The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-19
TO UPHOLD MILL
TAgY RULINGS
Not Likely That President
Will Intercede for Lieut.
Howell
w5sbinaton. oct. is.--lust before


day. Attorney Rayncr. counsel for adj
niral schiey. informed she court that
he hopea 10 be able to conclude The pres
entation of testimony for The applicant
bv the close Of next week je added
that ne thus far hoe not mad OPPORTUNITY
70 consult with Witnesses who are sdll
70 be heard re therefore asked that an
adjournoment be fsken from today unil
Monday speakins for the court, Admiral
Dewey said ne vas most sappy 60 grant
the request Accordingly the court adj
journed until u o'clock Monday
The list Of Witnesses examined today in-
ciudod EIGHT names but the Interrogation
OF the last OF the witnesses called had
not been concluded when the day came 70
an end.
This last witness was Lieutenant 3. w
Wells. Jr who served during the war
with Spain rs Admiral sclgeys Gag
lieutenant or private secretary. The other
seven persons heard during the day fere.
in the order in when they were called,
Iaentenant Commander Reginald p. Mich
Olson. Who WAS uayigator OF the oregon,
Medical Director Charles y. Devaiin. a
surgeon. CAPTAIN J. 7 Halum retired.
Engineer siicnt Thomas on tho Carter,
Ensign W. =. Cronan. Carpenter J. II.
WarfOrd all OF whom served on the
Brooklyn, and J. J.. Hanlcy. who was chief
machinist on board the Texas.
I.ieutetNnt Commander Nicholson told
the saoe., of the battle Of July B. as he
Eaw II from the deck OF the oregon. lie
said the movements uf the Oregon had
not been CONTROLLED by signals from the
itrooklyn. and be expressed the opinion
that the Oregon WIS nearer The Colon
thau the Brooklyn was Mr. Hanley
said that the port engines OF tho Texas
had not been stopped during the battle
From tho line OF the examination re-
iating to the first or Juy already pur-
sp9d Il is eyiuent that Il is the ntention
of Mr. kalncr 80 have lieutenant Wells
give 81 complete history OF Admiral
Schley's actions during the Spanish war
~ hen thc court adjourned he had reached
the period OF the battle of July 9, having
sont quite mlniTtciy into other Incidents
Of tne citmpaign pp to that time, incud-
ing the receipts Of dispai chcs from AGni-
kal Sampson
air Rayner questioned Lieut. Wells at
copsideruhie length concerning the re-
celDs OF dispatches while the flying
rauadron lay Of Cienfpegous ana also
after it had arrived or Santiago. He
hrat directed inc witness attention to
despatch No. Z, known as the Dear
Schley' letter. and ELECTED from him
the statement based upon notes upon
the back Of copies OF the despatch
presented TO him for identification. that
two copies Of Il had been received. the
arst on the 23rd, and the second Oh
the Path Of May
With reference to the McCalrs memo-
randuna, saying that good landing
place could be found on the coast OF
cuba. lS milen TO the westward of
NCienfuegocs ii was shown that ii
had been received 81 s;15 y. m. on May
p, nna the admiral said that as the
Hawk had arrived az that time he
thought the memorandum had not been
received until then.
While the McCaila memorandum
was under discussion Lieutenant Wells
stated that there was but one copy Of
Il received
Lieut. Wells sal dhe did not know
what had beonme of Commodore
sehley's papers ffe said they were All
boxed up when he left the Brooklyn
and turried over "a him.
Going back to IN stay at Cieufuegos
Mr.. Rnyner questioned witness with the
view Of eleciting exact information as|
20 the time OF the Eagles denuite re-
port 10 Admiral SchIey hat the spanish
fleet was not IN Cieufuegos. In replpy
Lieut. Wells said:
III was during the aftersoon. some
time. ] should say about $3.50 or
O'Clock"
What was the tlme between the re-
ceipt Of this message and the time you
set sail for santiago2"
We Scepared several letters for dis
patches ~ .s,>.niral Sampson. / believe
and TO the department, II I am not
mistaken, and whom they We're finished
the Dupont left some time along about
O'CLOCK II was shortly after that the
squadron stood out TO southwark
Whom did you first distinctly find
out where the Spanish squadron was2"
When we saw the Colo nat the en-
trance Of the harbor OF Santiago on
the morning OF the 29th OF May"
"Do you know whether an yreport
was made TO Commodore sohley al the
time of the reconnaissance OF the fact
that the ship was.not on the range that
had been determined on What was the
range determined on?"
Seven thousand yards or 1900 yards.
When frst We closed IN, my recogiec-
uon % that Mr.. Potts reported TO Cap
tain iiigeinson that the ship was about
that range"
Did pou hear Commodore Schley say
"a epy time anything in reference to
the conspicuousnes sol his uniform at
the time of his reconnaissanceY"
NO sir; , do not recall any such re-
mtrk"
What have YOU 10 say In reference
a. q statement that he took refuge be.
HAD or on the lee side on the coming
tower during the time of the reconnais-
sances Did you see him sufficiently 10
enable SOU 20 speak en- thot2''
Il was in hig immediate vicinity dur
ing thot entire reconnaissance and L
ireoliect that he certainty did not take
refuge. as you express IT, behind me
conning tower lie was at dinerent
posAfs about the coming tower. on the
turret one side or the other, uite indif
fereutiy. appareptly"
iayner then asked permission 70 CON
tinDe examination on this point untu