Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-17

Mr.. Rayner, VINO stated tnat ne hau
only few more questions to ask
him. There was considerable interest
in Capt. Chadwick's appearance, be-
cause Of his close relationship to the
commander-in-chief Of the North At
lantic squadron.
Capt. Chadwick's testimony related
very lagely to dispatches sent by Adj
miral Sampson to Commodore Schley
while the latter lay of Cienfuegos, in
May, 1898, and to the code OF signals
agreed upon between Capt. McCalla,
of the Marblehead, and the Cuban
forces operating near Cienfuegos.
lie said this code had not been sent
to Commodore Schley by dispatch be-
cause Capt. McCalla had been expect
ed to join the Commodore immedi-
ately and communicate the code to
him. lie also told of being present
at an interview between Admiral
Schley in which the latter had ex-
pressed his intention to be loyal to
the commander-in-chief. He related
in detail the change of opinion con-
corning the whereabouts of Cervera's
feet by Admiral Sampson on May 81,
between the sending Of the two dis
patches of that date by Admiral
Sampson to Commodore Schley, one
of which was dated at Key West and
the other at Havana. Capt. Chadwick
said he had not approved Admiral
SIMPSONS dispatch Of May 20, con-
graduating Commodore schley on
his accomplishments to that date.
Five other new witnesses were
heard during the day, two Of them
being officers of the New York. One
of these was Lieut.. c. c. Marsh, the
flag secretary of Admiral Sampson,
who testified concerning dispatches
to Commodore Schley, and the other
was the ships flag lieutenant, Lieut..
4. /. Bennett. Lieut.. Theodore G.
Dewey, a nephew of Admiral Dewey,
who served on the Massachusetts;
Lieut.. Althouse, also of the Massa-
chusetts, and Lieut.. Francis Bought
er, who served on the Marblehead,
were the other new witnesses Of the
day.
Capt. Lemly had supposed that he
would be able to conclude the pre-
sentation of the governments side
Of the Schley inquiry case this week,
but now finds that he will have sew
eral witnesses on his list when the
court adjourns to-day. Mr.. Rayner
estimates that the court will not be
able to conclude its work before the
middle Of November.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Schley
court of inquiry heh but one session
Saturday, adiourning at one o'clock
until to-day, in order to give those
engaged in connection with the in
quiry an opportunity for recupera-
ton. Capt. Chadwick concluded his
testimony and Commander Sidney
Staunton, who served on the New
York as an assistant to Capt, Chad
wick as chief of staff for Admiral
Sampson, and Lieut.. Nathan c. Twin
ing from the Iowa were introduced
as new witnesses.
Commander Staunton's testimony
dealt largely with dispatches for
warded by Admiral Sampson to Com
modore Schley, and while he was
under examination Mr.. Rayner out
lined contention to the effect that
the dispatch written on May y was
the first positive notice that the
commander-in-chief had given Com
modore Schley Of the presence of the
Spanish fleet in the harbor at San
tago. Lieut.. 1wining said in his
testimony that while the flying squad
ron occupied position Of from three
to five miles out from Cienfuegos dur
ing the daytime the distance was in
creased to from seven to nine miles
at night. He was in charge of the
eight-nch guns during the lombard
ment of the Cristobal Colon on May
II, and he said that all the shots
from the American fleet fell short OF
the mark.
! Washington, Oct. 15.--Yesterday In
the Schley court of inquiry Judge Ad-
vocate Lemly concluded presentation
Of testimony for the government and
the first of Admiral Schley's wit
nesses was introduced. Capt Francis
A. Cook, who commanded Admiral
(then commodore) Schley's flagship,
the Brooklyn, during the Santiago
campaign, and who acted, though un-
officially, in the capacity Of chief Of
staff for the commodore, was on
the witness stand the greater part
of the day. He was followed by
Lieut.. Commander William +. Fullam
who was senior watch officer on the
New Orleans during the Spanish war
and former Lieut.. Joseph Beale, who
as an officer on the Harvard trans.
lated the cipher dispatches between
Commodore Schley and the navy de-
partment carried by that vessel
Among those dispatches was that
sent by Commodore Schley, May rs
expressing regret at not having beer
able to obey the orders OF the de-
partment and explaining the reason
why he could not do so. There are
some verbal discrepancies between
the original draft of this dispatch
and the official print of IT, and these
Mr. unnla exn1nined