Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-26
SKIS
PRESEN ED
Attorneys Named by
h SchIey.
as ne was leaving the courtroom. Mr..
Hanna took occasion to say:
THOSE CHANGED DISPATCHES

inOsh CHANGED DISPATCHES.
Il VIII make an announcement whno
we are waiting. There has been in
PRODUCED before the court ouestion ~
the correctness Of the ldentltv of a
certain very important dispatrh ,ant hV,
the Harvard May q from an s9ntlaoo
by the commanding officer Of he ~.
,ls equ"uloh' II appears that I'm he
p,VugSs OF translation from the CONE
'..,,,0 M Chiet TO the department
S SIane o,sahEes IN the language q that
un.IfpalVh occurred. ! 90 not dedire at
Hnls moment TO Interrupt the proceed
h5 ny any discussion Of that point.
pu. ! shall merely make the announce
h,1n' heIe that we do intend TO enter
~ tDat matter very fully and COM
piete'y that is TO say as fully and as
SS" ogappl as the court may desire
LIEUT. JOHN HOOD.
/. Lieut. John Hood, who during the
war commanded the Hawk. was lie
next witness He said that on May %
me had delivered dispatches from Al.
/. mlrai sampson TO Admiral Schley.
: Nhen the latter was OF Cienfuegos lie
, related that he had been called aboard
the New York--Admira Sampson's
hagship--on May q, when the officers
on board were preparing dispatches.
lie spoke OF the presence OF Admiral
Y sampson, Mr. Raynor objected to tho
Introduction OF conversation or Of verb
Yal orders, saying that the orders would
speak Tor themselves and must neces-
sarlly supersede any verbal instruc-
tons, The question was argued at
some length by Mr. Raynor and Cant.
lemy. In closing his response. The
Judge-advOcato said.
An objection Of this character Ia al
most equivalent 10 Withdrawing the re-
quest for an Investigation lie has
asked to have the judgment Of his
brother officers In this matter. Let US
havc 1t and don't put technical obstruc-
tons in the way Of having the lnyest-
CATION
Mr. Roynor responded briefly.
Il only desire 10 state that while this
Il our investigation, these are your
specifications under the precept We
asked for this Investigation and Instead
OF letting as give the precapt under
which We would like to have me in
curry take place, you forin q prcrert
OF your own. Here Is an applicant who
asks for court Of inquiry under spcCl-
hoatons framed by others and not ~
himself"
COURT sUsTAINs OBJECTION
The court retired 20 consider the OBJ
lectlons, remaining out longer then on
Any previous occasion Admiral Dewey
read the courts decision rs follows.
"The court sustaing the objection OF
counsel 80 far as it relates D. c9nvelsa-
Hons that took place on board the New
York. but this ruling does not epply
10 any verbal orders which the COM
handor-iu-thlef directed witnesses TO
k6nvey 20 Commodore Schley"
| Replying 10 question put IN accord
bncc with this decision the witness
hald that his Instructions were con-
lalned lu the memorandum handed him
o be delivered 10 Admiral Schloy,
which was Rood to him.
The witness Then ral1 dispatch No.
from Sampson 20 Schlcr OF May q.
cling the latter that the spanish squa-
Iron was probably az Santiago.
He also read the Brooklyn receipt
memorandum showing the dispatch as
ven as the accompanying memorandum
md been received az sos May %. The
witness Identified these M the orders
he had carried. Re also said that he
lad carried two other envelopes. one
obtaining orders from the department
nd the cher a memorandum which
,ad not been read to him.
He said he had arrived IN Cicnfuegos
ltTa. m, May q. and had gone aboard
he BROOKLYN FOR the purpose OF deliy-
ring the dispatches
In Response 90 request from The
udge advocate. Lieut. Hood related the
conversation he had had with Admiral
chley after delivering the orders, say
~ that he Cihe wltuts0 had told the
dmlrsi that II wJs Admiral Samnson's
'lsh that dc flying sluadron should
roceed Immediately 20 Santiago as his
iformatlon was very positive, His
tGtcment was as follows
"Comm0dorc Schl,y read the DIS
atchcs and then turning 10 me said.
captain idmlraI sampson wishes me
D co ,o Santiago. ] cannot DO e.
III told Commodore Schey that the
lnllral certainly expected the squadron
D leave che instant I arrived Com
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