Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-19
THE END IS IN SIGHT.
CHADWICK on STAND
TESTIfIES FOR SAMPSON
Nothing Directly AuagOnistic to
Schlsy---That Congratulatory
Message Govt Case
Soon 70 Close

New York, Oct. ia special to the
Tribune from Washington says: Three
members OF Rear Admiral SIMPSONS
star and three young ratch officers
from the ships Of the Tying squadron
testified 10 suhstautiate the Testimony
against Rear Admiral schley today be.
fore the high naval court. They mark.
cd practically the termination Of the
Judge Advocates case, and the at.
tempt Of Schley % justify his conduct
| in the face Of the evidence that has
been accumulated against HIM In TWEEN.
ty daily sessions will be developed In
the course Of few DAYS.
That Sampson will probably not be
dragged into che case was significantly
shown by today's proceedings. particu.
larry during The examination of his
chief of stat, Captain French +. Chad
wick. who. with Lieut.. Charles G..
Marsh the commander in chiefs dag
secretary, demonstrated themselves
competent to supply all information
that the court could reasonably require
! from Sampson n was day Of rapid
progress with the witnesses. who.
with the exception OF Capt. Chadwick
and Lieut. Marsh. were not subject to
material cross-examiaation.
Capt Chadwick VAS heard with not.
able attention by the largest crowd
that has been present, and the mem
bers OF the court were evidently most
deeply interested in all he said. He
spoke with great deliberation upon his
own recollection and his explanation
OF hitherto obscur. facts regarding the
code of signals with tao insurgents and
the reasons for not sending the code
to SChley we're clear and " all ap
pearancel generally satisfactory. Moth
ing he said vas directly disCreditabls
to SChiey. which vas at variance with
1.-The popular expectations, except. per
hans. when ne told how he had pro
tested 70 Sampson when the latteI
sent SChIey his congratulatory dis
patch on Nay Goth. which he thought
Improper. This single incident II
had been known at the time. there IL
every reason 10 believe. might have oh
Waited the entire controversy.
Cant Chadwick's explanation OF th'
secret source of information possessed
by Capt Allen ri the Army sigma
corps who HAD inside news from the
operator Ia Havana every evening al
6 o'clock. and especially Its relation t.
the dispatches sent 70 Schiey, May 20
gave the defense much encouragement
SChley'S counsel sought TO hav,
Capt Chadwick tell of certain talk
he had with Rear Admiral Watson II
praise of 5chiey, out Admiral Dewey
with considerable ylsor, stopped him
, and emphasized In way that he wish
, ed Co he tinal that inquiries were lin
tied b. facts regarding Schley's con
duct.
The result Of Lieut., Marsh's eN
animation vas TO demonstrate tn
, wOrthlessness of the three recor
books which ne kept for any sue
purpose a. identifying A vessel whicl
carried particular dispatches. An ei
fort was made 70 show when Schle.
received certain dispatches. Tn,
books were specific in only an insia
nificant proportion of instances. ant
failed to make any mention OF two O
the four copies Of NcCalla's memoran
dun alleged TO have been sent to III
flying squadruG.
The third member Of the star on th
stand today. and the first 10 appear
was Lieut. Ernest -. Bennett OF III
: New York. Who occasionally acted 10
! Lieut.. Stanton a. Flag Lieutenant.
The only important fact he kneS
. was that the Colon immediately hi
herself When the New York appeare
J off Santiago June lst. Admiral Dew
ey angrily ordered this struck fror
the notes and warned the Judge AdvC
. cate against What seemed 10 be- an 81
fort 10 get prohibited statement II
troduced surreptitiously. This inc
J dent was one Of the most disagree
able that has occurred .ipI.. III. n.