The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-28
THE CHAPLAIN ON TRIAL
Mcintyre Said That Evans Kept
Out of the Fight.
HONESTLY BUILT SHIPS
The Chaplain Asserted That Those Built
in the East Were Secured Through
Political Pulls "A Sling
at Sampson

| Denver. Sept. 27.-The court martial
OF Joseph p. Mcintyre. chaplain of the
battleship Oregon. on charge of scand-
alizing the navy in lecture delivered
in Denver, Aug. 8, was resumed this
morning. J. NJ. Burnett, business man.
ager of the Rocky Mountain News, was
the first witness. He identified a COPY
OF the News. containing the report OF
the offending lecture by Mcintyre.
Frank E. Carruthers business manager
Of the Denver Times, was also called
for a similar purpose.
Minnie J. Reynolds, who reported the
lecture for the News. was called to ver-
ify report published and from which
| extracts contained in the charges
| against Mcintyre were taken. She fully
| corroborated the report she had written.
which was introduced as testimony.
Miss Reynolds testified that McIntyre's
reference to Captain Robley d. Evans
as Fighting Bob" was contemptuous
in manner. Before the cross-examina-
tion Of Miss Reynolds was finished
the court took a recess till 1:20.
Miss Reynolds again took the stand
upon the re-assembling of the court.
Cross-examination failed to shake her
testimony that Chaplain Mcintyre as
serted that Admiral Sampson reported
himself within four miles of the Span
ish ship Cristobal Colon when she sur
rendered in order that he might secure
his share OF the prize money. and that
Sampson, though no more entitled to
participate than were the members OF
his audience. would receive SIC. 900, while
Captain Clark. who fought the
Oregon as no man ever fought be-
fore" would receive but $500. She had
Al -.
declared that the contracts for all east
ern-built battleships were secured
through political pulls. and hence the
Oregon. which was built in the West.
was the only one honestly built She
maintained that the chaplain said that
while the Oregon was going into the
fight the Iowa was going to the rear
and that she was kept there during the
fight. and said that he offered no ex-
PLANTATION OF that alleged action.
Paul W. Beck. who reported the lee
ture Of Chaplain Mcintyre for the Dem
Yer Times. was next called.
Ve stated that the chaplain said that
Admiral SAMPSON reported himself
within four miles Of the Cristobal CO.
Ion when she struck her colors. and in
reality he was not within that dis
tance NJ the Colon. In other respects
Mr.. Beck corroborated the testimony Of
Miss Reynolds regarding that charge
against the prisoner. He identified
report Of the lecture written by him
and published I'm the Denver Times. In
this Chaplain Mcintyre was quoted as
saying that Admiral Sampson. with the
flagship New York and the other ves-
sells were 10 miles away when the Cris-
tohal Colon hauled down her flag. and
this Mr.. Beck said was correct He
also corroborated the report published
in the Rocky Mountain News. though
he declared Cha aplain McIntyre's state
ments were much stronger than those
given therein.
Charles II. Sage. a prominent real es-
tate broker, testified. No new facts
were brought out by his testimony. He
was still on the stand when the court
adjourned for the day.