Connecticut western news., 1901-10-10
THE SCHLEY INQUIRY
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TESTI-
 moNY BEFORE THE COURT.


 How the snntingo Naval Campaign Impressed the Various omcer--Ths Entire Hodgson and schIey Corre- spondence Put In Evidence.
 The proceedings of the court Wednes. day began with the usual recall of for. mer witnesses for the correction of their testimony in the official record
 1eoman Becker was excused after brief questioning concerning the dis. patches prepared by him at Key West from Admiral Sampson for Commodore Schley.
 Captain Parker then questioned Com. mauder Sharp concerning the notes made of the battle of July 3 by Lieu. tenant Harlow on board the Vixen.
 Lieutenant James J. Doyle. who was deck officer on the Brooklyn during the Spanish war. followed.
 He read the entries in the Brooklyn's log concerning the battle off Santiago. He said he had written the log, but that the navigator had made an alden. dun to it.
 Thursday Lieutenant Doyle made a favorable impression by his straight. forward recitals of occurrences wit messed by him as watch officer of the Brooklyn through all the operations of the flying squadron, and he left the stand with the distinction of having his evidence unshaken after cross ex- animation. Unlike other witnesses. he made no attempt to make estimates of distances, but recollected accurately all the ranges he had used for his guns. Captain w. C. Dawson. who was signal officer on board the battleship Indiana during the naval engagement off Santi- ago. gave an account from recollection of the behavior of the various ships of the American fleet during that battle He said the Brooklyn darted of about 2,000 yards to the southward before joining in the pursuit of Cervera's ships.
 Friday Mir. Rayner. chief counsel for Admiral Schley, asked Judge Advocate Lemly 10 call Admiral Sampson as a witness.
 Lieutenant Commander HodgSon. nav. igator of the Brooklyn, testified that when the famous loop was made at Santiago Schley replied to the protests of Captain Cook. Damn the Texas; let her take care of herself" He thought the Texas was 250 or 300 yards away from the Brooklyn. -
 The entire correspondence between Commander Hodgson and Commodore Schley was put in evidence.
 The first of the witnesses of previ ous day who were recalled Saturday t1 correct testimony was Lieutenant Doyle. who was on the Brooklyn dur. ing the battle off Santiago. He made a number of changes of phraseology.
 When Lieutenant Doyle was excused Captain Lemly again brought up the question of the difference of construc tion of the last paragraph of the Dear Schley" letter.
 The court examined the original pa pers and the press copies with care. anc it was agreed that the papers should again be printed in the record.
 Lieutenant Commander Albon c Hodgson was then called to contlnu, his testimony. He was asked by Cap tain Lemly about his correspondence, with Admiral Schley concerning wha the judge advocate denominated { newspaper "colloquy." The witnes, took exception to the use of the worC "colloquy." and Captain Lemly replied that this was the witness own charac terization.
 The letters were then read by tn, judge advocate, Commander HodgsoI identifying the various documents as they were separately presented.
 A graphic story of the sea fight ofl Santiago was told by Lieutenant Com, nander Hodgson Monday. He said the Brooklyn was in the fight from the be. ginning and at times was almost lone. some she was so far ahead of the other American ships. .. Captain Folger of the New Orleans told of the attack on the Colon. The ships were at no time endangered by fire from shore batteries. Subsequent bombardments, he said. were valueless save as reconnoissances.
 Lieutenant Bristol on Tuesday told about the blockade of Cienfuegos. III "llnuTaWluS lHuSuaEe couCeTilnH his newspaper denial of the famous "colloquy" Lieutenant Commander Hodgson defended Schley with much warmth.
 Captain Folger was recalled and said that the New York had not had her en. zines coupled on the day of battle and that the Brooklyn had made all the speed necessary.
 in making the much discussed chart all the members of the board were nt lib erty to contribute whatever data they had or to make whatever arguments they might desire. In response to fur ther questions the witness said he did not see the Brooklyn on the day of the | battle off Santiago.