Evening star., 1901-10-12

| ABOUT three hours before "
| do you remember communicating thi.
system yourself to Captain Evans?"
Il have no recollection Of it."
do you rem ember whether Commodore
schley was advised at that time that Cap.
tain McCalla was operating off Cienfuegos
| or not?"
SchIey Calls on Sampson.
He had been informed that Captain Nc
! Gala would form part of his SQUADRON.
do not remember any conversation. Com
! modore Schley was on board the New York
| on the afternoon Of the 18th until o'clock,
and as he was going to Cienfuegos the next
morning 1 supposed he would give the in
| formation"
| you have referred to a visit by Commo-
dore Schley to the flagship at Key West
Can you state anything that occurred there
| IN Commodore Schley's presence bearing
| upon the subject of this inquiry?''
| MY only distinct recollection in regard
| TO conversation was Commodore Schley's 8
| statement to the admiral that he desired
! to be perfectly loyal He said that he was
| very pleased to DE under his command and
In snae ne could be assured that he should
| De entirely loyal in all his conduct"
AT what time did you fall in with The
| flying squadron"
I'VE anchored at Key West little he
fore o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th
of May, and found Commodore SchIev's
squadron there"
Did Commodore Schley go on board the
fagship?'
He came on board"
Were you present at an interview"
Il was present there the whole time he
was there. In the cabin the only persons
VINO were present permanently, so to speak,
were Admiral Sampson, Commodore schIey
and myself. There were some different ner
sons coming and going"
Did Commodore Schley come aboard Ad
miral SIMPSONS flagship on June off San
tiago when the latter reached there?'
Yes, sir. He came aboard in the Vixen >,
"Will you please state to the court wha.
occurred during that interview. Was there
OF conducting blockade of Santiago?'
Yes. 1 remember Commodore Schley
spoke In my presence, and think to NV
seir, as he was leaving the Ship saying:
You cannot blockade those ships in there
that"
Judge Advocate-"Did you have any in
formation whatever from any source that
Cervera's fleet was going to make q sortie
from the harbor of Santiago on July 81"
None whatever within my recollection"
sampsOn's Congratulations.
Taking the witness for rcross-examinatton.
Mr.. Rayner asked:
DO you recollect the dispatch which will
be found In the official report Of Admiral
Sampson. dated May %, In which he com
graduates Commodore Schley upon his sue
cess? will read the dispatch. The follow
IAe teiSSIdh was sent TO Commodore
Schley, to both Port Antonio, Jamaica, and
Mole st. Nicholas: Congratulate you on
success. Maintain close blockade at all
hazards. especially at night very little to
rear from torpedo boat destroyers Coal in
open sea whenever conditions permit Send
snip to examine Guantanamo with view
TO occupying 1t as base. coaling one heavy
snip at time Appraise captured coal use
1t II desired and afterward send ship in al
prize -
Il remember that very well because I
protested against his CONGRATULATIONS. I
I want to encourage him. Z"
You recollect that because you protest.
ed against putting that In the dispatch?' Il
Il said that under the circumstances I |
thought 1t was improper"
Did you meet Admiral Watson at anv
time and have conversation with him 7"
Admiral Dewey-.I don't think that has
anything to do with it. You know what |
we want. We want all facts relating
to these specifications, and we don't want |
anything about conversations with AGmi- |
raj Watson, with commodores or with any-
body else on other subjects"
Mr.. Rayner-"This testimony has all gone
m 1t ought not to have gone In"
Admiral Dewey-"Of course 1t ought not /
You ought to have been watching
did object to 1t twice. and then when
II was stated that 1t was something In ref
erence TO something that occurred before /
ola not want to disagree with the court"
Judge advocate-"No objection was made /
20 conversation after June. i relating 60 the /
BLOCKADE as maintained prior thereto"
MI. Rayuer-'Oid you at anv time an