The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-03
fANS is MODEST
nAKEs A .FtEAL RE.
nE THE SCHlEY
COURT OF INQUIRY.
L1fe 0? PROOF PRODUCED

11es OF PROOF PRODUCED
:, Dragged on Board the Brooklyn
,.uino wiped Out the Whole
Fleet"-LIeutenant Com
charo Of the Vixen Cues.
;, Length Regarding Many Of
!. points in Controversy.
-tao Oct. 3.-The formal
ms of the day in the Sehiey
inquiry were begun with a
: !, ,olauation OF the large chart
! ,,f N coast Of Cuba. which
= ,a.. wall OF the courtroom.
= .,,ar ton was made by Cap.
.n,y VINO said that the chart
.-,parei from data collected
.A q.r with Spain and was
II r5rrcct than former charts.
parE9r, on behalf Of Admiral
a that with these cxplana-
willing To accept tAe
|, mtlentic.
ir-al EYans was the first OF tho
81. iat Witnesses who appear
|. .be purpose OF making oorrcc-
|. IL ~. testimony. Having made
,s-r,.t.0ns Admiral Evans arose
ma addressing the court
h. f, please the court. in coancc-
a,g 5aa ~ the questions asked
4s Admiral Schley or his
H. 35sl,. | should like TO max"
a, and produce a letter. II
I.f moment counsel object. or Ad-
b staut objects. | will withdraw
b. s,3p
/ R.yaee-"Couli We look AT III.
/.
E.-.aais ha.hing II 10 Mr. Raw
81, X 4 matter entirely personal
t. .- The way the question was
= ~ ! pit me in tn. position Of
f. dragged Of destroying IN"
b. Saaa Il feet on board the
|s.fu Tee IDENTICAL words Were
d ,irr purportlng 10 com"
/ Il a. akiyn and published in a
EstsuH rewspapcr Of July -
lwm lately went 10 the editor
!. - ascertain the author
'r and h.. after a good
5tlr asc.rtasned that il
1859 VINO had given this In
E. Whether she vas paid Tor
eat .d NO; find out. Al tn"
9. Hote To Captain Cook y:
RnNh'sG enclosing the artlcl"
.ae.s bis reply should like
/ a''er 81 ~ in the testimony in
Ftc.'an With the question. as 'h'
+. are utically the words used
gre.lous letter published III
sfa aparer"
"ay Be Introduced Later.
+ katH.l do not object - any
alaran II all that you may make
F. va nothing wrong in the ques.
Itself.
q question was put To me as IL
sa'ei had shot the bow of the
Eoa rAkei this ship and knocked
another one. etc. There Is Cap
'ook letter denying that such a
Effsa'ion took place"
Rayner-"The point is whether
s9aY'Isd'ion was between You and
thoiore Sehley."
Rayner said he would object &c
presentation of the letter nj this
eO' not Al the proper time. IA
" proper time for this will b,
h 'h'ain Cook Is on the stand.
.a'.Ta Evans--"I withdraw H."
mln lner-'l am perfectly viii
'eA 'Aa!l submit II a; the propc!
w. some further colloquy the Incl
/ closet
[c, Aan' Commander AlcNandeI
aa' p who commanded the con
!at9t Vixen during the Spanial
1aS "a ne first new witness Of tn
! NJ testified that he first fell IL
=. W nNlng squadron on the morn
way -. of CienfueEos. III
'la' the weather on the cruise
k.p' 'hluegos To Santiago wa:
kss htit that 1t was not sufficient
=, " interfere with the speed o
'N' u. The vessel had not. h'
o. n urgent need OF coal oi
Ia aai received orders 10 coal
(a I'VE tried to do so. though !
H. '"N' been an uncomfortable
kll ".se the Vixen was yer!
ks,a ks,alalder Sharp said that notwith
kr,Ils ne had been on tho Brooklyn
h, 'ihes Commodore Schley ha'
nm's'ussed with him the retro
on onn''m,ement " toward Key West be
rect Too Far From Shore.
|ine ,nlns the service OF the vixe,
hmo.,l ,le siege of Santiago unde
! ,b,, bole Schley Commander Sharl
khe ~. ne vas placed on picket dut,
b, =, s"s,ern end OF the line on tn
n AZ, Way % and continued thi
|ts inward. lie was about tw
|hably o.n ~ the shore. he said. an,
|ha b,.,li ,lifee miles from the mout
h conI1 a' por lie said that the cntir
: tha, h'a :, not be discerned at nigh
- ''e aho.e !ine could only b
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