The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-28


Lemly In closing his response the judge
An objection OF this character is almost
equivalent 10 Withdrawing the request for
an investigation. He has asked 10 have the
Judgment OF his brother officers in TINS
matter. Let us have it. and put no tech
meal obstacles in the way OF having the IN
VestigatiOn.'
Mr. Raynor responded briefly. after which
the court retired to consider the objection
remaining out longer than on any previous
occasion. Admiral Dewey read the court
decision follows:
The court sustains the objection Of coun-
sci 80 TAR as II relates 10 conversations
that took place board the New York;
Dut thls ruling does not apply 10 any Nerpdl
orders which the cOmmander-in-chlef dl-
rected-to convey 10 Commodore Schley-
HOODS INSTRUCTIONS.
Replying TO a question put in accordance
with this decision. the witness said that
his instructions were contained in the
memorandum handed him TO be delivered
To Admiral Schey, which was read to him.
The witness then read dispatch No. S. from
Sampson to Schley. on May q. telling the
latter that the Spanish squadron probably
was at Santiago. lie also read the Brook
! lyn's receipt memorandum showing that
this dispatch, as we'll as the accompanying
memorandum. had been received at Sis
a. m on May q The witness identified
4 THESE as the orders ne hSu carried. lie also
said that he had carried two other envel-
! opes. one containing orders from the de-
partment and the other a memorandum
| which had not been read 10 him. He had
arrived at CienfuegOs at Z m on May 2S
and had gone aboard the Brooklyn for the
| purpose of delivering the dispatch.
In response 10 request from the Judge
advocate Lieutenant Hood related the con-
versation he had had with Admiral Schley
after delivering the orders. saying that he
(the witness) had told the admiral il was
Admiral SIMPSONS wish that the flying
squadron should proceed Immediately TO
Santiago. as his Information was very
positive His statement was as follows:
Commodore Schley read the dispatches,
and then turning TO me. said: Captain,
Admiral Sampson wishes me TO go to San
t1agO. | cannot do it, i told Commodore
Schey that the admiral certainly expected
rived. Commodore Schley then said in
nearly these words Il am not at all salts
fed that the Spaniards are not here in
Cienfuegos. Besides my ships all want
coal He said the Massachusetts, Texas
and the Brooklyn wanted so many tons Of
coal. and that the day before Captain
only half her coal supply, so that she could
not go anywhere: that it was useless to
send ships down there only half filled with
coal i told Commodore Schley had
passed a collier conveyed by a gunboat,
only a little before daylight that morning,
and it would certainly he there with at
least four or FIVE thousand tons of coal
within two or three hours. He referred
again to his belief of the Spaniards being
CleIlIueSOS ana Sdlu hdu some
firing about forty miles from port. which
he took TO be a welcome to the Spanish
squadron He had also seen some smoke,
which he conceived to be the Spanish
| squadron, and he believed they were there.
l said to Commodore Schley then that the
| information which the admiral had he con-
sidered as definite; he had no doubt that
| the Spanish squadron was at Santiago.
| Commodore Schley then said to me:
" Captain Sampson does not understand.
| He is not on the spot and cannot Judge
Il also Informed Commodore Schley that
| they certainly expected the squadron to
| leave Immediately, and that l had verbal
| orders from the commander-in-chief,w which
4 did not appear in my written orders, to
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