The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-14
F7LB QUARREL
,EMLY AND MR.. RAY.
EXCHANGE coMPLl.
MENTs IN COURT.

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MENrs IN COURT.
[u6us THE PROCEEDINGS
.,ocate Accuses sehley's At.
ot Making Inaccurate State.
md the Latter Vigorously Re.
me charge-sampson's Dis
...e 70 schley the Main Point
|,noh, Out in the Evidence.
,;,gton oct. l4.-Captain +. f.
E..ek who was Admiral Samp-
sief Of stafY during the war with
@oniiuued his testimony before
cshley court Of inquiry. He was
.rn.s-examinaion by Mr.. Ray
ran ~ court adjourned the pre-
\ Iay and the attorney continued
rraeatories when the court con
/. a, IL o'clock. Most OF the pre-
3ay's witnesses were recalled
= nrrpose OF correcting their ties.
s captain Chadwick took the
/ m Ravner formally addressed
eaart requesting permission 10
~ witness two questions which
,e,ijned. He called attention 10
eae.tlon he put TO Captain Chad
Yesterday concerning telegram
esnera,ulation which Admiral
,,.on had sent to Commodore
Is an MAY IS. He asked witness ii
,membered |, that message and Wit
-eplied that be did remember II
We'll and added. Because pro
,i against his congratulations. :
gasner said that this las, express
aas purely voluntary on Captain
dwIcks part and was not neces-
in response to the inquiry. The
riors which he stated To the court
: as follows:
,Irs. When did you first learn OF
es!s,ence OF dispatch No. s."
;eeond Did you then. In protest
aeains, the sending Of this con
ala,ory dispatch refer TO his
kale of Cienfuegos In dispatch No.
Court Permits the Questions.
b. court made no objection and
Rayner addressed the witness:
ld yoa have the blockade of Glen
q III mind when you protested
ls; the seni.ng OF the congratula-
iispatch?"
gay ask II you mean had that
Il my mind ?"
G5 Hot mean that. ! mean whcth
eg bad L in mind at all"
can say | had IL partially in
..er Mr. Rayncr had formally ask
l.s second question Captain Chad
offered written reply but Mr.
1er objected. saying: Il must
read what he HIS written before
answers. II mig, be- something
Objectionable. Suppose he die
les' how does that affect the case
at " wanted is the congratulator!
'a'ea. Now he brings In somethinl
Fely different. II witness In an
! % my second question says yes
10 ! won't OBJECT. but II he says
'lnr else | would like TO have tho
oFianity OF seeing what he has
ten"
apain Chadwick then tore up his
Yen reply and answered verbally
aad Il partly in mind"
Y redirect examination Mr.. Ham;
lsa' ont the information that ih'
gram Of congratulation 10 Commo
: schley had been based PARTIAL!
y 'ne capture OF a collier with Goa
'he Spanish feet. which capture
made by Captain Sigsbee.
aplaln Chadwick was then excnse'
Lieutenant Commander sydney \
union was called. Before the VII
!, 'ook his seat Judge Advocate
W asked and received permission
~ u as evidence Admiral Samr
o'llcial report made Al Guanta
y pay. Aug. 3. 1898.
commander Staunton Called.
Commander Staunto'
'ea the particulars OF his secu'
..HioFmation OF the presence Q
va fleet in Santiago. lie sai'
while the feet under Admira
apsoh lay at Key West on IN
= mug Of May 20. he went ashore
y u the Office OF Commodor
IJ> ne said that Captain Allen o
.shal Office had called him asid
oo u,a hlm that he had received II
'a,'oh that the presence OF IN
az al santiago which he believed I
W. , 'eet. The information was Z
het hs"eet that the fleet had entcre
! =" pof May ~. The informatio
n from an employe OF the tel'
!" once at Havana. who could onl
y MN information ut g o'cloc'
E, ~ olhers We're absent from the O
'"p,e. % Captain Ailen had. witnes
,oa aShed that great secrecy be ol
,'' Tor the protection OF the ope'
,do.iy oniy agreeing that the con
~, .,N-chief and his stan should b
,en u Later the witness had r.
-. ~, 70 Key West and received cor
Il e,y information.
~, men stated that on the mex
The hs' May q. the fleet proceede
ons e blockade Of Havana, Admire
.jan .jnaoh being satisfied that the info
-anc.rning the presence OF. II