Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-09-27
FLEET OF CERVERA.
Counsel Against Schley Contends
lie Knew Where ii Was.
WISE ON TIE STAND
His Tesil iony Did Not Bring Ont any
New Features - 0iher Scout
Commanders VIII Testify In
the Case Immediately.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Counsol foI
the navy department today oontin'
ued their efforts to show that Admiral
schley had information Of the presence
Of Admiral Cervera aud his feet in the
harbor at Santiago. and introduced foT
this purpose additional officers Of auxil-
iary cruisers which were az the time do
ing duty as scout boats IN the West In.
dian waters. Admiral schley's counsel
ON the other land maintained the pur.
pose was trying to hold the testimony
down 10 the requirements Of the civil
courts.
Captain Wise. who commanded the
Yale, was examined. Mr. Hanna read
the following extract from Admiral
schley's report Feb. Is. beginning;
"After having been informed by
scouts. commanded by such officers as
sigshoe. Jewell and Wise. that though
they had all been OF Santiago de Cuba
for week. they had seen nothing Of
the Spanish feet and knew nothing Of
its movements or Of its whereabouts.
etc" "
Then he asked Captain Wise IL he
had made such communication 10 the
admiral.
IL did not" was the response.
"Did you give Admiral Schlcy any
information respecting the Spanish
squadron"
only through Captain sigsbee, was
the response. II did not go on board
the Brooklyn at all l gave Captain
( sigsbeo all the informant" had"
Had you been OF Santiago for a
week.
Il was there from the morning Of the
92nd until the evening Of the Goth.
when the flying squadron arrived" A."
Captain Wise was cross examined ON
this point by Mr.. Rayner. Tie was then
asked:
From the morning Of the 22nd until
the arrival Of the flying squadron ON
the evening Of the 26,h you were try.
ing TO get In touch with the enemy and
watching the harbor?"
"Yes."
"You saw nothing in there
81 could not see any harbor at ALL"
"You could see around the corner Of
Caysmith?"
1--WE saw masts Of small vessels, but
could not distinguish what they were"
'You sent no one on shore to try and
establish communication"
"Not at all ,"
Washington. Sept. 26.-Two now wit.
nesses We're introduced in tho Schley |
court yesterday They were Admiral
Cotton, who as captain commanded the I
auxiliary cruiser Harvard. and Captain
Wise who commanded the auxiliary
cruiser Yale during the Spanish war
Both of these vessels were used as scouts /
and both came mp with the flying squad.
ron of Santiago ON May "a, before the
retrogade movement TO Key West was
begun.
Admiral Cotton testified that he had
gone aboard Admiral Schley's flagship
the Brooklyn. on May ~ to take dis.
patches to him and he said at first that
he gave him four or five dispatches ad.
dressed 20 the commander Of the squad.
ron. He afterwards modified this state.
ment. saying that all Of these dispatches
were addressed 90 himself. admiral
Cotton) but they contained information
which ho thought should bo in Admiral
Schley's possession. One Of these was
n copy Of dispatch from Admiral
Sampson. which had not been printed
In the official records. stating that the
Spanish ieet was at Santiago. He also
said that coal could have been taken
from the Merrimae on May 81. the day
ON which the rctrograde movement 20
Key West was begun FOR the purpose
Of coaling.
Captain Wise testified that on May
~, he had signalled Captain Philip Of
the Texas, his opinion that Corvera was
inside the harbor Of Santiago, but the
testimony was ruled out.