The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24

| turning, about the guns that were dis
| covered or dpyelousG%
| A remark was made I think by my
| self, that at any rate We had developed
| the batteries. Commodore SChley replied
| that that was what We went I'm tor. 4
remark was also made about Il fU-inCh
| sun on dis ppearinE carriage. We did
| not believe it. We found aftorWard that
| the disappearing gun was a tree
| Q--N hat was the conduct and bearing
| Of Commodore SChley upon that occasion
| Ale looked badly. as ] would have
| expected from man who had been up a
great deal al night. as } Thought he had.
| Thought De- was IuhuriuE under great
deal OF feeling and responsibility. and
! had the impression az the time that he
| was worried over the situation.
Questions Cause Objection.
Q-Have YOU ever said i'm regard to this
matter at this time that there Was no
/ doubt but that ne was worried over the
situation ana afraid TO take the respon-
Al said that in my own private notes
/ ln my diary is my opinion at the time
Mr. Eayuer-Is that a matter of opiu-
Jon or what the witness actually saw To
/ is absolutely Objectionable and I don't {
/ want the record stained with any such
statement
Following this a long discussion over the
question eususd. during which IL was de-
veloned 10y Mr.. Rayner that the witness
had written upon this subject 10 the judge
advocate.
After the couoguy had continued for a
time Admiral Dewey said. THE question
was perfectly proper bpt the answer went
| little tco far"
Captain Lemly-What was the manner
and bearing of the commodore on this
CCCa SiUur
A-Of course I shall have to limit my
I answer then 10 saying that he looked
Q. trefcrriug to Mr.. Rayner's develop
! mcut that the witness had written to the
| judge advocate upon the SubleCtD-Was
I this not in the course of my commUnica-
p,ctiNc Witness2
Mr.. Rayner objected and the witness did
not answer Some discussion followed as
60 the form and wording of the question.
LemIy SqueIched by Dewey.
Finally Captain Lemly burst out with
this: Now, TO adopt the language Of the
woUld-be Governor of Maryland"
Admiral Dewey-NO. no; nc more Of
that
Captain Lemly went on to explain. but
Admiral Dewey shut him of, saying:
The Court knows an about that, now
I let us get on with the witness"
Q-Now, under the ruling Of The Court
and Couii.iug yourself TO the facts /
want YOU TO state whether his manner
]
Ar. kayntr-l object to that Are We
10 20 nt0 physiological discussion Of
The NsI!eUs Diseases What is nervous
ness. anyway Give MS definition Of
nervousness L would like t. know any
man "h" rs not nervous when he Is per
forming great work
/ witness answering Captain LemIy's
question emphaticaliy)-lt was not.
Captain Lemly looked surprised Evi-
IDENTIFY he did not anticipate that answer.
but he went on.
Q.-Now. don't answer this uutu the
question is decided. Did OF dii not his
manner impress you as that Of a man
worried over the situation and afraid TO
take the responsibility
RayHer's Thrust nj Hanna.
Nj Rayner objected again, saying il
was repeating the question.
Captain LCmly said il was iu line with
the question that had been asked Major
Murphy.
During the coiIoCuv. MT. Hanna dip
ped in. and said il was mere chu1. s. play
FOR counsel 10 make such objections. that
they Che judge advocate. had allowed
the broadest liberty in the enquiry as TO
Tho conduct and bearing OF Commodore
Schley.
Mr.. Rayuer-I would Ike 60 have you
tell me how one man can tell what an
. T. .
what you gre worried about ] think ]
. can. however, in this instance You are
worried about not getting this answer
into evidence. ILaUghterl ] would like
TO know whether the law has gotten to
that stage Of mind reading where people
can tell what other people are worried
about
admiral Dewey decided the matter by
stating that the judge advocate could not
. ask as 10 the cause Of the worry. but
that he could ask II he was worried or
not
Captain Lemly-Was he excited in his
manner
Ale was not.
Second Surprise for LemIy.
This second unexpected and uufavorable
answer caused the judge advocate 10 drop
/ the examina ton, and Mr.. Hanna took il
UP. He asked as 10 the position Of the
/ Brooklyn when the Spanish ships came
{ out.
Commander Harlow answered il aud
Z then went on 70 say that he saw the
BROOKLYN receiving and returning almost
the entire hr- Of the two leading ships OF
the enemy. and occasional shots from the
Colon This was after the turn and before
. the oregon broke through the smoke. He
said the Colon was using smoke
] less powder so that ne was unable 70
! locate and determine her FIRE and how her
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very good reason Tor believing. from
] what ] saw. that the shots which set on
. nTe the NIZCaga "a and caused her lc=JTuc-
tion came entirely from the Brooklyn.
There was n" other ship al that time
I within range Of the Nizcaya ] should
say that the damage that caused the Ma
I rl4 Teresa tD 90 ashore Was largely due
I 10 the concentrated fire OF an the ships
/ The OQUcudO ! know nothing about at
all. she was SO far i'm the rear and OBJ
I ScLfed nE smoke that ] could not see
! her. Neither could ] see what shots il
WAS that destroyed the torpedo boat
| Continuing. the witness said that he
| saw the Indiana stop iu the ueIghborhood
I Of Cabanas and that hc saw nothing Of
/ her afterWard- The ships which were con-
I stantly under hts observation were tho
/ Brooklyn, the Oregon and the Texas He
/ saw the iowa when the ships first came
| cut and she was closing In toward the
entrance and firing rapidly. He said that
| the Brooklyn Strengthened out toward the
west before the other ships and after
the chase was formed. The Vixen WAS AZ
first a mile outside OF the Brooklyn The
flagship was next inside the Vixen and
the other ships were so far behind her
| that. be said il would be hard 10 deter
mine. but that the Brooklyn was 20 the
south of the line which the other shIDs
afterWard took up.
Much Involved Questions.
Mr. Hanna asked two or three very
much involved questions as 10 the posi-
tion of the Brooklyn az various times.
Lieutenant Harlow p0ndercd over them
for a short time. and then said that he
might bc very dense. but that he could
not sec what the Solicitor was driving at
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