Evening star., 1901-10-12

also advised by the department of the teIe-
gram received by the department from
Commodore Schley in regard to his turn
| ing back to Key West.
Mr.. Hanna asked the witness if he had
the information contained in telegram
a copy of which he handed him, in which
the department stated in a dispatch to Ad-
miral Sampson that Commodore Schley,
with 1000 tons of coal on collier, was
going to Key West, &c. The witness re-
piled that he had.
The witness, resuming: THE admiral
had been very much concerned by the dis
patches receiyed-''
Mr.. Rayner (interrupting): THAT would
not be evidence against us
Mr.. Hanna said that reference was made
In this congratulatory dispatch to the cap
ture of a British steamer going into San
tlago with a load of coal, and he wanted
to know whether that was referred to or
was in the mind of Admiral Sampson when
the congratulatory letter was written.
Capt. Parher asked what the capture of
coal would have to do with Commodore
Schley. He said the coal captured by
Capt Sigsbee and that Commodore Schley
had nothing to do with it.
Again there was another hurried con-
sultation between Mr. Hanna, the judge
advocate and Lieut.. Ward.
Mr. Hanna-'I will read the telegram
already in evidence of May 2S, from Schley
giving some detailed account of the oper-
ations of the flying squadron, on the cap
ture of the British steamer with coal go
ing into Santiago"
He said the congratulatory dispatch 1e-
ferred to the capture of COAL He then re-
stated that his question had been whether
that capture of coal and other facts stated
in Schley's telegram of the 2Sth We're be-
fore Admiral Sampson when the congratu-
| latory telegram was sent.
That" replied Capt. Chadwick was the
| telegram on which the congratulatory dis
| patch was sent.
Instructions to Sch1ey.
! MIR Hanna then read the dispatch sent by
| Admiral Sampson to Commodore Schley
| May 81 in which he said that he expected
| the inclosed instructions would reach
| Schley by o'clock of the 23d in order to
enable him to leave before daylight so that
his direction might not be noticed and he
might be at Santiago on the oath, &c He
| asked whether the witness could recall
| whether that dispatch was sent before or
| after letter No. s?
The witness replied that No. was sent
at 3 o'clock in the morning and the dis
! patch last referred to by Mr.. Hanna was
| prepared on board the flagship in the after
noon of that day and sent by the Hawk
! between and o'clock on the afternoon of
| the same day.
Q. By Mr. Hanna) Then what would
| your answer be to the inquiry as to the
| latest orders under which Commodore
| Schley was acting at Cienfuegos at that
! time?
! Mr.. Rayner-'I object to that. These dis
patches will settle that. A mere conjecture
on the part of the captain can be of no use
/ in settling the question as to what Commo-
| dore Sch!ey actually had in the form Of Or
| ders."
! Mr.. Hanna repeated that he wanted to
! know what the personal knowledge of the
| witness was in regard to the latest orders
! issued by him as chief of staff to Commo-
| dore Schley.
! The witness-''The latest order was the
memorandum which you have just read
and the verbal instruction sent by Lieut..
! Hood, commanding the Hawk"
| Q. (By the judge advocate) Captain I
| should like to know If you were present
| throughout the interview between Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley held on
| board the flagship New York May 49, at
| Key West. and to which interview you
| have previously referred? A. 1 was
| Mr.. Rayner then asked that the letter Of
| dunn be placed in the record with dispatch
| No. g. Even If it had been he wanted It
put in again.
| The judge advocate and Mr.. Rayner
| agreed that the entire appendix be placed
| before the court for reference.
| Commander Stanton Called.
Lieut.. Commander S. A. Stanton was
! then placed on the stand. The witness
during the war with Spain was a lieutenant
on board the flagship New York. serving as
chief of staff to Rear Admiral Sampson.
He had Joined the New York in that ca
pacity about April 1, 1898.
News of CerverGs Arrival
O. (By the judge advocate)-TeI the court
| fully what information and from what
| source the information was received that
| was In your possession concerning the ar
| rival of Cervera's fleet in the harbor of
| Santiago, and how that information. so
| far as you know. was transmitted to the
commanding officer Of the flying squadron? j?
| A. On the morning of May 20 / met on
| shore in Key West, in the Office of Commo-
dore Remey, Capt. Allen, the army signal
officer in charge of the telegraph office at
| Key West He called me aside and told
| me that he had very important informa-
| ton, that he believed to be correct, and
| that must keep it a secret from every
| body except the commander-in-chief and
his stan, as to divulge the name of the man
| In Havana who had sent the information
| would probably result in his losing his life
| and the source of the information would be
| stopped. He then told me that on the night
| before he had received from Havana a dis
| patch, stating that Cervera had entered
the harbor of Santiago that morning. 10Th
| of May, with his squadron. AS I recollect,
| he said he had entered with three armorsd
| cruisers and two torpedo boat destroyers
| The employe in Havana had sent this dis
patch about o'clock, and would return to
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