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EVIDENCE is ALL IN
iscAlEs COURT or INQUIRY COM.
PLETEs THE HEARING OF
TESTIMONY.
cross.Examination Of the Admiral oc.
cupies Nearly Three Days, the En.
tire Campaign Being Reviewed In
Detail by the Questioning Of Judge
Advocate Lemly-witnesses Called
In Rebuttal by the Department.

Washington, Oct. 31.-The long or.
deal to which Admiral Schley has
been subjected ended Wednesday after.
noon when his cross examination was
concluded and he was allowed to leave
the witness stand. When the Judge
advocate finished the cross examine
tion the court propounded to the ad.
miral "a questions prepared by the
members of the court. These ques-
tions touched many points Of the
campaign of the flying squadron, but
mainly centered about the dificulties
encountered in coaling and the rea-
sons for the retrograde movement.
Not one of them related to the battle
of Santiago. The Judge advocates
cross-examination On the last day GOV.
cred the retrograde movement, the
reconnaissance of May 81, the loop Of
the Brooklyn and the alleged colloquy
Texas.
Washington, Nov. LIN the Schley
court of inquiry Thursday several
witnesses were introduced by Judge
Advocate Lemly to testify in rebuttal
of the evidence given in Admiral
Schley's behalf. The court decided
early in the day that no witnesses
could be introduced at this stage of
the proceedings to give testimony on
immaterial points. This announce
ment had the effect Of JS)ievirS Lieu
tenant Commander Grailt, LietHtenant
Commander Potts and other officers Of
the Massachusetts. who had been
called to testify concerning a conver.
sation with Lieutenant Sears, which
Is said to have occurred on the Massa-
chusetts just before the reconnois-
sance of May 81. The witnesses called
in rebuttal we're Captain Charles D.
Sigsbee, Captain Francis E. Chadwick,
Captain Joseph G.. Eaton, Lieutenant
John H. Roys and Chief Quartermas-
ter Neil Anderson, all of whom testi-
fed to incidents connected with the
campaign Of 1898.
Washington, Nov. 2.-But one ses-
sion of the Schley court of inquiry was
held Friday and adjournment was ta-
ken until Monday. Sylvester Scovil,
a newspaper correspondent, was the
only new witness called, and he de-
MED the story told by Correspondent
Graham, a witness for Schley. Lieu
tenant Hood and a number of other
officers were on the stand to correct
their testimony.
Washington, Nov. 5.-The Schley
court of inquiry reached the argument
stage at the beginning of the after
noon session Monday. The morning
sitting was devoted to listening to Ad-
miral Schley and Captain Sigsbee in
making corrections of their testimony
which had been given previously and
the introduction by Judge Advocate
Lemly of numerous documents bear
ing upon different phases of the in
quiry. Admiral Schley did not make
any material additions to his previous
statements, but devoted himself large.
ly to the clearing up of ambiguous
points in his evidence. The opening
speech of the argument in the case
was made in behalf Of the government
by Mr.. e. P. Hanna, assistant to the
Judge advocate. He began his presen.
tation of the case a few minutes after
the court convened at o'clock and
when the court adjourned he had not
covered more than half Of the ground
involved in the controversy.
Washington, Nov. 6.-The time Of
the Schley court Of inquiry Tuesday
was entirely devoted to hearing argu.
ments in the case of Admiral Schley.
Mr.. Hanna finished his argument in be.
half Of the department, which had
been begun Monday, and Captain
James Parker began, but did not con.
clude. his presentation Of the case for
Admiral Schley. Mr.. Hanna consid-
cred the retrograde movement, the
bombardment of the Colon, and the
charge made against Admiral Schley
Of disobedience of orders. Captain
Parker had only reached the coaling
question when the court adjourned.
He defended the conduct Of his client
at all stages Of the campaign so far as
he went.