New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-31
MORE TESTIMONY TAKEN
THE INQUIRY MO DuSRAvENs CHARGES
,,,,,rss,oS r,4AT THE WORK WILL DE '0"'
y,rrrr, AT THE FOURTH SESSION OF

IMPRESSION
~rr, AT THE FOURTH SESSION VI
THE COMMITTEE TO-DAY
...ury into the Drnraven charges Oh iauA
to, the Defender syndicate was oou ',.
49,, and unless the calculations o, 'ne ,n,s
teru1,a wrong the evidence Will all be IN py 'ns
'estrning. When the cub burgee was raised ~ W.
en- en- Of the New-Yori Yacht Club hagstah az wv
. m. Yesterday to indicate that the th'ru o"S
ssss,on OF the inquiry had begun. the question up
arrost IN the minds Of those who watched ior 'ae
s,s,al was: "Will they finish to-day! The MS.
a. a, the inquiry lief, doubt In the mlhas OF
,ha interested persons the outcome OF the IN
vest,gation because 1t was known ina, Du''
had appeared on the stand in cohhoeh. '"oou
and that ne had brought with him. besides MS
friend Glennie whose testimony was expec'eu ~
strengthen the Earls accusations quantity OF
documentary evidence with which to ior'nS ''e
charges made public in THE Field
The anxiety grew less when at the close OF 'he
arst DAYS session Dunraven left the cluohVuse
showing by his looks that he was displeased win
the outcome OF the DAYS hearing. whie Mr.. lseHh
appeared 10 be perfectly satisfied. On the second
dav although perfect secrecy had been maintained
hv the committee and everybody connected Win
the inquiry the anxiety grew less. anu IL VaniSn'u
entirely when the Irish Earl went away win MS
friend leaving his lawyer behind 10 90 what u.
could toward establishing his case The day OF rest
which followed the second days hearing ueVe'ope"
p,,hnr new but the fact that the crew oil the be-
fender and Captains Half and Terry rema'h'' Al
tSni was proof that the hearing OF these imp'' 'a,
witnesses was not finished on the second oaS al"
tina, they would be called again 10 TESTIFY
secrecy was maintained by al. ana sun ''e ,
Of apprehension had entirely vanished wneh ','e
third davis session began and for that reaso" '''e
possibility OF a final adjournment was 'he s''
point CT interest about the case yesterday! 49,
The third day like the others SO iai "s ~
nrivacy of the trial was concerned Not worn
f,3ss
who was examined or what was SAID X o"Nv,
lin WAS the first 10 arrive at the clubhouse lie re-
NAMED only short time, but was PACK "'e" 20.
committee was called TO order by ex-Mnls'er rne'
George L. Rves again the first memoer "a '','
committee on the scene and he was followed ciose!
by Captain Mahan. Edward j. Phelps ana " i''"
C. whitney J. Perpont Morgan did not arrive "ii'
twenty minutes after the club burgee sho"eu tia'
business had begun. Among those VINO "eie -.
the clubhouse when the session opeheu were ."
Cass Garfield. secretary Of the Americas cup Co",'
mittee; Latham A. Fish. who sailed on the var
kvrie as the svndcates representative on the days
of the races: S. Nicholson Kane, chairman OF the
Regatta Committee Woodbury. Kane anu iiei
bert c. Leeds. who Mr.. lselns guests on inc
Defender Captain laffs and Terry frst -n"'e
Berry, two of the Yankee soops quarter'has.ers'
and twelve other members of the crew the sanoI,
men came In two groups. the first under conlmanSn
OF Captain Terry and the other marshalied by mann
No one would say a word. and the impressio pro-
duced by the men that if they were as ialth,ul
10 the trust with which they were charges dul1hs
the cup as they have been to their Promse oo
during the inquiry they certainly deserve le
title OF trustworthy men. Mr.. Choate came on time
as did Mcssrs Askwith and Hamilton, who re-
manned TO cover the retreat OF the h-a'i VI D"'
raven. .,....-,, 49,
The reagre information that leaked through the
walls of the club was the effect that Captain Han
was recalled 10 the stand and that Captain Terry,
Mate Berry, Quarterm9ster Staples, Second Mate
Conant and several members OF the crew testileu
before the committee adjourned for Luncheon az
% m All those who were present al the morning
Session came again at p M ana me session con
tinued until nearly y. when II was learned tnat
the evidence about all taken ana that WIN
or two members of the Defender crew. all who had
been summoned 10 appear had testified. 1t was also
said that Woodbury. Kane ana William Butter Dun
can were among those who gave evidence Tor the
lselin side of the case. MI,
After the adjournment Mr. Phelps told a Tribune
reporter that the evidence would probably be an IN
to-day, and that the proceedings would be maze
nublic as soon as q decision reached. .
Mr. Askwith asked on leaving the clnO II
he had anything TO say and answered: Il am airaiu
/ cannot talk. 81, , -
The fourth session of the committee will begin at
a