Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-10-17
HIS vfRAcI1y IS INVOLVE
ALSO VALIDITY OF REASONS FOR
NOT PROMPTLY OBEYlNG
ORDERS.
CAPT. CHADWICK ON THE STAND
SIMPSONS GRIEF OF STAFF TELLS
ABOUT DISPATCHES SENT
SCHLEY.

Washington, Oct. IS. - Official docu-
mentary evidence that the communica-
ton designated by the navy depart
ment as No. z, but better known as the
Dear Schley" letter, had been sent by
Admiral Sampson to Commodore Schley
by the torpedo boat Dupont on May 90,
1898, was produced at the Schley court
of inquiry yesterday. 1t had already
been proved that all the dispatches car
ried by, the Dupont on that trip were
delivered to Commodore Schley at
CienfCegos on the morning of May %.
This documentary proof that the
"Dear Schley" letter went by the Du-
pont is one of the most important
points made by Judge Advocate Lemly
in his conduct of the inquiry. Just how
vital it is to the officer under investiga-
ton has been explained several times
in these dispatches, but q repetition in
the present instance will serve to give
a clearer understanding of the marked
bearing the matter has in the case.
Admiral Schleys reputation for YER
acity and the
Validity of His Reasons
for not promptly obeying orders to pro,
coed from Cienfuegos to Santiago and
there blockade the Spanish fleet are
involved in the question of the time
the Dear Schley" letter was received
by him.
The evidence that the "Dear Schley"
letter was sent by the Dupont was
found in the official journal kept on
board the flagship New York by order
of the navy department. Lieut.. Marsh.
Admiral SIMPSONS flag secretary in
the Spanish war, was placed on the
stand and on being furnished with the
records sent to the navy department
from the New York traced the Dear
Schley" letter through the several vol
umes and finally found an entry show
ing that it had been sent to Schley by
the Dupont on May 20.
Capt. Chadwick Testlfics.
Capt. F. r. Chadwick, who was in
CON 1i7and of Admiral SIMPSONS flag
ship, the New York. and who also was
chief of the admiral's staff during the
war with Spain. testified for short
time yesterday afternoon. Capt. Chad
wick's testimony related very largely
to dispatches sent by Admiral Sampson
to Commodore Schley while the latter
lay off Cienfuegos in May, 1898, and to
the code of signals agreed upon by
Capt. McCalla of the Marblehead and
the Cuban forces operating near Glen
fuegos. He said this code had not
been sent to Admiral Schley by dis
patch because Capt. McCalla had ex-
pected to join the commodore immedi-
ately and communicate the code to him.
He also told of being present at an in
terview between Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Schley in which the latter
had expressed his
Intention to BE Loyal
to the com1nander-in-ch chief. He related
in detail the change of opinion concern
ing the Whereabouts of Cervera's fleet
by Adneir;: Sampson on May 81, be-
tween the sending of the two dispatches
of that date by Admiral Sampson to
Commodore Schley, one of which was
dated at Key West and the other at
Havana. Capt. Chadwick said he had
not approved Admiral SIMPSONS dis
patch of May %, congratulating Com
modcre Schley on his Accomplishments
to that date.
Much other interesting testimony was
given. Two officers of the Massachu-
sets, Lieutenants Althouse and Dewey
testified that in the attack on the Co.
Ion on May 81, 1898, their ship, from
which Commodore schley directed OPP
erations, fired at ranges of from $500
to 10000 yards and these fell short.
Ten thousand yards is nearly five
nautical miles and more than five and
one-half statute miles. In one official
report Commodore Schley gave the dis
tance as 1000 yards.