Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-05
ARGUMENTS BEGIN.
SchIey Court oflnquiry
Hearing Evidence.
The Admiral and Captain Sigsbee
Make Corrections in Testimony.
Cou, Sc! Hanna Then Opens Argument. Talking
for Two Hours. Monday.

court o! inquiry I,at he'd the argument
stage At th.. beginning If The after
noon session, today. The morning sit
ting vas devoted Il listening to Adj
miral Schley and Capt Sigsbce Will"
they made corrections in their teSti-
mony which had been previously given
and the Introduction by Judge AdNo-
cate Lcmly OF numerous documents
bearing upon different phases Of the in
qury.
ADMIRAL Schlcy ala moi make any
material additions to his previous
statements. but devoted himself Large
ly 10 the clearing UP Of ambiguous
points in his evidence.
An effort was made 10 introduce two
new witnesses. who We're expected Ia
give testimony on Admiral S,hley's be-
half. a. To what information Cant.
Sigsbee rommuni, atr,. 10 admiral
Schley when he arrived off Santiago in
May, 1898.
one o: these witnesses was FRANZ,
r. richards and III" other George
Lynch. both Of New York. ana both
newspaper correspondents. who Were
on duty in cuba and in cuban waters
during thu war with Spain. Iir. Lynch
was on tn press boat Som,r5 y. Smith.
ana Mr.. Richards On the Premier.
Ih-S ""r" I" nav teSti'l"" concern
ing tn" meeting cf jl.o:,,. Vessels with
tn St. Paul OF Whi,h Cant. Si&.'h... watts
H. command. The court. however. IT,
ci6"d not - hear them.
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