Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-27
DEWEY IS PROMP I
The Naval Court of Inquiry is
 Called on Time.
LIEUTENANT HOODS EVIDENCE

Would Indicate That He Has No Love
 For the Man Who Whipped the
 Spaniards at Santiago-Wood Was
 Commander of the Hawk and Told
 of Delivering Messages to schley-
 He Said Schley Was Not Anxious to
 Carry Out sampson's Orders.
 Washington, Sept 27.-As usual Ad- miral Dewey lost no time today Ill bringing the Schley court Of inquiry to order, and as usual the cOunsel on both sides of the case were III IAeh seats and prepared to proceed prompt Nv with the business before the court Indeed. Captain Lemly and MT han- ma, the navy departments representa- lives. had been in the court room TOT an hour or more preparing the dethlls for the days work. They consider the present stage of the proceedings an important one, requiring the most care full attention. Captain Lemly estimates that he will be able to conclude Ihe presentation of the government sue of the case by the close Of next WeeA, if no unforeseen contingency arises 10 cause delay. He says he will nave about 15 or 20 more witnesses 10 ln- troduce.
 One of the regular attendants upon the court is William Fl. Stayton. the attorney who is understood to be pre- pared tn represent other naval officers than Admiral Schley. He sits outside the rail and does not i'll any way par .ticipate in the proceedings He said yesterday that so long as Admiral sampson was kept out of the case ne would have nothing to say.
 To-day's session began with the re call of Captain Wise to make some verbal changes in the official record of his testimony. Lieutenant Spen- cer S. Wood, commander of the dis patch boat Dupont, was then called yesterday. He said that while otr Cienfuegos he had been on picket duty two miles from the shore. He was on that duty on the night of May 22 and had been instructed to signal the squadron in case the enemy's torpedo boats came out of the harbor. Attor- ney Rayner read the testimony of Cap tain Harber of the Texas. who had testified that there had been no picket duty. The witness said that this statement was wrong. Lieutenant John Hood was the next witness. He was commander of the Hawk and de livered dispatches from Admiral Samp- son to Admiral Schley on May 23. At torney Rayner objected to verbal or ders or conversation and his objection was sustained by the court The wit ness read a dispatch from Admiral Sampson to Admiral SchIey telling the latter the Spanish fleet was probably in Santiago. He also read the Brooklyn receipt. He related conversation he had with Admiral Schley after the dis patches were read. Admiral Schley turned toward the witness and said: Captain. Admiral Sampson wishes me to go to Santiago. I cannot do it. told the admiral that Admiral Samp- son expected the squadron to leave there the moment I arrived Ar miral Schley replied that he was not at all satisfied that the Spaniards were not at CieGfuegos and he also reminded the witness that his ships all wanted coal l told him that had passed a collier filled with coal and that it would be there before they were ready to leave Admiral SchIey referred again to his belief that the Spaniards were at CienfuegOs. I told him that Admiral Sampson's information on the subject was definite Admiral SchIey replied that Captain Sampson did not understand. he was not on the spot and could not judge.
 In the Schley court at 2:3O this af- ternoon Judge Advocate Lemly read a letter from Admiral Sampson dated at Lake Sunapee. New Hampshire. on September ? asking that Messrs Stay ton and Campbell be allowed to repre- sent him at the trial. The court had decided that they could not appear.
 At yesterdays session Admiral Cot ton was questioned concerning some points of the Santiago campaign He said that on the morning of May 31 after arriving from Kingston. he had gone aboard the Brooklyn with dis patches for Admiral SchIey. Asked by Captain Lemly to relate his con- verSatiOn with Admiral Schley on rhe occasion of that visit he said: s'He informed me that it had been ascer- tained that some at least of the ships of Admiral Cervera'S squadron were within the harbor of Santiago: that they had been seen and were in sight. and, as a matter of fact. one of them was then in sight at the entrance to the harbor- In language as nearly as can remember he said: After dinner am going to hoist my flag on board the Massachusetts and take her and the Iowa and go in and have pot shot at those fellows"
 William c. Gray. who was chief ma chinist on the Texas during the battle off Santiago on July 3, testified that on that date he had been on duty at the throttle of the starboard engine of the battleship- He said that when he went to the engine room the vessel was going ahead ssThe next signal. g he said twas to stop, and a minute af- forwards to reverse. The engines were then reversed" The witness said that the reversal was very brief. the revo- lufiOns not exceeding 100 and the time being short He had he said. heard afterwards that the reversal was be- cause they were passing the Brooklyn.
 Lieutenant Spencer s. Wood. who commanded the dispatch boat Dupont during the Spanish war. was the next witness He related the particulars of his mission as a dispatch courier from Admiral Sampson, lying at Key West. to Admiral Schley. who was at Glen fuegos- He had left Key West on May 20 carrying dispatches of which ..A M.