Evening journal., 1901-10-02
Evans Denies That He Ever
Accused Phillips OfFIeeiDg
Dewey Makes Sarcastic Comment Oh
Newspaper Man WitneSS-SigS-
bee on The Stand

the court adjourned for the day. Ad-
miral Evans testimony was along the
same general lines as was his state
ment of the day before, but some OF
the points were presented in greater
detail in response to questions by Mr..
Rayner. The new witnesses were
Captain Sigsbee, who commanded the
scout ST. Paul during the Santiago
campaign; Mr.. Thomas NJ Dieuade, a
newspaper correspondent, who was on
! the Texas during the battle of July
3, and Chief Yeoman Gustave e. Beck
or, who was a clerk to Admiral Samp-
son during the war.
At the inception of Admiral Evans
testimony Mr.. Rayner asked: Did
you have a conversation with Com
modore Schley on July 4, some time
during the morning between and 12
o'clock, on his flagship at Santiago
In tho course of which you used Ian
guage as follows: Did you know that
Jack Philip started to run away at the
beginning Of the battle?' and to which
Commodore Schley replied: You are
mistaken about that, Evans; l saw
nothing of the kind. The Brooklyn
made a turn. and you must see the
tactical situation that made it neces-
saryT"
Il do not remember being on board
the Brooklyn on the Fourth of July.
think it was the 5th, at Guantanomo.
l am quite positive l was not on board
the Brooklyn off Santiago but once,
and that was a long time before that.
AS to that conversation, never said
! anything to the effect that Captain
Philip had run away or attempted to
run away. On thinking over last
night, wnat did occur with reference
to the Texas, / think Commodore
Schley and discussed the position
Of the Texas when the fight began.
"The Texas was lying with her head
to the east when the engagement be
gan. and she turned with starboard
helm and headed off in the same direc-
ton as the rest of us. She fired first
with her port battery, and then put
| her helm 20 starbOard and headed in
the same direction with the rest OF the
ships. l think that was the question /
discussed with Commodore Schley.
cannot be sure of II, but that l ever
intimated that Captain Philip attempt
ed to run away with the Texas is pre-
postorous on the face of it,"
did you have a conversation with
him on the same day, at the same
place. and at the same hour, or at
any other place in which you used
substantially the following language:
"'I shot the bow off the Pluton, the
stern off the Furore, put my helm to
starboard and raked the Teresa and
knocked out the Viscaya.
ITO the best of my knowledge and
| belief ! never used such language"
Conference ASout the Colon.
Were not the commanding officers
called on board the flagship Brooklyn
by signal on the morning of May 20
after the Colon was discovered?"
There we're"
"Can you tell me or do you recol-
lect what took place at the conference
Of the commanding officers at that
timer"
Commodore Schley was in the cabin
OF the Brooklyn when we assembled,
and there was a general talk about the
| Spanish feet having been located at
last at Santiago. l remember having a
conversation with Commodore Schley
about the effect Of the fighting batter
les on the ships, in which l told him
Of the experience we had had at San
Juan, and expressed the opinion TO him
| that 1t was not worth while to risk
ships fighting shore batteries alone;
that did not think anything would be
gained by II.
"In the case under consideration the
Spanish ships we're present in the har-
Dor. The conditions were changed, and
we would have TO take the risk of the
fire from batteries in order to get at
/ them. ! remember Commodore Schley
remarking before we left that he felt
that the country held him responsible;
that the ships should not be risked
under the fire OF the shore batteries
until the Spanish fleet was destroyed. u
Mr.. Dieuade, the newspaper man
was then called to the stand. He said
when he first noticed the Brooklyn she
was going seaward.
WAS she headed towards the
Texas?"
"She was on a course about right
angles to us at that moment"
4 Have you any notes on that sub
iect made at the timer"
Yes. sir"
please read them"
Il have a note made at $50. in quo
[ tatlons marks. Stop both enginesi
p helm hard starboard.'
Mr.. Hanna: did you make any
entry at the time with respect to tn,
I passing OF the Brooklyn before thu
5 Texas?'
s Eyes. the next line here (reads): I
was Brooklyn. Close shave
Gould she have been half a mill