The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-13

u"'u Dt-'h on Nchlrl : rAal'HP'hN ~
same despatch tha, a British collier, with
rured on Santiago.
!. first witness was laeut Francis
Boughter. called 10 ortify 20 the record
u his Testimony. He was asked one q'ic,-
ton only Mr. kayncr read to ham an
extract from tbe log 81 the tr-loual '"i"h
for May ~ u y n e. midnight, saying
that the American vessels continued to
pas bach and forth before th" mouth OF
the harbor, throwing their. rearchhshts
on the coast and h. asked ~" wlii'"rs
whether he remembered that ia" s"arch-
lights were used.
i do not remember any s'archlig1ts
whatever said Lieut.. Bought"r NAV
20 was tho day Commodore SchirN ,hfstt
-aw the Coion lying near the mouth OF
Santiago harbor
cAPT CR~oss-kSAMlNkp
Capt. p Il Chadwick. Admiral Simp-
sons chief 81 staff IA the Wa with spain
then took the stand and tho cTuss-rAhi'-
nation begun yesterday by Mi h~yher
was continued.
Mr.. Rayn-r read To he Court Capt,
ChadwIck's answer To "A question Nrrth
day. a. TO whether be- p'colicc'ed AdhlraI
Samp-pn's congratulatorN despatch u"
Commodore Schley. In which answer 'alt'
Chadwick said :,
i remember IL very we'll. because l
protested against th-s' Cpngratulhtl1i-
n. ,Sampsonl persisted IA putting tIst
way ! asked him why. and b" sld '"'
| want 20 encpuragc him
Mir RAyner laid that the last part OF III"
answer was not rcsponSiv" 20 the question:,
and that hs now wished 10 ask two questions
In relation TO Il The fret question Na-
when did you fnd out that C"inin'dWie
Schley was operating under despatch NO
-" And the second waS did yuu then,
in protesting against the congratulatory
despatch. refer To ,he blockade az ten
fuegusf'
The Judge Advocate said he would not
object to hose questions n he might th"h
ak the witness Whether he knew ma ON
mudor. Schlry Wa acting under ~" N
siructions ~ that despatch alone" is
submitted that while part ~ 'SI' NhHu-
wick's answer Was not directly responsive
4, was not A. all unusual for a witness
when referring 60 matters within hs r"g"i,
lection, to say that they we're Impressed
upon his mind 10y such and such a fact
Mr. RAyner said h. could not agre'. that
IA, answer Ia the Two questions whlch ne
proposed TO ask would not give thn JUG"
Advocate the night II rn-asking hi- mr.,
oue-tlon was When did you first find out
the existence Of despatch No. So
The Judge Advocate have no Oh
jection 81 that question as YOU have chahgrd
ran, Chadwick looked over despatch
M which L. the on. from Admiral Samp-
son 20 IN. Commudprr II the FLYING squad
ron dated Rev West. MAY ~. 1895. and he
ginning Spanish squadron probably az
santiago De C.ha, and then responded
10 IA. question bv saying was Informed
of IT, purport At the time II "as sent by
the Narhlshead,'
U pid YOU see II when II was sent 10
the Marhlahoad' A ! did not read y.
. Wher I'D YOU hrst read IT. \
did not read the original despatch untI
the answer Was received from Commodore
Sch.ev bv the Hawk.
cHApwICE's PROTEST AGAINST c~oNGRA1v-
LArISG sCHLEI
Mr. Ravner Did you. in protesting
agaIrs' the sending Of this congratulat"ry
despa'ch. refer e. the blockade of tien-
fI"s.s under de-lAtch No - Under
utieCtion Mr. HAvner changed the form
II the question .p a. 20 make i real Dad
YOU have the blockade Of Cicufuegos In
mind when you protested sgains, the send
ing 81 the consrstustory despatch
tpV' tnadN lick tsfore proceeding 70
answer the question, occupies himself ~
writing n memorandum OF htS answer ana
was proceeding 10 read y when he was
interrupted hy Mr. Rayner. who objected
70 a written answer He aid that the que--
toned called for an answer. yes oT 70.
Thep might L. something '"ry obJrc-
tioushLn In the written answer and he
claimed the right 10 rad q Ia advance.
capt Chadwick Did you ask " | had
that only on my mind
Mr. Ravner No, did not. | mean
whether you had I; n your mind at all
Capt Chadwick We'll. ] can SAY that !
hid Il partially IN my mind
Mr. Hanna What detailed and personal
information did Won Ia respecting tn"
CouduCt 81 tho Sautiago campaign, ana
the movpmeuts of the Flying squadron
A We were al ds-d of the movements on
Cisgfu"gu- and We vero also advised 10y
NJ" Navy Department regarding TOM
modor. Schlav's purpO-s To como tack
20 kev West
q Ind YOU know personally. ~ that
~rtrogradr movemeGt' 4 only a. II was
emboii-d IN tie telegram from IN" Navy
DnVar'tn,s' hegiI.Hing -Schlry tel"-
graphs from Santiago do Cuta no Cos
90 Key West with hts squadron Tor coal,
though be- has ZOO tons ~ coal " in hun
In a broken down %collicr.-
capt Chadwick. hy N" direction 81
Admiral Dewey, rad the do@patch ~ full
AMI addict that Admiral sampson had been
very much encouraged. but before hes
could get any farther hc waS interrupted
10y Mr. Kayu.r, who objected 10 any state
ment not callei for by n question
MIR Hanna-Nhat would your answer
he To- a question az 20 whether Commodore
Schl"y wa acting uGd"r hat dcspar'hf
Mr. Rayner-I object That would 10
merely conjecture "a the part 81 IA" Wit
u'ss
N A RANGL
lheif was inu'll hl~l~~l't UH'NfTfn
Mr. Rayn"r and the Jucg" Advocate NJ to
th. form IT the question 10 be put - Capt
Ihadwick AMI A. 10 why sampson had
congratulated SChl"y H. this colloguy II
was brought out that Sampson had re
c.vsd from Schiey "n NAV ~. "A telegram
asking u he should "nd"avor To coal tho
Marblehaad and the Texas m the open
--a and retain position "a Santiag" until
Cual supply larger vessels has given up
,oui' This despatch was dHts-l Nav -
Schl"v SAID m II al-o tia, the l"Aa- amt
th" MRrhlah"ad had taken "a quantity II
cpal "A SantIagu. which enables m" to
hold place until cual has is-'u rNiucJ,-
and Furthermore that 'hc st Paul. May
-. captur,d British collier hound IN With
coal. evidently Tor CSpani-hl feet
Il Was evident that Mr.. Raynor wanted
to show tina SamT-pn's coDgratuintory
despatch Ia ~Chhry whs has"d ~ IN" idea
derived from Schlry's message thst "A
blockade 81 Santago had t-ru established
Capt lemly painted out that the British
collier had b-.n captured OF Nav Is and not
ON MAY ~ That fact. however, ~sr not
mentioned by Srll-y IN l!s telegram n
Tin, Navy Department uu May p, tle day
after lee staIiPd haok for hey West, SaN-
ing that the Department. orders To remain
AZ Santiagu cpuld not - ulr,y'-i u was
Capt. Lemly'- contention that NamI-ui
having harmed Tor ~" h'st tine ~ Sohl"Ns
M A -