The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-14
CARTER Is NOT E
Former Army Ofhcer Not to Turn
States Evidence.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
According to the man who is probably
the best authority on the subject, there
is no hope that Oberlin NJ. Carter, former
captain in the corps of engineers, and
charged, in connection with Benjamin u.
Greene, John NJ. Gaynor and others. with
the embezzlement of millions appropriated
by Congress for the improvement Of the
harbor of Savannah and Cumberland
sound, will turn states evidence and in
this manner endeavor to secure for him
self the reputed profits of his crime.
Marion Erwin. special assistant to the
attorney general, in charge for the gov
eminent of the suits for the recovery of
the funds charged to have been embezzled
by Carter, is just from New York, and in
reply to inquiries, stated that his visit to
the Department of Justice at this time
has no special significance. Being asked
as to the truth of the rumors recently cur
rent that Carter would turn states evil
dence and be used by the government as a
witness against Greene and Gaynor, but
at the SANG time would endeavor to get
back half the million dollars of assets
which the government has tied up in the
hands of receivers. or bills pending in six
diferent States, Mr.. Erwin said:
There Is nothing In that whatever. The
government does not need Carriers evil
dence to convict Greene and Gaynor. The
evidence to convict those fugitiyes from
justice Is superabundant. What the gov
eminent needs is to have Greene and
Gaynor In such a position that the evil
dence already at hand can be used against
them before a Jury of their fellow-country-
men, and We have 10 fear of the result.
Wnether we get them in that position will
depend largely upon the decision of the
Brush Privy Council, before which the
appeal from the decision of Mr.. Justice
Caron, of Quebec, ~discharging them on
habeas corpus, is now pending.
Carriers evidence would be worth MOTH
ing to the government If he were inclined
to give il, and he would be foolish from
his standpoint to give IL. He will soon be
SO long as he continues to insist that he is
not guilty, he will always find some of his
old friends who will believe, or pretend to
s oe1ev thot that tn ne was wr3ngfully convicted.
whelming weight of the evidence which
may have been brought against him. But
II he were to admit his guilt his most cred
ulous friend could not say a word for him
In decent company.
mo, the situation is such that having
served his sentence, he will continue to pro-
in the country, which may in the future be
called upon to pass upon any branch of the
case. shall, as every court in the past has
done, declare him guilty"
In New York, 1t Is understood, Mr.. Erwin
was employed in the introduction of evil
dence needed TO trace the funds now in the
hands OF the receiver, from the time it be-
came Carriers share of the spoils to the
date and place of its finding and seizure.
This evidence was taken before a commits
sioner. Mr.. Erwin deems it absolutely
conclusive.
Edward 1. Johnson, whose almost marvel
Gus deductions and keen de-
tective insight were responsible for the first
conclusive howing of the division of the
spoils between the principal conspirators,
was also In Washington, ii is affirmed. for
the purpose OF a conference with Mr.. Erwin.
Mr.. Johnson is a national bank examiner,
whose services were loaned to the Depart.
ment of Justice for the special purpose OF
this case.