The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-11
!; AGAIN DENIED
on,s ATTORNEY APPEALS
oe MORE TO ScHLEY
COURT OF INQUIRY.

COURT OF INQUIRY.
|,AReEs AGAINST HIS CLIENT
.;,,s sevsral instances in the Rec.
;. - the Court Where Direct Ale.
.oos were Made Against the Con.
= Admiral sampson-No New
o.,o,s Brought Out In the Examina.
.;,o of witnesses.
r.. .biugton. Oct. l1.-William II.
" ~, the New York attorney who
- ,ime ago asked TO be allowed To
M Rear Admiral Sampson be-
-. schley court of inquiry and
annlieation was denied by the
asesented another letter during
5sr speelfying several instances
as..s the name OF his client was
..s=,..A and direct allegations
se4.ns, his tSampson's) con
sarIng the Santiago campaign.
...5y vas sent to Mr.. Slayton 10
.es5. tina; Admiral Sampson was
nar,y 70 the inquiry and that he
,l3 h. notified when the court con.
l.-.l him as interested.
|ws.b5.rfon. Oct. l1.-A the open
!, 3 he morning session OF the
sl.y eeur, OF inquiry Captain Lemly
.auel the questioning OF Lieutenant
|. ,.- by asking him concerning III.
4. saie II Santiago by Commodore
Ltfy The witness said that when
\. Nv Orleans Joined the blockade
\ ) vessels We're lying in column from
!, = e.sAt miles on shore. little 70
eastward OF directly south OF the
l4.a b. the harbor. At night they
leaalpl slowly back and forth in
H.. I tn. harhor. 500 yards apart.
r. N.re SO far out, witness said,
l., +. was impossible to distinguish
hrs OH the shore or 10 determine
|. ..sfe .ae shore line met the water
h.. IL could distinguish the yess'e!
|.sr.st "a him ahead. On the first
Era 5. fAe blockade he had not been
h. = distinguish the Brooklyn and
b. H.xea. The Marbl.hcad ani the
tAss aaa occupied places between
/ aos kadc line and the shore. out
j ..aa ao, been able 10 distinguish
Eeu Practically the distance ot the
t..a Is from the shore lire was
,aa.s IA the day rs At night. lie
~. ~. say how far east or west Of
! a5lia OF the harbor the feet had
aa.ei as he could not see the har-
o. eross examination Mr.. Rayner
sl.ei tie attention OF the witness 70
E. statement OF Captain Folcer. VINO
|al been in command OF the New Or
Eaas. tat the feet was nearer the
EaFe q, night than In day tim" ana
lse3 whether he agreed with his
|pMmanding officer. The witness re-
|lei
Differs With Captain FoI9er.
AS fee, or squadron do not
|sFsr ihAt they moved closer 10 the
|za." il night. have an indisiinct
collection that the New Orleans. the
rs evening. was lying a little FUR
T.. ~ shore than the Brooklyn
A'n tAe Brooklyn took up her course
Fas' 'Ae New Orleans had 10 go IN
Pfnaahly quarter or possibly q nan
L't" - get her position In rear OF the
pso9hltn, but IL was no more thai'
la'' !, was simply 20 stand In. II
pay aare been that that gave the cap
@lh or commanding officer the impress
'ea ttlat We were closer in al night
Nj hayncr called attention TO the
es' faai the log OF the New Orleans
= q The distance of that vessel from
~e Aorro at IL miles and the WIZ
'ess SAID this was true.
lieutenant l.eiper said In reply 10
lts'tah that his estimate OF the as
. az" ohi was entirely due to visua
ASKED whether he agreed with Cap
@'A folger in stating that the recon
Of May 81. when the Coioi
80 helNkarded. was a success III u'
4 ,S1opilg t'he strength and number oi
~ - apre batteries, witness rep'e'
@al ne thought II had been success
:. mat extent. hut he could not agree
'''4 -, aptain Folger in all that he ma.
nj ~. II" found that the fire Of the na'
t'''S was slow. He also found ina
= =. greatest calibre probably was
! '"' gun on the Zocopa battery, 'ia
~ appeared to be only two or three
'aNs mere not Of that calibre; that OF
=, :" battery east OF the MORO ther'
~, rp'afed To he four or Ave guns iireo
NV ~ rom the volume Of smoke ah'
H., falge attained 1t appeared 70 "'
ga' 49, 'hey were light guns. less tha'
''heh calibre.
MA a. a'enant Leiper was then excuse
,na 'deutenant Bristol called Tor w
- P'se Of correcting his testimony =
- previous day.
'oWa's Naviaator Testifies.
a. r!eN'enant Commander William "a
,,,t'0'He, who. IA lieutenant, was y"
n, 'sa'or Of the battleship Iowa u"l
Dnn. 'ao summer Of 1898 and VINO J
A. SaperintenIent Of compasses y
'a'y department.. was. the. ne