The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-13
DISPATCHES 70!
Testimony Before Court of Inquiry Going Show When the Ad
mra Was Notified That Spanish Fleet Was
Located at Santiago.

Washington. Oct. 12-The schley court
of inquiry held but one session today, adj
JourniRg at j O'Clock until Monday in
order TO give those engaged in connection
with the inquiry an opportunity for
recreation Captain Chadwick concluded
his testimony begun yesterday and Lieu
tenant Commander 5. A. Staunton, who
served on the New York as an assistant
10 Captain Chadwick as chief-Of-staff for
Admiral Sampson, and Lieutenant Ma
than 9. TWining, formerly of the Iowa,
were introduced as new witnesses
Commander StauntOns testimony dealt
mostly with dispatches forwarded by Adj
miral Sampson to Commodore Schley, and
while he was under examination Mr..
RaynOr outlined a contention in behalf OF
Admiral SChley. TO the effect that the
dispatch written on May y was the first
positive notice that the commander-in-
chief had given Commodore Schley of the
presence of the Spanish fleet in the har-
Dor at Santiago. Lieutenant Twtning said
in his testimony that while the flying
squadron occupied a position OF from
three TO five miles. out from Cientuegos
during the day, the distance was in
creased to from seveen to nine miles at
night. He was in charge of the eight
inch guns during the bombardment OF me
Colon on May 81, and he said that all the
shots from the American fleet fell short
OF the mark
SIMPSONS Letter of Qongratulation.
When Captain Chadwick took the
stand Mr.. Raynor formally addressed
the court, requesting permission to ask
outlined. He called attention TO his
question put to Captain Chadwick yes
teTday concerning a telegram of con-
graduation which Admiral Sampson
had sent to Commodore SChley on May
2S He had asked the witness If he
remembered that message, and the wit
ness had replied that he did remember
Il very we'll adding, Because 1 pro-
[ tested against his congratulations"
Mr.. Raynor said that this last express
sion was purely voluntary on Captain
Chadwick's part and was not neces-
sary in response to the inquiry The
questions which he stated to the court
were as follows:
"F'irst-When did you first learn of
che existence of dispatch No. 80"
'SecOnd-Did you then. in protesting
against the sending ~ this cOngratu-
latory dispatch. refer to his blockade of
Cienfuegos in dispatch No 50"
Admiral Dewey stated that the court
had no objection to the questions and
Captain Lemly said he would not OBJ
ject providing he could cross-examine
on the points raised. Mr. RaynOr did
not concede this right, but before the
point was decided Mr.. RaynOr asked
his first question as hereby given to
the court After reading the dispatch
in question the witness said
Il was informed of its purport at
the tiue it was sent to, the Marble
head"
Did you see it when it was sent
to the Marblehead2"
Il did not read it
When did you first read it?''
II did not read the original dispatch
unit the answer was received from
F., Commodore Schley brought by the
Hawk"
Why Objection Was Made.
Was that on May 26 when your ship
I was at a point between Havana and
I Cape Francis, in the vicinity of Cape
/ Pedras?'
Yes.
'.Did you have the blockade of Glen
: fuegos in mind when you protested
against the sending Of the congratula-
tory DISPATCH
May 1 ask if you mean I had only
that in mind?"
7 do not mean that I mean wheth-
er you had it in mind at ALL
I can say / had it partially"
After Mr.. Raynor had formally asked
his second question Captain Chadwick
I offered a written reply. but Mr.. Ray
nor objected. saying. 81 must first
read what he has written before he
answers. 1t might be something very
| objectionable Suppose he did protest
| How does that affect the case2 What
we wanted is the congrafulatory dis
patch Now he brings in something
entirely different. II the witness in
answer to my second quest on says
Yes or Nc I won't object. but if he
] says anything else . would like to have
the opportunity Of seeing what he has
written.