The Butte inter mountain., 1901-10-10

ness at IL o CLOCK To-Day, WITH
the recall of yesterdays witnesses for
the correction of their testimony and
the addition of such points a 8 might have
suggested themselves since their retire
ment from the witness stand. These were
Admiral Taylor. Lieutenant Commander
Potts and Lieutenant Bristol. They were
followed by Lieutenant Edward F. Leip-
er, who had begun his testimony, but
had not concluded when the court ad-
journed for the day.
The New Witnesses.
The new witnesses on the list for
today included Lieutenant Commander
Schuetze, who was on the Iowa in the
Santiago campaign; Lieutenant A. w.
Grant, who was on the massachusetts,;
Lieutenant Commander c. c. Marsh and
Lieutenant e. l.. Bell, both Of whom were
ON the New York; and Lieutenant J. n.
Holden. who was on the Scorpion. Cap
tain Chadwick, who was in direct COM
mand of Admiral SIMPSONS flagship,
the New York. and who was the ad-
miral's chief of staff during the war with
Spain, was also expected to arrive dur
ing the day and to give testimony espe-
cialy concerning the sending Of dis
patches from Key West to Commodore
Schley, when he lay off Cenfuegos from
May % to 2t.
Captain Cook, who occupied the same
relative position toward Commodore
Schley that Captain Chadwick occupied
towards Admiral Sampson, was also
present in the court room during the
day, but he is not expected to testify un-
til Admiral Schley begins to present his
side of the case, he being one of the most
prominent Of the admiral's witnesses.
Leading Counsel Absent.
Assistant Judge Advocate Hanna was
not present in the court room today, be-
ing detained at his home by illness, and
the entire case on behalf of the govern
ment was conducted by Judge Advocate
1,emlv. CAPTAIN Parker OF counsel for
Admiral Schley also was absent, having
gone to his home in New Jersey.
Captain Lemy resumed the question
ing of Lieutenant Leiper by asking him
concerning the blockade Of Santiago by
Commodore Schley.
Witness said that when the New Or
leans Joined the blockade, the vessels
were lying in column from six to eight
miles off Shore little to the eastward
of directly south of the mouth of the
harbor At night they steamed slowly
back and forth in front of the harbor 800
yards apart. They were so far out, the
witness said, that it was impossible to
distinguish points on the shore or deter
mine where the shore line met the water
line. He could distinguish the vessel
nearest to him ahead.
Distance From Shore. =,
On the first night of the blockade. he
had not been able to distinguish the
Brooklyn and the Vixen. The Marble
head and Vixen had occupied places be-
tween the blockade line and the shore
but he had not been able to distinguish
them. Practically the distance of the
main vessels from the shore Line was
the same in the day as at night. he
could not say how far east or west OF
the mouth of the harbor the fleet had
steamed, as he could not see the harbor.
On c-oss-exam!n alton, Mr.. Raynor cam
ed the attention of the witness TO the
statement of Commander Folger, VINO
had been in command of the New Or
leans, that the fleet was nearer 10 the
shore at night than in the day time, and
asked whether he agreed with the COM
maniing officer. The witness replled:
Difference of Opinion.
GAS fleet or squadron, I do not agree
that they moved closer to shore at night.
l have an indistinct recollection that the
New Orleans, the first evening was lying
a little further off shore than the Brook
lyn, When the Brooklyn took up her
course east. the New Orleans had to go
in probably a quarter or possibly half
mile to get her position in the rear of
the BROOKLYN: but it was no more than
that. 1t was simply to stand in. 1t may
have been that which gave the captain
the impression that we were closer in at
night
Mr.. Raynor called attention to the fact
that the log of the New Orleans placed
the distance of the vessel from the MORO