The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-06
N INIYRE' 5 Own TILE
Chaplain of the Oregon Claims
TO Have Been Drunk
BESIDES WHAT ALLIED HIM
When He Roasted Sampson
and Fighting Bob"
BESIDES WHAT ALLIED HIM

Denver. Colo. Oct 5.-when the court
I martial which IS hearing testimony n the
/ case Of Chaplain Mcintyre. o the Oregon.
was called 70 order THIS morning. the cross
: examination OF the defendant, watch was
begun yesterday. was resumed.
/ An Interview with the witness published
n Denver evening paper or ne dag fol-
lowing ne lecture was placed Il me bands
OF the witress. who was asked 70 verify
or deny l. He denied several statements
attributed 70 him. with posi,ivsness- He
remembered distinctly what ne tried 10
convey to the reporter He did tell the
reporter that the Oregon demonstrated her
superiority over the other oartieships II
the light. but ne did rot accuse ne east
ern shipouuders OF cheating the govern
ment as ne reporter mad quoted him He
subsequently, stated that he was st1l
slightly under the influence OF the drugs
I and The excitement Of the night before
while talking 10 the reporter
II answer 20 a question OF ne judge ad-
vocate regarding what he intended 20 say
in his lecture about the division OF prize
money. the chaplain explained that he felt
very friendly toward Commodore Schlsy.
the first commander he ever sailed with.
and believed that he should have received
the major part OF The honor and enolu-
ueat Of me battle. He intended to say 20
the audience that The division Of the prize
money would be in the proportion Of $1,000
10 the admiral, $500 20 Captain Clark and
/ SIS 10 officers OF his own rank He had
TO idea OF giving these as the amounts
each would receive.
Witness said his intention vas 70 say
! that when The battle began the Oregon
/ took her assigned position an The inner line
and as she did so passed the Iowa going
the other way TO assume The position as
! signed 20 her. He intended 20 say that
/ whAn the Colon surrendered ne saw sew
( era Of the American vessels half hull down
/ 70 the eastward and thai while che board
ing portion from the Oregon and declared
that he made no assertion 70 che effect
/ that Admiral Sampson reported himself
/ within four miles in order 70 get prize
uouey. He was aware that the admiral
was entitled 70 his share Of the prize mon
ey. regardless Of MS distance from the
fight
/ The Judge advocate asked Chaplain Nc
Intyre whether previous to rhe lecture. N
/ conversations with Reed s. King. private
secret airy Of Governor Adams. he had not
made sta terneuts similar % those made in
the lecture. This question was strongly
combatted by Attorneys Cransron and
Doud for the defense The judge advocate
! announced that he was laying the found
alton Of impeachment Of the witness. Ar
gumeut on the subject was deferred by
/ agreement. Chaplain Mcintyre positively
/ denied having said 70 Mr.. King the things
charged unless II might havebeen on the
night Of the lecture.
Similar questions regarding conversa-
tons with J. I. Bllan and Lee U7lory.
superintendent OF the building OF the new
/ Denver MINI. elected a similar answer.
i report was read from The Brooklyn.
y Y Eagle 20 the eTecc that Chaplain
Mcintyre made statements n a conversa-
ZION with friends IN that city Of the same
I character alleged 10 have been made in
his Denver lecture. The Chaplain denied
having made such statements in Brooklyn
and declared that ne refused 70 talk 70 ,5e
Eagle reporter and he believed the report
-. being offended. vdHulIy n.sreprssent-
ed him
The Judge advocate then placed in the
witness hands q copy II At alleged inter-
view WITH him published IT.. the New York
Times q August Il. having been telegraph
Cd from Denver
The chaplain said Re Rad 10 remeu-
bra1ce 0f giving an Interview % a repre-
sentative z any paper published Escsi5e
Of Denver He deried having given The A.
legged interview 70 ANYBODY An alleged
in-erview Win the witness published Az
gus u in t1e Denver Ttu~s. which was
almost identical with the one printed IN
TIA Eew York Tine. was zts7 -enrei as
% many s-aternen-s given. He admitted
having been interviewed 5v 3 reporter II
the Tines bgt could not remember what
he said N him.
n the afternoon. Chaplain NcT1tTre
On redirect examination stated taat ~
had the brandy o. Eficn r. drank on he
night % the lecture fl e7ur-51aca bot
t-e I1dtcatl1E OF a similar bottle ths
amount ~ f-a-E e -a7 szoz-u tha- &c
took z5rlt o7e-.5i-d oc The contents
Alonz3 A Arson, an engineer. -es-tfei
that ne wss qu--e i--5c-ate z-f-a Chaplain
Mcintyre In 1894 ard tEs- on the ziz1-
o f-re lecture sra chaplain did TO- rec1E-
q Il rim e~-a- AFTER he Rad told his name
witness Thought -he c121'z.a rad the
manner - o 1sa1 l-5e- TIA Influence q
I1uo- During ne lecture -ae cla1l4l--s
manner vas -1- -z-srsI
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