Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

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miral Schley. amid general laughter, which
the court did not rebuke. But object to
Lieut.. Woods deductions" the admiral
added. II only saw him for few minutes
He was in such a condition that | relieved
him and allowed him to rest and sleep on
board the Brooklyn"
Lieut.. Hoods Statements.
Mr.. Rayner also Intercepted the witness
concerning statements made before the
court by Lieut.. Hood who said that on the
occasion OF his official visit on board the
Brooklyn when she lay of Cienfuegos he
had told Commodore Schley that Admiral
Sampson considered his information of the
presence of the Spanish fleet at Santiago
definite.
The admirars answer was: mo nor do 1
understand how he could have communl-
Gated such Information, In view Of the doubt
which Capt. Chadwick said existed I'm the
admirars mind after he had received the
Information from Lieut.. Staunton on the
goth that the admiral felt sure that the
fleet was there. AS he was the bearer NJ
dispatches to me / do not see why the adj
miral could have expressed to him one
thing when Capt Chadwick seems to have
felt that the admiral thought oppositely"
The tenor of this called forth an obiec-
ton from Judge Advocate Lemly. Il don't
think" he said, THE witness ought to an
swer with an argument. This point has
been once ruled upon by the court He
should answer the question as to the facts
MT Rayner: Il think he has answered
pretty WELL
Captain Lemly: THE last answer is
plainly argument"
Admiral Dewey: Scratch the answer
out"
Mr. Rayner: Yes. let it go out. II Is so
good | will use II in nv own argument"
Continuing his testimony, Admiral Schley
said: Il must say l do not remember a
conversation with Lieut.. Hood lasting over
about two minutes. j never saw him again
until i sent him back with dispatches Ac-
cording to his evidence there is detailed
here what might have occupied an hour
but | don't think / saw him over three
minutes"
Conversation with Capt McCaIIa.
Admiral Schley also referred again, at
the instance of Mr.. Rayner. to the CONVEX
sation with Captain McCalla upon the lat
ter's arrival off Cienfuegos, as reported by
Aue ldlltI III MS statement mace before the
court. In that statement Captain McCalla
said he had informed Commodore Schley
on that occasion that Cervera had been au-
thoritatively reported as having entered
Santiago. May 10, and was believed to be
still there when he (McCallal had left Key
West on the e1st Responding to this
question, Admiral Schley said: Il have no
recollection at all about that. do not re-
call any conversation on that first occasion
with Captain McCalla. except I'm regard Ia
the insurgents and the system OF signag
which he had arranged and the ordera
which were given to him to proceed west.
ward. / do not recall any other"
Mr.. Rayner: do you remember what
took place at the time he says you said
that the English had demonstrated that
ships could not be coaled at sea. and also
that If you returned TO Key West you would
be court-martialed."
That has escaped me. ! do not have any
recollection OF 1t. I would be likely to re-
member ii il such a conversation had been
held
With the above statement Admiral Schley
terminated his testimony for the day It
was now within twenty minutes of the usu-
al adjournment time. and the admiral COM
planned of irritation in his throat due
to the prolonged use of his voice and the
court agreed to adjournment for his re-
lief Indeed, Admiral Dewey had previously
noticed the condition OF the witness and had
indicated a willingness to excuse him for
the day
Proposed Summons for sampson.
Before the court could adjourn. however,
Judge Advocate Lemly arose and revived
the question Of summoning Admiral Samp-
son as witness in the case. This sugges-
ton had been originally made several weeks
ago in connection with the translation OF
one of Admiral SIMPSONS dispatches to
Commodore Schley, and Captain Lemly had
said that If Mr.. Rayner demanded that the
admiral be called he would summon him.
In addressing the court, Captain Lemly
said:
Before the court adjourns. / would like
to ask counsel a question. He announced
publicly that he desired a summons issued
for Admiral Sampson. / have stated from
time to time that If he would give me no.
tice when he wanted the admiral sum-
moned L would summon him. i have not
received any notice. and ] do not want to
leave the record in this shape and would
like to know what his wishes are in the
matter"
Mr.. Rayner: my wishes are that IL you
can summon him. summon him. AS / IN
derstand 1t, Admiral Sampson is not in a
condition to be summoned. He Is not well
enough to come into court. I am perfectly
willing to have him here, and l. OF course.
don't retract for a moment anything / SAID
at the time when the call was made The
court will recoIlect the use of the words
'Cienfuegos' and Santiago The word used
in that dispatch was Santiago At the
time Admiral Schley sent the dispatch in to
the Navy Department there was in the
paragraph this evidently means Cienfuegos.
w. s. s. / took 1t for granted that that,
of course, would be admitted There was
only one person in the world who could ex-
pain that and that was Admiral Sampson.
My learned brother declined to admit IL. i
do not think now the question is as serious
as did at that time. Now you and / both
know that Admiral Sampson is not in con-
dition to be called into court. i do not want
to be put in the position of abandoning my
position Of calling Admiral Sampson into a
controversy where his presence Is not neces-
sary and when he is in no condition what
ever to be brought into court, even il his
presence was necessary"
The court then adjourned until Monday
morning at Ii O'Clock