The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-06

NJ the letter from Admiral Sampson TO
Commodore schley. dated May - 1898. the
question being as TO the hnai name at the
end OF the first paragraph, whether IT
should be 'Clcnfucgos' or Santiago l
have the original and the name appears
"6anilago' ana appears over nm crnsure. |
Invite attention TO the fact that In the
press copy book II * Santiago, which shows
that the change was made before the letter
WAS press copied and sent viii ada
that the punctuation as ! stated is In the
Ic also, at the request Of Admiral
Schley.s counsel, introduced another cory
In which, hc said, you VIII see there
was no correction. II appeared originally
as Santiago
The court examined the Original papers
and the prcss copies with care and agreed
that the papers should again be printed
In the record
Captain Lrmly then requested that all
the papers In Admiral Schlpy's possession
bearing upon the case be supplied ana Mr.
Raynor replied for the admiral that the
admiral had no more papers.
Lieutenant Commander Albion C. uodg.
son was then called to continue his tcsti-
mony Of yesterday. lie was asked by
Captain Lemy about his correspondence
with Admiral schlcy concerning what the
judge advocate denounced as newspaper
"colloquy." The witness took exception to
the use Of the word "colloquy" and Cap
tain Lcmly replied that this was the wit
/ ness own characterization.
The letters We're then read 10y the judge
advocate. Commander Ilogdsou identifying
the various documents us they were pre-.
scented. Mr.. HlynOr said that II desired
the letters would be accepted as evidence
and they could he printed without being
read. Captain Lcmly replied. however, that
he considered that the letters have nm I'M
purtunt bearing upon the prCCept and that
| therefore he preferred 10 read them.
Mhtlc the reading If the letters between
! Admiral Schlcy and Lieutenant Command.
| er llodgs0u and newspaper articles bear
/ ing upon the correspondence was In prog
rcSs, MIR. Rnynor objected to the reading
! OF one Of the newspaper statements as
/ irrelevant The reading had required con
/ siderable time.
all have been prevented. You are taking
! mp valuable time here. We want facts
/ facts. We do not want newspaper articles.
/ We have ruled these out. Can not these
Captain Ltmly- Then they would not be
| In evidence. DO you mean you do not
| want them at ullf
| Admiral Dcwcy--Wc want them Could
they not be printed like other papcrsI
! Mr. Ruynor-We want everything that
! passed between Lieutenant lIodgson and
! Commodore Schey THAT appertnius to this
| record To contain editorials against Com
modorc Schlcy. | do not think there ought
TO be printed IN the record an editoria
against Admiral Schlcy or any other ad
mira or in favor of him, which was uove
seen by Admiral Schley at ALL THAT articl,
was not sent In any letter to Admlra
| Schley, lie saws not
Captain Lemly--lt IL really a part Of tn
correspondence ana referred 10 It. We d,
not contend for one moment that any al
4 legations that may be made In that c,ii
v torial against Admiral Schley are proof o
9 what these allegations are, but this Is
part of the corr spondencc and necessar!
T. In determining as to what was the pro
! prlcty Of Commodore Schlcy's conduct il
p the premises,
/ now that Admiral Schlcy says he neyc
| saw Il ana never received M
e Judge AdyOcatc-lou have made tina
2 statement.
; Mr. Raynor-G do not think this recor,
2 ought 20 he stained With these calumnie
I against Admiral Schlcy.
The court then rctIrcd for consultation
and after n few minutes returned, maxim
b the following announcement through Ad
Z mural Dewey:
'Thc court decides that any clipping
l. from new spapcrs which form a part o
@ the correspondence between Admiral Schlr
t and Lieutenant Commander Hodgson shout
properly be read
Mr. Raynor--May It please the cour,
there is not evidence To show that thl
particular editorial forms a part of IN
correspondence or that 1t was ever r,
celyed by Admiral Schley.
Admiral Dewey--undcr that ruling
ought not TO he read
After the further reading OF the letter
the entire correspondence had hcen eN
hihited and the court at l o'clock ndjourne
until Monday.