The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-16
Interesting Testimony of Gillette
in Greene-Gaynor Trial
Gillette Told OF the Difficulties He
Encountered in savannah Because
of the Prosecution OF Ca-ter-OHers
of Aid From Osborne Were Testified
to. This Causing Intense Interest.
Witness Examined as to Certain
Contracts

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Cassius E. Gillette's testimony was
concluded today, and the Greene and
Gaynor trial moved on to other wit
nesses, not however, before the session
had proved the most interesting and
dramatic that has yet been held
In the cross-examination Of Major
Gillette by Mr.. Osborne, for the de-
fense, a sensation was created when
the witness plunged into a revelation
of the difficulties he had encountered
in Savannah because of the prosecu-
ton of Captain OberIfn NJ. Carter He
and his family, he intimated, had been
received but coldly, and there was a
practical ostracism from that society
in which Carter had long been fav-
orite
The most dramatic feature of his
evidence developed, however, when he
quoted a conversation he had had
with Mr.. Osborne, the attorney cross
examining him, in which the latter
had told him that the animosity devel-
oped against him because of his atti-
tude toward Carter, ''for brazen eff
frontery was without parallel in the
history of crime"
Mr. Osborne endeavcred to shake the
witness in his memory Of this state
ment, but Major Gillette adhered to
it, declaring that he had repeated it
many times since and that 1t was an
observation so striking that it could
not have slipped from his memory.
Mr.. Osborne, he said, had come to
him on three occasions with proffers
of aid in the unfortunate position in
which Major Gillette found himself in
volved while in the performance Of
his duty.
Interest in Major Gillette's statement
throughout was intense. After dis
cussion the court offered to rule out
the testimony, but Mr.. Osborne said
he did not so desire Since the matter
had been presented to the jury he said
he wished to take the stand himself lat
er and Under oath make statement
regarding his conversation with Major
Gillette.
This is a court" said Judge Speer.
mot a town meeting. Since you do
not object the statement will stand,
but it will be at your peril. You may
make your statement later, We under
stand each Qther?'
Mr.. Osborne acknowledged such un-
derstanding.
The redirect examination was then
begun by District Attorney Erwin, who
brought out the fact that Gillette mad
entertained the highest regard for
Carter. professionally. He had abso-
lutely no bias or prejudice against
Carter, and had accepted the latter's
hospitality after time after arriving
here to relieve Carter, using the rooms
of the latter until he began to discov-
er evidence to show Carter's criminal
ity in the administration of the affairs
of his office.
"Thereupon," said Major Gillette,
when | found out, l could not con-
tinue to accept the hospitality OF one
against whom I was formulating
charges"
Prior to this incident Major Gillette
had been examined as to certain con-
tracts. the line of questioning by the
defense apparently being designed to
indicate an analogy between Gillettes
methods and those alleged to nave
been followed by Carter.
After hearing two other witnesses on
minor points, court adjourned.