The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-10-03
RI. Adm. Schley Said He Could
Not Go to Santiago For
That Reason.
al WAS ORDERED TO PROCEED THERE.
schley Was Told That Adm. Sampson
Expected the Flying Squadron TO
Leave, Cienfuegos Instantly.
fhe Commodore Expressed the Ne.
lief That the spaniards Were In
Cienfucgos, As He Had Heard
some rtrtng.


sudden termination for the day Is
minutes after convening Tuesday
by the announcement of the sudden
death of Judge jeremiah Wilson,
ssnior counsel for Adm. Schlrv. The
announcement was made TO the court
BY Hon Isador Rayncr, assistant
counsel. in the following language:
~ have a very sad announcement to
make TO the court. I have just heard
Of the death of Judge Wilson. l LEI,
him at 10 o'clock this morning.
slightly indisposcd. | was with him
until late last night. I saw him this
morning at 5 o'clock and left him at
10. We have confirmed the rumor
through the telephone that be has
Just died at the Shoreham hotel ald
I would respectfully ask the court
II II meets with the approval Of the
court to adjourn"
Adm. Dewey said: ~ have to an.
pounce that owing to the death OF
Judge Wilson of counsel the court
will adjourn until Wednesday mora
Ing"
Washington, Sept. 26.-Two new
witnesses were introduced in the
schlcy court Wednesday. They were
Adm. Cotton, who as captain COM
,nanded the auxiliary cruiser Harvard,
and Capt. Wise, who commanded the
auxiliary cruiser Yale during the
Spanish war. Both these vessels were
used ~ scouts and both came up with
the flying squadron off Santiago on
May 2I. before The retrograde move
ment TO Key West was being made.
Adm. Cotton testified that he had
gone aboard Adm. Schley's flagship,
the Brooklyn, on that date to take
dispatches to him, and he said at first
that he gave him four or five dis
patches addressed to commander of
the squadron. He afterwards modi-
Ned this statement, saying that prob.
ably all but two of those dispatches
were addressed to himself adm. Cot
tom, but that they contained infor-
nation which he thought should be
in Adm. Schley's possession. One of
these was a copy of dispatch from
Adm. Sampson, which had not been
printed in the official records stating
that the Spanish fleet was at San
tiago. He also said that coal could
have been taken from the MerrinIac
on May 27, the day of which the ret
yosrsde movement to Key West was
begun for the purpose of coaling.
Capt. Wise testified that on May -
&c had signaled Capt. Phillip, of the
Texas, his opinion that Cervera was
inside the harbor at Santiago, but
the testimony was ruled out
In answer to question Adm. Schley
stated that since the death of Judge
Wilson Attorney General Isidor Ray
ner would be leading counsel in his
case and that he would be assisted
by Capt. James Parker, of New Jer-
sey, and by Mr.. NJ. A. league, of Bal
timore. as an expert assistant. Mr..
hayn.r will conduct the cross-eX-
animation of witnesses as he has been
doing, and the other gentlemen will
continue in the same capacity they
occupied up to the time of Judge VIII
sons death. Mr.. Rayner stated that
n II became necessary in the prepara-
ton or abstracting of the voluminous
documents in the case to employ as
sistant counsel, or if he should be
unsvoidably absent at any time, that
proper arrangements will be made
for that purpose.
Washington, Sept. 27.--The Schley
court of inquiry was in session for on
ly ap hour and three quarters Thurs
day, sdjourning at 12:45 in order to
permit its members and others en-
gagged there to attend the funeral OF
Judge Wilson, late chief counsel for
Adm. Schley.
Capt. Wise concluded his testimony,
Adm. Cotton made a brief statement
On recall and Lieut., Spencer S. Wood,
who commanded the dispatch boat Du-
pont during the Spanish war, began
his testimony. Machinist Gray, who
was in charge of the starboard en-
ginss on the day Z T the battle of San
GaRo. also testific d briefly. He said
Mat on the day of the battle the star
board engines were stopped and the
machinery reversed. Capt. Wise was
Questioned at considerable length as
10 what he had done before the ar
rival of the flying squadron off San
tiago towards locating Cervera's feet
IN the harbor. He said that while he
had satisfied himself of the presence
Of the Spanish feet, he had been con-
tent to communicate his knowledge to
Adm. Schley, through Capt Sigsbee,
not considering it necessary to make
direct communication with the COM
nander-in-chief. Lieut.. Wood gave
particulars Of his delivery of dis
patches from Adm. Sampson to Adm.
sehiey on the 22d of May, while the
sAmirnl lay off Cienfuegos. He said
eohley seemed very nervous and es-
Pscially anxious to know what Samp-
SON. Intentions were. He had not
concluded his testimony when the
court adjourned for the day.
Washington, Sept. 2s.-ln the Schley
court of inquiry a letter was pre-
sented from Rr. Adm. Sampson, ask.
ing to be represented in the court
by counsel, but the court refused to
grant the request on the ground that
"the court does not at this time re-
gard you as party IL the case"
The principal witnesses of the day
were Lieut.. John Hood, who com
manded the dispatch boat The Hawk
during the spanish war, and Capt
Bowman>H II. McCalls, who was in
command of the Marblehsad. The
testimony of both these ofleers dealt
with the delivery Of disystchss from
Adm. Sampson to Commodore Schlsy,
and both related conversations with