The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-22
Santiago, the witness said. had been re-

M tnaC 1t De Delivered to the next Amer
icar war vessel to arrive and informing
Commodore Schley that the most abso-
lrtely urgent thing now is to know posi-
lively whether the Spanish division is in
Santiago" etc, was shown the witness
He stated that it had been received by
Commodore Schley on May :1th. The
Coon had been discovered in the harbor
OF Santiago by Commodore SchIey on the
morning of May 29tn.
EXHIBITED a CHART.
Mr.. Rayner at this point exhibited {,
| chart upon which there were notations
regarding the strength of the batteries at
Santiago. this information being given
as of date of April D. 1898. Now give me
the date the Navy Department issued the
order which has been referred in this
case about not crippfing ships by the
shore batteries? asked Mr. Rayner.
April 6, $685." was the response.
Mr.. Rayrer: stAm right in saying that
you, perhaps. saw more or as much of
Commodore Schley during the whole of
this Spanish war as any one else and
came in contact with him as much as
anybody"
81 saw him daily and all through each
day, generally Speaking
Did you see him during the time Of the
reconnaissance on May 31st?''
Yes, SIR
Did you see him frequently during the
day of the battle of July 3d."
No, sir. I only saw him during the
chase of the Colon
did you see him during any of the
bombardments?'
81 saw him during one OF them Exact
" which one I cannot distinctly recol-
| lect"
THOROUGHLY FEARLESS.
What was his general bearing. con-
| duct and manner on any day in which
| there was battle or any other tme?''
so far as my observation went he was
thoroughly fearless and self-possesseG on
all occasions
'sWas he at any time within your
knowledge iaboring under any mental ex-
ment?'
mo, sir
Mr.. Hanna cross-examined the witness.
Regarding the progress OF the Flying
Squadron from Key West to Cienfuegos
the witness stated that he knew of no
delay in its progress.
Mr.. Hanna exhibited to the witness a
letter dated May 80 1895 and written by
Commodore SchIey, which contained q
reference to the dispatches that had been
Brought by the Dupont and giving a gem
eral account of the operations Of the Fly
ii:g Squadron. He sought by this letter.
as stated by him, to show that the num-
bcr seven dispatch. known as the Dear
Schley' letter. was received on the 22d
and not the 23d The witness said:
THE conjunction of this letter and the
changed Endorsement in lead pencil on
the back of one of the dispatches would
seem to indicate that the dispatch might
have been received on the 22d.''
RAYNER ADDRESSED COURT.
After the examination had proceeded
along these lines for some time Mr.. Ray
nei addressed the court as follc cws:
''Nay it please the Court: We admit
that we got number seven by the Dupont
(Which joined the flying squadron off
Cienfuegos. May %, 1889. and we admit
that we got number eight by the Hawk
and the Marblehead. Now the trouble
is about the other number seven. Where
did the Dupont take off number seven?
We cannot admit that we got it by the
Iowa, but we agree upon three proposi-
tons: The Dupont carried number seven.
the Hawk number eight. and the Mar
blehead number eight. We admit the
receipt of these memoranda from Cap
tain NIcCala by the Hawk. but what we
have not been able to find out and can
not admit is that the Iowa carried num-
Der seven.'
Mr. Rayner turned to Admiral Schley
and asked: You admit that. don't you
Admiral?'' to which the Admiral replied:
Certainly, we admit that"
/ When the court met at o'clock, Mr.
Hanna continued his examination or
Lieutenant Wells:
How do you account specifically for
:,
cate Dear Schley' dispatches?' he asked.
'.It is possible that I jotted down that
note on them when they Were handed
to me. OF course, it was the custom to
put the receiving stamp on letters gen.
eraliy.'
Can it be possible that the Conrno-
dore retained them for some time?
NOT PROBABLE.
1T is possible, but not probable. He
sometimes held dispatches in the cabin
for a time, but he generally sent them
down as soon as received
In reply to questions the witness said
that he remembered absolutely nothing
whatever about the receipt OF dispatch
No. s from Admiral Sampson TO Conno-
dore Schley. saying that the Spanish
fleet was probably at Santiago. except
what was revealed by the receiving
stamp endorsements. He said that on
this dispatch-.Dear Schley'-there had
first been an endorsement showing its re-
ceipt on May %, and subsequently an
other written over the first indicating its
receipt on the sd of the month.
Mr.. Hanna then put in as testimony
dispatches No. and No 8, both from
Admiral Sampson, directing q strict
blockade at Cienfuegos and the letter
enclosing the A1cCaiIa memorandum
The witness was again questioned con-
cerning the receipt OF more than one
he maintained that he remembered only
one copy, at the same time admitting the
possibility of the receipt OF another copy.
PAPERS MISSING.
Asked when he had first seen the dis
patch introduced by Captain Cotton. the
witness said he did not remember to have
ever seen it. This is the dispatch sent to
tho Harvard saying that the Spaniards
were probably at Santiago, and the one
witch Admiral Cotton said he had de-
Ilvered to Commodore Schley, May 9th
In this correction MIR. Hanna said that
he had not been able TO find the original
of this dispatch among Admiral Schley's
papers. He also remarked incidentally
that there Were others OF Admiral Schley's
papers missing.
Mr.. Hanna questioned Lieutenant Wells
closely about Admiral SchIey's papers,
but he repeated that since he had boxed
them up and turned them over to Admiral
Schley in 1885, he had not seen them until
he them recently at the Navy De-
partment.
.I saw them very much spread about
at the department since I have been