The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-26
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IMPORTANT CIPHER pKsPATcH.
This despatch proved 10 be one Of tho
moe, important documents ~roduc
The original telegram delivered To Capt.
Cotton az Mole 81 Nicholas had b.en re-
tanned by him, and the Navy Department
had never had any evidencc that y waS
ever delivered 10 Admiral Schlcy Admiral
Cotton swore to-day that b" had delivered
l. To Admiral Schlay on the morning OF
MAY q. ltz importance lies In the fact
that Whereas previous dispatches had
not Old Admiral Srhley positively ttat
IN" spanish squadron was at santiago,
thi- one did Sly ~. Til" despatch AZ trans-
iat'd from the cipher (errJrs not cOrrectoi)
l. az follows
Translated cable No IN. received from
sampson ~ Harvard at Nicholas Mole
"Alay IS, lsas. 10 ~ 4 M-Ths Spanish
squadron al Santiago-I previous 10 May
10 scout az NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with
SChley II he thevl moves wet SMILEY
IL expected May ?. at Santiago from Glen
fuegos. cuba Telegraph me from N.ch-
oias Mole To hey West II he they move
east and leave letter for Schlcy, then g.
m Santiago to meet. ! shall To- Cay IRAN
els with squadron. n scnuts are avail
able one should keep In touch with Spanish
squadron SAMPSON
The Judge Advocate will claim that before
leaving Santiago for hey West. leaving the
harbor unguarisl. Schley knew positively
that Csvera was az Santiago
AlUff ANIllIdi Ofnitl anu iF HNNFI0
had Inspected the cipher despatch and it,
translation minutely, the despatch was
placed in evidence Admiral Cotton tesit-
fed that tho despatch was received at ~
icholas Mole and handed Ia him, with
n translation made hv Lieut. Beale 81 IN"
Harvard. and h" said that that was One OF
ths desp stche- delivered 10y him to ON
modorr Schlcy on MAY 81 1T contained,
he added -important Information for Com
modoro Schlsy and mentioned his name
QUESTION: ny THE COURT
Tho Judge Advocate put the following
Questions 10 the witnesses by the Court:
What stepe. II any, did you take prior
to MAY q to ascertain hat tho Spanish
squadron was at Santiago A. During
the Esd 81 NAV ! had steamed with tho
Harvard hear the harbor Of Santiago and
could sae nothing inside. | took no oth"r
steps to ascertain tho presence Of Spanish
slAps within tbs harOor, because the Haf-
ward loft FOR 81. Nicholas Mole on ths fol-
lowing day.
. Had vou NJ any time examined tho
coast Of Cuha m the vicinity Of Cape Cruz
prior 70 May ?7p A | had never been
there
Y From what direction was tho pre-
vailirg wind IN IN" vicinity 81 Cape Cruz
Will" you wer" cruising there A To the
southwark Admiral Schley had Informed
IA" pcpartmentthat he could not goal to tho
le'wari Of cape Cruz. owing 10 south
Wert"rly Ninl-t.
q Was the despatch which Commodore
SChiey gave To- YOU to take 20 Kingston
dictated IN your presenCo' A IL was not.
Y Wac the Harvard fully uIaLH~d "a
an American mau-of Mar 10y United States
ofiorIs and mem A She Was not. she
wa "a Chartered weasel
CAIT WISE CALifD.
Admiral Cotton was then excused and
Capt William { M-e. who commanded
the Nal. ia the span sh war. VA called
NJ Hayt.r .Iu..s.l .. a IA ,,,s
Nv Mr.. Hanna To Capt. NI-' relating to
Admiral Schley's knowledge 81 a despatch
sent from the Navy department tp IN" Yale
on MAY 20. iSaS. iustructiug n" Yale 70 in
form every Vessel N Santiago that the
] lying squadron was at Era for Ien!uogcs
under orders - prucred viii all possible |
despatch To santiago Mr.. Hanna argued |
ln support ~ th" question and Mr llynor |
against u, saying that at IN" tim" the
despatch was received Commodore Srhley |
was steaming from hey IVES, and could
not have had knowledge 81 II He asserted
that on MAY q. seven DAYS Hfterthe despatch
81 the Yale, tOmmOdure Sch"v had no
Dispatches except thoss delivered O. hum |
by Admiral Cotton. a. testified Ia to-da v. |
" hate,er was contained ia these Dispatches
Commodore SCh.ev was bound by. but
thi- despatch ia question Mas not ono Of
them.
Mr.. Hanna said that the question was ono
of responsibility. The despatch in que--
had hesH communicated by tho witness
Capt. WISE To Capt. Philip 81 the TeIas.
and n was his duty To II 20 tho
commanding officer Of the ftet There
" a. no doubt that hc had done 80, as hs
would have been derelict in mis- duty II
he had not But. II Commodore SChley
had Hot taken means Co aSCntt ain the in
formation u Ma Ia defeIction Of his duty
issue, Mr.. Hanna continued, was he
'w.-,n n man who wa not here Capt Philip
being dead and a man who was here.
Admira Dewey. al the close of the argu-
meni. announced that the objection wa
aineu.
u COURTS QUESTIONS 10 CAPT WISE.
These questions were then put to Capt.
Wise 10y the Court
y. What Information had YOU which
led you 10 believe that n" spanish squad
ron was at Santiago N May ?T' A Ito.
anne Information which ! had resolved
from the Navy Department Wa sat
lsfoi that " he spanish vessels were there
On the ?1th ~ Nav they had not left.
y Had vi any personal knowledge on
subject A / had no personal knowl-
q Did you report 20 tho senior officers
present the lnfuf nation which YOU had
~ to the location Of the spanish
squadron 4 1 informed the -. Paul,
the Harvard and the Minneapolis. and
] was Interrupted by al urder 20 take
he Merrimac IN tow This order was
rom Admiral Schley
The court at 4 VI adjourned. after
he announcement by Admiral Dewey
hat there would he a session Tomorrow
rom II O'Clock til l.. when the court would
so as 20 enable tho tourt and cuun-