The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-22
for Government De-
Alleged Conspiracy
NOR and Greene.
'FFICER BELIEVE
III WAS SECOND EADS
m Money at First, Grad
Working Into Great
Scheme.

Fn.fsSNAH. Ga. Jan. 2l.-Assist-
-. rney Marion Erwin, upon the
s.tg of the Federal court today.
to the jury the course the
~ sient would follow In present.
'.c :ase against Greene and Cay
pyae said that It would show In
tsss of the charge OF conspiracy,
~ defendants came together in
Ec6 ,ement TO defraud the Govern
NJ, nd that the overt act OF con-
had actually been committed.
Isn9vert Act of Conspiracy.
y government, he said, would seek
that Lieut.. o. NJ. Carter came
1854 under Gen. Gilmore. and
+RRanected with the river and har-
fk when appropriation for riv-
Ia harbors were not so large ds
Garter WAS appointed in charge
he death OF Gen. Gilmore. and
l 1yernment would show. said Mr.
: that he fell In with Greene and
5r here.
Started Work on Carter.
an early stage, Mr.. Erwin said.
-ontractors started to work On
getting him into little side con-
with them and making a little
for him. or at least so pretend
hlen they commenced to lend him
~ He was a young officer who
W money 10 speak OF himself. He
pay the money back and at first
D, ms were inconsiderate. but soon
r ounts grew TO as much as $1,000.
lly the amounts increased and
a lme Involved In contracts and
'n lses with them,
Az
h omes Involved Gradually.
were very close In
Eiy stages ard they led him to
he was a second Eads. mnn
a Et ability. and that he could
lie army and go in with them
Ez tarrying out NJ great contracts
-a and elsewhere. Mr.. Erwin I'm
at the defendants never had
:ention Of carrying out these
Ne Ut. by entering Into them. they
harter their man indisputaoly.
late alleged conspirators inter-
p e people Of Savannah in get
= Very large appropriations for
Nelh harbor WORK, Grent con-
being arranged 10 lend aid 10
uFprise
Entered Great Scheme.
AW,verstepped the Chill scheme
pdpd offered a splendid opporiu-
iu the alleged conspirators. Con-
plTade this great appropriation,
Aai 1891. Mr.. Erwin said. Carter
ETl5er to Greene and Gaynor body
Iuy I. Just how he was to be
,I r agreement In this body and
FsafS Sll-out does not appear. but a
a. Ter. when the payments began
80. ie big contracts made under
g. &c appropriation, divisions OF
+-~,hey could be shown to have
|''"inde at the end OF each month
- r., larly as clock work
III Divisions of the Money.
E lss 1892. continued Mr.. Erwin,
al Dy month the balances from
ts. after defraying the ex-
.n OF the work and payments
b, to their CO. -consplrators. tie
-" Caynors and others involved.
- lit up by Greene, Gaynor and
- in equal amounts.
" advertising contracts. Mr., Err
IL dared. Carter did not follow the
'i,eons. often on 81 ,000. 90 contracts
Ezth down the time and so man.
> TO suppress competition and
} rhe work necessarily to fall TO
antic Contracting company, of
L IGreene and Carter were the
obstacles for Bidders.
obstacles were thrown in the
other prospe ctive bidders. Car
said to have kept the specifi-
under lock and key, guarding
krefully and knowing every man
q copy. Carter. said Mr.. Err
&|opted means TO stop the COM
the alleged conspirators some
VRuying off other bidders and
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