Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-11-04
TWO NEW WIT
NBSSES CALLED
Thew Were Not Allowed to Testify
However on Account Of an
Objection.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY ON STAND
A Large Mass of Documentary Evidence,
Including All the Reports of the Com
manding Officers Of the Battle
Of July 8.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 4.-Two nev
witnesses were before the Schley cour
today, both called in the interest O
schley. Iney were Frank b. Richards
and George Lynch, newspaper cores
pondents. They testified to an inter
view with Captain Sigsbee. The firs
witness to take the stand today was
Captain Sigsbee, who reviewed his tes
timony. Schley was also recalled fol
this purpose. His statement occupied
a good portion of the day. Captain
Lemly submitted for the consideration
of the court large mass of docu-
mentary evidence, including all reports
of commanding officers of the battle of
July 8.
The admiral was suffering from a
cold and was quite hoarse. Most of
his corrections were of typographical
errors or the changing of words to
make the sentences read more smooth
ly.
Frank B. Richards stated he was on
the dispatch boat Premier during the
Santiago campaign and that the boat
night of May 27 or 2S. Captain Lemly
objected to this line of evidence on
the ground that Schley was not pres
ent during the conversation; also, that
it was not material to the issue.
Rayner said he did not desire to i'm
peach the credibility of Sigebee, but
would endeavor to impeach his recol-
lection. The court sustained the OBJ
lection. Under this ruling, neither
Richards nor Lynch could testify, and
Admiral Schley took the stand for the
purpose of correcting his testimony.
In reference to his order during the
early part of the battle-"To stand by
to ram"-Schley emphasized his former
testimony by stating there was
distinct intention to ram on the part of
the Maria Teresa, tAdmiral Csrvera's
flagship, and the Viscaya." Schley
corrected his statement regarding his
visit to the flagship New York, when
he made his preliminary report of the
battle of July to Admiral Sampson
The record, he said,, did not make the
matter quite clear. "The admiral said
to me-" continued the witness, that I
had omitted very important detail,
which was to state that the New York
was present"
Captain Parker called the admiraps
attention to the evidence of Captain
Sigsbee, in which he said that, when
he went on the Brooklyn, the whole
question, so far as he could remember,
was coal, and nothing but coal, and
that Schley already had made up his
mind to go to Key West.
''I did not say to Captain Sigsbee
that we were going to Key West, as
the signal will show" said Schley.
Had you, as matter of fact, made
up your mind at that time to go to
Key West?" IT had not"
When the court convened after the
recess, Hanna, assistant to Judge Ad-
vocate Lemly. opened the argument
for the government. Speaking of the
run Of the flying squadron from Key
West to Cienfuegos Hanna claimed
the trip was not made as expeditions
ly as possible He also said the order |
of Admiral Sampson to Commodore
Schley to take steps to prevent the |
enemy from continuing work on the |
new Notifications at Cienfuegos was
disregarded. Hanna contended that |
Schley should himself have taken the |
initiative in ascertaining the presencs
or absence of insurgents at Cienfuegos.