Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30
SCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY
List of Witnesses to Be Called to
Testify.

Testify.
Washington, Aug. 3O.-The list of
witnesses prepared by Captain Lemly,
judge advocate of the Schley court of
inquiry, and transmitted to Admiral
Schley has been made public by Cap
tain Lemly. 1t does not purport to be
n complete list, but includes the prin-
cipal 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. That list is as fOllows:'
Rear Admirals VIM. II. Sampson,
Robley d. Evans, Francis J. Higgin-
son, Charles S. Cotton, Henry c.
Taylor.
Captains French r. Chadwick, Cas-
par +. Goodrich, Charles d. Sigsbee,
VIM. c. Wise, Francis NJ. Cooke, Bow
man H. McCalla, Theodore F. Jewell.
VIM. NJ. Folger. Robt. NJ. Berry, John
i. Hannum, retired.
Commanders VIM. +. Potter, Rich
ard Wainwright. Joseph d. Eaton,
Newton f. Mason, Seaton Schroeder,
Giles b. HARDER. James NJ. Miller,
Lewis &. lIeilner. Alexander 3. Bates.
Lieutenant Commanders Sidney A.
Staunton, Nathaniel r. Usher. Albert
w. Grant. Albion c. Hodgson,, VIM. II.
H. Switzerland, VIM. II. Scheueteze,
Te'nplin NJ. Potter. Alex Sharp, Jr.
Capt. VIM. G. Dawson. U. s. NJ. C.,
Iieutenants Charles c. Marsh. Spen-
Ger S. Wood, Victor B. Simms, Charles
Webster. John Hood. Charles II. Har-
low. Charles w. Dyson, w. D. Nc
Alpin.
Lieutenants ljunior grade) Ernest
Knott Horny Mnsfip
Acting Boatswain Dennis J. O'Con-
nell. - a.. do. ...
Chief Quartermaster Niels Ander-
son. and others.
The list of witnesses to be called by
the judge advocate throws con.
erably light upon the lines of testi-
mony which he will seek to adduce
befc re the court. Admiral Sampson.
as commander-in-chief Of the fleet. OF
course heads the list. Then follow
the captains of all the ships engaged
in the Santiago campaign. with the
exception of Captain Clarke, of the
Oregon, and Captain Philip. of the
Texas, the latter having died since
the war. Evans was in command Of
the Iowa, Higginson of the Massachu-
sets, Cotton of the scout Harvard.
Taylor of the Indiana. Chadwick of
the New Yorw. Goodrich of Newark
and the scout st. Louis, Sigsby Of the
scout ST. Paul. Wise of the scout Yale,
Cooke of the Brooklyn, McCalla of
the Marblehead, Jewell of the scout
Minneapolis. Folger of the New Or
leans, and Barry of the Castine. Han
mum (retirel) was chief engineer of
the Brooklyn; Commander Potter
was the executive officer of the New
or inv, .ifr1, y
of the Gloucester, Eaton of the Reso-
lutte, Mason was executive officer of
the Brooklyn. Schroeder was eNecu-
tive officer of the Massachusetts. Har-
Der was executive officer of the Texas,
Miller commanded the Merrimac, Hill
ner was navigator of the Texas, and
Bates was chief engineer of the Tex
as. Lieutenant Commander Staunton
was SIMPSONS chief of staff aboard
the New ork, Usher was commander
OF the Erickson. Grant was aboard the
Massachusetts, Hodgson was navigat.
ing officer of the Brooklyn, Souther-
land was in command of the Dolphin,
Schuetze was aboard the Indiana.
Potts was aboard the Massachusetts
and Sharp was in command of the
Vixen. Captain Dewson was com
mander of the marines aboard the
Indiana. Lieutenant Marsh was on
SIMPSONS staff. Wood was command
er of the Torpedo boat Dupont, Blue
was aboard the Vixen, Coyle and Web
ster on the Brooklyn. Hood was in
command of the Hawk, and Barlow
was executive officer of the Vixen;
Dyson was engineer of the Texas.
and McAlpin assistant engineer of
the Brooklyn; Lieutenant Bennett
-4->+
tin was aboard the New York and
Boatswdin O'Connell and Quartermas-
ter Anderson We're on the BROOKLYN.
Edgar May, clerk in the office of
the Judge advocate, has been detailed
to assist Judge Advocate General
Lemly in the preparation and hand
ling Of papers before the court Al
though not an assistant to Judge Adj
vocate General Lemlv in a technical
sense, he will act III that capacity so
far as the handling of the papers in
the formal presentation of his case
is concerned.
Sultan TO Pay Big sum.
Constantinople, Aug. 27.-The
of indemnity which the sui
tan agrees to pay the quays company
for interference with the rights IS
100000 francs. The sultan will also
pay 100000 francs to a Frenchman on
account of the Selling Of his lands in
Albania. The quays company re-
nounces for a year the clause in it's
regarding the transfer of
the guays to Turkey, only, it is be-
lieved, to save appearance for the sui.
tan.
We should all like to see the under
taker prosper if we could designate