The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-10
HANDEDHIMH HOT SHOT
CARRIERS REPLY TO CONNOLLY's
DECLARATION IN ATTACHMENT.
THE BASEST INGRATITUDE
CHARGED TO CONNOLLY IN INsTI-
TUTING THE PROCEEDING.

CORNER tuctOtum-ENery NIaim
Made by Connolly Denounced as
WiIfuly and Grossly False and
without IA Single Basis of Truth.
Instead of His Owing Connolly
Money, Carter Says He Lent and
Gave Money to Connolly Until His
soul Was WeRry-A Warm Legal
Document,
The answer of Oberlin NJ. Carter to
the declaration in the attachment pro-
ceedings instituted against him by M.
A. Connolly, was filed yesterday morning
in the United States Circuit Court, to
which the case has been removed. at the
instance of Carter on the ground of the
diverse citizenship of the parties.
The answer was filed by Charlton &
Charlton and Mackau e. Anderson. coun-
sci for Carter. 1t was written almost
entirely by Carter himself, and bears
throughout characteristic marks of the
former Captain of Engineers facile and
vigorous style. 1t was sworn TO by him
In the Federal prison at Leavenworth.
and the original paper bears his we'll
known signature. showing no failing OF
in strength by reason of his confinement.
Certainly the heated denunciation he
showers upon the head of his one-time
factotum Connolly, indicates that Carter
has lost little or none of his old spirit
The answer is an exceedingly interest
ing and sometimes exceedingly amusing
document. 1t begins with the defendants
absolute denial of the preliminary allega-
ton in the declaration of the plaintiH,
that he owes Connolly $4,52S, with interest
from May 10, 1888, or any other sum- II
AYERS, on the contrary, that the defend
ant at various times has loaned or given
the plaintiff very considerable sums CT
money no part of which he has ever been
able TO recover Indeed, the defendant
says That he never expected to recover
any part of these gifts and advances.
Connolly based his claim, it will he re-
membered. on an alleged contract with
Carter, by which the latter agreed to paw
him $500 a month and expenses, for Lis
ass tanc5 in preparing the case before
the cciIrt-martial This contract 5 alb
solutely denied. 1t is denied further that
Connolly was ever secretary of the Mica
ragua Canal Commission, as he set forth
in his declaration, but admitted that he
was employed by the commission as
clerk, al u good salary. This employ
ment, ii il alleged, Connolly owed 70 tie
efforts of the defendant.
In the declaration the plaintiff takes
some credit to himself for having been
the first to apprise the then Capt. Carer
of the charges that had been preferred
against Elm. This incident is thus de-
sciibed in the answer OF the defendant:
He admits that the plaintiff met him
when the St. Paul reached quarantine, at
New York. on Sept. 10, 1897; that plaintiff
Informed him that he had arranged for a
quick inspection of his luggage at the
customs office; that plaintiff informed
him that he had heard that c. Z. Gill
lctte, a Captain of Engineers, who had
succeeded this defendant at Savannah, in
conjunction with one Sterly, who was
under the said Gillettes control, had seiz-
ed some of the defendants private effects;
and that plaintiff further informed him
that the said Gillette, while enjoying de-
PENDANTS hospitality, had made false and
slanderous statements against defendant
the detailed character of which, how
ever, the plaintiff did not name. The
plaintiff made other assertions of a like
character. which it is unnecessary to set
forth here. Such general information as
the plaintiff gave to the defendant at
that time would of necessity have been
discovered at once by the defendant If
the plaintiff had never been born. AS this
defendant had befriended the plaintiff
and thus put him under those obligations
which even the most depraved persons
are supposed to entertain toward those
VINO help them, this act on his part did
not put this defendant on notice that it
was, as it seems TO have been, mercenary
in character.
He denies each any every other allie
cation of the ninth paragraph as grossly
and wilfully false This defendant did not
employ the plaintiff at the time therein
stated and for the stipend therein alleged
or at any other time or for any other
compensation. whether because of his al
legged familiarity with matters pertain
ing to the Savannah district or his al
legged knowledge of the law, to aid him
in preparing his defense, collecting evil
dence finding witnesses, preparing pa
pers or TO do anything, specially or gen
orally, in regard to said accusation lie
neither agreed to pay him $500 month
nor any other sum, nor in addition there
to large sum of money. for sacrificing
his ambition, whatever that may be. nor
for severing his connection with the Mic
aragua Canal Commission because Of his
alleged connection with the case of this
defendant. He denies that the said plain
diff severed his connection with said COM
mission to aid this defendant in the said
case or in any other case"
general denial is made of the SER
vices alleged to have been performed by
Connolly and the plaintiffs statement 10
the effect that Carter promised to pay
him for these services is denounced as
false in every word and suggestion"
The performance by Connolly of some
minor and unimportant services is adj
mitted, but the defendant says that after
time he ceased to accept even
these, because of the fact that in advance
of any undertaking he gave Connolly
money and the expenses taken out of the
money so advanced were always two or
three times what the defendant believed
to be legitimate. Defendant then be-
came suspicious thet the offer of plaintiff
TO do anything for him was not based
upon gratitude for defendants many fav-
ors, as the plaintiff pretended, but was
only a specious pea to obtain money from
him illegitimately"
Any and every allegation OF the pay
ment of money by Connolly on his ac-
count and for his benefit is denied by the
defendant The contrary is the fact, h,
says. The plaintiff" he adds. 'is not
the only person who has received tho
gratuities of this defendant and repaid
them with base ingrautude" The
amounts of money he gave Connolly were
not in payment for the performance OF
any services. but were asked ana giver
aE aims or as a loan. In the latter case
however. the defendant says he expecte,
never 10 get them back IN which eXpecta.