The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-04

Before the Court OF Enquiry yester-
day the prosecution unmasked the
last Of the many things upon which it
depended at the start TO convict Ad-
miraI Schley Of neglect Of duty and
"reprshensibIe conduct" AS to all the
others. il has not only failed but has
been put on the defensive. It's final de-
Pendence is now shown to be upon the
chance Of proving that Schley's retro
grade movement from Santiago toward
Key West for coal was unnecessary. and
that the squadron could have maintain
ed the blockade for some time with the
supply il Kad on hand. To Introduce
this line Of attack the judge advocate
sailed two witnesses. Lieutenant Com
mander Boush. Of the photographic
Office who submitted a table of dis
tanCes from Santiago 10 various coaIiug
stations, and Lieutenant Dyson. Of the
Bureau Of steam Engineering. The lat
ter had prepared a table from the steam
logs Of the vessels composing the Fly
ing Squadron from May i to June l.
1888. showing now long their coal would
have lasted ON blockade duty, and how
long under a speed Of ten knots
Counsel for Admiral SchIey promptly
met this play. by Offering 10 accept the
statements. provided they be made TO
show, also, how long the coal would
have held out under forced draUght. in
the event Of a long chase. and, after
the chase had ended. how much would
have been necessary 20 carry them to
the nearest coaIing station. It viii be
noticed that in this exchange Of shots
between counsel both the plan Of attack
and Of defence are clearly outlined. We
already know the object of the prose
cUti0H." ON the other side. il viii be
cOnteuded that Commodore Schley was
not confident that ne could destroy the
Spanish squadron at or near the mouth
Of Santiago Harbor. and that it might
be necessary to chase some of the yes
sells at least for a long distance, hence
his anxiety To- have his buukers full.
The demand for the additional iufor-
nation was conceded.
Lieutenant Doyle. who was officer of
the day on board the Brooklyn on July
Q. 1895, was again on the stand. and
was examined concerning the events Of
the battle. His testimony was pagtlcu-
larly important ia two respects. II fur
nished a clear reason why the Hoop Of
the Brooklyn was ordered. II the
movement had not been effected the
flagship probably If not certainly would
have been rammed by one or two Of
the Spanish ships Readers Of The
Times will remember that some time
ago Vice Admiral Cervrra made a state
ment in which ne asserted that 10 was
his intention To- ram the Brooklyn. and
that II was defeated by Commodore
Schley's mastery maucuyTe EOtwlth-
standing some effort on the part Of
counsel for the Navy Department To-
stop this line Of enquiry Lieutenant
Doyle was permitted 10 tell the story
Of the smoke in Santiago Harb8r On
the evening Of July .. which ne saw
for himself. and his undeTs landing that
Admiral Sampson had been warned by
Commodore Schley that IL indicated
preparations for a sortie The prose
cutiOn" is naturally anxious % shut out
any proof that the warning was com
municated. and was received on the
New York II is the understanding that
counsel for Admiral SchIey win try to
show that IL was sent al seven O'Clock
p. IN, July 2, by Lieutenant COmmau-