The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-29
When he Concludes Two Other Wit
nesses Will Testify in schley's
Behalf.
FIFTEEN ARE TO FOLLOW IN REBUTTAL
1t is Probable That Other Witnesses Will ba
Called in Then by SchIsy's Counsel.
Inhabited interest Shown in
the Proceedings.
the Proceedings.
lBy the Associated Press.l

(By the Associated PresS)
Washington, Oct. 2S.-The cross-ex-
animation of Admiral Schley began to-
hardly more than third of the ground
was covered when the court adjourned
at four o'clock. After Admiral Schley
concludes two other witnesses will be
called in his behalf, Admiral Baker and
| Capt. Thomas Borden. The latter was
an officer of the marine corps aboard
| the Brooklyn. The Judge Advocate
then will call his witnesses in rebuttal,
| of whom there are understood to be
more than fifteen. and it is probable
that Admiral Schley's counsel will call
| witnesses in sub-rebuttal.
| The crowd present today, while hard
! Iy so large as on Friday last, when Ad-
mical Schley told the story of the battle
! of Santiago showed unabated interest in
the proceedings. Nothing sensational
developed and the only outburst in the
court occurred when Mr.. Rayner, Ad-
miral Schley's counsel objected to
| line of inquiry of the Judge Advocate
designed 20 criticize Admiral Schley's
|
battle with the declaration that as Ad-
mirai Sampson was in command his
! junior had 10 right to plan an order of
battle.
Admiral Schley concluded his direct
examination, which continued only about
ten minutes after the court convened
: this morning, with a statement to the
effect that the fire of the respective
| cent of the hits suffered by the enemy
were scored by the Brooklyn's fiveinch
guns. while his ship received 20 per cent
of the hits from the Spanish ships.
THE LINE OF INQUIRY.
Capt. Lemlys cross examination was
very searching Admiral Schley, how
ever, appeared to be unruffled through
out the examination frankly admitting
on several occasions that he could not
remember little details after the lapse
of three years
The line of inquiry which the Judge
Advocate tried to press to show that
Admiral Schley did not proceed with
{ dispatch from Key West to Cienfuegos
by attempting to contrast the speed
made between Key West and Charleston
with the time between Key West and
Cienfuegos was curtailed bya decision of
the court which confined the question
to the time subsequent to May 10, the
day on which the Flying Squadron left
Key West. The Judge Advocate in his
cross ss-examination dwelt upon the inter-
view between Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Schley at Key West before
the departure of the F'lyingSquadron, in
which the latter claims Admiral Samp-
son instructed him not to expose his
ships to shore batteries until the Span
ish fleet had been destroyed, on the fact
that Admiral Schley issued no written
order of battle. on the question of coal
ing off Cienfuegos and the steps taken
there to ascertain the presence of the
| Spanish fleet. He was cross examined
the witness upon matters connected
with the cruise of the squadron from
Cienfuegos to Santiago when the court
adjourned. The retrograde movement
the firing upon the Colon and the battle
of Santiago, which constitute the main
features of the precept, were not touched
upon today.
SCHLEY TAKES THE STAND.
When Admiral Schley took the stand
at the morning session he testified that
he did not recall the signal on May 81,
DO not go in any Closer" He was
then asked about his talk with Capt
Evans. He said Il would say. of
| Capt. Evans, as l have said of all the
others, l do not believe he would will
hngly misstate. / think his recollec-
tion is at fault. He did have conversa-
tion with me in relation to shooting the
bow off of one of the torpedo boats and
the stern off another and putting his
helm astarboard and raking one ship
and then aport and raking another My
recolle ction now is that preliminarily he
said TO me- Did you see Jack Philip
start to run away?' And / said no that
he was mistaken. 1t was the Brooklyn
that made the turn and l asked him if
he did not see the tactical necessity for
it."
Mr.. Rayner then called Admiral
Schley's attention to the testimony of
Admiral Taylor and Capt Dawson that
| the Brooklyn, when she made the loop,