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IMPORTANT TESTIMONY MT LIEUT.. MARSH.
Exceedingiy important testimony was
given by Lieut.. Charles &. Marsh now
OF the flagship Keersargel. who waS rag
Secretary to Admiral Sampson In the
spanish war. BY him the Judge Advocate
showed that. according TO an entry IN ,n'
the Dupont carried the Dear Schley
letter from Sampson and delivered It TO
Schley at Genfuegos. Tho dupont ar
rived at Cienfuegoe on MAY y AdinitaI
Schley told the senate that he DID not ger
the Dear Schlsy' letter until May y, ana
u confused his understanding Of tho orders
from Sampson. received on the 23d' To go 10
santiago
The Judge Advocate-It appears In
evidence before tho court that tho tnr-
pedo boat Dupont left Key Wet on May
20 with dispatches to the commander OF
the flying squadron at Santiago eNere
you In the performance OF your duty NJ
Key West AT that tine2 A. Yes.
Y. Can you from memory state what
dispatches wers - sent by the Dupont
to be delivered to Commodore Schleyp A:
To the best of my knowledge and belief
the documents sent by the Dupont To Com
modore Schlcy consisted OF letter from
Admiral Sampson and a memorandum
which had been received from Commander
McCalla
O. Describe the-s two documents' A.
NV reason for remembering this incident
l. that We received a telegram nom tho
Navy Department requesting Admiral
Sampson Ia ask Capt. McCalh Tor certain
information concerning the neighhorhood
OF Cienfuegos the possibility 81 landing
troops there, &c. The arrival OF that t"le-
gram was nearly coincidcnt with tho ar
rival of Capt McCalla. and he brought a
reply Ca u IN thu form Of "A memorandum
This was written In cipher and was s'nt 10
the commander Of the Flying Squadron.
WHEN soHIEY RECEIVED ORDERS AT CHM
FUE0OS.
Lieut.. Marsh said he would 10 abe 70
tell from the Official record OF the New York
when these communications had been sent
"" asked for the official journal which
Admiral sampson was required 10 keep
by tho naval regulations the press copy
book and index looks. BY reference 10
the index he found entries showing that
two h.tters to Schley had been written by
sampson on MAY ~, Nos and g. No
enclosing the MCCala memorandum, and
Schley.- and designated as No. 7. With
tho Dear Schley- letter was inclosed n
cipher despatch from the Navy Depart
nant to Sampsop strongly advising
him Ia send Schley 10 santiago on account
OF a report that the Spanish fleet was az
|
through the vurious record books, Lieut.
Marsh finally turned To the Official Journal
of Admiral sampson. and under May ~
found this entry Following inst ruciions
No THE Dear Schlcy' lctterl. wero eont
| by the Dupont about noon to-day
Does II state positiyely1' asked Capt.
Ismlv
YES. sir said Lieut. Marsh
The Judge Advocate then had the witness
trace de-Tatch No =. from SAMPSON iu
&. =.
tiago with all despatch. but cautiously,
| II satisfied that Cervera Wa not at Clen-
| fiegos The journal showed that this
went on May 81. by the Hawk and the
MArblehtad
LIEUT. MARSH CRoss-ENAMISHp
Mr. Rayner cruess-eNaminrd Lieut. Marsh
After some preliminary questions, he de-
voted ht- efforts To- an attempt 10 show
that the Dear Schley' despatch was car
| ri.-d by other vessels than tho Dupont
Admiral SChl"y having said that 4 was
delivered 20 him 10y the Hawk on May %
ia. day after tho bupont arrived
o. What ve=ael carried No despatch
| 1.-THE Dear Schlry" l"'terl2 4. The Dupont
carried II
o Did the Iowa also carry No y THE
Iowa ALSO rcachcd Cienfuesos on May .?
| A No, sir.
Q Was the Dupon, tho only vessel that
carrisd No. - 4. think 50.
| Y. nave there hot bs"'l uuPhcaH CoIheS
| OF No intr"iu.fd nei" ,.A
| Inc jung NlN"-a." ~. ""''
| two copies OF No nItoouON,
| MI hayhei ,lo the ""h'H~ no" ~ NNu
account Tor the othet ''pN' = l NOV
! hothuis anou' 'he oIny' WY u u I"''''"''
4 'hat me haNk 'a'rlsl H..
v lhen your "-~'lrly"N > .l'a' " ~
p"ht cHtrien 70. a.n WA, N"u nuN, ~.
rccuiie' Ian pi any "'"'' >'S'' '"''N"s
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Now as To 10 ~, l'a,'',' "' wa. N's'
II, isss from huIIlIal H"., l'~,n ~ .'I ~,
| in"dofe ochIfN, uss'i,'lint; 'l1'.,.. t't.
ron ptonaoly a. oan't'k' n" -
one or h"tr' 'uiir '"'
carried 10y the hask III,
] y Du hot u" MAJ o'.i'','i az a uutn
| Ga'e VppN oi ~ ,'.'IiN I I,a'i,,. ~.
Hawk ana the Mhroiehean h"u "uP''"'o
| COPS ,.,,.
| v Inc oihN open quc''os - y. !
the Iowa dld not carry NJ. - a 9he uid
! not carry u a..
Lieut.. Marrh ipuhu uV ,It,rIs" 70 wy wv
! Official journal tha' tho Mar ar"'neau ~
IN" Hawk carried c1phs 3l No. ahu ,.le ,.le
Dupont carriei th" M,N a,la ih''loiai'uu ,l.l,
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