The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-26

read dispatches received by Admiral Cot
ton from Admiral Schley delivered by the
| Scorpion
Mr.. Rayner objected to the reading Of
this dispatch unless Admiral Sampson s
dispatch No. to Admiral Schley should
also be read as he said Admiral Schley' s
orders were based on that.
At this point Capt. Parker remarked
that this u4Spatcn could not be found
To TINS remark Capt. Lemly took excep-
ton saying that it was out of place for
counsel to make such comment. Ad-
miral Dewey sustained the objection.
The order of Admiral Sampson which
is a letter known as the Dear Schley''
letter was then read
On cross-examination Admiral Cotton
said that while he had delivered four or
five dispatches to Admiral Schley he had
the original only of the one dispatch
which he had given. They had all been
translated by Lieut. Beall, and ne had
not seen the originals of any but that
one. He had no record of any other
dispatches.
Mr.. Rayner-I think may be can help
you if you will let me. I will see If 1
cannot refresh your memory. Are you
not mistaken about dates, and is not the
date of Tie delivery of these dispatches
the 31st, instead of the 9th of May? You
did deliver the dispatches, there is no
doubt?
DELIVERED MAY q.
"All the dispatches I received at st.
Nicholas Mole were delivered to Com
modore Schley on the morning Of May
q, 1898. There Is no mistake about that.
The dispatches I received at Kingston
for Commodore Schley were delivered on
the morning of May 81. There is no
mistake about that"
Then we will go ahead and see if you
can find any more. know you delivered
them as fast as you got them
81 desire to inform counsel that 1 have
a record of the dispatches that were re-
ceiyed by me or that came addressed to
the Harvard or addressed to the senior
officer at st. Nicholas Mole OR Kingston,
Jamaica. 1 have not a record of the
dispatches that came and which were in
tended for Commodore Schley except
one.''
Mr.. Rayner-You spoke Of four or five
dispatches
''The dispatches to which I have refer
ence are those that were received in the
Harvard by me-
'fHave you a record of those?"
IT have a record of the dispatches that
were intended for the Harvard and were
received by me as the commanding Of
ficer of the Harvard. I have not clear
record of all dispatches that were adj
dressed or or intended for Commodore
Sch1ey or the senior officer off Santiago
The witness identified one dispatch
printed in the appendix to the report of
the bureau of navigation May q, $685.
The court a. this point adjourned for
luncheon.
Recurring to his conversation with Ad-
mtral Schley concerning the coal supply
OF the fleet on the 9th Admiral Cotton
said that Admiral Schley had expressed
great anxiety on that point, such as any
commander would have felt he said,
under the circumstances. At this point
Mr.. Rayner referred to the previous re-
marks concerning coaling in the open
sea on the 9th. He said:
II understand you to have said that
after reading dispatches the commodore
made signals inquiring the amount of
coal. Did you see the answering signal?'
ct did not" responded the witness.
You stated you could have coaled
from the Merrimac on that day Why
didn't you do so2"
I'm the first place I had not authority
to coal. In the second place 1 was going
| for coal, which 1 could receive within
| twenty-four hours, and in the third place
coal was more needed by the fleet than
| by the Harvard
did you ask the commodore for per-
| mission to coal?"
IT did not
Mr.. Rayner attempted to have Admiral
| Cotton say that his conversation with
Admiral Schley concerning Lieut.. Bealrs
| proposition to go ashore and commun1-
cate with the insurgents had occurred on
| the 31st instead of the 9th of May. The
| witness said that this might possibly be
| the case, but that to his best recollec-
| ton the conversation occurred on the
9th. Mr.. Rayner explained that Ad-
miral Schley had on the 31st sent another
man ashore to communicate with the In
| surgents, which would explain Admiral
| Schley's declination of Lieut.. Bealrs
proposition.
The witness said that up to May "a he
| did not know of the presence of the
| Spanish fleet within the harbor at Santi-
| ago, nor did he know Of any other officer
| who had that information at that time.
On re1&rect examination Admiral Cotton
| said he was satisfied that he had told
Admiral Schley of Lieut.. BealPs propo-
| sition on the 9th, because he would have
| considered that he was remiss in his duty
| IL he had not given the information at