The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-27
CARTER ON
 THE STAND Government Presses Its Proceedings. $soo.0oo IS INVOLVED CrosS-examination of the Former Captain. Funds in Contrevery are h Peasessien of Federal Court, Awsatfng
 Decision--wemsn in
 the Case.

ChfcaE0, sept. Eo.--AttOrneyB TOT tfo Federal government continued the cross examination of former Captain O. M. Carter in the proceedings brought to compel Carter to turn over s500s- 900 to the national treasury. Twelve army chests filled with documentary evidence lined the walls of the rooms Special Examiner Richard Wyman ts taking testimony, which later will be referred to United State Circuit Judge K KohIaaat for consideration. The funds in controversy are in the hands Of the Federal court awaiting the decision of Judge Kohlsaat.
 Horace c. Stone. representing the defendant, today succeeded in having introduced as evidence two letters written by Carter insisting that his case be taken up by the Federal courts before the death of certain important witnesses. One letter is dated Fort Leavenworth, June IT. 1so1s and was ted states while the defendant was confined In the military prison servfhs
 a five year term.
 | Attorney Edward I. Johnson. repre-
 senting the Federal government, ques- tioned Captain Carter today regarding
 a loan of $1,so0 made in New Ycrk 1 in 1888 from Captain Greene. 'TeIl us about borrowing that mon ey," said Attorney Johnson. i My father was on his death ped | and the fact that there was mort gage of s1.soe on his little home wor-
 ried him great deal" said the VII and decided to see if could not get the money and pay off the mortgage.
 I went to New York and saw General 1 Gillespie"
 "Hs is dead now. is he not7 | ''Yes."
 Mr. stome's Objection. sI onteet to these references about dead people" interrupted Attorney stone. "The records of this case show that the suit was not started by the | covernment untn a month after the death of the witnesses that are being constantly referred to for public eneet. My client. pleaded for many months s.. esz fova this witness died to Nave fhas' cane heard. but without succebs. Now inc Govefnmsnt wants to make 1t app pear that Carter purppseiy delayed the hearing until after these witnesses
 ''The fact speaks for itself" replied Attorney Johnson,
 tained the loan from Captain Greene, who had been lifelong friend. The loan was made to me and by brother and we both endorsed the notes. We paid back the money in 1888 with per cent and received a receipt.
 You had two preVioubt OppVtNuhlsAss to make explanation. but did not do lt either before the courtmartial or before the board of engineers. Tell us about it." said Attorney Johnson.
 "I answered every question put 70 me freely and willingly at both hear ings," replied the witness.
 Marion Erwin, special assistant ate torney general, went into other finan- cial transactions which Carter had with B. D. Greene. one of the contractors with whom 1t was charged the former army officer was in col1usion for the purpose of robbing the Government.
 Carter said that the checks which nc made out to be paid to Greene were for the purpose of having the contrac- tor pay certain moneys to a woman of whom Carter wished to keep Mr. Vest colt, his father-in-l Jaw, iu ignorance.
 It came out at this 1uncture that Greene was once an officer of the en- gineerinE corps of the United States army and a graduate, like Carter, Of West Point The former captain said that Greene was his personal friend and that for this reason he had asked Greene to act in q matter which Carter did not wish to have made public. 1t was purely a personal matter and wam entirely foreign to any business deat- ing, according to Carter's statement.