The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-01
Lemley Cross-ExamIned G
Admiral Schley.
NO WRITTEN ORDER
o. 8attie..One Point He Was
Questioned About..The
Boosting Talk Of
Evans.

Washington. oct. 29.--The Cross
exam,nation OF Admiral Schley began
Monday before the court Of inquiry,
and hardly more than a third OF the
rround was covered when the court
adjourned until today. After Admirai
Schley concludes two other witnesses
win be called in his behalf, Admiral
Barker and Captain Thomas Borden.
The latter was an officer OF the ma
rine corps aboard the Brooklyn. The
Judge advocate will then call his Wit
nesses in rebuttal, Of whom there are
understood to be more than 10, and u
is probable that Admiral Schley's
counsel will call witnesses In sure
buttal.
The crowd present, while hardly so
large as ON Friday last, when Admiral
Schley told the story Of the bacle OF
Santiago, showed unabated interest
In the proceedings. Nothing sensa-
tional developed and the only outburst
in the court occurred when Mr.. Ray
ner, Admiral Schley's counsel, object
ed to line Of inquiry Of the judge ad-
vocate, designed to criticise Admiral
Schley's alleged failure to formulate
q plan Of battle, with the declaration
that as Admiral Sampson was In com
mand his Junior had NO right to plan
an order Of battle.
Admiral schley concluded his direct
examination, which continued only
about 10 minutes after the court con-
vened, with a statement OF the effect
Of the fire Of the respective fleets at
Santiago, showing that 80 per cent OF
the hits sufrered by the enemy were
scored by the Brooklyn's five-inch
guns, while his ship received 70 per
cent Of the hits from the Spanish
ships. Captain Lemly's cross-exam-
ination was very searching. Admiral
Schley, however, appeared to be un-
rufiied throughout the examination,
frankly admitting on several occa-
sions that he could not remember lit
tie details after the lapse Of three
years. One 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 Charleston
and Key West with the time between
Key West and Cienfuegos was cur
tailed by a decision Of the court
which confined the questions to the
time subsequent to May 19, the day
Oh WulCh INC hylnB S4udui OA tClL hCy
West. The Judge advocate, in his
terview between Admiral Sampson
and Commander Schley at Key West
before the departure Of the hyinl
squadron, at which the latter testified
that Admiral Sampson instructed hin
not to expose his ships to shore bat
teries until the Spanish feet had beer
destroyed; on the fact that Admira
Schley issued NO written order Of bat
tie; on the question Of coaling Of
Cienfuegos, and the steps Schley tool
there to ascertain the presence of thu
Spanish feet. He was cross-examin
ing the witness upon matters connect
ed with the cruise of the squadron
from Cienfuegos to Santiago when tn
Court adjourned. 80
Doasting Of Evans.
At one point during his direct es
animation in reference to q certail
conversation with Captain Evans, O
the Iowa, on July or s, 1898, the ad
miral said:
II did have a conversation wit
him, but do not remember whethe
Il was ON the 4th or 9Th. would sa
OF Captain Evans, as have said Of 81
the others, l do not believe hs woul
willingly misstate. ! think his reco
lection is at fault. He did have COZ
versation with me in relation to shoe
ing the bow OF Of one Of the torped
:, boats and the stern OF another. an
putting his helm astarboard and raj
< ing one ship and then aport and raj
/, ing another. My recollection now
: that preliminariiy he said to me, 'Di
t you see Jack" Philip start to ru
away?' and I said, No. that he wa
mistaken. It was the Brooklyn tbs
S made the turn, and ! asked him II b