Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-12

rlo'1 "Ilat source the information was
,,.Va concerning the arrival OF Ger
'e," meet IN Santiago. I voulS iiI,a
SGI 70 Identify the dispatch put int
NPnHVI az the time, 10 which von go
H., me dispatch | referred 10 ne baY'
us a., ueeh drawn up by Capt Chad,vick
~ tiy presence Is the dispatch knoyn
J1 l,lt memorandum that acoomnaniad
HAWK CARRIED DISPATCH.
mr. Rayonor-The Hawk carr,od Az,
O. Is that right? '''u Nv
No We captain Of the Hawk carried
Mr. Raynor-The Hawk carried No.
O. Is that right?" ave-
go ne captain OF the Hawk was called
V ,t Doulu and | remember his instruc-
WntGI VIE 20 proceed with all speed
, uu.l ne met the Vesuyius and trans
f,.t Wv ulhtdtch TO her as she was a
| an,S,,.l, pssei Is TO whether No. 3 was
anu ga not enclose IT,"
when did the Hawk leaye?"
she left the Havana blockade sono
Instance west Of Havana. about dus1
six" '0u' na'i past
Ihen you received this information
WI may " al half past eight i'm Inc
I Nor ~ aud the Hawk left at dusk
THAT is correct"
d, ne witness said in reply 30 question
| thdt the memorandum beginning 'fpI
| ,nCluSeu instructions VIII reach VIM
mao not been sent by the CJna as ne
! 9lspatch was dated MAJ q and IN
iowa mad left on the day previous.
MT kaynor-Wgs not ME Hawk the
DUN? '' "''"'0'""
,, TO the best Of my knowledge the
HAWK was the first and only vessel
lhat carried that memorandum" replied
Tie witness.
The Hawk left on May 2i. aud the
ntst Information YOU had was about
nalf past ) or 3 O'Clock on the 20th
Nhen dld you get this second conhr.
Hlatoiy information You speak or"
goi II on shore at Key West about
o'clock on the evening OF May 60"
Then the coniirmatory dispatch. as
| understand Il, was received twenty.
four hours before the Hawk let With
this memorandum 10 Commodore
schley Is that rght?"
Yes AZ Key West and the Hawk
was sent from Havana"
Can you give me any suhaequent
dispatches or memoranda thai pngspd
between Admiral Sampson ana Com.
mddore Schley In reference q, fba
Spanish squadron being at sandago?'
Il do not think | can refer YOU 10
any. After Admiral Sampson heard
that the fleet ~ Commodore Schlev had
not LETT Clenfuegos. In other words al.
ter he got a reply from the commander
Of the flying squadron he sent the
Wasp, ] think, about Nay 20. 10 Glen,
fuegos with an additional dispatch. but
she Of course did moi arrive there until
Commodore Schley had left for San.
tago ana J DO not remember what
those disHatches were"
Was that the Wasp"
Eyes"
what date?"
MY impression il she lett By the old
Bahama channel May g."
Then I understand that between the
time that the Hawk carried this in.
formation 10 Commodore Schley at
dusk on the evening OF May u. and the
time when this dispatch was sent from
the Bahama channel on the Goth there
was no communication between Ad-
miral Sampson and Commodore Schley
In reference to the Spanish squadron
at Santiago. Was there?"
II thought / replied that there was no
opportunity for any"
After further effort on Mr. Raynors
part TO elicit Information as to cor
respondence between the two com
manders and objection on the part Of
Mr.. Hanna 10 the bringing IN " the
dispatch which has no immediate
bearing on Commodore Schleys con-
duct Mr. Raynor said there was no
communication between May y and
May e. He then quoted the
dispatch Of May q rs the
first positive knowledge conveyed to
Commodore schley Of the presence Of
the Spanish fleet al Santiago. This
dispatch was as follows
SIMPSONS DISPATCH
IT. 5. Flagship New York. st. Nlch-
olas channel. May q, 1895
Sir Every report aud particularly
daily confidential reports received at
Key West from Havana state Spanish
squadron has been IN Santiago de cuba
from the 18th 90 the 2jth inst, inclu-
siyo the 25th being the last date re-
ported You Will please proceed with
an possible dispatch 20 Santiago TO
blockade that port II on arrival there
you receive positive information Of the
spanish ships having left you will fol-
low them IN pursuit
Very respectfully
wv. T. SAMPSON"
Mr. Hanna-what is the first positive
order7
Mr Raynor-May g.
Mr.. Hanna-Did he receive It on May
q?
Mr. Raynor- BE- never received It on
the g. latter being prompted by Ad-
mlrll schleYl He got Il on June 10
Mr Hauna-How Is Il possible hat
be can be affected by an order Of all
the lapse OF time?
Mr. Raynor THAT Is Just what We
want 60 proye-that he hgd no orders.
except those contained In dispatches
Nos. and s.
Nr Ram0r then repeated his desire
DO offer the dispatch of May q in eve
ienca and after q colloquy between
Mn Raynor and Judge-Adyocato Lomiy
Mr. Hanna remarked that there was no
Injection 20 putting o. IN. except that 10
r9s obviously intended O. reflect on
person who g. not under inquiry"
IT, ht Nr. Ntynor responded that
. was not Intended to reflect on any
mel hut that o. WIS intended "to pre-
ant 90 rafo.iilu % Commodore Sc ley"
G uat decided tllt The disI non Wss
iresIg o. evidence and Mr Hanna
0I4 thc witness f0r redirect lyamina-
i1n. Zoe ba~an by askinr N De knew
Dr. reason FOR the lapse ~ five OF six
ass between ihe sending ~ dispatches
y the Hawk and Wasp tn this in-
ulry Mr Raynrr objected and there
.as a spirited argument by counsel ne
n the sdmi.shiity % the question. Mr.
lama stated IN the course Of his arcu-
,snt that the matter could be fully exc
lalned bat said iha; Il the court OBJ