The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-31
DUNRAvENS CHARGES DENIED.
THE INVESTIGATION TO CLOSE
TODAY.


Yesterday's Sessions Consumed in
Hearing Testimony for the De-
fenSc-The Charges of Fraud Made
by the Earl Completely Refuted.
The Men on the Tender Deny the
story Of the Transfer Of Ballast at
Night.
New York. Dec 3O.-The special COM
mittee which is sitting as a court of in
quiry on the charges made by Lord Dun
raven against the people in charge OF
the Defender. held an all days session
at the New York Yacht Club house to-
day and adjourned at o'clock tonight
without completing their work. Nearly
all OF the testimony is IN. however, and
it is expected the investigation will be
closed after a short session tomorrow
The hearing to-day was behind closed
doors. but II was learned that the ex-
animation OF witnesses for the defense
took up all the time of the committee.
Their testimony was OF the cumulative
order, and IL is safe to say that the char
ges OF fraud made by Lord Dunraven are
completely refuted. Owing to the rule OF
secrecy which the club has made. the
actual statements Of the witnesses before
the committee cannot be given. but tha
report OF the committee, which will pe
made at an early day after the close OF
the investigation, win, il is said, summar.
ize the evidence and give the finding OF
the tribunal
inc morning session began at 1910
O'Clock. and lasted until l o'clock. When
the adjournment for lunch was taken
Alr, whitney said that he thought it
would be impossible to finish the exam
lhatlon OF witnesses to-day.
Ine witnesses examined to-day gave
SfXleence &orroborating the testimony OF
Messrs. lselln, Herreshom and Haff-
Whch was taken last week Official Meas
urer Hyslop told about the nrst nneasnre.
Inents ilaea on Sept. 9, the day before the first
on Sept s. lie also told how Iees aIoaes
~ the two measurements OF the Defende,-
sbsoI'u,teSi,,.u anu salu that IN his opinion II was
@hbsolutely impossible to make such a
change In ballast as was charged x,itbont
ulscoNery by himself and score OF Others
VINO We're about the two yachts
,CapI Iaylor. who was In charge OF the
lutte ,e faimer, was an important wit
ness, ness Lord Dunraven charged. il win he
remembered, that the additionaI haiiasFs
was taken from the Haftia Pain,sr 'iisssS t.,,s
placed IN the hold OF the Defender on fhs.
,ogshd, tghhe OF sept; 8. while the yacht and her
tehuer lay at anchor in the Horseshoe
and that the lead was removed On tb:.
iollowlng night Off Bay Ridge. Capt. Tav-
LOT n9tly denied every one Of Lord DUN
ravens charges. He said that no lead was
taken from his boat to the Defender ors
the night Of the sixth. that he aid not
~ any lime nave a quantity OF lead aboard
sunlcient TO sink the Defender four
inches deeper in the water. thaf No Lea
was removed from the Defender 10 fhe
rattle Palmer on the night OF the nrst
race ana that his boat did not lay along
SIDE or the Defender OFF Bay Ridge that
night at all. s""s
capt. Terry, who assisted Capt. Haff In
SAILING the Defender, told Substantially
the same story Of denial OF the charges
Mates Berry and Conant. Quartermasters
STAPLES ana Barbour, Riggers Byno, Biil-
man, q ONeill and Francis and all MEM
Defs OF the crew who were brought on
from Deer Island. Ne, gave stibstan-
tally the same testimony
After the adjournment the only infor-
mation the members OF the COMMITTEES
would give out was that the hearing had
adjourned until tomorrow morning and
that the evidence Is nearly all In.