The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-29
SCHLEY COURT WITNESSES
HIST OF THE UDGE-ADVOCATE
 MADE PUBLIC.
A Number oftho Officers If the Brooklyn Included-The List Distinct from That
Desired by Admiral schlcy.

I
 Included-TheL List Distinct from That
 Desired by Admin al Schley.
 ! Washington, Aug. 2S.--The list of wit
 nesses prepared by Captain Lemly, judge
 advocate of the Schley court of inquiry,
 and transmitted to Rear Admiral Schley
 yesterday, was made public by Captain
 Lemy to-day. It does not purport to be I 1 complete list. but includes the principal l witnesses who will be called by the judge 1 advocate. The list is separate from that 1 desired by Admiral Schey, but there are q | number of names on the judge-advocate's | list which were on Schley's list. The list
 is as follows:
 Rear Admirals William T. Sampson, Rob- | ley D. Evans, Francis J. Higginson, Charles
 S. Cotton, Henry c. Taylor.
 I Captains French E. Chadwick, Caspar r. | Goodrich, Charles D. Sigsbee, William c. | Wise, Francis A. Cook. Bowman II. Me | Calla, Theodore r. Jewell, William Nj. Fol ger Robert M. Berry, John L. Hannum, re- tired
 Commanders William P. Potter, Richard Wainwright, Joseph G. Eaton, Newton D.
 Mason, Seaton Schroeder, Giles B. Harber,
 James M Miller. Lewis C. Heilner, Alex ander B. Bates.
 Lieutenant Commanders Sidney A.
 staunton, Nathaniel R. Usher, Albert W.
 Grant, Albon q, Hodgsop, William H. H,
 M Potts, Alexander Sharp, Jr.
 Captain William C. Dawson, United
 States Marine Corps.
 Lieutenants Charles c. Mar Marsh; Spencer
 Charles Webster, John Hood, Charles II.
 Harlow, Charles w. Dyson, kenneth Me-
 Alpine.
 Lieutenant Junior grade) Ernest L. Ben
 nett.
 Ensign Henry C. Muslin.
 Acting Boatswaln Dennis J. 0'Connell.
 Chief Quartermaster Niels Andersen, and
 others.
 The most notable feature of the judge advocates list is that he has included eight officers and enlisted men who were on the Brooklyn. These were regarded as Admiral
 Schley's own witnesses. and ne had asked the navy department to order them before the court. The eight are Captain Francis A. Cook, the Broollyns commander; Cap. tain John l.. Hannum, retired, her chief engineer; Commander NeWton ,t,a M. Mason' as mander Albon c. Hodgson, her navigator, whose name is principally associated with the noted colloquy with Admiral Schley on the Brooklyn's bridge, when the order to make the Loop was given; Lieutenants Doyle and Webster, division officers; Lieu tenant McAlpine,. assistant engineer; Acting Boatswain Dennis J. O'Connell. who as chief quartermaster stood behind Admiral schley, as he 'conned' the ship in the | Santiago battle, and Chief Quartermaster | Neils Anderson, who was the quartermaster | at the wheel of the Brooklyn during the engagement.
 The list throws considerable light upon the lines of testimony which the judge advocate will seek to adduce before the in-chief of the fleet. of course. heads the list. Then follow the captains of all the ships engaged In the Santiago campaign with the exception of Captain Clarke of the latter having died since the war. Evans was in command of the Iowa, Higginson of the Massachusetts, Cotton of the scout Harvard, Taylor of the Ind.ana, Chadwick and the scout st. LouIs. sigsbee Of the scout St Paul. Wise of the scout Yale, Cook of the Brooklyn, McGala of the Mar blehead Jewell of the scout Minneapolis. the Castlne. Commander Potter was the executive officer of the New York, Vain wright was In command of the Gloucester. Eaton of the Resolute, Schroeder executive tive officer of the Texas, Miller commanded he Merrimac, Heilner was navigator of the Texas, and Bates chief engineer of the Texas. Lieutenant Commander Staunton was sampson's chief of staff aboard the New York: Usher was commander of the Grant was aboard the Massacht- setts: Southerland was in command of the Dolphin, Schuetze was aboard the Indiana. Potts aboard the Massachusetts, and sharp was in command of the, Vixen Cap -ain Dawson was commander of the ma ines aboard the Indiana. Lieutenant Marsh yas on Sampson's staff. Wood was com nander of the torpedo boat Dupont, Blue vas aboard the Vixen, Hood was in com 1 nand of the Hawk, Harlow was the execu- [ i've officer of the Vixen, Dyson was en- yineer of the Tevas Lieutenant Bennett vas on Sanpsons staff. and Ensign Muslin vas aboard the New York.
 notable exception in the list of wit { ,csses is the name of Captain Charles F. f lark, who commanded the battleship Ore ,on. It was explained in the judge-advo- d office that Captain Cark's ame was in the list of witnesses submitted } ,y Rear Admiral Schey, and as the other h antiago captinnS would be sufficient to .ive all the testimony required by the { Captain Clark had not been q included. The judge-advocates list was repared hastily to meet the request of Ad- I niral Schley's counsel that they be fur ( ished with the names of witnesses this | week. The additional names will be fur
 shed to Admiral Schley when they are de. ( ernined upon. I Three newspaper reporters who served in i he West Indian naval campaign have been ( otifed that their testimony is desired The ( avy department has no authority in law | O compel civilian witnesses to appear be. c ore naval courts. s