The sun., 1901-11-02
SCHLEY INQUIRY CLOSING.
ONLY ONE MORE WITNESS TO BE
EXAMINED IN REBUTTAL.

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and Says That the BROOKLYN Received
the Information at Cienfucgos which
+; schley Testified Would Have Deen
valuable 20 Him Had lie Got II.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. THE taking Of
testimony before the Schley Court of In
quiry practically ended to-day. On Mon
day ono witness for the Judge Advocate
may go on the stand and Admiral Sohley
Will be called to certify to the verbal COR
rectness OF his testimony. When Admiral
Schley has completed this usually per-
functory service, ;he arguments will begin.
IL was arranged o-day that Solicitor Hanna
| viii open for the Navy Department and will
DO followed by Capt. Parker and Mr.. Rayner
FOR the defence in the order named. Judge
Advocate Leinly viii close. The court
has engaged roons In the Mclean Build
ing on III streot, where il will review the
testimony and prepare its report Of fiEd-
ings and opinions.
One session of the court, lasting two
hours, was held to-day. The only new
witnesses examined wore Sylvester Scovel.
newspaper correspondent. and Lieut.
John Hood, who commanded the Hawk in
the Spanish war. Both Of these were called
| by the Judge Advocate In rebuttal. Lieut..
| Hood proved to be a very interesting wit
| ness. He not only contradicted Admiral
| Schley, but swore that Information which
he Hood obtained at Cienfuegos. and
which Schicy testified would have been ex-
| ceedingly valuable to him. il it had been i'm
| parted by Hood was secured from an oh fl
| Ger OF the Brooklyn sent by Schley TO get
| II. This information relat I'd to q report OF
| the British steamer Adua ia regard to
| the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet. On
| the stand Admiral Schoy accused Lieut..
Hood OF committing nm indiscretion In not
| giving the information TO him. Lieut..
Hood said to-day that he had not given the
information to Admiral Schley because 1t
was embodied In q report made by Lieut..
Simpson Of the Brooklyn, Schley's flag
ship. who was sent on Loard the Adula TO
get It. Hood also asserted that this report
had been copied for him in the executive
officers Office on the Brooklyn.
AS soon as the court convened Judge
Advocate Lemly announced that he re-
ceivcd letter from Lieutenant Commander
Harlow Of the Vixen, who had been di-
rected to examine his diary in Boston in
reference TO a supposed message OF warn
ing sent on July 2, 1898, by Admiral Schley
10 Admiral Sampson. Admiral Schley
testified that he had sent word to Sampson
on that night that there were suspicious
movements in Santiago harbor. indicating
that the Spanish feet might be preparing
TO come out.
Mr.. Harlow said on the witness stand
that he had a recollection that some such
message was sent and IL it had been. refer
ence 20 IL would almost certainly be found
l.. 4. a \, h..tt Il
miral Schley's counsel and the Judge Ad-
vocate that Mr.. Harlow should return TO
Boston, look up his diary and write to
Capt. Jemly whether there was anything
In it about the n es sage. In his letter 10
Capt. Lemly, read TO day, Mr.. Harlow said:
L would state that ] have examined
my diary and l fird no record with regard
10 this message
Capt. Lemly aid also thnt the signal
book Of the Nassa chusetts, which was
wanted by the court TO see IL tho signal
do not go In any closer had been sent by
Commodore Schley to tho ships engaged
in firing on the Colon, had not been found.
Capt Lemly announced that he had con-
ferred with Mr.. Rayner AZ 20 the closing
arguments and they had agreed, subject
20 the sanction Of the Court that the Judge
Advocates associate. Mr. Hanna. should
open. 20 be followed hy Capt Parker and
Mr. Rayner, in the order named and the
Judge Advocate To clu-e. Admiral Dewey
signined assent 10 this arrangement
The Judge Advocate added that he would
like 10 ask the instructions of the Court
as 20 whether or not these closing argu-
ments were 20 - confined 70 the evidence
and 10 the scope 81 the precept a. defined
by the Court
MIR Rayner said that ~ course counsel
would have 20 Cnufne Themselves 10 the
evidence. and would do ~ within proper
bounds and all thai
The Judge Advocate sad that the Cour'
had defined tho scupe of ia" pr"0-ii. hu'
Of cotIr-a th. Court would not Undertake
10 assume int the words and the manner
Of th, afgum'u'- That Was q i'riion
which the court would have to pace IN ~
Ga. time
Mr Kavucr said that In making 10 Argu-
nent M, would not pretend 90 refer to mat
terr uut Boz fhr urouId, but hr dil not " lall iu
have Trriii,fl, placssi around hiz algI-
m-ut n" mnaat 10 cS'fci-" the couns,h-
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