Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-02


6 I'm The identical words used in the
hitter purportlng to have come from the
Brooklyn were published in a Washing
ton newspaper. July %. u Immediately
went to the, editor OF the paper to as
certain the author OF such letter, and
he, after a good deal OF trouble, ascer-
I tained it was q woman who had given
this information. Whether She was paid
for or not, could not find out. AT the
I 6eme time 4 wrote to Captain Cook. Of
\ the Brooklyn. enclosing the article. and
/ there 81 his reply. ] should like the let
1 Ter to- 90 In as testimony in connection
4lth TINT question, as the words are
nticaiiy the words used in this sour
/ npl letter published in the newpa-
kayner: u do not object to any ex-
l panntion at all that you may make.
There Was nothing wrong in the ques-
t0n ttIel s.. I.
4 sQuestion was put to me as II I had
! stated had shot the bow off the Plu-
tion, raked this ship, knocked out am
other one etc, and there is Captain
Cooks letter denying such conyersa
kSlQn took PLACE = {. ;i;is u ~.
sSynsr s.The pofiik Is Whether the
scnnyersatten was between you and
Commodore Schley,'
Raynef said he would object to pre-.
isSentaticn Of the letter at5this time, bpt
not II the proper time He said the
proper time for this will be when Cap
\ tain Cock is on the stand.
Evans: I withdra " It,
Rayner: II am perfectly willing you
snail; submit 1t at the proper time"
liter COME further colloQuy the inci-
dent closed
Thomas NJ. Dfeuaide, newspaper cor.
respondent, when called to correct the
testimony of yesterday made brief ad-
dltion to his response to one of Dewey's
questions The question put by the
4 admiral was whether he pieuaide) had
3 heard Captain Philip give orders to
& back senginas. when the two were on the
bridge Of the Texas durirg the battle
fOf Santiago. Dieuaide had replied he
might have heard the order and he
might not. Today he said In explana-
faon OF this statement: THE next thing
81 heard was the range gwen, and jus,
then the starboard l2-incn gun was fired
around to the port side of the coming
tower to see the captain. He might have
+ given several- orders at about that time
that I did no hear OF course I didn't
note everything heard :"
xeoman Becker was then recalled and
excused, after brief questioning con-
esrnlng the dispatches prepared by, him
1t Key West from Sampson for Schley.
\ MHe again said, according to his recollec-
4 tto1 thee dispatches were forwarded by
heSIowa and Dumont. but said his
= Abatement Was based entirely upon his
Il slaemosy.
lieutenant Commander Alexander NJ.
s 6harp, Who commanded the Vixen dur
Ing the Spanish war. was the first new
4 Witness He testiiedsle had first fallen
], IN with the flying squadron on the
{ morning OF May "a, off Cienfuegos. He
4 Gaid the weather on the cruise from
4 Cienfuegos to Santiago had been
s|ssequally. /" but not sufficiently had to
interfere with the speed Of the Vixen.
The vessel had not been In urgent need
Of coal on May 26. III had been" he
Z said. and received orders to coal ]
nhould have tried to do 30, tho 1t would
Z have been an uncomfortable job. be-
cause the Vixen was very small ship
Sharp said that Notwithstanding he
had been on board the Brooklyn several
4 times Schley had ever discussed with
him the retrograde movement TOWARD
Key West, begun May 26. During tn,
{ siese ok Santiago, Sharp said. he hat
4 been placed on picket duty at the east
erns end Of the line on the night Of Ma,
Z s.. He was about two miles from shore
y probably three miles from the mouth o
4 the harbor. He said the entire flee
could not be discerned at night and thu
y shore line could only be discerned as {
black mass in the distance.
Gould you have seen vessel under
Z taking to pass out near the shore under
those conditions 2.
IF the chip had shown no lights ant
made no noise, I do not believe w.
could q
Sharp said the Vixen had carried
g 8chley from the Brooklyn to the Mas
I N.sGchusetts May 81 before the beginning
4 of the bombardment of the Colon, ant
that when he had asked what course HI
eliouid pursue In the approaching actor
y Lieut.. sears had replied for the com
3 modorc that the latter had directed
4 Sharp to keep his craft clear, as ssl,
H.as Vulnerable and should not assum,
any risks. He thought the commodor,
I had afterwards spoken to him to thu
me effect. Parker questioned Sharl
concerning the notes made of the bat
4 NJ July BY Lieut.. Harlow on boart