The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-04


Admiral Dewey lost no time today in
bringing the Schley court of inquiry
to order. and as usual the counsel on
both sides of the case were in their
seats and prepared to proceed prompt
~ with the business before the court
Captain Lemiy estimates that he will hc
able to conclude the presentation of the
Government, side Of the case by the
close OF next week. He says he will
have about fifteen or twenty more wit
nesses to introduce.
! one Of the most regular attendants
upon the court is Mr.. William III. stan.
ton. the attorney who is understood 10
be prepared to. reg{ysspt othsy haval,e!i
ficers than Adm&hs sthfee de sits
outside the rail and does not in any
way participate in the proceedings. He
said yesterday that so long as Admiral
Sampson was kept out Of the case ne
would have nothing to say.
Today's session began with the recall
, of Captain Wise to make verba
changes in the official copy or his testt'
mony He altered his previous state
ment concerning the order of the Navy
Department OF May 20, 1898. in which H.
was directed to Inform every vesse
off Santiago that the flying squadron is
off Cienfuegos," saying that he desired
to correct his response to the courts
inquiry as TO why this order was moi
carried out, by stating that 1t had beer
carried out. THE flying squadron was
ordered to proceed with all possible
Dispatch" he said and added.
Il did not desire to inform the Com
modore of the flying squadron of nj.
own movements. The order was to in
form commanders Of the movements OF
the flying squadron
The court then asked: Did you di
rect Captain Sigsbee to give Commo
dore Schley the information contained
in the dispatch from the Navy Depart
ment regarding the whereabouts Of TN
Spanish squadron
| IT did not"
Lieutenant Spencer s. Wood. wh'
commanded the dispatch boat Bupon
during tho Spanish war, was then call
cd and continued his testimony begun
yesterday. MIR. Rayncr resumed hi
cross examination. The witness sai'
that while of Cienfugos he had bee
on the night of May 22d and had bee
instructed to signal the squadron wit
two red lights in case the enemys tor
pedo boats came out of the harbor.
Mr. kayner then read from the testi
mony Of Captain Harder, OF the Texas
savirr that there had been no pickle
vessels within the line of the fleet OF
lCienruegos. The witness said that tn
Statement was wrong.
Captain Lemly said Captain Harbc
had testified that there were no picket
$50 far as he could recall" to which Nj
Rayner responded, We are not i'm
peaching Captain Harbers veracitN
We are impeaching his recollection, no
his integrity" 49,.
The witness continued: "As l hav
seen since, the COMMUNICATIVE chief ais
reported that the Dupont was not Their,
II have written the department that
was there. Other people forgot abou
1t too"
you are trying now to Justify Car
tain Harber's want OF recollection b
stating that the commander in hie
wrote letter that there were no picke
boats there"
He did not mention their presenc
and I corrected it."
do you recollect any statement mad
by the COMMUNICATIVE chief when h
had a picket boat within the pickle
line that he had arranged a signal froI
the picket boat to the fagship?"
He did not mention any, and l hay
a letter on file in the department calm
attention to the omission in that 70
port"
Il call your attention to the report G
the commander-in-chief in which h
states the line of blockade.
Il wish to bring it out that tn
Dupont was inside the line and that
the report / made to the department
still stand on the point that he
not bringing out where the torpedo hos
vase
You are perfectly right about tina
but you are not asked in reference
any criticism you may have upon III
report of the commander-in-chi III
, question is this Captain HARDER M
definitely stated that there was n
picket boat inside the line at Clenfu'
Cos. You say there was and that tn
Dupont was one of those boats"
II was inside the line. inside II
Castine"
By the court-"Could you see II
Texas from the Dupont during II
nights OF May 22d and May 23d?"
NO, SIR
Mr.. Hanna objected to Mr.. Rayner
methods of questioning especially
. his Characterization of Captain Hal
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