The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
TESTIMONY IN
 CARTER CASE Damaging Evidence Ad-
 duced at Chicago. FORMER CAPTAINS TRIAL Government Trying to Re. cover Money Lost. Defendant Says if His Father-in-Law Said Latter Was Loaned sfos0OO
 by Him. He Testified
FORMER CAPTAINS TRIAL

Chicago, Oct. 2.-Attempts on the part of the Government attorneys to introduce portions of the testimony of the late Robert Westcott, father in Jaw of Capt o. M. Carter, given at the Gaynor and Greene hearing in New York a year ago. caused clash be- tween counsel at the hearing of the Carter case before Special Examiner Wyman in the Federal building today. Assistant United States Attorney Gen eral Erwin read from Mir. westcott's testimony to show that Captain Carter loaned his father-in-law $10.000 in January, 1895, prior to leaving for Eu- rope.
 If Mir. westcott gave this testimony, did he tell the truth?" asked Attorney Erwin.
 He did not, because I did not loan him s10.o8o in January, 1885," said Captain Carter. If he gave that tes- . timony in New York. he testified falsely"
 At this point Attorney Stone inter- posed in behalf of Carter a vigorous objection to this line of questioning.
 T object to having read into this case evidence of man who is now dead, because my client was not pres ent when the alleged testimony was given and was not given an opportunity
 
 Attorney Stone.
 We have a perfect right to go into these facts" replied Attorney Erwin. who represents the Government
 Well, without waiving any of my objections, I will permit him to an- swer." said Attorney Stone.
 The Government attorneys intro- duced Captain Carter's official reports made to his superior officer to show that he was on duty in Savannah throughout the month of January. 1895, when. as matter of fact he was in New York, January l, 2, 3, {, 5, 6, !. s' 9, Is and IT,
 T was in New York on the days mentioned, but did not report the fact in my officiai statement, although my superior officer knew was absent from my station" replied Captain Carter.
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 Records were produced showing that Captain Carter disbursed $2s.0o0 to the Atlantic Contractor Company, Gay nor-Greene concern in New York January 1T, 1905. and that subsequent ly S10,000 was deposited in the Union Trust Company to the credit of R. E. westcotl. This is supposed to represent Captain Carter's interest of one-third fin the amount paid the contractors for Government work in Savannah harbor. Deposits aggregating this sum were made January Il, January 16 and Jan uary 21, prior to Mir. Westcotts depar- ture for Europe. A mass of other doc umentary evidence damaging to the de- fendant was introduced later to refute the story told by Captain Carter that practically all the $600,000 found in his possession when arrested he received from his father-in-law.
 At the afternoon session evidence was introduced to show that Captain Carter held the power of attorney for his father -ln-law while the latter was travelling in Europe. The defendant was closely questioned in regard to the financial transactions in New York June 2, 1895, when Carter paid Gaynor and Greene $5s,000 on account. Bank ac- counts and records were exhibited to show that the same day this money was paid to the contractors, Captain Carter deposited s9,000 to the credit of his father in laws account in the Union Trust Company and also purchased ss,5OO worth of bonds. Later Carter deposited the interest coupons of those bonds to the credit of his personal bank account.
 Captain Carter explained the trans action by saying he was acting as the financial agent of B. F. Westcott, his father -in-law, and denied all connec- ton between the payment made Gaynor and Greene and the bank deposits and bond purchases in the name of Vest colt.