Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-29
DUNRAVEN DEPARTS.
With Arthur Clennie He Sails Tor
England Quite Unexpectedly.
HIS CHARGES WHOLLY DESTROYED
This, III Is Said, the Result OF Testi-
mony In RebuttaI of That OF HIS
Lordship-Yestcrda Court fr"-
ceedings.
ceedings.

NEW YORK. December 2s.-The Earl
OF Dunrayen. accompanied by MS lrien''
Arthur Glennie. rear commodore Of the
Royal Portsmouth Yacht Club, sailed LOT
England at o'clock this afternoon Oh
board the Cunarder Umbria.
The investigation Of the charges ndue
by Lord Dunraven against those III charge
Of the Defender had not concluded wheh
the noble Earl and his henchman TOOK
their departure and only part oil the e'i-
dence i'm rebuttal had been given wheh
the special committee, consisting Vi 90
pierpont Morgan, chairman; George
Iockhart Rives. secretary; William =.
Whitney; Captain \. T. Mahan, United
States navy, and Hon. j.. }. Pheips' au-
iourned the hearing till 10 O'Clock MON
day morning
The manner in which the Irish Earn
made his second visit to New YORK this
wear. and the extraordinary means thde
were taken 10 avoid his being interviewed
hv eporters. were only slight precau-
tions in comparison with the efforts that
we're resorted to in order that even 'he
hare fact of his exit to-day might De kept
from the public. =,
There seemed 10 be somewhat OF III
vision Of sentiment between mempeIs vi
the New York Yacht Club as to Mt Dun,
ravens visit. Some OF the members sara
MAINLY that the noble Earl had not ieAe
| the country any too soon lot ms oMn
| good. while other prominent yach'siie,n r
regarded his personal reitera'loh y" N,S
| side of the water Of the charges mace III
IfUh IF a
| bluff"
| While the secrecy imposed by the court
On All connected with the case was oo-
served as TO definite statements OIL "ha|
occurred i'm session. it did not take 'he
making of any breach Of confidence 10
! find out how the tide had turned.
| A on Yesterday morning, George l.
pives was the first TO reach the mead
quarters Of the New York Yacht CluD,
al 81 Madison avenue. He was followed
by Latham \. Rose. Joseph Choate, hsr-
bert Leeds, OF Boston, and captain MA
! han. United States navy.
/ Captains Hank Han and Terry, anu 'nT
| rest NJ the Defenders crew, Messrs. }.
! Pierpont Morgan. and Hon. W; - ny
nev drove up before 10 o'clock, ana ~
| Cass Garfield. secretary of the America
! Cun Committee. walked I'm later
Lord Dunraven and Mr.. Asquith, win
Arthur Glennie. ]. \. G. Hamilton ana
David G. Henderson, strolled lelsurelS
to the clubhouse.
Newberry Thorne and Hon. r.. }
phelps were among the last TO arrive
At 1920 4. NJ. the burgee of the clu'
was hauled up and the committee wen
into session.
CHARGES DESTROYED.
The Defender syndicate presented ties
,imonv i'm rebuttal of that of Lord Dun
raven Yesterday. and although the gen
tlemen who were present at the inquir!
refused TO talk for publication, II Wa
learned on good authority tnat IN
CHARGES made by Lord Dunrayen wer
totally dsproved. ..
! Lord Dunraven's case was based upol
suspicion and inference, from the fac
that the tender Hattie Palmer had r
NAMED alongside until late hour IN
night before the first race. This wa
exulained by positive statements MAD
by Mr.. Iselin. Mr. Harreshof. and CAY
tain Half. that 10 tampering WIN pdl
last took place
Tho proceedings to-day began with a
| argument between Joseph II. Choate an
Mr.. Asquith. Lord Dunrayen's couise
as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF portion OF IL
evidence offered I'm support Of the charse'
| After TINS lsOIu DuiidfNii No' tN~"-A
for few minutes to make clean one o
two points I'm the testimony offered yes
terday. He was followed by IA
Harreshoff. builder and designer Of n
Defender who said that any such chang
| Of ballast as was charged would hand
| can. rather than aid. the yacht.
He said she had been frequently see
| TO be stiff enough for any condition, an
any addition of ballast would REAR
her. He also stated that three tons Z
movable ballast had been provided, III
II would require at least fourteen tor
TO sink her four inc1es above her mes
sured water-line.
After Mr.. Asquith had mad, HERR
shoff go over mis- statement. and iaiie
10 tangle him up. sir G.. Oliver lsslil
the managing MEMBER of the Dofend'
syndicate. took the stand. He told.
2 answer TO Mr. Choate 8 questions. iu
! what was done On :he Defender on =
= Friday night preceding the first race. /
declared with some feeling that no balld
D had been added after the measur
e ment had been taken, and OF cour'
none had been removed before the T
! ! measurement.
I IL said IL was absolutely impossih
for the alleged changes in ballast TO ha'
taken place without his knowledge; tn
| he certainly WOulu nave hhoNh u
the Defender was four inches deeper
the water on the day OF the first IA
than she had been on the previous da
and the quantity OF lead necessary
make such a change could not be Stow
SO as to escape his observation.
{ IsELIN EQUIVOcAL.
Mr.. Asqulih gave him a sese,e crO-
. examination. and Mr.. Iselin answered q
d questions with equiyOcation. MI \
= auth had difficult task To obtain
2. rect answers
n At . o'clock the hearing was resume
with Mr. Iseln still in the chair
He was followed by Captain Han "
testified positively that there wa no 2
dition of ballast. He corroborated I
testimony of Mr. Iselin o., 20 the work
the Defender before and after the II
race.
when Mr. Asquith finished with %
tain Half, the committee -djourneI
j. Monday