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strongly, and warm debate between
MN and the judge advocate followed.
FINALLY Admiral Dewey ruled:
The court has no objection to the ad.
mlrafs reference to Lieutenant Roys."
Il merely wanted to say in connec.
tion with Lieutenant Roys' testimony
that | heard nothing of the matter lie
speaks of-of the desire of Lieutenant
Sutherland to coal. | am quite sure
he Is mistaken about that because II
would have been impossible that day
for that ship to COAL" said Admiral
Schley.
Questioned by Lcmly.
In your detailed statement to the
senate you stated in effect that the
Eagle when detached and sent to Port
Antonio reported a days coal more OF
lessy" asked the judge advocate.
YES"
that you We're Informed by the com.
inanding officer of the Eagle, through
signal or otherwise. that the Eagle was
then dangerously short of coal and that
he had on board one days supply, more
or lcssT'
"Yes, that was the message"
"You stated in your testimony in eff
feet that YOU did not remember the sig
nails recorded in the Eagles signal
book and in the Brooklyn's. In your
dispatch, however, which you sent on
the morning of May q you stated that
the Eagle when sent to Port Antonio
had twenty-seyen tons. Did you notT
4 Il did. That was the next day"
Admiral Schlcy was then finally ex.
cused, and Captain Lemly offered q
large number Of documents as evidence
+ The report of Captain Goodrich on ca
bic cutting was objected to- and Cap
tain Lemly withdrew it. Among this
documentary evidence was letter OF
the secretary of the navy to the presi
dent of the senate dated Feb. 6, 1890
in response to the senate resolution ol
Jan. %. 1899, submitting facts and mil
itary records affecting the proposal tha
certain officers in the navy be advanced
according to the nominations sent t
the senate on Dec. Z, 1898. The propo
sition of Captain Iemly to Introduce
this letter aS evidence occasoned con
siderable discussion, Mr.. Rayner oh
iecting 70 any eX partc statements beini
made a part of the record. 1t wa
finally decided that the letter shoult
not 20 into the printed record in TIL
case, but that it may be referred to il
the course Of argument.
Argument Begun.
After recess argument in the cas-
was begun, Mr. l.. +. Hanna, assistan
to Judge Advocate Lemly, opening 70
the government. Mr. Hanna began D.
referring to the fact that in May, 1895
the coast Of the United States, wa
meiaced by the Spanish fleet. This, II
said, was 4 critical time. The seaboar
cities were exposed to attack. Militar
operations were pending for the relic
of Havana.
Mr.. Hanna told of the arrival of til
flying squadron at Key West and rea
IL number of preliminary orders
Commodore Schley. Speaking of Il
run Of the flying squadron from Ike
West to Cienfucgos Mr.. Hanna claim
ed that the "trip was not made as @!
!, peditiously as possible He cited IL
fact that the Iowa, which went by wa
!, of Havana, made much better time.
Taking up the question Of the time
I the arrival Of the flying squadron
= Cienfuegos, Mr.. Hanna called attentit
I, 10 the fact that the log of the Tex;
showed that she had steamed fourte'
! and half knots on the morning
May %. The Brooklyn's log also shoy
that that vessel steamed for an ho
and Il half at ten knots on the 22d. NJ
" Hanna claimed that these facts shove
that the squadron must have been
y considerable distance from the entran
to the harbor when it stopped on q
night Of the 2lst
u Continuing, Mr.. Hanna related Il
: particulars of the meeting betwe'
!. Commodore Schley and Captain NJ
Gala as the former was on his way
Cienfucgos. captain McCalla,"
u - said, did not know that Commodo
= Schlcy was on his way to Cienfueg'
while Commodore Schley did kno
7 that McCalla had been there. Und
I such circumstances" he continued, 1t
Z ordinary rules governing the int
- course between senior and junior Of
- GERS did bot pertain. In that case t
burden of calling for information W
u based upon the senior officer. Yet it
: In evidence that the commodore 4
- not request anything from Captain N
: Calla."
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