The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-26
|EHLEY DENIES IT
1 GAY DAMN THE TEXAS
DURING THE NAVAL FIGHT
OFF SANTIAGO.
Luo, : STORY PURE FICTION
orn coLLOQuY WITH COM.
LANDER HooosoN NEVER
TOOK PLACE.
THE STAND AL DAY
,7 OF INQUIRY HEARS THE
.o.lRAL'S STORY or THE
CAMPAIGN.

r.s.tsf..fon. Oct. Gin The ScAley
aaairy Admiral Schlcy con.
..- recital Of his narrative
an the previous day The
!. vas the largest since the
II the court began. Tickets
!. ;ae reserved seats had been is.
s=si..aee the court was called 20 or.
- S.. hour before that tim. there
- aG unIcsvrvcd seat unoccu.
~. ,s 9lihou, tickets arriving aft.
s ae.8eh we're. therefore. either
.rss..t 10 accept standing room in
: ~ Il the hall or TO leave the
#as. NtAoa, hearing the proceed
:. as many did. As was the case on
!. a.,. aas day. Admiral Schlcy Was
..s.sa.s selip0ss.ss.d and he asain
.k. .fasls aud distinctly. SO that
/, a...S a.re heard throughout the
n. ADMIRAL Schley resumed his
a.3 II. .aid. with III. court y p.rmls-
i #. would 10 back 10 CirliAccos
nat his narrative migA, hr
sAs /. sagilng IN. McCalla memo.
..-.. II saii lie had received bat
e Il there had been another.
- i should be in the papers
afse returned TO the navy De.
rs-.es !. January or February,
s aid ne had not bomOardcd
..Aarks 1T C,enfuegos because
~, aatlnCed that such bombard
= se8 j be unasa!ling. Subsequent
3 II the war. l." thought
.s t4l> opinion.
! b aa alley Was proceeding 10
. s j dispatch. No. 10. concern.
! s.a Lieutenant Marsa had t,s-
-. Dispatch containing posi-
! a.atIatlou that the Spanish nect
! Saatiagob. was not received by
: a. June lu. when the Judge al
1s.e Q.estei.
tAFa.. Lemly-"!i the court please.
'Sse' t.fs much - BE- compt lied
a4ka OBJECTION To this character ot
Sd a' Int | understand from The
p, .'seif that II wants facts.
A-@.sa. sehlcy tsoiio vocc)-"Weil.
- ar facts
'-t'a.G l..mly-"l do not under.
~ ia.s witness is here for the pur'
+ q making an argument and | DO
'5'1h this character II testimony
VI witness even on the stand III
oAa behalf is a matter OF testl'
t.,
Court Allows the Statement.
" Ragner contcnded that Admiral
49, Nas not giving opinion. that ne
: SIMPLY tes,ifying to facts within
slaNlrdgc.
a''eF some further sparrins the
''ai1efs ot the court held a brief con
.@siaa without leaving the court
y AID Admiral Dewey announced
~ son as follows:
- eolr, is OF the opinion that "
,,,a'''ltly proper for the witness 70
~ lae statement that the dispatch
aaiea May - and not received un'
!, ..he ~. then drop II. just give the
- 'aiS Admiral Schlcy responded
: :, no VAS all that he had intended
:. ding. Admiral Schley testified
|. .. II believed Captain Cotton $
:. ~ III regarding the offer OF Lieu
: 'I.' reid To go ashore at Santiago
i.@'h positively whether the Span
Ut was in Santiago was some
!. !, 'aul'y and he detailed some facts
: ing 10 Fields offer which fixed MS
: Impression Of IL in his mind. Oh
!. = after the bombardment OF the
!, J" ana Otter Captain Cotton hah
!. % Mole st. Nicholas with re-
, : me department on that SUD
\ \. Aamlral Schley testified he sent
NJ 'hc pilot. westward 10 com
II" n, = a'e with the insurgents. Nunez
i, near Ascercdcros. Is or 10
~ vest OF Santiago. and joining
4 ~ the Cuban insurgents. went
! W interior. He returned June
All. "ith detailed information of the
lbn. sa OF the Spanish ships In the
H. sent him." added AdmiraI
n :, TO the commander-in-ch'ei
r. r mat information"
fn.," witness then returned to the
g,'ae movement saying
ada hlhg the question of the retro
4 ~ movement after the Mcrrlmac
ma3 "'h down. the movement WAS
'' TO the westward until towar"