Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-03
lHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY
|api. SI6sbee Rewarded With Egemp-
lion Prom Humiliation.
HIRED FULLY AND CLEARLY
h(ral Evans Wants to Make
M a Statement.
ETTER WILL BE ADMITTED LATER

l. LETTER WILL Be ADMITTED LATER
|H,Admiral Evans and Capt. Sigsbee
we're the principal witnesses before the
ohiey Court OF Inquiry Tuesday.
The cross examination Of the former
las Interesting.
Capt Sigsbee described the orders
,cHIved at Cape Haytien to go to
nu3lezo, and his meeting with the
lT{aG Squadron there. lie gave a
fi4k,nnd clear account of the scouting
6Hid there with the st. Paul before
phIAy got there. He admitted that
hen tue Flying Squadron returned
tter the retrograde movement he
iuuRht it might be the Spanish fleet.
Hpt Siesbee's bearing, while. or the
and was perhaps exceptional in his
ndo4vor to answer clearly and fully
wary question. BY no stretch of the
! p}ae ination could il be supposed that
BIZ Entertained my feeling one way or
Ehe other in the controversy at bar. lie
Ipade none of the displays oil temper or
F6sentment that characterized other
sftnesses on previous days. He was
fifeot aud matter of fact in his answers,
Ind his candor was rewarded with
E*emption from the humiliating con-
<Sadictiuns that befell Admiral Evans
bod the witnesses Harder, Heilner and
EST
Washington, Oct. 2.--The proceed
tpgs OF the Sohley Court of Inquiry to-
Hay began with the usual recall of
to1mer Witnesses, for the correction of
their testimony in the official record
after these came Chief Woman Becker,
keho had begun his testimony yesterday
|tnd was on the staud when the proceed
|1gs olused. He was at that time under
hross examination by Mr.. Rayner, and
Ebat gentleman continued his questions
Dis morning.
The formal proceedings of the day
We're begun with brief explanation OF
HE large chart Of the southern coast OF
|ppba, which hangs on the wall of the
|vourtfoom. This explanation was made
~ Capt. Lemly, who said that the
F}hars had been prepared from data
|Jollected since the war with Spain, and
|8os much mure correct than former
|charts. Capt. Parker, on behalf Of
|Admiral Scbley, said that with this
INFLAMMATION he was willing to accept
|the chart as au thentio.
A dmiral Evans was the first Of the
Witnesses of yesterday who appeared
|for the purpose Of making corrections
mis- testimony. Having made thest
rections, Admiral Evans rose and
ually addressing the court, said
w # please the court. in oonnec
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