of Justice official, in
speaking OF the case today. said:
we have traced every cent of the
money stolen by Carter and at present
I can only say that the investigation
win result in number OF arrests. We
know where the money has been hid
den and invested and it will soon ba
turned over 10 the Treasury Depart
ment I can say that when Carter
serves out his time ne viii be arrested
on criminal charges. but I am not at
liberty 10 state at present the exact
nature OF these charges
It was stated today that the arrests in
the case viii be made before Wednes-
day next.