The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-04
SUPPORTED M'CALLA
Rayner Pointed Out the Differ
ences Between Reports
Of Evans and
Sampson.

though the testimony of one Of them
was not concluded when the court ad'
journed until today. Admiral Evans
testimony was along the same general
lines as was his statement Of Mon
day, but some points were presented
in greater detail in response to ques-
tions by Mr.. Rayner. The new wit
nesses were Captain Sigsbee, who
commanded the scout St Paul during
the Santiago campaign; Mr.. Thomas
NJ. Dienaide, newspaper correspond
ent, who was on the Texas during tho
battle of July 3, and Chief Yeoman
Custave Z. Becker, who was a clerk
tc Admiral Sampson during the war.
The testimony Of Evans was in part
as follows:
Mr.. Rayner began his interrogations
by asking the witness concerning the
secret code Of signals for communi-
eating with the Cuban insurgents near
Cienfuegos. The admiral said that
when Captain Chadwick communicate
ed this code to him he did not instruct
him to give the information to Com
Dodore Schley.
Denied intimated Conversations.
Later he asked: Did you have a
y
On July A, some time during the morn
ing, between and IL o'clock, on the
flagship at Santiago, in the course Of
which you used language as follows:
Did you know that Captain Philip
started to run away at the beginning
of the battle? and to which Commo-
dore Schley replied, You are mis-
taken about that, Evans; l saw moth.
ing of the kind. The Brooklyn made
turn and you must see the tactical
situation that made it necessary
81 do not remember being on board
the Brooklyn on the 4th of July. |
think it was the 5th at Guantanamo.
] am quite positive | was not on board
the Brooklyn off Santiago but once.
and that was a long time before that
AS to that conversation, | never said
anything to the effect that Captain
Philip had run away or attempted tG
run away. On thinking over las,
night, what did occur with reference
to the Texas, think Commodore
Schley and | discussed the position
Ct the Texas when the fight began
The Texas WE lying with her head
to the east SNen the engagement be
gan and she turned with starboard
helm and headed off in the same direc
tion as the rest of us. She fred first
with her port battery and then put
her helm to starboard and headed IL
the same direction with the rest OF
the ships. think that question | dis
Cussed with Commodore Schley. |
cannot be sure of it, but that | ever
intimated that Captain Philip attempt
ed to run away with the Texas is pre-
posterous on the face of it,"
Didn't Use Such Language.
"Did you have a conversation with
him on the same day, at the same
Place and at the same hour, or at any
other place in which you used sub
stantially the following language: 7
shot the bow off the Pluton, the stern
off the Furor, put my helm to star
board and raked the Teresa and
Knocked out the Viscaya'?"
"To the best of my knowledge and
belief, l never used such language"
He questioned him about confer
ence on board the flagship Brooklyn
ON May 20, and at one point asked:
81 want to call your attention to the
report Of Captain McCalla, Of the
Marblehead, which says: 'Commo-
dore Schley explained to the COM
manding officers that in case the
Spanish ships came out, he wished to
concentrate the batteries Of all our
ships on a portion of those of the
enemy. This was not explained as a
tactical concentration of our whole
force on part of the enemy, but as
division Of our whole fire on several
of the enemys ships. During the
time the commanding officers were on
board the flagship, Captain Evans
asked Commodore Schley IL 1t were
his intention to steam at the enemy's
ships in case they should start to
come out. Commodore Schley an.
swered, Certainly and added words
Indicative of his intention to attack
them as they came out Of the narrow
defile?"
Supported MccaIIa's Statement.
81 recollect 1t perfectly"
"Is that a correct statement"
THAT Is correct"
so there was plan Of battle ar.
ranged by Commodore Schley, was
there not?"
"There is n,thing there to indicate
1t from what you have read"
"Was not that the same order that
was afterward given by the comman
der-in-chief, substantially: Close in
toward harbor entrance and attack
them'?"
"You have not read anything about
indicating any plan of battle"
Mr.. Rayner-And added the words
(reading) indicative of his intention
to attack them as they came out"
want to read you two reports, your
report Of the engagement of the Span
ish squadron, and l would like you t.
tell me whether there is any conflict
between them, and, If there is, which
one of these statements, in your judg
ment, now is correct. (Reading.
After having passed at 10:35 the
OQuenda and Maria Teresa. on fire
and ashore. this vessel continued II
chase and fire upon the Viscaya un