Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-31
DUNRAVEN INQUIRY.
THE NOBLE EARg's CHARGES OF
FRAUD COMPLETELY REFUTED.
Cumulative Evidence to This Eject
before the COmmittec-Nenriy All
the Testimony Iu-Investtgnton
VIII Probably End To-Day.

NEW YORK. December 30.--The spe-
cial committee. which is sitting IA a
court OF inquiry on the charges made by
Lord Dunraven against the people In
charge Of the Defender. held an all-day
session at the New York Hacht-Club-
house to-day. and adjourned at o'clock
tonight without completing their work
Nearly all the testimony is In, however,
and il is expected that The investiga-
ton will be closed after short
session tomorrow. The session to-day
was behind closed doors. but 1t was
learned that the examination Of witnesses
for the defence took up all the time
OF the committee. Their testimony
was Of the cumulative order. and IT is
safe to say that the charges Of fraud
made by Lord Dunraven are completely
refuted.
Owing to the rule of secrecy which
the club has made, the actual state
ments Of the witnesses before the con-
mittce cannot be given but the report OF
the committee, which will be made at
an early day, will. il is said. sum-
Marie the evidence. and give the finding
OF the tribunal.
The morning session began at 10 o'clock,
and lasted until 1 o'clock. when an adj
jOurnment for lunch was taken. Mr..
whitney said that he thought IT would
be impossible TO finish the examination
OF Witnesses to-day.
The witnesses examined to-day gave
evidence corroboratins the testimony Of
Messrs. Iselin. Herreshoff. and Haff,
which was taken last week. Official
Mea.urer Hyslop told about the first
measurement OH september 9Th. the day
before the first race. and Of the remea-
surement on September Stn. He also
told how closely the two measurements
agreed. and sad that IL. i'm his opinion.
was impossible TO make such chang
in ballast as was CHI. rged without dis
covery by himself and scores of others,
who We're about the two yachts.
IMPORTANT.
Captain TAYLOR. who was in charge OF
the Hattie Palmsr. was an important wit
ness. Lord Dunraven charged. II will
be remembered. that the additional bal
last vas taken from the Hattie Palmer,
and placed I'm the hold Of the Defender
on the night of September 9Th, while the
yacht and her tender lay at anchor I'm the
Horseshoe. and that the lead was re-
moved on the following night on Bay
Ridge.
Captain Taylor fatly denied ,ery one
OF Lord Dunravens charges. He said
that no lead was taken from his boat
10 the Defender on the night of Septem-
her 9Th; that he did not at any time have
the quantity Of lead aboard sufficient
TO sink the Defender four inches deep
in the water; that no lead was removed
from the Defender TO the Hattie
Palmer on the night OF the FIRST race,
and that his boat did not lay alongside
OF the Defender OFF Bay Ridge that night
at all.
Captain Terry, who az 'sted Captain
Han in sailing the Defend r, told SUBJ
staniially the same story OF denial of the
charges.
Quartermasters stables and Barbour.
Rggers, Bync. Gilman. O'Nenl, and
Francis. and all tn other members OF
the crew, who vere brought or from
Deer Island Ne, gave substantially the
same testimony
After adjournment the only informa-
tion the members of the Yacht club
would give out was that the hearing
had been adjourned until tomorrow morn.
ing.