The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-30
MUCH CRY---LITTLE WOOL.
About Describes the Dunrayen In.
vestigation.
HIS L0RDSHlP HAS ENOUGH AND
HAS GONE HOME.

The Hearing Is Not Yet Concluded-No
Doubt What the Verdict Win Be-A
Hasty and Uncer emonious Departure
on the Part of the English Contingent
New York, December 28.-The Earl of
Dunraven, accompanied by his friend,
Arthur Glennie. rear commodore of the
Royal Portsmouth Yacht Club, sailed
for England at 2 this afternoon on board
the Cunarder umbria. The Investigation
Of the charges made by Lord Dunraven
against those in charge of the Defender,
had not concluded when the noble Earl
and his henohman took their departure,
and only parts of the evidence in rebuttal
had been given when the special commits
sion, consisting of j. Pierpont Morgan,
chairman, George Lockhart Riyes, score
tary, VIM. c. Whitney, Capt A. T. Mahan,
| U. S. N, and Hon. E. J. Phelps, ad-
journed the hearing till IL Monday morn
ing. The manner in which the Irish
| Earl made his second visit to New York
this year, and the extraordinary means
taken to prevent his being intervie we d
by reporters. were only slight precau-
tions in comparison with the efforts that
were resorted in order that even the bare
fact OF his exit today might be kept from
| the public About half an hour before
the adjournment for lunch, Mr.. Glennie
left the club house alone, and when
asked as to Lord Dunraven's or his own
intentions with regard to sailing today,
replied that he did not know. He pro-
ceeded at brisk pace down Madison ave-
nue., crossed the square and returned to
the Darlington, 40 east 25th street, where
the Dunraven party were staying. He
got the baggage together and drove of
to the Canard Steamship Company's
dock
When the committee adjou rned, Lord
Dunraven, with his private secretary,
|. A. g. Hamilton, and counsel, Mr.. Ask
with, walked around to the Darlington,
where they were joined by H. Maitland
Kersey, Lord Dunraven's agent in this
country. After remaining in the apa. t.
ments few minutes, his lordship and
Mr.. Kersey entered carriage and were
driven rap idly to the dock A number
| of reporters were on the dock when the
Earl and his agent arrived, but the form
er refused to answer any questions or
speak at all. After seeing Dunraven
safely on board Mr.. Kersey came ashore
and in reply to query as to whether
Lord Dunrayen had sailed or not, said :
II don't know anything about it," AZ
ter Lord Dunraven had left 9th street,
Messrs. Askwith and Hamilton went
| across Madison square and both gave tho
same answers.
| There seemed to be division of senti-
| nent between the members of the New
York Yacht Club as to Duuraven's visit,
but, in the end, the divergence appeared,
after the manner of paradox, to con
verge in an unanimity of opinion thai
ne was non-suited. Some of the members
| said plainly that the noble Earl had not
left the country any too soon for his own
good, while other prominent yachtsmen
regarded his personal reiteration on this
size of the water of the charges made in
the Field in the light of a huge game of
| bluff.
While the secrecy imposed by the court
on all concerned will be rigidly observed
as to definite statements of what had
occurred in the session, it did not need
the IN aktng of any breach of confidence
to find out how the tide had turned. AS
on yesterday morning. George l.. Rives
was the first to reach the headquarters,
followed by Latham A. Fish, c. Oliver
lselin, Joseph Ii. Choate, Herbert G.
Leeds Of Boston aud Capt. Mahan, U.
S.N. Cap aims Hank Half and Terry
came with the two quartermasters of the
| Defender, Barbour and Staples; Billman,
the trigger from Boston; Byno, the New
York rlgger, and their men. and the rest
OF the Defenders crew, including eethe
10 Deer Isle sailors, who arrived last
night. j. Pierpont Morgan and VIM C.
| Whitney drove up before ~ O'Clock, and
A. Cass Garfield, secret ary OF the Ame-
rica's Cup Committee, walked in later.
Lord Dunraven and Mr.. Askwith with
Arthur Glennie, l. A. G. Hamilton and
David z. <. Henderson, strolled leisurely
to the club house. The escort which ac-
compan1ed thu party yesterday was ah-
| cent to-day, although Detective Sergeant
Madden was still on duty au the club
house. Newberry Thorne, J. Butler Dun
can and Hon. e. j. Phelps were among
the last to arrive.
AT 1920 the burgee of the club was
hauled up and the committee went into
session. The Defender Syndicate present.
cd testimony in the rebuttal of that Off
cred by Dunraven yesterday, and al
though the gentlemen who were present
at the inquiry declined, one and all, to
talk for publication, it WAS learned on
good authority that the charges made by
Lord Duuraven were totally disapproved.
Lord Dunraven's case was tased upon
suspicion and Interference from the fact
that the tender. the Hattie Palmer, re-
manned alongside until late hour the
night before the first race This and other
allegations made by Dunrayen were ex-
planned by those in charge Of the Defen-
der and positive statements made;by Messrs
lselin and Hereshof and Capt. Haff that
no tampering with the ballast took place.
All these witne sses emphaticaily denied
that the ballast had been added after the
measurements were taken prior to the
first race and their testi mony remained
mistaken after rigid cross examina-
ton by Lord Dunraven' s counsellor, Geo.
K. Askwith.
The proceedings today opened with an
argument between Joseph H. Choate,
| bo Joe