The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-06
WILL SAMPSON Be
ASKED TO TESTIFY
Copies Of the Dear Schley
Letter Produced
THE ISSUE STILL OPEN
Reading Of Correspondence Between
schley and Hodgson.
TAKES UP NEARLY THE WHOLE SESSION
Admiral Schley Objects to so Mich Valuable
Time Being Given by the Court to The
Reading Of Newspaper I
Articles
Reading Of Correspondence Between
schley and Hodgson.
TAKES UP NEARLY THE WHOLE SESSION
(By the Associated Press.)

Thy tue Associated ProSS.)
Washington, Oct. 5.-Only one session
Of the Schley Court Of Inquiry was held
today. An adjournment till Monday was
taken at o'clock, in order to allow the
court and counsel to recuperate after an
arduous weeks labor.
Practically the only witness of the day
was Lieutenant Commander ALBION c.
Hodgson, who was navigator of the flag
ship Brooklyn, during the campaign of
taken up with the reading of correspon-
depce between himself and Schley con-
corning an alleged colloquy between them
during the battle of Santiago, which the
witness was reported to have detailed to
a newspaper correspondent. The CORE.
spondence has been published and this
fact rendered the proceeding of compare
lively little popular interest.
When the court adjourned last night
Commander Hodgson was in the hands OF
Judge Advocate Lemly, whose examina-
tion of him partook very largely of the
nature of a cross examination. This was
due to the fact that Mr.. Hodgson had
been called by both sides of the contro-
versy and was considered even more
Sch!cy man than a Government witness.
Captain Lemly and MIR. Hanna continued
the investigation for the Government at
the beginning of the sitting today, after
which Mr.. Rayner began a series OF
questions, intended to present the Schley
side of the conduct of the Brooklyn dur
ing not only the battle of July Bird, but Of
the entire Santiago campaign. Mr.. Han
mas inquiries were devoted partly to de-
veloping more of the details concerning
the bombardment of the Spanish ship
Colon en- May 81.
WILL SAMPSON BE CALLED?
There is much interest in yesterdays
episode concerning Admiral Sampson, and
there is still doubt as to whether he will
be a witness. 1t will remain with Admit
raj Schley and his counsel to say for
what day, If for any, he shall be called.
The controversy as to the Admiral's
meaning in his Dear Schley'' dispatch Of
May Goth has been in no wise abated by
the tentative agreement as to his being
summoned. Counsel on both sides this
morning had before them copies of the
dispatch and each was trying strenuously
to bring the other to his view of the
case.
The first of the witnesses of a pre-
vious day who were recalled to correct
testimony was Lieutenant Doyle, who was
on the Brooklyn during the battle off
Santiago. He made a number Of changes
in phraseology. His attention was called
to an error N his former testimony in
stating the distance the Brooklyn stood
H. 49, Co., t,aor
to question from the court. He had
formerly placed this distance at two OF
three miles but had evidently enormously
based his statement on the log for June
2Sth instead Of May 2Sth. Looking at the
log for May 2Sth he found only one esti-
mate CT the distance out, placing it at
seven miles.
THE DEAR SCHLEY LETTER AGAIN.
When Lieutenant Doyle was excused
Captain Lemly again brought up the ques-
tion of the difference of construction of
the last paragraph of the Dear Schley'
letter. He produced the original copy.
Captain Lemly then said: eff the court
please, was yesterday requested by coun-
sci for the applicant to produce the orig
inal of the letter from Admiral Samp-
son to Commodore Schley, dated May
20, 1898. the question being as to the
final name at the end of the first para
graph. whether it should be Santiago or
.Cienfuegos' / have the original and the
name appears Santiago and appears over
an erasure. invite attention to the fact
that in the press copy book it is San
tiago, which shows that the change was
made before the letter was press copied
and sent.
He also, at the request of Admiral
Schley's counsel. produced another copy.
lin which, he said. you will see there
was no correction. 1t appeared originally
as Santiago
The court examined the original papers
an,. the press copies with care and 1T was
agreed that the papers should again be
printed in the record.
Captain Lemly then requested that all
the papers in Admiral Schley's posses
sion bearing upon the case, be supplied
and Mr. Rayner replied for the Admiral
that he admiral Schley) had no more
papers.
HODGSON AGAIN CALLED
Lieut.. Commander Albpn G. Hodgson
was then called to continue his testimony
of yesterday. He was asked by Cart.
Lcmly about his correspondence with Ad-
miral Schley concerning what the Judge
Advocate denominated newspaper
"coloquy." The witness took exception
to the use OF the word "colIoquy," and