The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-11-06
{ARKER PLEADS
COUNSEL FOR ADMIRAL
oculEY BEGINS ADDRESS
TO THE COURT.
GROUND FOR CHARGES

That in the History of the
III No officer Of the Admiral's
sina Was Ever Compelled to
N investigation Of His Conduct
Victorious commardcr-clos.
:. Benarks Of Attorney Hanna.
r..l egton. Nov. 6.-At the open.
s the days session OF the Schloy
s. s. inquiry Mr.. Hanna continued
.ss..sssion OF the retrosrade move
wing that but one explanation
n given for IL in Admiral
49, dispatch. namely. the inai-
the coal supply. There Is.
sf - suggestion OF any other
> this dispatch. IL his 'esti.
: fare this court Admiral sehl.y
feasons for leaving hls fa.
- santiago. but no on" & these
l.s appear in his telegraph
s.. a.a6lc AZ the time.
:. llaana then took W Saee!dca.
the precept. relating t. the
auets attending AZ the rea.
.4e disohedience ~ commo-
: - of the orders OF the de-
~ d, contained in lis dispatch
4 May -. 1898. and the propriety
s.. aakct In the premise In this
49, ~ attention was directed 10
taat the court Was. BY letter
s3E4st 1901. instructed that i ii
s6.t.:o.s free IN report. |! sue 4 shall
.5saI to be the case. that conmo-
: ; aley did no; wilfuily d.sohcy
-. aa. that he vas justified II DIS
81. ,aem."
f Hanna coaienisd tia. a..lle
III l1fe Srhley MAS acting under
sf.t.e% contained II dispatch No.
.ssn he retrograde movement bt.-
Mas -. that order was suppressed
q 'se dispatches delivered ou the
5u Nay 81 by Captain Cotton
amaut Il the Harvard AM III
+. which IL Was said thu; Al TIE
aF.usIts information indicated
Spanish division is still II san.
!. g. cuba and 10 which n" or
Ras added The department
s .a yoa TO ascertain Tho facts and
~ eu.my. II thcr, does noi
houi decisive tiou
+ hanna took issue w.th Admiral
..g fa4t this vas a suggestion AMI
3 mandatory order. - far from
& suggestive. doubtful or nnear-
re tae terms of this order tha;
I tpftaach the verge Of repraof.
u Hanna. Their incis!ye dis
.ts Is notable So much 50 that
..s t.w subordinate officers. hay
arnei their backs on a task "a
- they had been assigned would
! '9 D. arrested in such act by 4
s-arAie order from a superior
-! IN such terms.
sohley's Message Of Regret.
i Hanna quoted Admiral Schley 5
"a i II May -. in which he eN-
sod regret over not being able 10
! orders. saying that as IL was
tn after the Cotton dispatch had
I received II was an explicit con-
SOD that the Cotton telegram was
oTa.r Commenting upon this DIS
So h declared that II was the
: Femarkablc one To be found IN
annals cf the American navy
faniended that the repairs 10 the
Hmac could have been made. as
Here without going to Key West
'h1' the Texas was not In severe
afs for fuel As for the Vixen. sh"
not sighting ship and conIh have
Z ~. for coal. The Brooklyn, ne
i MAS abundantly supplied tie
contended that on that date. May
''e condition Of the seas was nor
y $ 10 prevent coaling. He assert
nat tho weather was rough only on
$ and that, therefore. commo-
: Schley's assertion that the weath'
aa5 been boistcrous and the sea
~ eyer since leaving Key west
hhias'ified by the facts.
~ ffefring." he said TO the iniis'
aiie evidence OF the squadron logs.
appears that the Brooklyn eouln
+" remained on blockade about -
the Massachusetts about - days
iowa IS days. the Texas ~ day
me Marblehead & days. retaining
coal enough 10 reach GonalVes'
~ where he could secure coal.
~ speaker also controverted lh'
l'nent made In his dispatch to th'
~ nent to the effect that II - ho'
slbio 10 cruise to lecward or cape
= ~ summer. owing TO southwest
~. quoting several witnesses u
y That the wind was not frou 'n'
'hwest.
from the expression IRON
same dispatch: 1T Is TO be re-
80 that the department order'
un'1 be obeycd." Mr. Hanna r'
rked.
noSt nndoubtcdly' II was q cru
mo and the action Of Commodor'
- IN abandoning his station y,
santiago. thus. as he hinls'.
s. 's' falling to obey the department
!, u caused grave anxieties IN on
.,onal councils"
!. hanna expressed the op'n,o'
\ me com ~ a lnnn,, SfaIlmonI I'LL