The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-23
EXAMINATION OF REMAINING
WITNESSES WILL BE BRIEF.
ADMIRAL. SCHLEY'S TESTIMONY.
Counsel Raynor Announces Schley and
Captain Clark As Principal Wit
nesses-Admiral May Take
Two Days.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Schley court
of inquiry is rapidly approaching its
closing days.
At the beginning of today's proceed
ings. Attorney Raynor. chief counsel for
Admiral Schley, said that he would not
have more than IL Or Is witnesses to ex-
anime, and that the examination of some
Of these would require comparatively lit
tie time. The principal witnesses yet
to come are Admiral Schley and Captain
Clark.
It Is expected that Admiral Schley's
testimony will cover at least a day or
two. Captain Clark probably will be
the last witness before the admiral is
heard, but his statement, 1t is expected,
will be comparatively short.
Witnesses Of the Day.
The first witness called today was
James H. Hare, who, as a photographer
for an illustrated weekly paper, who had
made photographs of the battle Of July
g. was called.
He was followed by William L. Hill,
who was chief bOatswain on the flagship
Brooklyn during the Cuban campaign,
and who had especial charge Of the work
Of coaling.
Other witnesses called for the day were
Franklin +. Applegate, gunner on the
Brooklyn; Maj Paul st. Murphy, who
was in command Of the marines of the
flying squadron. and whose headquar-
ters were on the Brooklyn: Commander
c. H. Harlow, who was executive officer
Of the Vixen, and who wrote an account
Of the battle Of July 3, in which he
claimed alterations were made before 1t
was officially published: Lieutenant E.
W. Eberle, who had charge of the for
ward 13-inch turret on the Oregon;
Lieutenant A. A. Ackerman. who was in
charge of the aft 13-inch turret of the
Oregon, and Lieut.. Rufus 2. Johnson
who was signal officer on the Oregon and
aide to Captain Clark.
schley-sigsbee Interview.
g. E. Graham made an addition to his
testimony of yesterday concerning the
interview between Commodore Schley
and Captain Sigsbee on May 26.
He said that beyond what he had al
ready reported Captain Sigsbee as say
ing, he further said: "He had two pilots
aboard and that those pilots said that a
fleet Of vessels the size of the Spanish
squadron could not enter the harbor at
Santiago"
Mr.. Graham also changed his reply to
the question Of the court as to wheth'.r
he had heard a conversation between
Commodore Sohley and Lieutenant Com
mander Hodgson during the battle Of
July 3.
Referring to this Mr.. Graham said:
I'm answer to the question of the
court, I said NO, SIR But it seems to
me that I should say that there was a
great deal of conversation going on be-
tween three or four officers, and I an
swered NO because l could not pick
out from that conversation betwe III
Lieutenant Commander Hodgson and
Commodore Schley."
schley's Cipher Dispatch.
Lieutenant Wells was among the for
mer witnesses called for the correction
of testimony. While he was on the stand
his attention was called to a press copy
of a cipher dispatch, dated May "a, and
prepared for him by Admiral Schley.
The copy was found in the commo-
dore's press copybook, and Lieutenant
Wells said he thought he had prepared
1t. He said. however, that there was a
had never been sent.
He was asked to translate the copy
and present it to the court later.
Captain Lemly explained that the dis
patch indicated a conversation between
witness and Commodore Schley.
James Hare was then called. Mr..
Hare was a photographer during the
Santiago campaign. He stated that he
was on the press boat Somers N. Smith
on May &c and q, and they had met the
St. Paul.
Communicate by Megaphone.
"Did you have any megaphone COM
munications between the Somers N.
Smith and st. Paul?' asked Mr.. Raynor
"Megaphone and by mouth also"
'State what it was"
I'VE asked the St. Paul if there We're
any tidings of Cervera's fleet. Captain
Sigsbee said that the fleet was not
there"
lis there any incident that impresses
that on your memOry?"
Yes. After Captain Sigsbee's as
surance that the fleet was not at San
tiago we went back to Key West to coal
instead of to Jamaica, and the first news
We got was that Cervera's fleet was bot
tied up in the harbor."
On cross-eXamination, Mr.. Hare said
that the Smith was within 100 yards of
the st. Paul, and that part of the con-
versa tion was by megaphone and part
without it. He gave list of newspaper
correspondents on the Smith at the tima
bat said that he did not recognize any
of The officers on board the st. Paul ex-
cept Captain Sigsbee.
Newspaper Men Aboard.
Among the newspaper men mentioned
as present was Sylvester Scovel, Stephen
Crane Charles M. Pepper, Mr.. Sheehan,
George Lynch and w. o. Wilson.
He told the court in response to
question by it that Captain Sigsbee
had himself used The megaphone.
Mr.. Hare was succeeded by Chief
Roatswain William L. Hill. who was
also a boatswain on the Brooklyn dur
ing the summer of 1898.
He testified to hearing guns on ap-
preaching Cienfuegos and said that
while there biockading line was main
tained three or four miles out. He said