The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-14
Departments CASE WILL REST
Today's Witness the Last to Be Called
by the Counsel for the
Navy Depart
ment.
(By Associated Press.)

as he was also on Admiral Schdley's list,
he was considered, like Commander
Hodgson, and Lieutenant Doyle, as a
witness for both sides of the controversy.
During the war with Spain, Captain
Cook was commander of the flagship
Brooklyn, and also Admiral Schley's
chief Of STAFF, thus occupying the same
relative position to Admiral Schley that
Captain Chadwick occupied to Admiral
Sampson. His appearance on the stand,
therefore, created considerable interest
and his testimony was listened to atten-
lively.
Other witnesses summoned by the de-
partment for the day, were Lieutenant
Commander William Fullam, who was
on the New Orleans, during the San
tiagO campaign, and Lieutenant Joseph
Beal, who was on the scout ship Harvard
and who volunteered to go ashore and
ascertain whether the Spanish fleet un-
der Cervera was in the harbor Of San
tiago.
These are the last witnesses which
Judge Advocate Lemly expects to call
for the present, and when they shall
have completed their testimony he will
"rest.''
Schley's Witnesses Present.
A number of Admiral Schley's wit
nesses We're in attendance about the
court room today. 1t is expected that the
first witness will be the Cuban pilot, Ed
ward NuneZ, and that he will be follow
ed by Commander Mason, who was exc
cutive officer on the Brooklyn during the
Santiago campaign, Lieutenant Com
mander Griffin and Lieutenant McCauley
and Webster. All Of these were present
in the court room before the beginning
Qs the days proceedings. The first OF
the witnesses called for the correction Of
the testimony, was Lieutenant Com
mander Staunton, formerly of the New
York, who made am addition to his state
ment as to the first news he received
from Captain Allen at Key West, May
20. concerning the presence of the Span
ish fleet at Santiago. The addition was
as follows:
"The information obtained at that
time from Captain Allen, and reported to
the comma nder- in chief, some time near
noon, was not considered sufficient at
that time to cause a change in the plan
that already had been adopted"
Captain F. e. Chadwick also returned
to the stand for the purpose of correcting
his former evidence.
Captain Cooks Information.
After previous witnesses had corrected
their testimony, Captain Cook was call
ed. He was questioned by Mr.. Hanna.
He said he had been at Key West. May
10. What information did you have at
that time concerning the whereabouts of
Cervera's f!eet?' asked Mr.. Hanna.
MY impressions now are simply from
rumor that they had left the Canary Is
lands and part of them had been sight
ed at Martinique and from consular in
formation, or, perhaps. information sent
by the Harvard that they had gone to
Curacao. That is all from impression"
Giving the reasons for the departure of
the flying squadron for Cienfuegos,
Captain Cook said the squadron had been
cent to that port to intercept and meet
the Spanish squadron, 1t having been de-
termined, as we believed at that time.
by them to make Cienfuegos their objec-
tive point
He had understood that the Spanish
fleet carried munitions Ofs war for Ha-
vana and it was believed that they
would go to Cienfuegos because of it's
accessibility to Havana.
schley and Captain Chester.
Captain Cook detailed conversation
between Commodore Schley and Captain
Chester while the squadron was en- route
to Cienfuegos. He said there had been
talk between them about coaling on the
southern coast of Cuba.
"The only thing recolect," he said,
"was that Commodore Schley questioned
Captain Chester very closely as to the
facilities for coaling ships on the south
side Of Cuba"
do you know what information was
received?"
tnI o1o ~ .,k h. a
time, and something was said about
Cape Cruise I recollect afterwards look
ing at the chart there, and it did no.
seem to be a favorable place. I know
the subject of coaling was early consid-
cred even before leaving Key West"
Cruise Bad Coaling Point.
Admiral Dewey: WAS your answer
that Cape Cruise did or did not look a
stand that"
II said I recollect very well my i'm
pressions at that time were that Cape
Cruise did not seem favorable place for
coaling ships from golfers"
Mr.. Hanna: perhaps the court would
like to hear why you thought So"
II could not We'll see how the larger
ships could get far enough in there so
that the water would be smooth enough
for the golfers to go alongside the coal
ships"
Captain Cook recalled the meeting of
the Marblehead with the flying squadron
en- route to CienfuegOs, but recalled only
very indistinctly the fact that the Scor-
pion had delivered to the Brooklyn any
information from the Eagle at tina:
time.
II did not receive any information, "
ho 81 ha i'm ii
dent important"
Arrival at Cienfuegos.
Captain Cook said that upon arriving
off Cienfuegos on the morning of May
q a blockade was Immediately estab-