The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-08
TO CREDIT OF SCHLEY
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4lr. Rayner had the witness scrutinize
the letter which he had written to Ad-
miral Schley on June and drew from
him the statement that he had not in
formed the admiral that he had used
the expression Damn the Texas" when
the witness was asked If he thought
that there was any suggestion of such
an expression. he replied:
When 1 suggested to Commodore
Schley that there was danger OF collid-
ing with the Texas. he said: Damn
the Texas" He used the expression not
in any way condemning the Texas Tor
being there but as If ne were irritated as
one might be about anything"
Mr.. Rayner asked then about the ex-
preston attributed 70 the witness. she
VIII cut down the Texas" Commander
Hodgson replied that there was no such
expression in the letter and that he never
had said that the Brooklyn would cut
down the Texas. There Is a good deal
in that reported colloQuy that 1 did
not say" he added. ''The statement was
never made, he went on, but the COM
modore did say. Damn the Texas.
I Continuing. he said that the dialogue
as reported was fictitious and that ne
had denied its verbal accuracy while
not denying the truth of a part OF il.
F He said he had told Admiral Sehley that
+ he could not repudiate the entire state
ment and that he had not understood
! him TO request that he should do more
/ than deny its verbal accuracy. lie al
I ready had, before writing his explicit de-
nial told the admiral that he could not
deny the whole story. He had given the
newspaper reporters authority originally
to quote him as authority for the gist
! Of the statement.
At this point Mr.. Rayner introduced as
{ evidence the official report made by Cap
I tain Chadwick Of his examination of TIE
( witness with regard TO this colIoGuy for
the purpose. as he said Of showing dis
crepancies between the statement made
in that examination and the statement
made now. The introduction Of this re-
port caused Captain Lemley TO offer a
statement made by Lieutenant Command
/ er Heller on the same subject. but Nlr.
Rayner objected to this statement as
not pertinent and the court. after a con-
sultation, sustained the objection. other
statements were put in evidence without
objection and Captain Lemley offered Il
letter from Captain Chadwick 10 the
/ secrtary Of the navy in regard to and ex-
planstion contained in a Letter from Com
mander Hodgson which has just been
read and offered as evidence. Mr. Rayner
called attention to the fact that this
letter contained an expression OF opinions
whereupon Admiral Dewey said: we
don't want it. We have not taken opin-
ions here"
Captain Lemley said that he had only
offered these documents for the purpose
of making the record complete
The court at this poitn adjourned for
luncheon.
DEWEY DEMANDS FACTS.
The afternoon session of the court be-
gan with a question put TO Lieutenant
Comma nder Hodgson by Mr. Hanna. He
asked why he had written his categorical
denial OF the newspaper report of the
colloquy between himself and Admiral
Schley The question was objected TO
and Admiral Dewey said:
eve have the facts The letters were
written. That is all the court wants
We want facts-facts. People are inhu-
enced by different kinds of things We
want the facts. Draw out the facts"
Mr.. Hanna then changed his question
and the witness said that he had written
his explicit denial in response to re-
quest from Admiral Schley.
He wanted to write a denial Of the
controversy" he continued. I had pre-
viously written that I could not deny
the statement a letter followed asking
for a denial Of the couoquy 1 gave him
this. at the same time explaining that
had admitted the gist Of the report"
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stantial accuracy Of the facts as set forth
in the report of the colloquy?
"On the contrary, 1 have admitted it. -
TEXAS IN NO DANGER.
Changing the line Of examination. AIr.
Hanna then said:
When the Brooklyn turned with the
port helm. did she blanket the fire Of the
Texas? Did she go between the Texas
and the enemy?"
4 do not think she did. thought
however, she was going TO do g."
Had she turned the other way. was
there space enough for her to have made
such a turn without endangering the
Texas2'
.Perfectly-perfectly clear. enough
space"
How much would she have gained 20
the northwsrd and westward had she
turned with the starbnard heinz
she would have gained a position q
about $50 or 753 yards nearer the Spanish
lines"
Would that distance have been re-
duced by reversing the port engine2'
III you turned the port engine the
tactical diameter woule have been short .
ened. but the speed OF turning would
have been reduced.
4 understand you 20 say you suggested
the reversal or the starhoard engines
80 the tir-c this turn was made. hlt
that that was rejected ny Commodore .
schiey. after consideration ard discus
sion Are yoa clear that the starboard .
engine was uct reversed4
Il am very clear of that fact 10 siE-
nal was made.
4 nsrbrr ~ questions were then asked
bv the court as fofows-
"yylat Has the distance - the Brook
Ism hv the nearest Spanish vessel when
Commodore schIev SAID 20 Captain Co'f.
Look out, Cook. they're going 70 ram
you
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