Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-12
MANY WEEKS BEFORE
SCHLEY COURT YET
Will Not Be Concluded Before
Middle Of November.
TESTIMONY IS CORRECTED

| Several Witnesses Were Recalled Flo.
| This Purpose, Among Them Admiral
Holden, Lieutenant AIthouse and
Lieutenant Dewey.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-After the wit.
nesses OF yesterday had been recalled to
day in the ochley court for the purpose of
correcting their testimony, Lieutenant
j. P. Holden was re-1ntroduced to con.
tlnue his examination.
Other witnesses called for the day
| were Captain Chadwick, who was Ad.
miral SIMPSONS chief of staff during
the war with Spain, Lieutenant Com.
ra@4Hier @. Q. Marsh and Lieutenant
E. l. Bennett, both of whom served on
the flagship New York; Lieutenant
Adelbert Althouse of the Massachus-
etCs, Lieutenant Francis Boughter of
the Marblehead, and Lieutenant Will
liam II. Reynolds, who was signal Off
Ger on board the Texas.
Captain Lemley had supposed that he
would be able to conclude the presenta-
ton of the governments side of the
case by the close of this week, but he
now finds that he will still have several
witnesses on his list when the court ad-
Journs tomorrow. In all probability he
Will consume the greater part of the
first half OF next week. Mr. RaynOr es-
Inmates that the court will not be able
to conclude its work before the middle
of November. When the court was
called to order Captain Lemley made a
brief explanation Of one of his state
ments of yesterday concerning the state.
ment received from Commander Mark
He had said that the statement was
''unsworn. -
Il would like it appear" he said,
''that although these are sworn, they
are not, being in the shape of deposi-
lions and exparte, such sworn evidence
as is usually admitted before the court
but came in with their full value mere
~ because there was no explanation on
either side. ="
Taylor COrrects Testimony.
Among the witnesses called early in the
day for the purpose of correcting early
testimony was Admiral H. @. Taylor
While he was on the stand he was cues.
toned as to whether he had received
information that the Spaniards were
coming out OF the harbOr at Santiago
before they made their appearance on
the morning of July 3. The question
was asked by Captain Lemley and the
answer was:
''NOne whatever.
Mr.. Raynor-sYou did not get a
message from the Vixen in reference to
smoke coming out OF the harbor?"
"NOne -
Captain Parker-"Y attention was
not called to smoker"
mot at all, sir. -
do you remember anybody on your
vessel who did observe smoke aud re-
ported it to you?'
81 do not remembe E."
Captain Lemley read a report from
Captain Morrill, Miller, formerly of the
Raleigh, concerning the accuracy of the
stadimeter. This report was dated in
1896 and stated that the stadimeter had
been found to give accurate results in
measurements of less than 500 yards,
but not so when the distance was great
er. In one case the writer noticed an
error Of 200 yards III a !, 800 yards meas.
| uremeEt
Lieutenant Adelbert Alrhouse, form
erly watch and division officer on the
battleship Massachusetts, was then call
ed. He detailed the movements of that
vessel in connection with the flying
squadron.
He said that at Cienfuegos the YES
sells lay to 10 miles out at night, then
nearer in the daytime. Lieutenant
Althouse said that on the day of the
bombardment of the Cristobal Colon he
| had been in charge of the inch turret
of the Massachusetts. He said that the
ship had not been exceeding 3 minutes
in passing the entrance to the harbor on
the first passage and two shots were
| then fired. The instructions were to
make the range 1000 yards, but the
shots fell short and the range was in
creased to 10000 yards.
Land Batteries Weak.
Asked what was developed as to the
strength of the land batteries by this
reconnaissance, he said that to his mind
it was shown they were very weak.
In reply TO question as TO whether
| he had any notes concerning the en-
gagement he replied:
''No; we went in under instructions
His orders had been to direct his fire
at that vessel
When Lieutenant Althouse was ex.
cused Captain Lemley introduced as
| evidence the reports made by Commo-
| dore Schley to the secretary of the navy
of the engagement of May 81. In one
of these, dated June 3, Commodore
Schley said: Reconnaissance was in
tended principally to iajure and destroy
the heavy batteries to the eastward.
| Quite satisfied that the Spanish 6eet is
| there"
Lieutenant G. Dewey, nephew of Ad-
miral Dewey, who was a watch officer
| on the Massachusetts, was the next wit.
ness. He placed the distance of the
blockading line under Commodore
| Schley from the mouth of Santiago har-
Dor at from to miles, the distance
being about the same day and night.
There was, he said, no particular form