The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
Attorney General Rayner Says He
Will Avail Himself of Every
Remedy Available to ImpeaCh
Appalling Verdict
CLAIMS EVIDENCE
FAVORED SCHLEY
Goes Over the Findings of the
Court Of Inquiry and Shows
Where All of the Testimony o.
His Witnesses Was Rejected
BY the Majority

Washington, Dec 13.-Admiral
schley, late this afternoon, through his
counsel presented to the secretary OF
the navy his bill of exceptions to the
findings of the majority of the Court
| of Inquiry.
The bill claims that the majority OF
the court gave their opinion that Com
modore Schley should have proceeded
with the utmost dispatch off Cien-
fuegos when there was no speclncatlon
governing this point and without CIV
ing the applicant an opportunity 10
furnish evidence on 1t. The TACT that
no place was mentioned on what 10
known as the McCalla memorandum
for meeting the insurgents is regarded
as a paramount reason why commune
cation was not held with the insur-
gents, and further that the said
memorandum was sent to Commodore
Schley only for use in connection with
the information which it contained rel
atfve to certain batteries at or being
constructed in the vicinity Of Glen
fuegOs.
The bill further contends that over
whelmlng evidence was presented 70
the court to show that the blockade
of Cienfuegos was maintained that the
the uncontradicted testimony proving
that the British steamer Adula was
allowed to enter Cienfuegos to obtain
information regarding the Spanish
fleet that the order of Admiral Samp-
son, known as No was an Imperative
order for Commodore Schley to hold
his squadron off Cienfuegos, whether
the Spanish fleet was in that harbor
or not: that the majority of the court
have ignored the admitted fact that
the commander of the Eagle did not
communicate the situation at Glen
fuegos to Commodore Schley; that they
ignored the fact that Captain Evans
waited to communicate to Commodore
Schley the meaning Of the signal lights
on shore at CienfuegOs; that Commo-
dore Schley, as proven by the evidence,
had no knowledge of these lights until
the night Of May %, 1896; that the ma
jority of the court are silent In their
reference to making the movements of
the flying squadron in front of Glen
fuegos; that the majority based their
opinion as to the retrograde movement
upon statement that Commodore
Schley before sailing from Cienfuegos.
had reliable information that ships
could be coaled In the vicinity Of Cape
Cruz and Gonaives Channel, whereas
It is denied that there was any
such positive information. and that
the records show that on three days
after leaving Cienfuegos did Commo-
dore Schley receive definite Informal
ton concerning the feasibility or prac-
ticability Of coaling ships from coll
lier I'm Gonalves Channel: that the
majority erred in stating that Commo-
dore Schley received no positive in
formation from the scout ships as to
the enemys ships in Santiago harbor
because Captain Sigsbee had reported
to Gsea sak
feet was not in the harbor
The bill denies that the conditions OF
wind, sea and weather from May 26 to
June / were favorable for taking coal
from collier off Santiago. II also
claims that the coal chart submitted
in evidence showing the chasing ca
pacity Of the flying squadron, have
been ignored: that no reference has
been made to the orders of the secre-
tary Of the navy, forbidding the haz-
arding Of the American ships against
shore batteries: that the majority
opinion failed to contain any reference
to the character Of the blockade off
Santiago, although covered in the
specifications that the demonstration
made by Commodore Schley before
Santiago on May 20 and 30 was pre-
determined and executed solely as a
reconnaissance and not as a formal at
tack upon the Colon or the other YES
sells in the harbOr: that the majority
opinion Of the court Is ambiguous
with respect to the loop of the Brook
lyn I'm that It holds that said loop was
made to avoid getting into dangerous
proximity to the Spanish vessels with
out stating whether such act was duo
TO personal fears of Commodore Schley
5r to his desire to preserve the ship
intact and ready for further work:
that the majority Of the court entirely
ignored the overwhelming testimony in
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