The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
To TAKE EVIDENCE
IN CARTER CASE
ERWIN WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY.
FINAL CHAPTER IN CARRIERS
CASE WILL BE COMMENCED.

Much of Evidence to BE Taken Here
Will BE by Amdavit-Cnpt. Car
ter's Counsel VIII ORer no Objec-
tiOns to Evidence Government
Attorneys May Introduce and
Capt. Carter and Friends VIII An
swer All Questions.
When United States District Attor-
ney Marion Erwin reaches Savannah
this morning the final chapter in the
interesting case of the government VS..
| Capt. Oberlin NJ. Carter will be
commenced. the final scene being en-
acted in Chicago some time during the
winter before Judge Kohlsaat of the
| United States District Court.
Col. Horace G. Stone, counsel for
Carter, received telegram yesterday
| from Mr.. Erwin, in which it was stat
ed that the district attorney would be
here this morning. AS soon as he ar
rives he will confer with Col. Stone as
to what viii be gone into, much of
the evidence. where parties are mac
cessible, being taken by affidavit
after agreement.
During his visit at Brunswick, Col.
Stone found additional evidence of the
efficiency of Capt. Carter's services to
the government and made himself
thoroughly familiar with the work
which Capt Carter performed at that
port.
Sentiment FavOrs Carter.
Since Capt. Carriers service in the
federal prison at Leavenworth, senti-
ment is with him, and nowhere is it
more strongly in favor of his complete
exoneration than in Savannah. Ac-
cording to Col Stone, Capt. Carter is
devoting his whole life now to the task
of proving to the world that he is in
nocent of the charges of which he was
convicted.
He is the most indomintable work.
er l have ever SEEM" said Col. Stone,
and performs in an hour what most
men would require a days time in do
ing. He seems to have but one am
bition, and one hope, and that is TO
prove that he was honest in every
transaction in which he participated"
capt. Carter is living in a fiat next
door to his brother in Chicago. His
brother is a dentist. According to the
agreement under which the property
of Capt. Carter was turned over to
the receivers he is allowed whatever
money he needs for his personal eX-
penses. He is living very quietly, go
ing out very little and receiving few
friends"
Those who knew Capt. Carter, while
he lived in Savannah can hardly re-
concile this statement with the gay
life he led here.
Wants Full Publicity.
In engaging Col. Stone to succeed
Col. Wilson, who died, as counsel
Capt. Carter said that he wanted
every particle of evidence which the
government attorneys desired to in
troduce, to come out
His brother and closest friends, he
said, would go on the stand and an
swer any question asked of them by
the government attorneys, whether it
had direct bearing on the case or not.
No objection to any statement is to
be interposed by the defense, with the
exception of an alleged statement
made by Mr.. Westcott, while the de-
PENDANT was not present, or was not
represented. Capt. Carter feels that
nothing can be brought out that, in
truth, can show him guilty This
move is unprecedented in the courts
in a case of this kind.
Reports on the proceedings of the
court-martial and court of inquiry
which tried Capt Carter have already
been offered in evidence in the case.