Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-02
SICSBEE SPEAKS
Evidently Has No Love for
 Admiral Schley.

AQmlPd1 SCulGys
 HE DENIES MANY STATEMENTS To-day's Proceedings Opened Prompt
 1v and Chart of the Cuban Coast
 Was Introduced-It Was Accepted
 as Authentic by Schley's Counsel
 Many People are Beginning to Ask
 What is to be Gained by the Sensa-
 tional Hearing. Anyway?
 Washington, Oct 2.-The proceed ings of the SchIey court of inquiry to- day began with the usual recall or former witnesses for the correction or their testimony in the official record. After these came Chief Yeoman Beck CT, who had begun his testimony yes terday and was on the stand when the proceedings closed. He was at that time under cross examination by MT Rayner, and that gentleman conhnueu his questions this morning.
 The formal proceedings Of the day we're begun witha brief explanation or the large chart of the southern coast of CuDa. which hangs on the wall of the court room. This explanation was made by Captain Lemly, who said the chart had been prepared from data collected since the war with Spain ana was much more correct than former charts Captain Parker, on behalf or Admiral Schley, said that with these explanations he was willing to accept the chart as authentic.
 Yesterday afternoon Newspaper Cor respondent Dieuaide on being called te the stand said he was on the bridge with Captain Phillip from the begin ming of the battle off Santiago until the chase of tie Colon began. He had made notes of the battle at the time and from them he read yesterday. When he first saw the Brooklyn with reference to the Texas she was off the port bow of the Texas at right angles to the latter's course and seemed very close. At 9:50 his notes show that Captain Phillip ordered '.stop both en- zines, helm hard starboard." His next entry reads 'Brooklyn-clo shave
 To Admiral Dewey the witness said he did not hear Captain Phillip give any order to back the engines. When witness went around the lee side of the coming tower to see why the Texas stopped, Captain Phillip said to him. Look at that fellow going out to sea- The witness was then eX-. cused till to-day when he was asked to bring his newspaper report of the engagement into court.
 Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, who commanded the scout ship St Paul during the Spanish was, was next called. He said that in obedience to orders from Captain Wise, who was his commanding officer he had pro ceeded to the vicinity of Santiago, ar irving there on the 21st. He told of taking aboard the Cuban pilot Nunez and said that he did not have great confidence in that individual. His in- structions were to report to Commo- dore Schley that the Spanish squadron was probably in Santiago lharbor.a He fell in with the flying squadron on the evening of May 26, the squadron then being twenty or twenty-five miles south of Santiago. He had reported to Commodore Schley that he .'knew nothing positively about the Spanish fleet. He was then asked if he had expressed his belief to Commodore Schley that Cervera's fleet was not in the harbor, as reported later by Com modore Schley. A controversy arose over the admissibility of the question and the court took a recess for lunch con before receiving the reply of the witness
 When the court reconvened after luncheon, Captain Sigsbee resumed his testimony. Mir Hanna repeated his question, asked before recess, quoting from Admiral Schleys report of Feb ruary IS, 1899. the sentence reading: '.After having been assured by Sigsbee that he did not believe the Spanish feet was in Santiago"
 The witness replied: ''I stated that I had seen nothing of the Spanish feet I may have stated that I knew nothing positively or absolutely about its move ments, but recited certain events to show that there was probability of the fleet being in Santiago at that time In regard to the other matter, l beg to make an appeal to the court This case is one involving reputa- tions. It has been stated by Commo- dore Schley in an official letter to the United States. senate that 1 expressed a certain belief Now it has been made a public matter. I think that either the court or the defense should allow me to express under oath what I really said. Whether l expressed that belief or not, it may be techni- caliy right to interfere with me, but according to the ethics of the naval service, I think the defense ought to permit me to answer that question:
 ssWe have no objection to thai" said MT Rayner.
 MT Hanna: ssThe portion of the question to which I should like to have you give an explicit answer is whether you assured Commodore Schley that you believed the Spanish fleet was not in Santiago"
 T did not say that I believed it was not there.' said had not seen it''
 Did you give him any assurance which would point in that direction ?'
 q made known first my orders from the navy department which stated that the Spanish fleet was reported to have arrived there"
 Captain Sigsbee was asked if he had