The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-29
SCHLEYSLIST NOT NAMED
Sampson. Evans, Higginson, Cotton
and Taylor There.
A LONG ROLL OF OFFICERS or THE FLEET
The List Submitted by Lemly Throws Much
Light Upon Lines Of Testimony He
viii Seek to Present TO
the Court.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, August 2S.-The list OF
witnesses prepared by Captain Lemly
Judge Advocate of the Schley court of
inquiry, and transmitted to Admiral
Schley yesterday was made public by
Captain Lemly today. 1t does not pur.
port to'be complete list but includes
the principal witnesses who will be
called by the Judge Advocate. The
witnesses whom Admiral Schley has
asked to be summoned are not included
in the list. The list is as follows
Rear Admirals-William T. Sampson,
Robley d. Evans, Francis j. Higgin-
son, Charles S. Cotton, Henry c. Tay-
lor.
Captains-French E. Chadwick. Cas-
per F. Goodrich, Charles d. Sigsbee
William c. Wise, Francis A. Cook
Bowman H. McCallahan, Theodore F.
Jewell, William NJ. Folger, Robert M
Berry, John L. Hannum, retired).
mmanders-Willam p. Potter
Richard Wainwright, JOS. G. Eaton
Newton E. Mason, Seaton Schroeder
Giles B. Harber, James Miller, Lewis
c. Heilner, Alexander b. Bates.
Lieutenant COMMANDMENTS Sidney A
Staunton. Nathaniel r. Usher, Albert
w. Grant, Albion c. Hodgson, William
III. H. Switzerland. William H
Schuetzo. Templin NJ. Potts, Alexander
Sharp, Jr.
Captain-William C. Dawson, U. S
NJ. c.
Lieutenants-Charles G. March. Spen-
Ger S. Wood, Victor Blue, James G..
Doyle, Charles Webster, John Hood
Charles Harlow, Charles w. Dyson
Kenneth McAlpine.
Lieutenant, Junior Grade-Ernest L.
Bennett.
Ensign-Henry G.. Muslin
Acting Boatswain-Dennis J. O'Con-
nell.
Chief Quartermaster-Nie Anderson
And others.
The list of witnesses to be called by
the Judge Advocate throws consider
able light upon the lines of testimony
he will seek to adduce before the court
Admiral Sampson as communicating
chief of the fleet, of course. heads the
list. Then follow the captains of all the
ships engaged in the Santiago cam
peiSAh "iiis IiiC t-NCCDtlOil VI NdDldlI
Clarke, of the Oregon, and CAPTAIN
Phillip of the Texas, the latter hav-
ing died since the war. Evans was in
command of the Iowa, Higginson of the
Massachusetts,, Cotton of the scout
Harvard, Taylor of the Indiana. Chad
wick of the New York, Goodrich of the
Newark, and scout st. Louis, Siggsbee
of the scout st. Paul, Wise of the SCOUT
Yale, Cook of the Brooklyn, McCalla. oi
the Marblehead, Jewell, of the scout
Minneapolis, Folger, of the New Or
leans, and Barry, of the Castine.
Hannum, retired, was chief engineer
of the Brooklyn. Commander Potter
was the executive officer of the New
York, Wainwright was in command OF
the Gloucester Eaton of the Resolute
Mason executive officer of the Brook
lyn, Schroeder executive officer of the
Massachusetts, Harber executive off
Ger of the Texas, Miller, commanded
the Merrimac, Heilner, navigator OF
the Texas; and Bates, chief engineer OF
the Texas. Lieutenant Commander
Staunton was SIMPSONS chief of staff
aboard the New York. Usher was
commander of the Erricson, Grant was
aboard the Massachusetts, Hodson was
navigating officer of the Brooklyn,
Switzerland was in command of the
Eagle, Schuetzo was aboard the Iowa,
Potts aboard the Massachusetts and
Sharp was in command of the Vixen,
Captain Dawson was commander of the
marines aboard the Indiana. Lieutenant
Marsh was on Simpsons staff, Wood
was commander of the torpedo boat
Dupont, Blue was aboard the Vixen,
Doyle and Webster We're on the Brook
lyn, Hood was in command of the
Hawk, Harlow was executive officer OF
the Vixen, Dyson was engineer of the
Texas and McAlpine, assistant engineer
of the Brooklyn, Lieutenant Bennett
was on SIMPSONS staff, nEsign Muslin
was on SIMPSONS staff, Ensign Muslin
vain O'Connell and Quartermaster An
derson were on the Brooklyn.
Edgar May, a clerk in the office of
the Judge Advocate General has been
detailed to assist Judge Advocate Cen
eral Lemly in the preparation and
handling of papers before the court.
Although not an assistant to Judge
General Lemly in a technical sense, he
will actually act in the capacity in the
handling of the official papers required
by the Judge Advocate in the formal
presentation of his case.
1t is regarded as extremely probable
that an assistant attorney general will
be assigned to assist Judge Advocate
Lemly in looking after tha ipteract of