Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
GREENE-GAYNOR TRIAL
SterIey Cross-Examined at
Savannah Today.
SOME BAD CONTRADICTIONS
Representative Of Morgan & Co. Told
Of Bond Sale.
CARTER IN QUEER DEAD
Evidence of New York Firms Clerk,
Who Displayed Books Showing
Certain Accounts.
SOME BAD CONTRADICTIONS
CARTER IN QUEER DEAD

SAVANNAH. Ca. February 1-witness
Sterley was cross-examined by Mr. Osborne
for the defense upon the resumption OF the
Greene and Gaynor trial today. and II was
brought out that there were not infrequent-
ly adequate explanations for Carriers fall
ure to get specifications to outside con-
tractors sooner than the evidence presented
by the government showed he sent them
r. s. Burnett. one of the bidders. he said.
called at the Office OF engineers on one oc.
casion to get specifications and that Carter
hid. Further examination disclosed that
the witness did not know that Carter was
hiding from Burnett, and that there were
others than Carter in the Office from whom
Burnett might have secured the speclfica-
lions.
John H. Tierney of J. p. Morgan & Co..
New York. testified that United States bond
certificates. amounting to $4,000. had been
Issued by his firm. and that the bonds were
on April g. 1895, delivered by his firm to
Reed & Fiagg, New York bond brokers. The
contention of the government was that II.
+. Westcott. father-in-law OF Carter,
bought through Reed q Flagg the securt-
ties for the Office of the engineers at
Savannah. and that Carter got the money
to pay for them from his collision and con-
spiracy with Greene and Gaynor.
Carter and Westcott Accounts
The next witness was John w. Davis. who
was a clerk for Reed & Flagg from 1892 to
1898 at No. IL Pine street. New York, to
which business Flagg g. Worcester succeed
ed. the books of the old firm being retained
by the new. Davis was bookkeeper and
brought with him the books of the firm.
Franklin Ford, who also had been book
keeper for Reed d Flagg. Identified tran
script from the books of the firm. showing
the account of Capt. Carter with the firm
and others showing the account OF r. +.
Westcott.
Transfer Of Account Shown.
Another sheet identified by the witness In
dicated transfer OF the account OF Car
ter to that OF Westcott.
A letter from Carter of October 4. 1895,
asking Reed and Flagg to purchase for
him 300 shares of Delaware and Hudson
and Delaware and Lackawanna stock was
identified. This had enclosure OK
check for $4,000 with statement that the
balance would be paid on Carriers arrival
in New York 1t was shown that in three
days Carter had bought 100000 worth OF
stock through Reed and FlaEg just after
one OF the big checks for contract work
had been -cashed. At another time, II was
asserted. Carter had bought $Se3.OO0 worth
of securities, the payment being shown by
a deposit made by Reed and F1agg. :.
A letter was presented from Reed ana
Fiagg to o. N. Carter at Saratoga stating
that 15.ooo Delaware and Laekawanns
bonds had been purchased for the account
of r. r. Westcott Receipts from Carter
as agent for westcott for other large num-
bers of bonds purchased Tor his account
by Reed and Flagg were read. Adjourn
menf was taken until tomorrow.