Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-04
NEW WITNESSES.
Two of Them Heard In Sehley
 Case To-Day.
THE ARGUMENTS WERE BEGUN

This Afternoon, All the Evidence Be-
 ing In, the Arguments Were Com
 menced-Admiral Schley and Cap
 tain Sigsbee Were On the Stand
 Again To-Day.
 Washington, Nov 1.-Two new wit nesses were before the Schley court Of inquiry to-day and both of them were called in the interest of Admiral Schley. They were Frank B. Rich ards and George Lynch. both of whom went through the Cuban campaign as newspaper correspondents. Mir Rich ards was on the press boat Premier, and testified concerning the interview with Captain Sigsbee while the latter was in command of the St Paul of Santiago in May. 1898. Mir Lynch was on the SOmers \. Smith and was called 10 relate his recollection Of Captain Sigsbee's communication to that boat, concerning which Photographer Hare and Correspondent Scovel already have testified. ,
 The first witness to take the stand to-day was Captain SigSbee, formerly of the St Paul. who was recalled for the purpose of reviewing his former testimony.
 Admiral Schley also was called for this purpose, and his statement occu- pied good portion of the time of the court. His testimony in chief occu- pied five days and as many of his state ments were made off hand, there were innumerable verbal changes to be made. as well as some additional. Dur ing the day Captain Lemly submitted for the consideration of the court a large mass of documentary evidence. including Captain Goodrich's report concerning cable cutting made on April g, 1898; the reports made by Captain Philip of the Texas. Captain Higginson of the Massachusetts. Captain McCalla of the Marblehead. and Captain Cotton of the Harvard; Commodore Schley's report of May 30; Captain Wise's re- port of the Yale off Santiago; the log of the Spanish ship Cristobal Colon; Admiral Sampson's orders to Captain Folger of the Scorpion. all of the re- ports of the commanding officers of the battle of July 3. Commodore Schley's letter to the senate; one of Captain Sigsbee's letters, and also the letter of the secretary of the navy to the senate as printed in executive doc ument c.
 There has been no change of the pro- gram arranged on Friday for the pre- sentation of argument by counsel. MT Hanna will lead off for the government and it was expected at the beginning of to-day's session that he would be- nj 41,, noon sitting, but that he would not be able to conclude until tomorrow Mir Hanna will talk further about these hours and will be followed by Captain Parker on behalf of Admiral Schley It Is expected that these two speeches will occupy most of the courts time tomorrow. and it is now believed that Mr- Rayner for Admiral Schley and Captain Lemly for the government will conclude the presentation of the case to the court on Wednesday and probably part of Thursday.
 While Captain Sigsbee was on the stand Mir Rayner asked him if he had megaphoned or communicated in any other way with the press boat Pre- mier, when off Santiago. The wit ness replied that he had not done so, although he would have been justified in saying so if he had thought it proper under the circumstances of war. When he was excused Judge Advocate Lem Iy said that he had no more witnesses to call
 Frank B. Richards. who was on the dispatch boat Premier during the cam- paign. was the next witness called. He was asked whether the boat was hailed by Captain Sigsbee on the night of May 27 or 2S. Judge Advocate Lemly objected to the witness answering that question on the ground that Admiral Schley was not present during the con- versation; also that it was not material 10 the issue. This conversation with Sigsbee was one of the vital points of the case, said the judge advocate.
 The court adjourned to discuss the point and When the officials had re- sumed their seats again, Admiral Dew ey announced that the testimony of the witness was not material to the case and the objection was sustained in ac- cordance with the courts previous de- cision. By this decision of the court neither Richards nor Lynch could tes- tify
 Admiral Schley then took the stand. . He was suffering from cold and was very hoarse. He made some typograph- fcal changes in his testimony and also changed a number of sentences which did not express sufficiently what he in- tended to say. He reiterated his be- lief that the Brooklyn was to be rammed by the Spanish vessels.
 At two minutes past two this after noon, Attorney Hanna. for the govern ment, began his argument