The San Francisco call., 1901-11-02
ADMIRAL SCHLEY WILL HAVE A FINAL WORD
FOR COURT OF INQUIRY BEFORE IT CLOSES
Proceedings of the Naval Tribunal Are Now Almost End and the
Decision Will Be Rendered Within Few Weeks

The witness replied About southwest as
saw her nearly broadside on
He also said that when he saw the Brooklyn
making her turn with comparative raptdity %
the turn had been nearly completed
Captain Chadwick, while under recall, said
IN response to question from Raynor that
tnere had been practical ahrogation by the
Navy Department of the precautionary orders
concerning the bombardment of Spanisb shore
batteries In order 70 a-roi+ ~ yt lailoI slioi
of San Juan. Porto Rico. He added that in
his opinion there had been a general abrogation
OF the order, but Raynor objected to the giving
OF opinions.
Captain Chadwick was then excused and
Lieutenant John Hood. who commanded the
hawk during the Spanish war. was recalled.
He was questioned on the point made by Ad-
miral Schley in his testimony that the com
manding officer of the Dolphin had filed with
the Navy Department memorand in which
he said. speaking of Hoods return from his
mission to Commodore Schley. while the latter
lay off Ctenfuegos. Hood says a good MANY
officers do not believe the Spaniards are there
cat Cienfuegos) at all, but they can only sur
mise
In reply to question as to what report he
had made on which the memorandum could
have been based the witness replied:
L reported to the commanding officer of the
Dolphin that l conversed with a number of
officers and that I did not believe myself nor
c,, olo any OF the officers believe as far as 1
that there was reason for believing they
We're and that I thought Commodore Schley
slender grounds
Hanna-Did you or not make any report to
the comma nding officer of the Dolphin which
would warrant the use of language embodied
In that memorandum ~
Il did make such report: one warrantine
stronger language than that
Didn't Board the Adula.
Hanna-How did you get the notes in refer
ence to boarding the Adua?
Il never boarded the Adula I returned m
the hagship Brooklyn after collecting the mail,
under Commodore Schley's orders about II
o'clock. Just as / came aboard 1 met Lieu
tenant simpson of the Brooklyn who had
boarded the Adula and had his written report.
L asked him to let me see 1t. as there might
be valuable information in it, which he did
/ then told him I wanted copy of il to tale
back to the admiral as there was. in nv onin-
ion very valuable information in it, Simpson
and myself went to the executive officers Office
ecutive officers writer make a COPY for me
to take back to the admiral as valuable In
formation. He had just come out from MAX
ing his report to the commander of tha AJ,tn-
squadron. That quoted in the appendix is
an exact copy of Simpsons boarding report to
the commander in chief of the flying SQUAD
rom"
Lieutenant Hood said in reply to a ouestior
from Raynor that he had not boarded the
Adula and that the notes which he hard car
Tled back to the Dolphin were those made by
Lieutenant Simpson; hence it was Lieutenant
simpson and not himself who had boarded the
British ship. ~
Lieutenant Hood was then excused and a
NUMBER OF kilograms and official dispatches
which have heretofore been put in were in
troduced at this point for the convenience of
counsel. "a
Captain Demy then stated that ba h.d ~.
more witness whom he desired to call on Mon
day owing to the fact that he was too IN r.
appear to-day and it also stated that
Admiral Schley would again take the stand g.
the purpose of correcting his testimony
Raynor said he would have no more Wit.
nesses, except possibly the admiral himself
There being no further business before tbe
court an adjournment was taken at 12:45 untiI nil
Monday at IL a. m.