The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
COURT OF INQUIRY WILL HERE
AFTER SIT BUT ONCE A DAY.
CHANGE DUE TO INCREASING
FATIGUE CT 1HE COURT AND
COUNSEL, ~
QUESTION AS TO ADMIRAL SAMP-
SONS APPEARANCE AS A WIT
NESS STILL UNSETTLED.
(By Associated Press,)

mander Hodgson, formerly navigator of
Commodore Schley's flagship, the Brook
lyn, continued his testimony before tn
Schley court of inquiry today, after some
OF the other witnesses We're given an
opportunity to correct their testimony.
When the court adjourned last night.
Commander Hodgson was in the hand;
OF Judge Advocate Lemly, whose exam
lnatlon of him partook very largely Of
the nature of q cross examination. This
was due to the fact that Mr. Hodgson
mad been called by both sides Of the con-
troversy and was considered even more
Schley witness than government wit
ness.
Captain Lemly and Mr.. Hanna con-
tinued the inquiries at the beginning of
the sitting today, after which Mr.. Ray
nor began series of questions intended
to present the Schley side of the conduct
of the Brooklyn during. not only the
battle of July 3, but of the entire Santi-
ago campaign. fS
Bombardment of Colon. ,'
Mr.. Hanna's inquiries were devoted
partly to developing more of the details
concerning the bombardment of the
Spanish ship Cristcbal Colon on May 81
The entire correspondence between Com
modore Hodgson and Commodore Schley
was also put in evidence.
The court began it's session today VITA
the understanding that there would be
only one sitting. This agreement was
reached yesterday and was brought
about by the fact that the members Of
the court and the counsel find them
selves greatly fatigued by the exacting
nature of their work and the continuous
sessions of the court.
Interest in Sampson. "..r
There is much interest in yesterdays
episode concerning Admiral Sampson.
and there is still doubt as to whether he
will be a witness. 1t will remain with
Admiral Schley and his counsel to say
for what day, if for any, he shall he
called.
The first witnesses of yesterday re-
called to correct their testimony was
Lieutenant Doyle, who was on the
Brooklyn during the battle off Santiago.
His attention was called to an error in
his former testimony. in stating the dis
tance the Brooklyn stood out from the
MORO at Santiago. He had formerly
placed the distance at two or three
miles; but corrected this to seven miles.
Dear schley" Letter.
When Lieutenant DOYLE was excused.
Captain Lemly again brought up the
question of the difference of cOnstruc-
tion Of the last paragraph of the Dear
Schley" letter. He produced the original
copy, reading a part of the paragraph as
follows:
Il, therefore. am of the opinion that
your best chance of success in capturing
their ships will be to hold the two points
Cienfuegos and Havana. with all the
force we can muster. If later it should /
develop that these vessels are at Santi-
ago, we could then assemble off that
port the ships best suited for the purpose
and completely blockade it. Until we, I
then, received more positive information, !
we shall continue to mold Havana and |
Santiago" I
The Original Paragraph.
Captain Lemy then said: IF the !
court please. I was yesterday requested
by counsel for the applicant to produce |
the original of the first paragraph, .
whether it should be 'Cienfuegos or
Santiago / have the original and the
name appears Santiago and appears
over an erasure. l invite attention to
the fact that in the press copy took it
is Santiago which shows the change
was made before the letter was copied
and sent. l will add that the punctua-s
tion is as l stated yesterday in the press
copy" He also, at the request of Ad-
miral Schleys counsel, introduced an
other copy, ''in which," he said, you
will see there was no correction. 1t ap-
peared originally at Santiago"
The court examined .he original pap
ers and the press copies with care and
it was agreed that the papers should
again be printed in the record.
Want Schley's Papers.
Captain Lemly then requested that all
the papers in Admiral Schley's possess
sion bearing upon the case be supplied.
and Mr.. Raynor replied for the admiral