The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-02
NEARLY ALL EVIDENCE is In.
ne More Witness Is to Be Called in the
Schley Court of Inquiry.
E ADMIRAL WILL TAKE THE STAND AGA
sounsel Has Agreed Upon the Order of Argument.
The Decision May Not Be Reached
for Several Weeks.

wa shington, November In the schlcy
onrt of inquiry at LAS O'Clock Judge Adj
iccate Lemly announced that he had no
moro witnesses TO call and Mr.. Raynor
aid that no witnesses would be summoned
III behalf of Admiral Schley in surrebuttal.
For a moment it appeared MS If the now
4ynous case was about to reach n sudden
|,oncluson. But this dclusion was soon
nssipated by the announcement on the
hart OF Captain Lemly that he might ask
~ be allowed to bring In one more wit
Hess on Monday and also statement from
Mr. Raynor that Admiral Schley himself
would desire to return to the stand on
Monday to correct errors in hts evidence
lis officially reported.
There Is probability that the admiral
|piIi consume considerable time in going
liver the printed record of what he said
Ind there also Is an understanding that
IL will make some additions to his former
|tatements. But 1t is not believed that be-
ond what he may have to say there will
ic much more testimony.
The only witness that the Judge advocate
til has In mind is Lieutenant Strauss,
Ind Captain Lemly said today that If the
lie WOULD detaln the court for a short time
|niy
CaptaN Slgsbee also will return to the
tand Monday to make corrections in his
|eshmon Then argument Of counsel will
begin and after that counsel and the public
|Fili withdraw and leave the court to its
The task before the court
II hot a light one and it may he weeks
before the final verdicts will he reached.
Tpday's witnesses were Sylvester Scovel,
Former newspaper correspondent, who saw
|erylce in the Cuban campaign; Lieutenant
Hood, who commanded the Hawk during
The Spanish war, and also number of Of
beers who We're heard yesterday and who
Faturned to the stand to correct testi-
|nony.
Tho court held only one session and ad-
toufned over until Monday
The court was six minutes late i'm en-
pairing the hall today, this being the first
limo that absolute promptncss has not been
Deserved
Jpdge Advocate Lemly announced that
Eounse had agreed on the order of the
Speeches In closing the case, subject to the
Fanction OF the court. Mir. Hanna Is TO
Ppen for the department. He will be fol-
Tor Admiral Schley and Captain Lemly Will
Flose for the department. Admiral Dewey
lnnounced that this agreement was salts
|acfory to the court.
captain Lemly then brought up the cues
Hon of the character of the argument to
Pc read, saying: Il would like. for my
pwh Information, to ask the instructions
Pf the court as to whether or not we are
Expected In the closing argument TO con
Ine ourselves TO the evidence and to the
|cope or the preccpt as defined by the
no TprttT nf.rtt- 1,.,tl g.,
III counsel for the applicant and by my as
|bciateS and myself"
Mr. Raynor-Wc have to confne ourselves
|o& tbs evidence, but | don't want to be
Entirely restricted. We can not allude to
|nY facts that are not in the evidence
PUT Will In making our illusions, do il
Iery respectfully and within proper
"a think that should he the general scope
IIthe argument" declared Captain Lcmy.
i The court has defined the scope of the
Precept but, of course, we could not under
|ake, and the court won't undertake, TO
|estrict ourselves entirely, | assume, In
ftatlng just exactly the words and the
nnnner and so on. That would be ques-
|lon which at the time they would have
|oaSay whether It was proper or not"
w haynor-Ot course in making an ar
EuMent we won't pretend to refer to any
|hing not In the record We are bound by
|nat, but | don't want to have any more
|estrlctions placed upon my argument than
right to argue this case
Elthln proper bounds and with great re-
|pect TO everybody concerned, but to make
Criticisms as they appear proper to me or
70 make comment If | should find that
believe witness has not told the truth,
should not hesitate to say so.
taptain Lemly-That is right
admiral Dewey-There won't be any
Fonble about that. When we come TO that
fridge we will cross 1t.
Sylvester Scovel was then called ms the
nf M 1px 10 II ~
IS a newspaper correspondent, on May ~
n ~ II came up with the St Paul, of
Ehich Captain Slgsbee was in command off
|pe shore of Santiago. There was a con
|ersauon with Captain Sigshee through the
fegaphone and he. himself, had used the
hegaphone in conducting the interview
Ihe witness said the Somers n Smith
Eas about seventy-6Ve or one hundred feet
rom the ST. Paul during the conversation.
TGlVe us as nearly as YOU can the words
II the conversation" said Captain Lemly
1--we had been sent to find Commodore
|chley and the first question, OF course,
Eas Where Is SchleyF and the answer
|lm In the Nucatan passage, and then,
nasmuch as our boat was very slow.
|sked him to advise me whether he thought
III could catch Commodore Schley if we
|onowed him and he stated yes
me second question was Where is Ger
|efa /! and IN answer to that Captain Sgs.
|ee did not speak for a moment He CON
|ulted with somebody on the bridge of the
|hlp and, answered: 4 am not sure but
re caught an English collier trying TO
peas into the harbor this morning That
Els an the conversation remember 10
|afe had with Captain Sigsbee personally,
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