The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-19

 SAYS CARTER Disgraccd Captain Makes Many Allegations. SAYS GREGG IS CORRUPT Charges of Conspiracy Before Examiner Wynian. Army Engineer Evidently is nndeavsr- ing to Make of Hinself m American Alfred 'nreyfus--
 Accuses Members of
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SAYS GREGG IS CORRUPT

Chicago, Oct. 1s.--Charges of con- spiracy among army officers mace by Cberlin T. Carter. who was convicted of embezziing s3.0o0,ooo from the Cow ernment, enlivened the proceedings be- fore Special Examiner Wyman to6ay. In reply to questions by Assistant United States Attorney General Erwin. Carter asserted that the finding of the courtmartial which declared Carter guilty was tho result of conspiracy among the officers constituting tho courtmartial.
 T was condemned and sentenced 70 prison on secret testimony on hear ing where myself or attorney were not allowed to be present. said Garter. That Is why insist on obtaining . trial before court of justice whero could confront my accusers and sum- mon witnesses. If could have met my father in-iaw, R. F. Westcott, know he would have told the truth. As It was he was a feeble old man and the Government representatives worried him into signing the statement which Is now used as his testimony" Why should the Government give you another trial after a military court martial, after three months investiga- ton, had found you guilty and you were serving the sentence in prison? asked Assistant Attorney General Erwin. Because I never had a fair trials" shouted Captain Carter.
 "An Infamous Fnrce.~
 "The investigation by the courtrlar- tial was an infamous farce. General Otis, the presiding officer of the court 1 martial was found one night in the of | flee of the presenting attorney plot ting to have me convicted. My attor- | ney and myself learned that General Otis had left the hotel secretly to con- spire with the prosecuting attorney and we made an investigation and found that he and other members Of the court martial were in secret consultation with the government attorneys. They walked mile and then climbed fiva flights of stairs atfer the elevators stop ped running so as to be alone" You charge that GtEArai Otis and other members of the courtnartiai en- tered into a conspiracy to send you to prisongy
 T do. and know what I am talking about" replied the witness. The late President William Mckinley was an honest man from the top of his head to his toes, but I was advised that Attor- ney General Griggs was corruDt.'
 How do you know Attorney GenereI Griggs was corrupt?" asked Assistant Attorney General Erwin.
 Because a high official of the Penn sylvania Railroad told me-" replied ths witness
 He said his road ran through New Jersey and he had reason to know of Mir. Griggs's character. He advised me to have nothing to do with him.
 Contract With His Uncle.
 Witness was questioned at length re- garding contract made with his uncle, T. D. Carter In 1897 to pay him $10.OO0 year to work for his release from prison. The government attorneys showed that T. D. Carter had about s50,0 900 worth of the defendants sAcu- rites at the time he was supposed to be drawing a salary of $10,000 a year for legal services.
 Carter described the manner in which books and private papers were seized by Government officers while he was absent in Europe in November. 1897. Certain papers which. he said. he fn- tended to use to prove that many of the prosecution's witnesses committed perjury at the investigation by the courtmartial are missing.
 He accused the officers of the court- martial and board of inquiry with hav- ing taken them in order to deprive him of use of the document at his defense. He accused Captain Gillespie. inen- Der of the courtmartial, and others copied many Of the personal letters while the documents wero in their pos- session. Also accused the Government officers of neglecting to return several documents of personal property which he highly prized.
 one of these was piece of Q flag that fioated over Fort Sumter when inc fort was first fired upon in 1S61s and another was q letter from his wifs signed sweet Ann'' and containing a lock of her hair.