Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-05
sCHLEYCOURr OF INQUIRY
List of Witnesses to Be Called to
Testify


Washington, Aug. 30.-The list of
witnesses prepared by Captain Lemly,
Judge advocate of the Schley court of
inquiry, and transmitted to Admiral
Schley has been made public by Cap
tain Lemly. 1t does not purport to be
a complete list, but includes the prin-
cipal witnesses who will be called by
the Judge advocate. The witnesses
whom Admiral Schley has asked to
be summoned are not included in
the list. That list is as follows:
Rear Admirals VIM. L. Sampson,
Robley ID. Evans, Francis j. Higgin.
son, Charles S. Cotton, Henry c.
Taylor.
Captains French i. Chadwick, Cas-
par +. Goodrich, Charles ID. Sigsbee,
VIM. C. Wise, Francis NJ. Cooke. Bow
man ii. McCalla. Theodore f. Jewell,
VIM. NJ. Folger, Robt. NJ. Berry, John
l.. Hannum, retired.
Commanders VIM. +. Potter, Rich
ard Wainwright. Joseph ID. Eaton,
Newton +. Mason, Seaton Schroeder,
Giles Ii. HARDER, James NJ. Miller,
Lewis G. Heilner, Alexander b. Bates.
Lieutenant Commanders Sidney A.
Staunton, Nathaniel r. Usher. Albert
w. Grant, Albion c. Hodgson, VIM. III.
II. Switzerland. VIM. II. Scheueteze,
Templn NJ. Potter, Alex Sharp, Jr.
Capt. VIM. c. Dawson, U. S. NJ. c.
Lieutenants Charles G. Marsh, Spen-
Ger S. Wood, Victor b. Simms, Charles
Webster, John Hood, Charles III. Har-
low. Charles w. Dyson, w. ID. Nc
Alpin.
Lieutenants (iunior grade) Ernest
b, Knott. Henry q. Muslin.
Acting Boatswain Dennis j. 0'Con-
nell.
Chief Quartermaster Niels Ander-
son. and others.
The list of witnesses to be called by
the judge advocate throws con.
erably light upon the lines of testi-
mony which he will seek to adduce
befo re the court. Admiral Sampson,
as commander-in-chief of the fleet. o.
course heads the list. Then follow
the captains of all the ships engaged
in the Santiago campaign, with the
exception of Captain Clarke, of the
Oregon, and Captain Philip, of the
Texas, the latter having died since
the war. Evans was in command of
the Iowa, Higginson of the Massachu-
sets, Cotton of the scout Harvard.
Taylor of the Indiana. Chadwick of
the New Yorw. Goodrich of Newark
and the scout st. Louis, Sigsby of the
scout ST. Paul, Wise of the scout Yale,
Cooke of the Brooklyn, McCalla of
the Marblebead. Jewell of the scout
Minneapolis, Folger of the New Or
leans, and Barry of the Castine. Han
mum (retired) was chief engineer OF
the Brooklyn; Commander Potter
was the executive officer of the New
ork; Wainwright was in command
of the Gloucester, Eaton of the Reso-
lutte, Mason was executive officer oil
the Brooklyn, Schroeder was execu-
tive officer of the Massachusetts,, Har-
Der was executive officer of the Texas
Miller commanded the Merrimac. Hill
ner was navigator of the Texas. and
Bates was chief engineer of the Tex
as. Lieutenant Commander Staunton
was SIMPSONS chief of staff aboar d
the New ork, Usher was commander
of the Erickson. Grant was aboard tho
Massachusetts, Hodgson was navigat-
ing officer of the Brooklyn, Souther-
land was in command of the Dolphin,
Schuetze was aboard the Indiana,
Potts was aboard the Massachusetts
and Sharp was in command of the
Vixen. Captain Dewson was com
mander of the marines aboard the
Indiana, Lieutenant Marsh was on
SIMPSONS staff, Wood was command
err of the Torpedo boat Dupont, Blue
was aboard the Vixen, Coyle and Web
ster on the Brooklyn. Hood was in
command of the Hawk, and Barlow
was executive officer of the Vixen;
Dyson was engineer of the Texas.
and McAlpin assistant engineer OF
the Brooklyn; Lieutenant Bennett
was on SIMPSONS staff. Ensign Mus
tin was aboard the New York. and
Boatswain O'Connell and Quartermas-
ter Anderson were on the BROOKLYN
Edgar May. a clerk in the office OF
the judge advocate, has been detailed
to assist Judge Advocate General
Lemly in the preparation and hand
ling of papers before the court. Al
though not an assistant to Judge Ad-
vocate General Lemly in technical
sense, he will act in that capacity so
far as the handling of the papers in
the formal presentation of his case
Is concerned.
1t is stated here on authority that
Messrs. Wilson, Rayner, and Parker
constitute all the legal aid to be en-
ployed by Admiral Schley in the APP
preaching court of inquiry.