The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-12
Rear Admiral Sampson's Chief of
Staff, Capt. Chadwick. on the
Stand.
Sampson's Flag Secretary and the
Flag Lieutenant of the New York
Also Testify.

F. E. Chadwick, who was in command of
Aomlral SIMPSONS flagship, the New
| York, and who also was chief of the
admiraps staff during the war with
| Spain, testified before the Schley naval
| court for a short time, this afternoon.
He was the last witness called and when
| the court adjourned was still under cross
examination by Mr. Rayner, who stated
| that he had only few more questions
| to ask him. There was considerable in
| terest in Capt. Chadwicks s appearance.
| because of his close relationship to the
| commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic
| squadron.
Capt. Chadwick's testimony related very
| largely to dispatches sent by Admiral
| Sampson to Commodore Schley while the
| latter lay off Cienfuegos in May, 1898, and
| to code of signals agreed upon between
Capt. McCalla, of the Marblehead, and
the Cuban forces operating near Glen
| fuegos. He said this code had not been
| sent to Commodore Schley by dispatch
| because Capt. McCalla had expected to
| join the commodore Immediately and
communicate the code to him. He also
told of being present at an interview be-
tween Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Schley in which the latter had expressed
his intention to be loyal to the COM
mander-in- chief. He related in detail the
change of opinion concerning the where
abouts of Cervera's fleet by Admiral
Sampson on May 21, between the sending
Of the two dispatches of that date by
Admiral Sampson to Commodore Schley,
one of which was dated at Key West and
the other at Havana. Capt Chadwick
said he had not approved Admiral Samp-
sons dispatch Of May rs, congratulating
Commodore Schley on his accomplish
ments to that date.
Five other new witnesses were heard
during the day, two of them being of
I RaAo Af
was Lieut. G. c. Marsh, the flag secre-
tary of Admiral Sampson, who testified
concerning dispatches to Commodore
! Schley and the other was the ships flag
! lieutenant, Lieut.. E. L. Bennett. Lieut..
| Theodore G. Dewey, nephew of Ad
miral Dewey, who served on the Massa-
| chusetts; Lieut.. Adelbert Althouse, also
| of the Massachusetts, and Lieut.. Francis
Boughter, who served on the Marblehead,
! were the other new witnesses of the day.
CAPT. CHADWICK SWORN.
The last witness of the day was Capt.
French e. Chadwick, at present in COM
mand of the Newport naval station. He
went on the stand at $3.50. and had not
concluded his testimony when the court
adjourned. He was questioned by Mr..
Hanna concerning the code of signals ar
ranged by Capt. McCalla, OF the Marble
head. with .Ae insurgent Cubans near
arrived off the reefs of Key West at
noon on the 18th of May. He came on
board and went down in the cabin and
was there some little time with Admiral
Sampson and myself. After coming on
deck he spoke to me and said ne had
made an arrangement with the CubanS
off Cienfuegos by which they could COM
municate with the ships He said he did
not care to have anything said about it
as he was going back the next day and
his would probably be the first ship there.
He was accidentally delayed at Key West
by his inability to get coal and water
until the next day. So that instead OF
leaving on the 10Th he left on the 21st."
WAS this system of signals reduced to
writing?"
NO.
..What was said, if anything, about re-
ducng them to writing?"
SECRET CODE.
HE was anxious about them. He did
not want the code to get out publicly.
He seemed to have some idea that the
Spaniards might get hold of it and get
the Cubans into trouble thereby
ITO whom, if you recollect, did you
communicate this system of signals or
information respecting it,"
my memory is entirely at fault re-
garding that. 1 cannot say positively
that communicated II 10 dIly pOoy.
Did you communicate it to Commodore
| Schley? If not, why not?'
1.-THE signals were not communicated to
Commodore Schley because Capt. Nc
| Gala said he was going back the next
day at once and would give them to all
| the ships off Cienfuegos himself
"Was Commodore Schley then in Key
West?"
He had left on the morning of the 18th
| for Cienfuegos."
''some hours. before McCalla arrived.
| with this system of signals?"
''About three hours before.
| DO YOU remember communicating this
| system yourself to Capt. Evans?'
''I have no recollection of it.
do you remember whether Commodore
| Schley was advised at that time that
| Capt McCalla was operating off Glen
| fuegos or not?"
sCHLEY AND SAMPSON.
'He had been informed that Capt Nc
| Gala would form a part of his squadron.
| I do not remember any conversation.
| Commodore Schley was on board the New
| York on the afternoon of the 18th until
| 4 o'clock, and as he was going to Glen
fuegos the next morning, l supposed he
would give the information"
''You have referred to a visit by Com
modore Schley to the flagship at Key
West. Can you state anything tnat oc-
| Cured there in Commodore Schley's pres
ence bearing upon the subject of this
| inquiry?"
my own distinct recollection in regard
| to a conversation was Commodore
Schleys statement to the admiral that
he desired to be perfectly loyal. He said
that he was much pleased to be under
his command, and that he could be
assured that he should be entirely loyal
in all his conduct"
cat what time did you fall in with the
flying squadron?"
I'VE anchored at Key West a little be-
fore o'clock on the afternoon of the
18th of May and found Commodore
Schleys squadron there"
did Commodore Schley go on board
the flagship?"
HE came on board
Were you present at an interview"
II was present there the whole time
he was there. In the cabin the only per-
| sons who were present permanently, so
| to speak, were Admiral Sampson, COM
| modore Schley and myself. There were
| some different persons coming and go
/ ing,''