The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-01
A POINT AGAINST SCHLEY
TESTIMONY IN CONTRADICTION TO
 ADMIRAL,S OWN STATEMENTS.
Captain Chadwick Declares That tho of hore Batteries Were Not Con niuni- cated to Schiey Further Testimony to the Mnssachusetts CIoak-room Rur
Conversation Barred.

Washington, Oct. 31.--In the Schley
 court of inquiry to-day number of witnesses were introduced by Judge
 Advocate Lemly to testify in rebuttal
 of the evidence given on Admiral
 Schleys behalf. The court decided
 early in the day that no witnesses could
 be introduced at this stage of the pro-
 ceedings to give testimony on immater-
 ial points, This decision was made in
 connection with an effort to prove a
 conversation on board the Massachu-
 setts in which Lieutenant Sears who
 was Admiral Schley's flag lieutenant,
 was reported to have said:
 For Gods sake don't discourage him
 (meaning Commodore Schley); it is ell
 that we have been able to do to work
 him up to this"
 It had the effect of relieving Lieuten- ant Commander Grant, Lieutenant Commonder Potts and other officers of the Massachusetts, who had been called to testify of this reputed conversation involving MT. Sears, which was said to have occurred on the Massachusetts just before the reconnaissance of May 21
 On the other hand the court held that it was not bound by the ordinary pro cedure of civil courts as to the time when testimony can be taken and therefore witnesses might be called or recalled by it at any time for the pur- pose of making additions to former statements, but that none of them could reiterate testimony previously given. This decision was rendered up- on an objection raised by MT. Rayner to allowing Captain Sigsbee to give new testimony when called as witness for rebuttal
 The witnesses called in rebuttal were: Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, Captain Francis F. Chadwick, Captain Joseph c. Eaton, Lieutenant John H. Roys and Chief Quartermaster N. Anderson, all of whom testified to incidents con- nected with the campaign of 1898.
 Captain Chadwick said in his state ment to-day that the precautionary dispatches from the navy department in regard to attacking the Spanish | shore batteries were not communicated | to Commodore Schley. This statement | s regarded as of great importance by | Admiral Schley's opponents because it | distinctly contradicts the admirals own 
 Captain sigsbee testified concerning ir. n,-An xxrft Commodore Schley. Captain Eaton was he commander of the dispatch boat 2esolute during the war and his testi- nony related largely to events which occurred just before and just after the ,attle of July 8. Lieutenant Roys serv- d on board the Eagle, and his state nent bore upon the Eagles meeting with the Brooklyn when the latter was n route to Cienfuegos and again while he flagship lay off that port. He stat d that Lieutenant Commander South rland asked not to be sent to Port An ohio for coal and asked also to be al- owed to coal from the Merrimac, Mr. Anderson was chief quartermaster of he Brooklyn during the Spanish war nd was at the wheel during the battle f July B. He said that Commodore chley gave the order of hard aport," . ut that when the order was given the essel was already hard aport.
 Before these witnesses were introduce q for the department the court heard aptain T. S. Borden of the marine orps, who served on the Brooklyn, in dmiral Schley's behalf. He was the { lst of the admiral's witnesses and he I .stif1ed that the admiral bore himself onorably during the battle of July 8. .