Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-15

washington, Oct. 15.-The presenta-
ton of the schley side Of the case was
continued in the Schley court OF In
auiry today. At the instance OF Mr.
Raynor. the Judge advocate summoned
Lieut.. Commander James II. Sears, who
was Admiral schley's flag officer on
board the Brooklyn during the war
with Spain. He testified to many de-
tails connected with the campaign and
was followed by other naval officers.
who served on the Brooklyn.
LIST FOR THE DAY.
The list for the day included Lieut..
Commander N. u. Mason, executive
officer OF the Brooklyn; Lieut.. Com
mander T. ID. Griffin, who had charge
OF the powder division OF Admiral
Schley's flagship and Lieut. S. Edward
Simpson, who was in charge OF the O.
inch turret Of the Brooklyn and opened
fire on the Spaniards when they came
out Of the harbor at Santiago, Charles
Webster and Edward McCauley, the
former being a watch officer and the
latter signal officer on the Brooklyn.
II was the understanding that II this
list could not be completed today the
ojcers named should come on tomorrow.
Admiral Schley thinks II quite prob
able that the presentation of his testi-
mony In his behalf can be completed
this week and next. He will be the
last of the witnesses to be heard and
will make a review OF the entire cam
paign, covering the points In controyer-
sy.
PILOT NUNEz.
Eduardo Nunez. the Cuban pilot. was
among those who were called to cor
rect former testimony. He added TO his
statement of yesterday that ne had
seen the Brooklyn firing on May 81,
the day of the ibardment of the
Colon, whereas records show that
that vessel was at that time coallng
and did not participate In the engage
ment. He also made a correction In his
former statement concerning his con-
versation with Commodore Schley on
first meeting him. His corrected state
ment OF that incident was presented by
his interpreter In written form and
read as follows:
During the conversation | had with
Commodore Schley / said, not that the
water was not deep enough hut that In
accordance With the information ! had
had In Kingston, Jamaica, In regard TO
the dimensions of the Spanish ships
they were OF such large size that they
could not get In the harbor In consider
alton Of the narrowness of the chan
mel and the quick turn they had 10
make AZ the Diamond shoal In front
Of the entrance and | stlll believe that
vessels OF such size cannot enter San
tiago, not being under the most favor
able conditions OF weather. ] also
was asked by Admiral Schley II |
thought his flagship could enter the
harbor and / answered him that did
not consider II advisable for the rea-
son before mentioned and because
there were not buoys to mark the chan
mel, for the Spaniards had picked them
up TO prevent the Americans from
coming In the harbor and besides they
had many torpedo lines across the en-
trance"
LIUET. COM. SEARS.
Lieut. Commander Sears followed |
Nunez. Raynor questioned him. saying
at the beginning OF the examination |
that he would ask him concerning the |
points OF the precept and reuestlng |
that replies should be as concise as |
possible Mr.. Sears said that when the |
flying squadron arrived of Cienfue-
goes he knew nothing Of code OF sig |
mails for communicating with the Gu |
ban insurgents. Questioned concerning |
the McCalla memoranda he said that |
II had been brought TO Commodore |
Schley by the Hawk and by no other |
vessel 10 his knowledge.
Commander Sears gave a detailed |
account Of the encounter with the Brit |
fish steamer Adula, the examination on |
and pointing as follows:
Now coming to Cienfuegos. give us |
the principal Incidents that took place |
while the fleet lay of Cienfuegos. and |
especially an incident with which you
are familiar, the coming In Of the |
Adula."
''The Adula arrived of the port |
there and was boarded at first under |
orders from Commodore Schley BY the |
Castine, and after Capt. Berry. OF the |
Castine had made his report TO the |
commodore, the commodore sent one OF |
the officers Of the Brooklyn aboard her |
After he had returned and made re-
port the commodore directed me TO go |
aboard the Adula and see II / could |
oontrive some manner Of inducing the |
captain OF the Adula, an Englishman, /
10 put himself out a little TO tell us