Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-05
The "DEAR SCHLEY"
ORIGINAL LETTER.
Paragraph Read TO Court Contains the Word
Santiago" and Not "Cienfuegos"
Dewey Wants Facts Facts"

Washington, oct. 5.-Lieut. Com
mander Hodgson, formerly navigator Of
Commodore Schley's flagship, the
Brooklyn continued his testimony be-
fore the schley court Of inquiry today
after some Of the other Witnesses Of
yesterday had been given an opportun-
ity to correct their testimony When the
court adjourned last night Commander
Hodgson was in the hands Of Judge
Advocate Lemly, whose examination OF
him partook very largely Of the nature
of cross-examination. This was due
to the fact that Mr. Hodgson had been
called by both sides of the controversy
and was considered even more a schley
witness than government witness.
Capt Lemly and MIR. Hanna continued
the inquiry for the government at the
beginning Of the sitting today after
which Mr. RaynOr began series OF
questions intended to present the
Schley side of the conduct OF the Brook
Ign during not only the battle Of July
3. but Of the entire Santiago campaign
Mr., Hannas Inquiries We're devoted to
developing more of the details concern
ing the bombardment OF the Spanish
ship Cristobal Colon on May 3d. The
entire correspondence between Com
mander Hodgson and Commodore
Schley was also put IN as evidence.
COURT GREATLY FATIGUED
The court began its session today
with the understanding that there
would u only one sitting TINS agree
ment was reached yesterday ana was
brought about by the fact that the
members of the court and the counsel
find themselves greatly fatigued by the
exacting nature OF their work and the
continuous sessions OF the court
There is much interest In yesterdays
episode concerning Admiral Sampson
and there is still doubt as to whether
he will be a witness, II VIII remain
with Admiral Schley and his counsel
to say for what day, II for any, he
shall be called. The controversy as to
the admirafs meaning IN his Dear
Schley" dispatch Of May 20 has In no
wise been abated by the tentative
agreement as TO his being summoned.
Counsel on both sides this morning had
before them copies of the dispatch and
each was trying strenuously to bring
the other to their view OF the case,
The first Of the witnesses OF the pre-
vious day who were recalled to correct
their testimony was Lieut. Doyle who
was on the Brooklyn during the battle
Off Santiago, He made a number OF
changes In phrasealogy. His attention
was called TO an error In his former
testimony in stating the distance the
Brooklyn stood out from the Moro
at Santiago IN reply TO a question from
the court. He had formerly placed the
distance at two or three miles but he
had enormously based his statement
on the log for June 20, instead OF May
2s. Looking at the log for May 20 he
found only one estimate Of the dis
lance out, placing II at seven miles.
When Lieut. Doyle was excused Capt
Lemly again brought up the question
of the difference Of construction OF the
last paragraph of the Dear Schley'
letter. He produced the original copy
reading a part of the paragraph as
follows.
THE ORIGINAL PRODUCED.
II therefore am OF the opinion ilal
our best chance Of success in capturing
their ships viii be to hold the two
points, Cienfuegos and Havana, with
all the force We can muster. II later
II should develop that these vessels are
at Santiago we could then assemble
Off that port the ships best suited for
the purpose and completely blockade
IT, Until we, then, receive more posi-
tive information we shall continue 10
hold Havana and Santiago"
Capt. Lemly then said.
III the court please, | was yesterday
requested by counsel for the applicant
TO produce the original Of the letter
from Admiral Sampson TO Commodore
schley dated May 20, 1895, the question
being as TO the final name at the emu
If the first paragraph, whether II
should be Cienfuegos' or Santiago /
have the original and the name ap-
peats Santiago and appears over an
erasure. invite attention TO the fact
that in the press copy book II Is Santi-
ago, which shows that the change was