The Washington times., 1901-11-02


tain Sigsbee on that occasion?
A.-The St. Paul hailed US and we haC
a mesaphone conversation with her;
Q.-was there a megaphOne on board
each ship used in that conversation?
A.-Wen, 1 don't remember exactly
about that.
Q.-How near were you to the st. Paul
A--Well, / should say about 100 feet
We were very close in.
Q.-Now give us as nearly as you can
the words of that conversation
A-Well, we asked the st; Paul where
Commodore Schley was. The answer
was. You can find him in the Yucatan
Passage" We asked II We could cater
Schley. If we followed. He said Schley
had started at about six knots and at
that speed he thought We could over
take him. We then asked where C"r
vera was Captain SigsbC- wtu v
talking, did not answer this ".|.H ..
rcctIy. He turned around on |ae. 90 T..
with some one. Then he aesWrr..
replied that he was sure he sHH
ish collier trying to sneak In
Dor that morning That was
Versation l remember to hav
Captain Sigsbee, personally.
on the ship, / believe. talked
on that occasion.
Q-Did Captain SigsbeA at an.
ing the conversation inform So
Spanish squadron was not in
Mr. Parker-That question i
to.
Captain Lemly continuing
tion)-Well, did he or did he n',
You at any time2
Mr. Parker-And that is equal
tionable Ask him what Sigsb
Don't try to put words in his mol
Captain Lemly-We have been
that sort of question right along
case. That is the particular l'al.
issue ! would like to have an als"
Mr.. Parker-It is all wrong.
The Court-There is no objection 0
Mr.. Scovel-He did not tell us ii u.
SpaniardS were not there.
4s.1r- % GE
whether he had had any experien 81.
landing and communicating with Il tN-
surgents while in Cuban waters
the war with Spain. The witness req.
Three times
Q.-When and where was this?
A.-The first time WITNESS reterre
notesl was June 3, at a point about
or three and n half miles to the Yves
the entrance of the harbor of Santat
MIR. Rayner-Do We want 10 so
events after the lst of June2
CAPTAIN Lemly-This comes in ike il.
matter of developing the batteries y
shows the facilities for landing and &C
municating with the insurgents.
Admiral Dewey TO Captain Lemly
TO the 1st of June.
Q.NDid you make any landing PRIOR to
June II
Crcss-eXamination by Mr.. Rayner:
Q.-You were at the meggphoue Of your
boat
A portion of Che tine
Q.-Who else was at the megaphonet
Al do not remember.
Q.-You knew, though, thet somebody
else was there2
Al am not sure about that All that
] remember is that when the ST f&ul
first came near We used the mega phone.
When she got closer it was not necessary.
Q.-Do you know whether anybody had
any communication with Captain Siss5ee
with the mcgsphone after you had left Il!
Al do rot know. / presume II i very
likely.
O.-I want YOU to say whether YOU do
or do not know without presuming. II
you presume you must have some reason
for presuming?
Al will tell YOU the reason Why I pre-
sumo it. Mr.. Pepper had been in Havana
at the time the Maine blew uD. and he
knew Captain Sissbee very well, and IL Is
very likely that Pepper asked Captain
Sigsbee something on his own account;
Continuing, the witness said that he
went to the stern OF the boat afterward
and had a conversation with two lieutCn-
ants aboard the St Paul They were
Iieutenants BockwaltGr and PowersOn.
Mr. Rayner asked the witness about the
conversation which Mr. Hare had testi-
fed was had with Captain Sigsbee, and
read portion of Mr. Hare.s statement
about Sigsbee asking who Of his frienGs
was on board.
The witness said he remembered the
incident. but not in all that detail.
Sigsbee's Capture OF Collier.
c.-You say that you talked with Cap
tain Sigsbee and that all he told you was
that he had caught a collier trying to
sneak into the harbor?
Al cannot swear that that was all
that he said. but that was the principal
thing he said We asked about CerveTa
and Schley.
o-when did he say he caught the col
lier?
A.-on the morning or the second morn
ing before.
Q.-when he said that to you. you
found out all that you wanted TO?
A-No. That provoked a lively discus
sion on board our boat. some held that
that indicated that the Spanish nest was
in Santiago. and Others Of rs, who were
in charge of the boat, and had been sent
out to ind Schley. wanted to 90 and fol-
low hin up.
No Absolute Denial of Testimony.
Q.-Mr. Hare has stated that Captain
Sigsbee said that the Spanish feet was
not ia Santiago Harbor Now are you
prepared to say that no one asked hm
that. and that he did nos say that?
A.-During my conversation with him
he did not say that Il is possible that
the conversation might have taken place
with some one else. The chances are that
st did not, however. rs the Smith was q
small boat and conversation had 20 be
loud, and anything said would have been
heard on all parts Of the boat so / am
almost sure that anything said from the
bridge OF the St Paul would have been
Q.-Are you prepared 10 say that that IS
false and that no such conversation took
placeZ
Al am not prepared to say that it il
false, and that no such conversation took
place. / can state that in the cGnVcrss-
Iion which 1 had with Captain Sigsbee
which was the principal conversation car
ried on, that no such thing was stated
The impression upon our boat was that
the Spaniards were there, and that pro-
Voked this discussion.
Mr Rayner-I do not care for that
do not want what the impression VAS on
your boat; that IS not evidence. / WanI
TO know about the conversation which Mr..
Hare says was had with Captain Sigsbec.
Now. / understand you 10 say that you
are not prepared TO state that what Mr..
Hare said was not correct Am / right
A--You are right about that.
The witness was then excused.
A. b. ClaXton, Captain Borden and Ncila
Anderson We're then called to correct
their testimony. Mr. Anderson. who was
at the wheel Of the Brooklyn whom she
made her turn, explained that a question
which had been asked him made his an
swer appear TO state that the Brooklyn
had gone 10 the southwark after her turn.
BE said that she only went "southiug
instead Of -southward" " Ills meaning
was that she was compelled 70 turn south
ward when turning with the port helIa.
but that she did not run To the south
ward
Captain Chadwick was then recalled to
correct his testimony. Nnen be- had con-
cluded. Lieutenant Hood WIS recalled t.
the stand and asked II he had any adii-
tions 10 make. He was asked particular
" with reference 10 the statement that
b. had made a report 10 the comma ndlug
officer OF the Dolphin that ii was the
opinion Of ErGat many officers IN
Schley's squadron and his own also that
the Spaniards were not AT Cienfusgo
This was while Schley was of Cienfue-