The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-02
.LfMlY TAKES HIN.
ADMIRAL sCHLEY HOLDS HIS own,
UNDER CR0ss-ExAMI-
NATION.
JUDGE ADVOCATE IS IlRfsoMt
AT a HINT FROM ADMIRAL DEWEY
HE CHANGES HIS
TACTICS.
SAMPSON WAS THE COMMANDED
OF A DECISION SHOWS
THAT COURT HOLDS THAT
OPINION.

gan yesterday before the court OF in
curry, and Judge Advocate Lemly as
sumed the role of prosecutor so clearly
those who have asserted that It
was an impartial court of inquiry were
compelled to abandon that position.
Admiral Qewey's wording Of a decis-
ion yesterday indicates that the court
holds that Sampson was the command
erin chief Of the flying squadron the
day of the battle. Capt. Lemly read
from the naval regulations in an at
tempt to show that Schley violated the
July 3 and give it to his captains. Gen.
Rayner fought this vigorously, and in
the course of his remarks declared that
the simple signal, follow the az" was
a sufficient plan of battle. ~
NELSON at Trafalgar, signaled Eng
land expects every man to do his
duty, said the counsel. "Schley's
words were
Follow the Flag"
Admiral Dewey and his colleagues
retired for consultation, and, returning,
announced that they wanted NJ ques-
lions asked concerning Schley's control
Of the fleet after the date when he sur.
rendered command of the squadron. =
Just before the cross-examination
was begun Schley said the Brooklyn in
f1icted SO per cent of the injury done the
Spanish fleet. although constituting but
one-f1fth Of the fighting force. OF the
forty-two shots which took effect on
the American ships the Brooklyn re-
ceived thirty, thus suffering 20 per
cent of the damage inflicted by the
enemy. This recital Of the prominent
Part played by his flagship aroused the
enthusiasm of the Schley partisans in
the court room. The admiral told the
facts quietly, but with telling effect.
Judge Advocate Lemly overlooked no
opportunity to s~uhstantiate the charges
made in the department precept. He
asked a multitude Of questions calcu-
lated to show that schley was guilty
various misderneanors, and delved
Into Trivial Details
until the faces of the admirals Of the
couTt showed they were growing impa-
tieAt. Lemly did his best to elicit in
unfavorably to Schley, but
made no effort to develop other lines of
evidence. Doubtless the Judge advo-
cate will leave it to schley's counsel to
bring out that part. Of the testimony.
A feature Of the cross-examination was
the number of hypothetical questions
L'mly asked the applicant as to what
he would have done under this and tina.
Finally Admiral Dewey
whispered in the judge advocates ear,
and the line Of inquiry was altered.
The Judge advocate in his cross-ex-
dwelt upon the interview be-
tween Admiral Sampson and Commo-
dore Schley at Key West before the de-
parture of the flying squadron at which
the latter testified that Admiral Samp-
son instructed him not to expose his
ships to shore batteries until, the Span
ish .s
Fleet Had Reen Destroyed, A 4
on the fact that Admiral schley issued
no written order of battle. on the dues-
ton Of coaling off Cienfuegos and. the
steps Schley took there totascertain the
presence of the Spanish fleet. He was
cross-examining the witness upon mat
tiers connected with the cruise of the
squadron from Cienfuegos to Santiago
when the court adjourned. The retro.
grade movement. the firing upon the
Colon and the battle of Santiago. which
constitute the main features Of the pre-
cept, were not touched upon yesterday.
After Admiral Schleyi concludes to-
day two other witnesses will be called
in his behalf Admiral Barker and
Capt. Thomas Borden. The latter was
anSofecer OF the marine corps aboard
the Brooklyn. The Judge advocate
4hor ,x,l1l oo1l h3c uuiAnoocoo In ,,.nh11ftaly
of whom there r understood to4be
more than fifteen. and 1t IS probable
that Admiral schley's counsel will call.
witnesses In ~sur-rebuttal. /.