The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-10-11
CHARTS ARE AT FAULT
Commander Richard wainright
on the Stand Testified That
They Were Inaccurate.
Lieut.. Commander Hodgson, Capt. Fol.
ger aud Lieut.. Dyson Made Add.
lions 10 Their Testimony.
LieaL n. T.. nrlstoi. who as Ensign
Was watch and Division
0merr on the Texas,
an the staad.


Washington. Oct. s,-An interesting
turn vas given 10 the Schley court
OF Inquiry Wednesday by the intro.
duelion OF the drst witness In Adm.
sehlry'A behalf. This wns Lieut.. jas
j. boyle, who was witch Oficer ou
board the tiagahlp brooklyn during
the war with Spain The fact that
LIEUT.. Doyle was put on the stand
does not mran that the navy depart
ment has concluded the presentation
Of ils side OF the case. Mr. DO, le
was called by the department, hut as
II has been the purpose of Adm.
schlcy TO summon him, advantage
was iakeu OF his presence on the stand
10 question him ns an original wit.
nras for "the applicant" lie wna
under examination by Mr. Rnynef Ia
the interest Of thr admiral when tho
court adjourned for the day
ncforr undergoing examination at
Mr llayner'a hands. Lieut Doyle. ut
Capt lcnilys request. explained his
part Ia the battle of July 4, and his
original entry in the ships log con
.crrning thr famous loop aud hts al
trration of that entry because be sub,
seaucully discovered that his first
entry had been erroneous
Mr., Raynrr asked him IL it wcro no,
true thar tho charge In the log waI
not due TO an error on the part OF ,hc
witness aud to no desire upon the
part Of anybody 60 fnIsify tho fact
Absolutely" was the rcspuusc.
"And the error" continued Mr. Ray
ner. occurred, a. understood yor
60 say In this way, That during ih,
action you could hot sce on account
Of the smoke and thonghi tho shlI
did turn with starbogrd hchn Ant
you entered Il 10 ln the log"
"Ycn," was the rvply, "wa losi
track Of the enemy IN tho frs, In
stance With the port battery by oul
own bow shutting the enemy ou
aud showing that ut that Tins ",
must huSc had our helm little star
beard or that tho enemy was golnI
Win ktarbohfd helm,
And then when you learned yoI
had been mistaken you made III,
change7"
u changed the entry. and ! thlnl
n you had the rough copy here yo'
would dqd II changed In my owI
handwriting
Adm. Evans. Capt, sigsbce and Cor
respondent picpaidc were all rrealle'
for the purpose Of correcting ,hel
Testimony a. given Tuesday. and al
made additional statements.
Washington, OCT. AFTER lieu,
Doyle. formerly Of Commodor
schlcy's flagship. the brooklyn, ha,
completed his testimony before tn
schlcy court ot inquiry Thursday
Capt William c. Dawson. Of the una
rine corps. was called. and was fol
lowed by Lieut. Charles W. Dyson
OF the bureau Of steam engineering
OF the navy department
Capt. Dawson was signal officer o.
- 7. N the battlsshlp Indiana durin
poor hul engagement OF Santiago
Al he gave an account from reco
- the behavior OF the yarlou
s,.,.s OF the American feet durin
that battle. Ne said the Rruokly
had gone about 1000 yards TO th
southwark before joining la ihr pul
suit OF Cervera'H ships.
Capt. sigsbee resumed the stand
the morning 60 correct hla tcstimon
OF Wednesday. lie said he found
letter Wednesday nlght written Ma
90. In which he said he had no pos
Tive knowledge OF the whereabouts q
the .Spaniards
Lent. Doyle then cf0mcl III
stand. lie testified g. 60 l., bon
bardmeni OF the Spanish tor's, II
was then asked;
allow often did you see Comm'
dore schley under nrc?"
eDnrlng The bombnrdmcnts and
ihr bnttlc on july J."
rWhnt was his epndpct9'
II didn't have the opportunity
observe his conduct during the ha
tie. but did see him before az
after the battle, lie was as sci
possessed MS any one could be und'
those circumstances.
did you observe smoke over Il
hnrbor July %"
"Nrs."
~ propose TO show the court III
Commodore Srhlcy saw the smo|
IN the harbpr July 2. lie believed
60 indicate that the feet was COZ
ing out. lie did his duty and notill'
the squadron explained llayner.
both iemly and Hanna oppoS
the statement, bitterly contcndli
.hhiihe qneqtion tended 10 open
on inquiry on the conduct of 9th
of,rcrs connected With the SnntiaI
pnnlpaign. They meant. OF cour'
Sampson. and that llnyncr wou
try to show thnt Sampson left Z
blockade on the morning of July
despite this smoke warming that G.
vera was probably coming out.
"Whnt we want is the whole trutl
declared Capt. Parker OF sehlo!
Counsel, emphntIcally
rIhe gentlemen on the other 81
SOY they too, want the whole trnl
end we are happy to agree vi
them. We are going 20 open the do
wide aud let everybody who TO
mart In the campaign come under I
'ope OF this investigation"