The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-05
HOT WAR OF WORDS.
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of this defendant before said court
martial was given great publicity
through the newspapers and alleges
that this publicity consisted principal
ly of false charges and suspicious and
interviews by said Gillette, ct al"
The defendant denies that he ever
entered. into a conspiracy with his
brother and uncle or any other person
or persons to receive or conceal or
dispose of any stolen or fraudulently
acquired property,or that either STAN
ton Carter or Lorenzo d. Carter ever
took any properly with notice of any
infirmity in the title.
The other Defendants.
An interesting illustration of the
good faith of these transactions be-
tween Carter and his brother and I'M
Gle is his admission that the New
York realty, which is now held up in
the equity proceedings, was conveyed
TO l.. ID. Carter and that the Orange.
n. j., property was at one time con-
veyed to Frank p. Blair, who convey
ed 1t to I. Stanton Carter, who convey
ed it to Lorenzo d. Carter.
The answers of I. Stanton Carter
and Lorenzo d. Carter are for the
most part simple denials of their par
ticipation in any conspiracy to con-
ceal stolen property or do anything
else. They say they have acted as
agents and in this capacity have re-
ceived certain valuable property. This
they have accounted for to Oberlin M
Carter.
Lorenzo d. Carter admits that he
has still in his possession, securities
worth $4,000 and 1. Stanton Carter
that he has in his possession securi-
ties worth $4,000, which they received
from Oberlin M. Carter. These securi-
ties, they say, belong to them person
ally, as they paid out their own money
on behalf of Oberlin NJ. Carter, to the
amount of the full value of the securi-
ties and took them as payment.
The answer of Oberlin NJ. Carter Is
signed by him in person, and that of
the two other defendants by Horace
@. Stone of Chicago. their solicitor.
The answers were all filed by Mr..
Stone and Mr.. Walter G. Charlton of
Savannah.
GiiIcte's Caustfc Comment.
The amiable things that Carter has
TO say of him in the answer were
shown yesterday to Capt. Gillette, who
read them with attention and some ev-
ident amusement
so far" said he las to the charge
that l have more than once attacked
the good faith and motives of my
brother officers is concerned, shall
have to ask for further information.
can only say that my memory does not
at the present time recall any occur
renee of this character, save that in
which the defendant in the present pro-
ceeding figured with some degree of
prominence.
For the rest, accepting for the mo
ment the defendants theory, I can only
explain what have done in connection
with the prosecution on the idea that it
must be case of hypnotism, with my
self as the star performer and a rather
long list of subjects. These subjects
include:
First The division engineer who
found him guilty.
Second. The Board of Officers who
found him guilty.
Third. The first judge advocate of
the court, Col. Clous, who found him
guilty.
Fourth The second Judge advocate
OF the court, Col. Barr, who found him
Fifth. The court-martial who found
him guilty.
sixth. Mr.. johnson, the treasury
expert, who proved him guilty by
mathematical demonstration.
Seventh. The Attorney General,
who approved the findings of the
court.
"Eigth. The President, who did the
same thing.
Ninth. Special Assistant Attorney
General Erwin, who still prosecutes
him.
Tenth. Commissioner Shields.
Eleventh. Judge Brown (doubtfuD.
Twelfth. Judge Lacombe.
Thirteenth. Two United States
judges in Kansas.
Fourteenth. The Supreme Court.
'Of courae," said Capt. Gillette,
there may be and probably are other
individuals who have been brought
under the influence of my magic spell,
but they are either unimportant or at
this moment their names and dignities
escape my memory"
Special Assistant Attorney General
Marion Erwin was also asked to give
a statement as to the answers filed by
the defendants to his bill of complaint.
WELL" said Mr.. Erwin, "all l care
to say is that there is nothing in the
answers that occasions me any partic-
ular surprise. The answers an Hfabout
the only ones the defendants coz 5,have
made, unless they chose to confess
that the money had been stolen and to
surrender Ii to the government"