The morning times., 1895-12-31
CREW GIVES TESTIMONY.
From Capt. Hoff Down They Deny
Dunraven's Charges.
CAPT. TAYLOR'S STATEMENT
He Was Master of the Tender Hattie
Palmer and SwcafS-That No Bal
last Was Put In or Taken from the
Defender - Hearing VIII BE Re-
sumed Today.

New York, Dec. 3O.-The special COM
mittee which Is sitting as court of In
quiry on the charges made by Lord Dun
raven against the people in charge OF the
Defender held an ali-day's session at the
New York Club House today and ad ipurned
at 8 O'Clock tonight without completing its
work.
Nearly all the testimony is In, however,
and 1t is expected that the Investigation
will be closed after q short session to-
morrow.
The hearing today was behind closed
doors, but 1t was learned that tue exaniina
ton of witnesses forsthe defense took up
all the time OF the committee. Their tcsti
moDy was of the cumulative order. and it
ssafe 10 say that the charges OF fraud made
by Lord DuDraven were completely refuted.
Owing to the rule OF secrecy which the
club has made the actual statements OF
the witnesses before the committee can
not be given, but the report OF the committee
which will be made at an early day after
the close OF the investigation, viii, It is
said, summarize the evidence and give the
finding of the tribunal.
ALL THE CREW EXAMINED.
The members OF the committee, the
counsel, and the witnesses arrived within
a few minutes of 10 o'clock this morning.
Capt. Mahan, Z. ]. Phelps, William c..
Whitney, and George X. Rives had begun
proceedings when the fifth member OF The
committee, ]. Pierpont Morgan, drove up.
Mr.. George X. Aisquith was on hand
10 look out for Lord DunraveI's Interests,
and Joseph II. Choate took care OF The
defense. Cass Garfield, Archibald Rogers,
Latham A. Fish, and j. II. Busk, OF the
Americas cup committee, were present
during q portion OF the morning session.
Nicholson Kane, chairman OF the regatta
committee, dropped In after recess. C.
Oliver Iselin, the managing director OF the
Defender syndicate. was present all day
The members OF the Defenders crew and
the captains OF tugboats and of the Hattie
Palmer, sat in the smoking-roon OF the
club and were called before the committee
one by one.
The morning session began at 1910 a III.
and lasted until O'Clock. When adjourn
ment for lunch was taken, Mfr. Whitney said
that he thought it would be Impossible to
finish the examination OF witnesses today
AN EXPERTS VIEWS.
The witnesses examined today gave cvf-
dence corroborating the testimony of Messrs.
Iselin, Herreshoff and Haff which was
taken last week. Official Measurer Hy slop
told about the first measurements on Septem-
ber 6, the day before the first race, and CT
the measurements on September 6.
He also told how closely the two measure
ments Of the Defender agreed, and said
that in his opinion it was absolutely i'm
possible to make such a cha nge in ballast
as was charged without discovery by him
self and score OF others who were about
the two yachts.
Capt. Taylor, who was in charge or the
Hattie Palmer, was an important witness.
Lord DuDraven charged, it WILDE remember
ed, that the additional ballast was taken
from the Hattie Palmer and placed in the
hold of the Defender on the night of Sep
tember s, while on the yacht, and her tender
lay at anchor in the Horseshoe, and that the
lead was removed on the following night
off Bay Ridge.