The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-23


was in there a short time with u.s.
Did you hear any conversational
"Only that the range was to be be-
tween 1000 and 1880 yards
THAT was the only remark you heard
made by the commodore when Potts was
PRESENT."
at do not think the commodore made
the remark. My impression is that Capt
Higginson made the remark to Potts.
Were you present atiany conversation
at all between Commodore Schley and
Lieut.. Potts or were you present at any
time when Commodore Schley made any
remarks during each time Potts was pres
ent?" IN Or
mo, sir. 1 followed them right out of
the pilot house and down 10 the coming
tower. 1 did not hear any conversatf IN
of that kind"
SCHLEY WAS COOL.
"Then you don't know anything atbut
the conversation during which Potts has
testified that the commodore said, gentle
men. we're very conspicuous objects
here in white, let's get out of it'?'
II never heard such conversation.
stood on top of the forward thirteen inch
turret. The commodore called to me,
Boy, that's bad place for you. Step in
here 1 afterward asked why he said the
conclusion would hurt me- I had no Sc
WAS Potts present at that time?"
81 think he was giving the ranges at
| the time
The witness said he was with the com
modore during the whole Of the recon
| noissance and did not hear either of the
| alleged conversations.
Mr.. Graham also said that he had not
heard Commodore Schley say anything
| about Plotting the Colon when the
| commodore went aboard the MaSsachu-
sets May 81 and that he was with the
commodore at the time
'-Then you heard none Of these reported
conversations" asked Mr.. Rayner.
None was the response.
"And you were with him all the time? ''
ST was with him all the time" the wit
| ness repeated, Except when he was TAX
en- in hand by Capt. Higginson and taken
| to his cabin.
After concluding his narrative of this
| incident, the witness was asked about
suspicious incidents in the harbor at San
| tiago on the evening of July 2, and he
said he recalled that the commodore had
sent the Vixen to investigate.
Describing the
BATTLE OF JULY 3,
Mr.. Graham said that Commodore Schley
had gotten to a position in front of the
coming tower as soon as the nose of the
Al 81 Spanish snip appear GU li0 DIOOh-
lyn was at that time, he said, pointing
almost north. Lieut.. Simpson had fired
the first gun from the S-inch turrets and,
calling to Commodore Schley said:
''How is that?' To this the COM
modore replied, witness said, Didn't
see it Simpson, but keep at it. -
Continuing the witness said that by the
time Brooklyn completed her turn (and
he thought the turn had been continu-
oIsly to the right the three leading
Spanish ships lad emerged from the
harbor. The witness thought they had
come out in fan-shaped order.
1.-THE commodore" he said, at this
point ''stood all the time on the side of
the fire SO that he could see what was
doing. He was absolutely cool and sent
continuous mess ages to the men to cheer
them up. When Ellis head was shot off,
he wiped some of the blood from his own
person and as the men picked the body
up to throw it overheard when the rest
of us stood mortified, he calmly SAID:
Don't throw that body over. Take it
below and we will give it Christian
burial When the Vizcaya went ashore
the commodore went into the coming
tower and himself called down the tube
to the men below, they are all gone but
one. 1t all depends on you boys -
did you see the Oregon?" asked Mr..
Rayner
Every distinctly. I saw her coming up
about the time We were beginning to get
scared. The Brooklyn
WAS FIGHTING ALONE
three of the Spanish ships, when sud
denly I saw in the distancee'a white line
which soon developed into the oregon.
That he said, occurred about the
time the Oquendo went ashore
did you see the Texas before the
turn?''
81 saw her just before the turn. She
appeared to me to be inside of us. We
turned continuously to the right, accord
ing to my recollection.
Did you ever see Commodore Schley
when he appeared to be laboring under
any mental excitemnt?''
"Oh, no; he was jovial and good natured
at all times, and I did not observe the
least trace of excitement or anxiety ex-
cept at one time. That was when it
looked as if the Colon might get away
He expressed fear that, that might oc-
cur and seemed much concerned. L re-
member that he discussed with Capt
Cook the advisability of stopping to couple
his engines before dark, fearing that if
postponed until later the Spanish might
get away" D
At this point Mr.. Rayner began an ex-
animation of the witness concerning
conversation reported to have taken
place between Commodore lSchley and
Capt. Evans, of the Iowa, after the bat
tie, but before the examination had gone
far it was objected to by Capt. Lemly.
EVANS AND SCHLEY.
''Were you, asked Mr.. Rayner, pres
ent at any conversation between Capt.
Evans and Commodore Schley?"
Eyes, sir. In the commodore's cabin on
the Brooklyn on July 81 Mr.. Graham re-
sponded
when Evans came in the first thing
he said was .Sc-ley, did you see Jack
Philip run away with the Texasg and
Commodore Schley said, mo, neither did
YOU +"
Admiral Dewey addressing counseD:
zone moment. Poor Philip is not pres
cnt you know"
Mr.. Rayner-That has gone in Capt
Evans testimony.
Capt Lemly-In cross-examination,
something in regard to it has gone in.
cannot see what bearing it has
Mr.. Rayner-We do not want to prove
anything about what Capt. Philip said.
This is conversation in which Com
modore- Sehley was present"
Capt Lemly-You propose to contra
dict what you took out in crosse xamina-
ton?
Mr.. Rayner-Why, of course.
Capt. Lenly-I object, if the court
please. This has nothing whatever to do
with the case Capt. Philip is dead and
Admiral Evans is out of the country
object on that ground which I think is
quite sufficient To further discuss the
matter even on my part, would be to do
the same harm to the dead and to the
absent man.
RAYNER WINS POINT.
Mr. Ravnar-T q n, r1ad my, brother ,,,+s