The herald., 1898-10-04
M'INTYRE ON THE STAND
GIVES TESTIMONY IN HIS OWN
DEFENSE
He KNOWS WHAT He THOUGHT
# He Said Something Else the Fact Is
Ascribable to Quinine and
Brandy
Associated Press Special Wire.

Brandy
Associated Press Special Wire.
DENVER, Colo, Oct Sat today's sess
sion OF the court-martial trial Of Rev. Nc
Intyre of the battleship Oregon, for sensa-
tonal charges against brother officers of
tho navy, made in lecture delivered In
Denver August 8, the chaplain went on
the stand tn his own defense. His testi-
mony is intended to establish a plea of
irresponstbility for his utterances on the
occasion. In a straightforward, simple,
yet graphic manner, he told the story of the
Oregon's wonderful trip from San Fran
CISCO around Cape Horn; of the terrible ex-
tremes Of heat and cold passed through;
Of the nervous strain which the constant
dread Of meeting the enemy caused; of the
excitement Of the blockade and of the great
battle of July 3, followed by a nervous COL
lapse on the part of the narrator. He told
how. after he reached Denver In his weak
ened condition, he repeatedly refused to
lecture. only consenting finally because his
effort might be of benefit in a financial
way to the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion himself declining to receive cent Of
the proceeds. He told how, with whirl-
Ing brain, he stood before the audience.
and then Of his horror next morning when
ne read the published reports, saying that
ne could not remember his words. He only
knew what he intended to say.
1t Is expected the defense will rest its
case tomorrow.
fhysicians will be introduced to show
the effect upon Chaplain Mcintyre of med
iclnes taken just prior to the lecture.
The Testimony Taken
DENVER, Col, Oct. 3.-The first witness
called this morning at the, courtmartial
trial Of Rev. Mcintyre was George +. w.
Briefly. musical director. He testified that
Chaplain Mcintyre In his speech stated that
MIR. Scott of the Union Iron Works had for
years been trying to secure battleship
contract. but on account of the greater in
nuence of the shipbuilders with the gov
ernment. and the idea that prevailed in the
East that Westerners could not build bat
tleships. he had been unsuccessful until
the awarding of the contract for the Oregon.
He praised the construction of the Oregon
but witness heard nothing about political
pulls" nor to the effect that Eastern con-
tractors cheated tile government.
In reference to the battle of July 3. wit
ness remembered that the Chaplain said
that when the Oregon was going in she
met the Iowa, with Fighting Bob" Evans
In command. going to the rear. The
chaplain did not say that Fighting Bob
took the Iowa to the rear and kept her
there during the battle. Witness testified
mat chaplain Mcintyre merely said that
when the Cristobal Colon hauled down her
flag he looked around and saw the smoke
or part OF the American fleet approach
ng In the distance. Witness could not
remember what was said about a renort
being made but recalled that in speaking
of the prize money the Chaplain said Ad-
miral Sampson received $4,000, CAPTAIN
Clarke $500. himself $S5 and the audience
nothing.
The Chaplain did not say the audience
had as much to do with the battle as AL.
miral Sampson.
Chaplain McIntyre's reference to "F,eht.
ing Bob" Evans made the audience lauph
Witness could not state the reason.
w. w. Hamilton, wholesale tewe,er
gave testimony which practically corrobo.
that Chaplain Mcintyre said the audience
had as much to do with the battle as Ad
miral Sampson.
Cashier Copeland, of the Bank of Clear
Greek County. at Georgetown. testified
that Chaplain Mcintyre said the Union Iron
works had been unable to secure battle
chip contracts because of the influence of
the belief that the Eastern shipbuilders
alone had facilities for the construction of
such vessels.
When the court re-assembled, Mr. Cope
land continued his testimony. He denied
that Chaplain Mcintyre said that the Ore
gon was the only vessel that was honestly
built. Mr.. Copeland said the chaplain.
after describing the running fight and the
defeat OF the Colon, spoke exultantly of the
fact that when the Oregon had entrapped
the Spanish ship. the rest of the American
squadron was hull down" behind, and the
chaplain exclaimed
And where was Fighting Bob Eyans?,
Continuing, the witness asserted that
Chaplain Mcintyre said that at the time
OF the Colon's surrender the New York was
within signaling distance. He corrobo-
rated the testimony previously given as to
the division of the prize money and tho
comparison of the work of Admiral Samn
son and the audience in the capture of the
Colon.
Chaplain Mcintyre. the defendant, was
then put on the stand.
After the battle of July Sd, he stated
when the strain of the excitement was
over. he fell to the deck and had no he
carried to his quarters, where he was IN
der the care of physician until he left
the vessel and was sent to the naval hos
pital at New York. There a medical sur
vey pronounced him a sufferer from ner-
vous prostration. After briefly relating
the story of his trip to Denver, he told how,
after repeated urging, he consented to de-
liver the lecture Of August Sth to aid the
Y. M. c. A. The work of preparation for
the lecture so irrltated his nerves that on
the afternoon of August Sth he was on the
verge of nervous collapse.
TO sustain him he took uuinina and
brandy during the afternoon, and. after
reaching the church. he took eighteen
grains OF quinine and half to three -fourtbs
Of an ounce of brandy, being actuated bv
feeling of falling strength. He was de-
tained for nearly an hour after arriving
OF the church before beginning the lecture
and when he began his head was in a wb,rl
Witness testified that he had clear ,deos
of what he intended to say, but could not
be certain OF what he did actually saw
IT cannot find words to tell the horror
with which read the report of my lee
ture as 1t appeared in the Rocky Noun