The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-01
TESTIMONY ALL IN
LAST WITNESSES WILL BE EXAM
INED TODAY.
ORDER OF LAWYERS SPEECHES
At Close of Today's Session the Affair
will Be All Over Save the
Arguments and the
.4AAAAMe Decision.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 1.-The Schlcy court
of inquiry began it's proceedings today
with the understanding that with the ex-
ception of some witnesses who will be
recalled to correct their testimony on
Monday next, the last testimony would
be taken before adjournment. There
We're two witnesses on the list fOr today
and the understanding was, that when
court opened they should he heard,
and the court would adjourn over
until Monday next. The witnesses called
for today were both summoned by the
department.
Lieutenant John Hood, who COM
manded the dispatch boat Hawk during
the Cuban campaign, was summoned for
the purpose of relating his version OF
his interview with Admiral Schley, Off
Cienfuegos.
Sylvester scovel On the Stand.
Sylvester Scovel was called to answer
questions concerning the message when
Captain Sigsbee Of the st. Paul Is said
to have megaphoned to the press boat
Somers N. Smith, on May Is. Photog-
rapher Hare testified that at that time
Captain Slgsbee stated that the Spanish
uCSL was uOt ia Tie udA OOA Va oe~ASAo6o
and gave the name of Scovel as one OF
the correspondents on board the press
boat with himself at that time.
Admiral Schley was in the court room
half an hour before proceedings began.
but he announced that he would not
be able to undertake the correction of
his testimony before next week.
There were five whole days Of it" he
said, land to go over it and make the
necessary corrections is no light task"
1t is probable that he will have some-
thing more to say concerning his inter-
view on May IS with Admiral Sampson,
relative to which Captain Chadwick
spoke yesterday.
Arguments to Begin Soon.
It is not now intended to call any wit
nesses in sur-rebuttal and, it is expected
that the argument will begin soon after
Admiral Schley concludes the cOrrec-
ton Of his testimony. How long the court
may take to consider the evidence is
entirely problematical.
The members of the tribunal are cvi-
IDENTIFY preparing to devote considerable
time to the consideration of the tes-
timony for they have taken rooms In
the city for this purpose.
The testimony covers 1900 printed
pages and the court sat 36 days in listen
ing to it. With the additions yet to be
made in the way of argument and
documents the record probably will run
over 100 pages.
Order Of che Speeches.
Judge Advocate Lemly announced that
counsel had agreed on the order of the
speeches in closing the case, subject to
the sanction of the court.
Mr.. Hanna Is to open for the depart
ment. He will be followed by Captain
Parker and Mr.. Raynor for Admiral
Schley, and Judge Advocate Lemly will
close for the department. Admiral
Dewey announced that this arrangement
was satisfactory to the court.
Captain Lemly then brought up the
question OF the character of the argu-
ment to be made. saying: Il would like,
for my own information, to ask the in
structions of the court as to whether or
not we are expected in the closing
argument to cOnfine our arguments to
the evidence and to the scope of the
precept as defined by the court. I mean
the arguments made by counsel for the
applicant and by my associate and my
SELF"
Mr.. Raynor: -"Of course, in making
an argument, We won't pretend to re-
fer to anything not in the record. We
are bound by that, but I do not want
to have any more restrictions placed
upon ms. argument than I would in
any other court. l want the cOnstitu-
tional right to argue this case within
proper bounds, and with great respect
to everybody concerned. but to make
criticisms as they appear proper to me- OF
TO make comment. If / should find
for instance, that I believed witness
has nottold the truth, I should not hest
tate to say no."
Captain Leml,: "That is right"
Admiral Dewey: There won't be any
trouble about that. When we come to
that bridge, we will cross it."