Cheating the Government: Ex-Captain Carter Faces Sentencing

In a dramatic turn of events, former military engineer Ex-Captain Oberlin M. Carter arrived at the Barge Office on the Government tug General Hancock yesterday morning, escorted by Captain Benjamin Roberts, post commandant of Governor’s Island, and a sergeant and two soldiers. Carter, accused of cheating the government in harbor constructions, had been sentenced to five years in prison by a court martial.