New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03
DETAILS OF THE TESTIMONY.
REAR ADMIRAL EVANS, LIEUTENANT
COMMANDER SHARP. CAPTAIN
SIGSBEE AND LIEUTENANT
DOYLE EXAMINED.
IBy Associated Pressl

Washington Oct 2-Rear Admiral Evans was the
first OF the Of yesterday who appeared for
the purpose OF making corrections in his testimony
Having made these corrections, the Rear Admiral
rose and formally addressing the court. said: May
please the court, in connection with one Of the
questions asked me yesterday. unless Rear Admiral
schley or his counsel object should like to make
statement and produce letter. If at any moment
counsel object or Admiral Schley objects. VIII
withdraw IL and STOP"
Nv Ravner-Coud we look at the letter?
Certainly handing 1t to Mr.. Rayner. 1T Is a
matter entirely personal TO me, sir Inc way the
question was put to me yesterday placed me in the
position of having Dragged board the Brooklyn
of destroying the whole Spanish feet. The identi-
cal words were used in letter purportng TO come
from the Brooklyn and published In a Washington
newspaper OF July %, 1888. / Immediately went 70
the editor of the paper ascertain the author OF
such letter. and he after a good deal OF trouble
ascertained that it was woman who had given
this information. Whether she was paid for II or
not ! could find out At the same time l wrote
10 Captain Cook, Of the Brooklyn, inclosing the
article and there is his reply. should like that
letter TO go IN the testimony in connection with
that question as the words are identicaly the
words used in this scurrilous letter published In the
newspaper"
Mr.. Rayner-I 90 not object TO any explanation
ct all that you may make. There was nothing
wrong in the question itself.
THE question was put to as II had stated
that had shot the bow of the Pluton. raked this
ship and knocked out another one, etc. There is
Captain Cooks letter, denying that such a con-
yersation took place"
Mr. Rayner-The point is whether the converse
ton was between you and Commodore Schley.
Mr.. Rayner said he would object to the presenta.
ton Of the letter at this time, but not at the
proper time. He said the proper time for this
would be when Captain Cook the stand
Rear Admiral Evans-I withdraw It
SHARP WOULD HAVE TRIED TO COAL.
Lieutenant-Comman6er Alexander NJ Sharp
who commanded the converted yacht Vixen during
the Spanish war, was the first witness Of the
day. He testified that he had first fallen in with
the Flying Squadron the morning of May "a, of
Cienfuegos. He said that the weather the cruise
from Cienfuegos to Santiago had been squally, but
that IT had not been sufficiently bad to interfere
With the speed OF the Vixen. The vessel. he said
had not been in urgent need Of coal May g. IF
had been,' he said, land had received orders te
coal. should have tried to do co. though it would
have been uncomfortable Job, because the Vixen
was very small ship"
Describing the service Of the Vixen during the
Siege Of Santiago under Commodore Schley, Com
mander Sharp said that he had been placed or
picket duty al the eastern end Of the line on the
night Of May g. and had continued this duty after
ward. He was about miles from the shore. he
SAID and probably three miles from the mouth Of
the harbor. He said that the entire feet could
not be discerned at night and that the shore line
could only be discerned black mass in ths
distance
MI. Hanna-Could you have seen vessel un-
eertaking to pass out near the shore under those
conditions?
Commander Sharp-If she had shown light:
snd made no noise do not believe could.
DID You at any time suppose yourself TO have
discovered torpedo boat attempting TO escape?"
One night we sighted light running apparent
~ along shore with good deal OF speed, and sig
ha-leo that IL was torpedo boat escaping Il
turned out 10 be a locomotive headlight the
railroad"
Under those circumstances could you have seer