The Washington times., 1901-10-13

1 insurgents who had knoWledEe OF WIsi'
was going on in Cienfuegos might bt
4 foUndD, and the memorandum telling
Schley to leave before daylight except n
I so far as he knew that the Hawk s COM
mander was called on board the fiagshlp
for the express purpose Of getting No 8
! and the last mentioned memorandum. MT
Staunton explained that he was not Ad-
I miral SIMPSONS secretary, and had
! nothing to do with handling official
papers.
To other questions he said that he had
received the first information .i from the
M, on May 90 and that the Hawk was
given the order and memorandum for
Schley to go to Santiago off Havana about
dusk on May q. after the confirmation
had been received.
Mr. Rayner pressed the witness to know
il the information had been sent to Schley
wher it was first received from the sig
I nal officer at Key West. and, If not, why
not Mr.. Staunton said he had no per-
sonal knowledge of the sending of any de-
spatChcs. But to the best of his knowl-
edge tie Hawk was the first and only YES
sci that carried the memorandum that
was attached to the despatch telling
Schley to go to Santiago.
/ When did you get the confirmatory in
, formation asked Mr. Rayner.
Il got it on shore on the evening of
! May 20 at Key West"
Then as ] understand it. the confrma-
/ tory Information was received some twen--
! ty-four hours before the Hawk was sent
! with 1t to Commodore Schley?'
] Yes; the information was received at
/ Key West and the Hawk left from Ha
vana."
Can you give US, of your own personal
! knowledge, any subsequent memorandum
! that naSsCd between Admiral Sampson
! and Commodore Schlcy in reference to the
{ Spanish fleet being at Santiago in addition
to the memorandum already referred to?"
] mo. After Admiral Sampson heard
! that the fleet under Schley had not left
/ Cienfue egOs he sent the Wasp about the
/ 26th of Nav with. an, additional despatch
Commodore IMPRESSION
| that she left the neighborhood of the old
Bahama channel on the 26th of May"
Then. between the time that the Hawk
carried the despatch on May q. and the
time this despatch was sent by the Wasp
on the 26th. there was no communication
between Sampson and Schley about Ger
vera being in Santiago? Then after a
lapse of six days, nothing being done in
the meantime. despatch No. 10 was sent
to Schley2''
Mr.. Hanna Interrupted before Mr.
Stanntonr could answer to ask how Ad-
miral Schley could be affected by a de-
spatch. that he had never received.
That is just what | would AXE TO know,
too said Mr.. Rayner with sarcastic en-
phasis; how Schley can be bound by a
despatch he didn't receive. Nothing was
done between the departure of the Hawk
and the sailing OF the Wasp with the
despatch OF May p"
Mr.. Rayner said he expected to prove
that the first positive orders for Schley
to proceed to Santiago were those sent
by the Wasp, and he offered this de-
spatch in evidence He never received
il on MAY 27,' said Mr.. Rayner. and. turn
ing to Admiral Schiey. he asked: You
Not until June TO-" answered Admiral
Schley
':IIe didn't get il until June 10" an
nounced MIR Rayner and laughter among
the spectators followed.
IT'S alreaay in evidence" said Captain
Lcmly.
Twice offered in Evidence.
Then let it 20 in twice" said Mr. Ray
ner. and he proceeded to read the de-
spatch as follows:
GNo. lo)
'U. S. Flagship New York,
st. Nicholas Channel May 81 1898.
Sir: Every report and particularly
daily confidential reports received at
Key West from Havana, state Span
ish squadron has been in Santiago de
Cuba from the 18th to the 18th inst,
inclusive, the 25th being the date of
the last report received
You will please proceed with all
possible despatch to Santiago to
blockade that port If on arrival
there You receive positive Information
of the Spanish ships having left, you
viii follow them in pursuit.
wv. T. SAMPSON.
Rear Admiral, etc.
Commodore sehley.''
Mr.. Rayner shortly after this tried to
Introduce written evidence of the speed
this brought about the row between Cap
tain Lemiy and himself He said that
Captain Lemly had agreed that 1t should
go in. Captain Lemly objected to the in
PRODUCTION Of this evidence at the time on
the ground that it tended to interrupt con-
tinuity Of the testimony of Lieutenant
Commander Stauntcn, and that he want
ed to get through with the witness before
the Court adjourned Admiral Dewey said
he thought the paper could go In then. and
Mr.. hanna eXplaIned Ihat 10 do Inat only
a al
witness testimony.
Mr.. Rayner started to read a paper, evil
IDENTITY a memorandum OF his agreement
with the judge advocate, and Captain
Lemly. with some show Of excitement,
and in vehement manner, cried out,
Counsel reads papers and puts words in
them that are not there, and he reads |
papers and leaves out words that are |
there"
Mr.. Rayner showed quick resentment.
Outside this Court ! will declare that |
statement TO be absolutely falsei" he ex-
claimed 1T IS false to say that"
You. may make that statement out
Iemly, but you must not do so in
Court
''The Court sees no reason why it
should not go in now" said Admiral
AN right, sir assented Captain Lem
ly. and he sat down
AS Admiral Dzwey started to admins
ter the oath to the next witness. Lieut..
NJ G. Twining, who served on the Iowa
in the Spanish war, Captain Lemly be-
gan to talk In an audible voice to Mr..
Hanna, and Admiral Dewey said to him
sternly:
please keep silence" While the oath
was being administered. Admiral Dewey |
again paused and turning to Captain |
I.emly looked at him until the judge ad- |
Vocate realized that he was still continu- |
ing his comments, and with a Beg par |
don, sir, stopped his remarks to his as |
sistant.
Before beginning to question Lieutenant |
Twining, Captain Lefnly again referred |
to the paper which Mr.. Rayner had pre- |
sented and TO which the judge advocate |
had objected at the time and turned to |
Mr.. Rayner saving he would like to |
know what had become of it. Mr.. Ray
Go on with your case, go on with your |
case; you charge me with making false |
statements: go on with your case"
Then, apparently in some excitement, !
Mr.. Rayuer rose and addressed the Court. |
May ii please the Court he said, "a |
statement has been made here by coun- |
sci that has never been made before. |
Counsel has made a statement to the |
Court, and in thirty years OF practice i |
have never been accused of doing what |
he has accused me Of here. Counsel |
should be made by the Court to correct |
that statement"
Cnt short by Dewey.
Captain Lemly started to say that he |
didn't know what had become Of the pa |
per, but Admiral Dewey cut him off with |
a sharp THAT will do, sir; the paper is |
in" Mr. Rayner did not persist just then |
in demanding an explanation.
Lieutenant Twiniug told OF Schley's |
blockade Of Cienfuegos and Santiago. on |
the first named place the ships were three
to five or six miles off shore In the day |
and eight or nine miles at night. There