The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-08

(Continued from rage SlA'l which his colloquy was reported toy the nawsnapers and the language used by
 MT Hodgson in his correspondence with AdmeraI Schley. He read the newspaper .version of Commander Hodgson's state- ment of the colloquy as follows;
 Schley: Hard aport
 Hodeson: You mean starboard.
 schley: No I don't. We are near enough to them (the Spaniards) already.
 Hodgson: But we will cut down the Texas" ,o,.
 Schley: Damn the Texas; let her LOOK out for herself"
 MT. Raynor then had the witness scru- tinize the letter which he had written to Admiral Schley on June and recall from him the statement that he had not then informed the admiral that he had used the expression, Damn the Texas. When the witness was asked 1T ne thought that there was any suggestion of such an expression he replied: When I suggested to Commodore Schley that there was danger of colliding with the Texas he said: Damn the Texas. lie used the expression as not in any way condemning the Texas for being there, but as if he were irrltated as one mlsnI be about anything"
 Mir Raynor asked then about the ex- pression attributed to the witness: "She will cut down the TeXas?" ----.
 Hodgson Denies Statements. Commander Hodgson replied that there was no such expression in the letter and | that he never had said that the Brooklyn would cut down the Texas.
 "There is a good deal in the reported cololauy that I did not say" he said. The statement there was never made. he went on but the commodore did say, Damn the Texas
 Continuing he said that the dialogue as reported was fictitious and that he had denied it's verbal accuracy, while not de- nying the truth of a part of it. He said | that he had told Admiral Schley that he | could not repudiate the entire statement | and that he had not understood him tc request that he should do more than deny | it's verbal accuracy. He already had be- fore writing his explicit denial told the admiral that he could not deny the whole story He had givxen the newspaper re porter authority originally to quote him as authority for the gist of the state ment.
 At this point MT. Raynor introduced as | evidence the official report made by Cap | tain Chadwick of his examination Of the l witnes with regard to this colloquy fol | the purpose, as he said, of showing dis | crepancies between the statement made | in that examination and the statemen made now. The introduction of this re l port caused Captain Lemly to offer {
 statement made by Lieutenant Com | mander Heilner on the same subject, bu ! MT. Raynor objected to this statement a
 not pertinent and the court, after con | sultation. sustained the objection. Othe l statements were put in as evidence with
 out objection and Captain Lemly offered
 a letter from Captain Chadwick to tn
 Secretary of the Navy in regard to al
 explanation contained in a letter iron | Commander Hodgson, which had jus
 been read and offered as evidence. MT
 Raynor called attention to the fact tha
 this letter contained an expression c
 opinions. whereupon Admiral Dewe
 said:
 we don't want it. eW have not take
 opinions here"
 | Captain Lemly said he had only offere
 these documents for the purpose of maE | ing the record complete.