The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-07
NUMBER 1881.
HODGSON upon THE RACK.
rIllPd Upon TO Explain His Letters
Before the Court Of Enquiry.


aud Mr. RHyHcr-He Also Tells OF
the E"tti" Chase After Fleeing
spanish ShipS-HiSh Praise Tor
s'hieS '""d"c' and pe"'"l "'
me '''''" Flight NI'eS'" by
''''' - ne N'c"r'''' "i '"' '>',N
,-a-..i',,
Lieut. Commander A. q. Hodg~1u was
upon the rack today at the Sch'ey Court
Of Enquiry. Bio occupied "a somewhat
uncomfortable position between the di-
rect fire of the judge advocate aad the
cross-ire of The counsel for the "n|'ioan-
lie suGsavrr,d to explain why it WAS
that ne had denied t1 Admiral SrHr., that
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'''..'
'' .''' '''.'''- .'' rs ll'"''" was
correct ile said be- had denied the verbal
ACCURACY. but admitted that a converse
rf,,l ,ra.. hold -,r.. ,,-f+,...- ....r d. .....-
"''"s''' amy Importance To TIE
the Texas expression. II was remark
Indicating irritation. De said. and was
NOT .o,,4l,,,-,--.,- -. .t IT,. g. a.
re '"''H"' "Ii
Sehivy wanted from him was a denial ol
the statement that the commander of the
1-I,-i-,. s,,.,.I,..-. -...-.-s
WIN q Junior ofhcer AT such critical
moment. This he WAS willing to give,
a~ no ColloguN ever occurred
on y.r-oss-.,s r,frr-ti,r7 tho ,,-f,,,.s.. H.
Scilhed Al some detail the movements of
'''' ''''l'S % '-' making n'i turn ana SUD-
seqUentiy during the chase and surrender
VI ''i' N'''i ana "'htr vessels
When IN" Court convened this morning
Captain Rodgers and Lieutenant DovT,
were called 10 the stand TO make amy coz
rectioEs ia their printed testimouy which
they might desire
ComUuud.r HoI..sor, R,..,,,,..
Lieutenant commander liouE~uu- uaEi-
gator on board The Brooklvn fbrr rg-
suuod his testimony vhar. - y,-,. f-,.[,.
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60, '''''' 'i '''' .'".'''i I--ArHt OFT
.7''1l laF- Al- morning De- continued to
identify th' letters which passed between
himself and Rear Admiral Scrf.,- r..r.t;,.
90 the alleged roH.rr.,- ... .7.. T.-.r .
The rrooLI,-r am, ~ -
thereto. These letters were read 10y The
1EdE0 advocate and admitted in evidence
The reading Of th.r, .r,,s.rr7-.,y ,-.-.-.- o..
b.rf r,.., " u, 'y@l.. q
r.1cr,-E.d b. W, ,a,.ls. .y,' ''I'''i" L'mi} had
''-. "- ''-"''-
Q.-I Will ask YOU whether your letter
81 dtni3l. which I will call your ",m-
phaJicaI letter, Was ever published i'm
whole or IN part uhc denial of the alleged
NtllDGl\ on the lTHts-r. Df The Ffr..r-Trrr..r
Any impression is Inat th. last para
graph was omitted from the letter rub-
nShed IN the 'N ashiugtOn Post What
l. my recollecil0U.
Captain Lemly-WHl the Court permit
me to read the letter as IL annesred IN
tEe Post ' go ''
Mr.. Rayner-We have no objection
The letter as printed Fl, ~ -.
was read
Nh. Rayner then took up The cross-ex.
animation Of the witness. and ,sl,sd.
O -Csr ,-,, IN, -
bIehead sers1o5 9T 'l d gr f whether -, The Mar
the vay rom 1,i.,,-,-.-., ~ "a - oshiSA or
whether any other Vessel sr,oJ,e - W ,Si 1i
Brooklyn through megaphone?
- 90 not think the Marblehead did
O-I5sy-e. yd,, .,l'n with the brooklyn
- 1Last you not stated that no vessel
ever communicated with the Brooklyn
u " eSSphonc. on that trip?
- T,-5 nv ~ T'"- Ii.'''I having said So
~ tle f-aEIr reSJphoUe TO the
% pi'I
90 I't Know
.,Si--D,o 10 you AHo~ whether the Scorpion
~ ~. DI''AIl Do
a w u"'-
-. -. t9u Leeoll'ct seeing lights on the
d IA '-l lesoz.
after We gor tter. -',I-il ,tjr1, On 'HT Alsh' i
nights We were there saw Them
0-What did YOU think they were?
n rIs-+ lh''alS Nnioh people along
forces along the shore 'l''''i's d
Q.-Hsd you any knowledge that a Sc
cret code Of signals had heen established
EenfsS an" 'He 'o"'n inEur-
Al had nor and ID r,+ ftf,l, ,-,.
one on board the Brooklyn had
DID Sch-ey act Immediately upon re-
Gala '''' '''-'' ''-'' 'i OH captain NC
Ale made preparations 10 act inama-
diately. I think il was after dark when
a III III ,,.a,, nh. an Chi.
as he was advised OF the rodea 'S s'''
The witness said fu rep1,- +b,r scbf.-
Immediately ,or,r1.I,fratl1 ,,5tf, -. .-
surgents.
Q-Was the progress Of tho sc7e,5-or,
impeded between Cieufueeos and Ssrfi-
ago me-
IL was
,4--lhe heaFS weather which impeded
Sils i1Il sIllql n4dtsElhg vixen and The Eagle
~ H.. ~, - - -. a. ,f---.--,
- mere ihlEAl nave been some time
Ehen wi, nj the ,,,l Merrimae could not keep UP
,ra'l.'. NlAen ana INC E7ag-e which impeded ouI
ia, l"''eI-
in reply TO questions about coal.ng. III.
witness said it was "a very cmbarrassina
tu's,'o" ." yoaIu Ihe brooklyn as &.