Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-04

The official record, he said, made him
say that lac saw the smoke after DARK.
Coming to his answer to a question In
reference 10 an order sent below during
the early part OF the battle ITO stano
by to ram" Admiral Schley empha-
sized his former testimony by stating
that There was distinct intention to
ram on the part Of the Maria Teresa.
Admiral Ceryeras flagship, and the
Viscaya."
CONFIDENCE IN BRooKLYN'S
SPEED.
He also reiterated his confidence In
the Brooklyns speed by stating that
with one engine and all the boiler
power, she could have gotten up all
speed that was needed. AS to the pas
sage of the flying squadron by the
Eagle on May 10, aud the latter's con-
veying the information that There was
no news" Admiral Schley corrected his
testimony wherein he said he was not
mistaken as to this. by stating that he
might have been mistaken.
THE NEW YORK VISIT STATE
MENT
Admiral Schley also corrected his
statement regarding his visit to the
flagship New York when he had made
his preliminary report Of the battle OF
July to Admiral Sampson, The rec
ord, he said. did not make the matter
quite clear. THE admiral said to me,
continued the witness, that had
omitted very important detail. which
was to stale that the New York was
present"
The witness corrected but one OF his
answers to the question Of the court.
This question was to the effect that as
he was ordered to go TO Cienfuegos to
establish q blockade, was 1t not his
duty under the circumstances, to COM
municate direct, either by signal on
otherwise, with the senior officers OF the
vessels returning from Cienfuegos and
obtain from them full information re-
garding the situation at or near that
port The answer, as corrected reads:
'The communication which he made TO
me through the Eagle indicated that
Capt. McCalla knew I was bound for
Cienfuegos, and l. Of course, took II for
granted, II he had had anything i'm
portant he would have notified me Of
the fact without my inquiry"
HAS NO MORE CORRECTIONS.
At this point Admiral Sehley an
nounced that he had no more correc-
tions to make Capt. Parker called the |
admirars attention to the evidence of \
Capt. Sigsbee in which he mad said that !
when he went on board the Brooklyn |
the whole question so far as he could |
was coal, and nothing but |
coal, and that Commodore Schley al /
ready had made up his mind to 80 TO
Key West.
That was not the first question
Sigsbee asked me at all" replied Ad-
miral Schley Il did not say TO Capt.
Sigsbee that we were going to Key
West, as the signal will show. Sigsbee
was talking on the subject Of coal, ana
since he mentions 1t | recall the fact
hat his statement was that he was
a vessel that was one
.enth Of mile long. and that she could
not turn her engines over under $50
ons of coal a day, also that he could
tot remain there very long that he
would have 10 60 10 Key West.
Had you, as matter Of fact. mad.
~ YOU mind at that time, 60 go 10
iey MestT
II had not"
CONVERSATION WITH SAMPSON
Admiral schley then referred 70 his
with Admiral Sampson re.
IafdinS his instructions about not BON
arding fortus atoms as follows; u !
nght 10 mention in connection with
iir tPlk ] had with the admiral In -
alton 20 his instructions about nol
Notifications that recall
be fact that he and | were talking
bout the guns that We're probably
here, 0nd | asked him whether he
new II they were Hontoria or Krupp
uns. He saii: Probably both and that
ecalls the circumstances TO me. And
gain In relation TO the testimony OF
lieut., Reyes"
Judge adyocate-T do not think the
urpose Of calling the witness to revise
is testimony is 90 enable him q con-
'adlct witnesses who have been on the
and.
Mr.. Raynor-He can contradict any :
fitness II we want him 10 do II. That /
! q remarkable statement Your witt !
esses have a right TO rebut ours, and I
e have not a right to answer themi !
In. Reyes was an entirely new witness :
nd he testified to something new. / ,
sked the question II we would have I
ne right TO call up witnesses to con- I
'adict new witnesses and the court :
iys OF course we would; otherwise we 4
ould be barred out entirely. /
The judge advocate think as Lieut.. I
Dyes is the only witness who remained /
ncontradicted / have no objection TO I
AXE.
Mr.. Raynor--I think that Is a great
istake, that he is the only witness
1contradicted. think there are fifty ID
illnesses uncontrolled according to d
y recollection. That is a highly Inn c
'oper remark for the judge-advocate ii
make. ii
The udge-advocate-If the court a
ease, am TO be corrected bv the h
urt only and not by counsel, who has u
equently attempted IT, M
MIR. Raynor-I suggest. may IL please II
G court, that during the trial OF this in
Sc II Is highly improper and objec- 81
,nable for the judge advocate 20 say 90
at this rs the only witness that is un- d,
II Is Objectionable be ul
use II is not a fact. That remark III
cans to say that Commodore Schley "
S contradicted every witness on the n,
and. II is highly improper. highly Nj
jectionabe. m
COURT HAS NO OBJECTION. be
\dmiral Dewey--The court has no OBJ m
,tion 10 the admirals reference TO Il
cut. Reyes al
ADMIRAL Schley--T merely wanted TO In
y In connection with Lieut.. lloyes' la
itimony that | heard nothing OF the
)test which he speaks 0f--of the de-
g OF Lieut.. Switzerland TO coal. 1 :.
quite sure he Is mistaken about VI
1t. because Il would have been i'm
sslble that day for the ship to coal
scHLEY FINALLY EXCUSED. st
80, W.