The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
WHAT HE WANTED TOSAY
CHAPLAIN MINTYRE CROss-EXAM-
INED AT DENVER,
And His Lecture Amended to What He
Intended to Tell His Audience
His Alleged Interviews.

martial of Chaplain Mcintyre, of the Ore
gon, to-day, the cross-examination Of the
defendant was resumed. An interview with
the witness, published in Denver evening
paper on the day following the lecture, was
placed m The hands of the witness, who
was asked to verify or deny it. He denied
several statements attributed to him with
positiveness. He remembered distinctly
what he tried to convey to the reporter. He
did tell the reporter that the Oregon demon
strated her superiority over the other battle
ships in the fight, but he did not accuse the
Eastern SHY builders of cheating the gov
eminent as the reporter had quoted him.
He subsequently stated he was still slightly
under the influence of the drugs and the
excitement of the night before while talk
ing to the reporter.
In answer to question of the judge advo-
cate regarding what he intended to say in
his lecture about the division of prize money
the chaplain explained that he felt very
friendly toward Commodore Schley, the
first commander he ever sailed with, and
believed that he should have received the
major part of the honor Of the battle. He
intended to say to the audience that the
division of the prize money would be in the
proportion of $4,000 to the admiral. $500 to
Captain Clark and SIS to officers of his own
rank. He had no idea of giving these as the
amounts each would receive.
Witness said his intention to say that
when the battle began the Oregon took her
assigned position on the inner line and as
she did so passed the Iowa going the other
way to assume the position assigned to her.
He intended to say that when the Colon
surrendered he saw several of the American
vessels half hull down to the eastward and
that while the boarding parties from the Ore
gon and Brooklyn were going to the Colon,
the other vessels came up. He declared
that he made no assertion to the effect that
Admiral Sampson reported himself within
four miles in order to get the prize money.
He was aware that Admiral Sampson was
entitled to his share of the prize money,
regardless of his distance from the fight
The judge advocate asked Chaplain Nc
Intyre whether previous to the lecture in
conversations with Rod s. King, private
secretary Of Governor Adams, he had not
made statements similar to those made in
the lecture. This question was strongly COM
bated by Attorneys Cranston and Doud for
the defense. The judge advocate announced
that he was laying the foundation of the
impea chment of the witness. Argument on
the objection deferred by agreement.
Chaplain MCINTYRE positively denied having
said to Mr. King the things charged unless
it might have been on the night of the lee
ture Similar questions regarding conversa-
y. II. y,
perintendent of the building of the new Dem
yer mint, elected a similar answer.
A report was read from the Brooklyn
Eagle to the effect that Chaplain Mcintyre
made statements in a conversation with
friends in that city of the same character
alleged to have been made in his Denver
lecture. The chaplain denied having made
such statements in Brooklyn and declared
that he refused to talk to the Eagle reporter,
and he believed the reporter, being offended
willfully miSrepreSented him.
The judge advocate then placed in wit
ness's hands a copy of an alleged interview
with him published in the New York Times
of Aug ii. having been telegraphed from
Denver. The chaplain said he had no re-
membrance of giving an interview to rep
of Denver. He denied having given the al
legged interview to anybody. An alleged in
terview with the witness published Aug 10
in the Denver Times, which was almost
identical with the one printed in the New
York Times was also denied as to many
statements given. He admitted having been
interviewed by a reporter of the Times, but
could not remember what he said to him.
In the afternoon Chaplain Mcintyre, on
redirect examination, stated that he mad
the brandy of which he drank on the night
of the lecture In a. four-ounce bottle. Indi-
eating in a similar bottle the amount he
drank it was shown that he took about a
third of the contents.
Alonzo A. Arson, an engineer, testified
that he was quite intimate with Chaplain
Mcintyre in 1894, and that on the night OF
the lecture the chaplain did not recognize
him, even after he had told him his name.
Witness thought the chaplain had the man.
ner of a man under the influence of liquor.
During the lecture the chaplain'S manner
was not natural.
Dr. H. T. Pershing, physician in charge
of insane and nervous patients at the Ara
pahoe County Hospital, was called as an ex-
pert. He expressed the opinion that a man
in the physical and nervous condition of
Chaplain Mcintyre who took eighteen
grains of quinine and over an ounce of
brandy, would become intoxicated. Persons
afflicted with nervous disorders, the witness
stated are more susceptible to the infiu-
ence of intoxicants than those in perfect
health.
On cross-examination DR.. Pershing said
that a man accustomed to an occasional
drink of liquor would probably not be in
toxicated by the amount of brandy and
quinine taken by the chaplain. He assert
ed that the effect of the stimulants men
toned would not last longer than two
hours Witness said the effect of intoxi-
oants is to remove restraints in action and
speech In most cases what an intoxicated
man says has some relation with what he
thinks when sober.
DR. VIM. E. Wilson, who was surgeon OF
the Tenth Illinois Cavalry during the civil
war was called. He has been treating
Chaplain Mcintyre since Sept. 20. he testi-
fed that Chaplain Mcintyre was on the
date mentioned suffering from rervouS
prostration, and had been so suffering for
some time. He had not yet recovered fully.
One of the symptoms of the chaplain's all
ment witness said. was forgetfulness. con-
fusion of ideas, and vertigo. DIR. Wilson
was still on the stand when the court adj
journed for the day.