The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-01
COUNSEL RAYNOR PUTS SEW
ERAL POINTED AND PERSON.
AL QUESTIONS TO THE
FIGHTING ADMIRAL.
EXPECTED APPEARANCE OF
CAPT. SIGSBEE, HERO OF THE
ILL-FATED MAINE, CAUS-
ING MUCH INTEREST.
(By Associated Pres,s.)

4 ASHINGTON, Oct. There
M We're five admirals of the
wv United States navy present
today within the railing OF
the gunner's shop In the navy yard,
where the Schley court of inquiry met.
Admiral Dewey and his associates, Ad-
mirals Bcnham and Ramsay, occupied
their usual seats as members OF the
court, and Rear Admiral Schley his cus-
tomary place at the table set for the
applicant in the witness stands.
Rear Admiral Evans, who had been
called yesterday, still occupied his posi-
tion and cotnued to tell his story of the
part taken by him as captain of the
Iowa during the historic period of the
Santiago campaign.
The proceedings opened as usual with
the recall of former witnesses for the
purpose of making such verbal correc-
tions in their testimony as they might
desire.
Interest in Sigsbee.
1t was the intention today to hear the
testimony of Captain Sigsbee, who COM
manded the scout St. Paul during the
war with Spain. There was unusual in
terest manifested in Captain Sigsbee's
probable appearance. not so much on ac-
count of his participation in the war
the Inflated Maine, whose destruction
in the harbor at Havana had so impor-
tant an influence in causing the war;
Captain Lemly also announced his in
tention OF calling during the day Yeo-
man Becker, who occupied clerical po-
sition on Admiral SIMPSONS flagship,
the New York during the war. He was
summoned with a view of throwing light
upon some of the dispatches sent from
that vessel.
Aympathy for Lemly.
General sympathy was expressed on
the part of members of the court and
those in attendance. with Judge Advo-
cate Lemly, because OF the death of his
sister, which occurred yesterday. Cap
tain Iemly was present when the court
convened, but Immediately Withdrew.
Captain Miller. who commanded the
collier Merrimac before she was sunk
by Lieutenant Hobson, was called for
the purpose Of correcting the official
record of his testimony given yesterday.
Bob Evans Recalled.
Admiral Evans was then recalled Mr..
Rayhor began his interrogations by
asking the witness concerning the se-
cret code of signals for communicating
with the Cuban insurgents near Cienfue-
gos. The admiral said that when Capt
Chadwick communicated this code to
him he did not instruct him to give the
information to Commodore Schley. Mr..
Eaynor then questioned the witness, es-
pecially as to his interviews with CON-
modore Schey after the battle Of SAN
itagO.
Yesterday" said Mr.. Raynor, Il was
Speaking of conversation which I
thought you had at Guantanamo on
July 3. l find 1 have made a mistake
about that, and if necessary for me TO
repeat my question I suppose YOU VIII
answer in the same way?"
A Leading Question.
He then asked: Did you have a con-
versation with Commodore Schley on
July 4, some time during the morning
between 5 and Il o'clock, on his flagship
at Santiago, in the course of which YOU
used language as follows: Did you
know that Jack Phillip started to run
away at the beginning of the battle?'
and to which Commodore Schley replied,
You are mistaken about that, Evans, I
saw nothing OF the kind. The Brooklyn
made a turn and you must see the tac-
tical situation that made it necessary
"I do not remember being on board
the Brooklyn on the 4th of July l think