The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
EACH INMATES THAT THE
OTHER IS NOT TRUTHFUL.
CODE NOT SENT TO SCHlEy
Before Adjournment Each Made
Statements to Court Concern
ing the Incident. T

miral SIMPSONS flagship, the New
York, and who also, was chief of the
admiral's staff during the war with
Spain, testified before the Schley
naval court for a short time, this af-
ternoon. He was the last witness
called and when the court adjourned
was still under cross examination ny
Mr.. Rayner, who stated that he a
only a few more questions to ask him.
There was considerable interest in
Captain Chadwick's appearance. be
cause of his close relationship with
the commander-in-chief of the North
Atlantic squadron.
CAPTAIN Chadwick's testimony re-
lated very largely to dispatches sent
by Admiral Sampson to Commodore
Schley while the latter lay off Glen
fuegos in May, 1898, and to the code
of signals agreed upon between Capt.
McCalla of the Marblehead and he
Cuban forces operating near Glen
fuegos. He said this code had not
been sent to Commodore Schley by
dispatch because Captain McCalla had
expected to join the commodore i'm
mediately and communicate the code
to him. He also told of being present
at an interview between Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley in
which the latter had expressed his
intention to be loyal to the command
er-in-chief. He stated in detail the
change of opinion concerning the
whereabouts of Cevera's fleet by Ad-
miral Sampson on May q, between
the sending Of the two dispatches of
that date by Admiral Sampson to
Commodore Schley, one of which was
dated at Key West and the other at
Havana. Captain Chadwick said he
had not approved Admiral Simpsons
dispatch of May %, congratulating
Commodore Schley on his accomplish
ments to that date.
! Five other new witnesses were
heard during the day, two of them
being officers of the New York. One
of these was Lieutenant G. G. Marsh,
the flag secretary of Admiral Samp'
son, who testified concerning dis.
patches to Commodore Schley and the
other was the ships flag lieutenant,
Liuetenant E. L. Bennett. Lieutenant
Theodore G.. Dewey, a nephew of Ad'
miral Dewey, who served or the Mas.
~sachusetts; Lieutenant Francis Abel
bert Althouse, also of the Massachu.
sets and Lieutenant Francis Bough
ter, who served on the Marblehead
were the other new witnesses of the
day.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Schley
court of inquiry held but session to
day, a%djourning at / O'clock unit
Monday, in order to give those engat;
ed in connection with the inquiry a.
opportunity for recuperation. Captain
Chadwick concluded his testimony
begun yesterday and Lieutenant Com
mander Sidney A. Staunton, who serv
ed on the flagship New York rs as
sistant to Captain Chadwick as chic,
of staff for Admiral Sampson, ant
Lieutenants Nathan G. Twining, form
erly of the Iowa, were introduced a:
new witnesses.
Commander Staunton's testimon.
dealt largely with dispatches for
warded by Admiral Sampson to Com
modore Schley, and while he was un
der examination Mr.. Rayner outlined
the contention in behalf of Admira
Schley, to the effect that the dispatcl
written on May 81, was the first posi-
tive notice that the commandment
chief had given Commodore Schley o
the presence of the Spanish fleet il
the harbor at Santiago.
J Lieutenant Twining said in his test
imony that while the flying squadron
occupied a position of from three t
five miles out from Cienfuegos durini
the day time, the distance was in
creased to from seven to nine mile
at night. He was in charge of tn
eight inch guns during the lombard
ment of the Cristobal Colon on Ma,
81, and he said that all shots from tn
American fleet fell short of the mari
Near the close of the days session
Judge Advocate Lemly and Mr.. Ra,
e became engaged in a controvers
over the admissibility at that time {
a chart showing the speed of the ve'
sells of the flying squadron and whe
Mr.. Rayner made a statement col
corning the matter to be introduces
the Judge advocate objected to il
reception, saying Mr.. Rayner's sun
mary might be inaccurate, as othe