Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-12

as she was a faster vessel. The Hawk
left the Havana blockade about dusk Of
May 81.
Then you received information May
20 at half-past eight in the morning
and the Hawk left at dusk May IL?
That's correct"
when did you get the second con-
firmatory information you speak OFF,
Got it on the shore at Key West al
Z o'clock on the evening of May 20"
Then the confirmatory dispatch was
received some twenty-four hours before
the Hawk left with this memorandum
to Schley? Is that right?"
Yes"
"Can you give me any subsequent dis
patches or memorandum that passed
between Sampson and Schley in refer
ence to the Spanish squadron?"
III do not think can refer you to any.
After Sampson got the reply from the
commander of the flying squadron he
nent the Wasp. think about May 26. tc
lCienfuegos. with an additional dispatch
hut she, Of course, did not arrive there
until Schley had left for Santiago. dc
not remember what these dispatches
were."
"Then I understand that between the
time the Wasp carried this information
to SchIey at dusk on May 81 and the
time when the dispatch was sent from
the Bahama channel on the 26th there
was no communication between Salnp-
son and Schley in reference to the
Spanish squadron at Santiago, was
there?"
II thought 1 replied that there was no
opportunity for any"
Rayner said there was no communica-
lion between them between May q and
May q. He quoted dispatch OF May "a
as the first positive knowledge conveyed
to Schley of the presence Of the fleet off
Santiago. This dispatch follows:
'Sir: Every report, particularly daily
reports received at Key
West from Havana, state the Spanish
squadron has been in Santiago de Cuba
from the 18th to the 25th inst, inclusive.
the 25th being the date the last report
was received. You will please proceed
with all possible dispatch to Santiago to
blockade that port. II on arrival there
you receive positive information of the
Spanish ships having left, you VIII fol-
low them in pursuit"
SRayner repeated the desire ttl ofer the
dispatch in evidence, and after a COLO
Guy between Rayner and Lemly 1t was
decided the dispatch was already in evil
dence.
When Staunton was excused Rayner
asked leave to present as evidence a
supplementary chart prepared by Lieut..
Dyson, showing the speed of the vessels
OF the flying squadron. Lemly objected
en- the ground that this evidence was not
pertinent at this stage of the proceed
ings. Rayner undertook to read state
ment accompanying the chart, when
Lemly, rising. addressed the court, say
ing with reference to Rayner:
4He is not. accurate In his statements.
Of the court please. On the contrary, he
is very inaccurate. He holds the paper
,efore him and reads what is not on that
paper. He has repeatedly done it,"
Rayner did not accept the remark as
intended to be good-natured. His face
flushed, when he replied, which he did
without rising, saying: 'sJf he states
that outside of court will say it is
false"
While counsel were still talking back
and with each other Admirals Dewey
arose and announced the next witness.
Lieut.. Nathan c. Twining. formerly Of
the battleship Iowa. Twining 8 testimo-
t.y covered points already brought out.
the siege of Cienfuegos and
the bombardment of the Colon.
When Twining concluded the court
was adjourned. Rayner and Lemly
made explanations which Dewey said
were satisfactory