Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-25
RAYNOR BECOMES
LEADING COUNSEL
VIII Conduct Case for Admiral SChley
Will Continue to Conduct CrOss-EXamin-
alton Important Developments.


were general comments upon the fact
that the seat which had been occupied
from the beginning Of the sitting by
Judge Jere Wilson was vacant. He
had endeared himself not only to the
members OF the court, but to all per-
sons about the court, and sorrow was
shown ON every countenance. Conn
ment upon his sudden taking OFF was
general throughout the court room.
IN answer to question from the AS
ISOLATED Press, Admiral schley today
stated that since the death Of Judge
Wilson, Atty. Gen. lsadore Raynor
would be the leading counsel In his
case and that he would be assisted by
Capt james Parker Of New Jersey and
by Mr.. NJ A. league Of Baltimore, as
al expert assistant.
Mr.. Raynor will continue TO conduct
the examination Of witnesses as
be has been doing ana The other gen.
temen viii continue In the same capa-
city they occupied up to the time OF
Judge Wilson'S death. Mr.. Raynor
stated that If IL became necessary in
the preparation or abstracting OF the
volumlnous documens in the case to
employ assistant counsel, or II he
should ibe unayoidably absent al any
time, that proper arrangements would
be made for that purpose.
BUSINESS PROMPTLY RESUMED.
Thelbusiness Of the court was prompt
ly resumed al the usual hour.
The wall back Of the court was
adorned today with q chart on a large
scale showing the ground site Of the
battle of Santiago on July 3. The
southern coasttof Cuba in the vicinity
OF santiago was plainly marked. and
the points at which the Spanish ships
went TO the bottom or TO the shore
were all Indicated In plain lettering.
There were also number OF transpar-
ent charts which had been prepared
over night, sitting about In the rear Of
the room and which were Intended TO
Illustrate various phases of the San
tlago campaign. All these had been
prepared with view OF expediting the
work of the court and all were on a
large scale.
The first witness called today was
a. B. Claxton, the machinist on board
the Texas, who had begun his testi-
mOny when the sitting of the court was
80 abruptly terminated yesterday
morning by the death OF Judge Wilson.
Before Mr.. Claxton took the stand,
Commander Heiner was recalled TO
make verbal corrections In the official
copy OF his testimony. In one case he
was recorded as giving the clearing
and the distance" OF the Brooklyn. lie
said he had given the bearing and not
The distance. other changes were not
material.
MACHINsT CLAYTON ON STAND.
Mr.. Claxton said on July 8, 1898. he
had been on duty in the engine room
OF the Texas The engine Indicator had
called for full speed ahead early in the
morning which had. within an hour
AFTER the beginning Of the action been
changed TO run speed as;orn." TO
hls knowledge there had been no signal
Tor the reversal of the engines He
said that he had been excused from
service In the engine room but still he
knew that the engines were reversed
for about two minutes
The witness had said that the engine
was stopped.
'Whnt was the next change made IN
the Indicator Of the port engine of the
Texas?" he was asked.
Full speed ahead
What was the next after that?"
There was no other order given for
some time afterward"
WHEN was Il further signal received
by the Indicator and what was the sig
nal?"
Within the first hour of the engage
ment the direction was changed 10 full
speed astern.'
Can you not gi's an estimate Of the
time when the signal was given for
fun speed astern and how long after
the beginning Of the action?'
u should say within the first hour
Was there any other signal giyer |
during that watch within your knowl- |
edge for the port engines to reyerse?"
There was none to my knowledge
You were on duty in the port engine |
room during that day, wee you not?'
ION and on, cir"
Where else were you on duty at that
time7'
II was excused for time on account
of the heat"
"As a matter OF fact, were the en- |
gines reversed"
They were for about two minutes"
Mr.. Claxton was not questioned by |
Mr. Raynor.
ADMIRAL COTTON TEsTIFIEs.
Rear Admiral Cotton, now command |
ant OF the Norfolk navy yard, who com |
manded the auxiliary cruiser Harvard |
during the Spanish war was the next |
witness. He told Of meeting the lyinA /
squadron under Commodore schley on |
Santiago on May q. 1898. and said that |
on that date he had delivered dis. |
patches TO the commodore from Ad- |
miral Sampson ana the navy depart /
ment. He had he said. boarded The
Brooklyn about 1880 o'clock. tn, |
weather was then moderate and be had /
no ulillculty In going aboard tn
brooklyn from HIS boat. He had worn /
his sword.
What conversation took place be-
tween you and Admiral schley?r asked /
Capt Lemly.
IL VIII be impossible for me 10 state
tne entire conversation" the witness re.
pied. II was on board. generally speak
ing, from about half past ten 10 about
noon. The conversation naturally Gov.
red very wide range, the most inn
portant part OF which was. OF course
cred"
What was said about the dis
patches?'
Il delivered to Commodore schley
the original cipher In which the dis
latches mad been received by me al st.
Nicholas Mole. together with the trans
mtion Of those DISPATCHES made by
Lieut. beail, Of the Harvard ! hand
ca uhem personally TO him In his cabin
IN the order Of their date. He received
them, read them and commented IN a
general way upon their-purport: smoke
OF The difficulty he had in getting coal
on board his ships while az Cienfueos
end subsequently 20 the date Of which
! am speaking, May q. and said II had
been almost an impossibilty to get coal
on board on account OF the weather.
lie questioned me relative TO the prac-
ucability OF coaling ships al 81. Nlchol.
a. Mole and Conaives channel. As TO
81 Nicholas Mole said; There Is no