Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-29
THE LIST OF WITNESSES
IN THE SCHLEY INQUIRY,
GIVEN OUT FOR PUBLICATION ~
JUDGE ADVOCATE LEMLEN,
OF THE COURT.
THE DEPARTMENTS PURPOSE
PARTIALLY DISCLOSED ny THE
LIST OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
BEEN SUMMONED.

ted to Admiral Schley yesterday was
made public by Captain Lemly to-day.
Il does not purport to be complete list
but includes the principal witnesses
who will be called by the Judge Adve-
cate. The witnesses whom admiral
Schley has asked to be summoned are
not included in the list The list is as
follows:
Rear Admirals VIM. T. Sampson,
Robley d. Evans. Francis J. Higginson,
Charles S. Cotton. Henry c. Taylor.
Captains-French IL. Chadwick. Cas-
per +. Goodrich. Charles ID. Sigsbee.
VIM. c. Wise. Francis A. Cook, Bow
man ii. MeCalla, Theodore f. Jewell.
VIM. M. Folger, Robert NJ. Berry, John
Hannum. retired.
COMMUNICATIVE. P. Potter, Rich
ard Wainwright, Joseph G. Eaton, New
ton Il. Mason. Seaton Schroeder, Giles
b Harder. James M. Miller Lewis G.
Heilner. Alexander b. Bates
Lieutenant Commanders-Sidney A..
stanton, Nathaniel X. Usher, Albert
w. Grant, Albion c. Hodgson, VIM. II.
II. Switzerland. VIM. II. Schuetze
Templin M. Potts. Alexander Sharp, Jr.
Captain VIM. C. Dawson. U. s. M. G..
observation-disclosures c. Marsh. Spen-
Ger S. Wood, Victor Blue. James G..
Doyle, Charles Webster. John Hood
Charles II. Harlow, Charles w. Dyson,
Kenneth McAlpine.
Lieutenant (Junior Grade)-Ernest L..
Bennett.
Ensign-Henry G.. Muslin.
Acting boatswain. Dennis J. O'Con-
nell.
Chief Quartermaster, Niels Andersen.
and others.
The list of witnesses to be called by
the Judge advocate throws considerable
light upon the lines of testimony which
he will seek to adduce before the court
Admiral Sampson, as commander in
chief of the fleet, of course. heads the
list. Then follow the Captains Of all
the ships engaged in the Santiago cam
paign with the exception Of Captain
Clarke, of the Oregon, and Captain
Phillip. of the Texas, the latter having
died since the war. Evans was In COM
mand of the Iowa, Higginson of the
Massachusetts, Cotton of the Scout
Harvard, Taylor of the Indiana, Chad
wick, OF the New York, Goodrich, OF
the Newark and the Scout Yale, Cooke,
OF the Brooklyn, McCalla. Of the Mar
blehead, Jewell, of the Scout Minnea-
polls, Folger, of the New Orleans and
Barry, of the Castine. Hannum retir-
ed was chief engineer of the Brooklyn.
Commander Potter was the executive
officer OF the New York; Wainwright
was in command of the Gloucester, Ea-
ton of the Resolute, Mason executive
officer of the Breeklyn, Schroeder exc
cutive officer of the Massachusetts,, Har-
Der executive officer OF the Texas, Mil
Ter commanded the Merrimac, Heilner
navigator Of the Texas and Bates CHIEF
engineer of the Texas. Lieut.. Com
mander Stanton was SIMPSONS chief
of staff aboard the New York; Usher
was commander of the Ericsson, Grant
was aboard the Massachusetts, Hodg-
son was navigating officer Of the Brook
lyn. Switzerland was in command OF
the Dolphin. Schuetze was aboard the
Indiana, Potts aboard the Massachu-
sets and Sharp was in command OF the
Vixen. Captain Dawson was COM
mander of the marines aboard the In
diana. Lieut.. Marsh was on Simpsons
staff: Wood was commander OF the
torpedo boat Dupont, Blue was aboard
the Vixen, Doyle and Webster were on
the Brooklyn, Hood was In command
or the Hawk, Harlow was executive
officer of the Vixen, Dyson was engineer
of the Texas and McAlpine assistant en-
gineer of the Brooklyn. Lieut.. Bennett
was on SIMPSONS staff; Ensign Mus
tin was aboard the New York and Boat
swain OConnell and Quartermaster
Anderson were on the Brooklyn.
Edgar May, a clerk in the Office OF
the Judge Advocate General, has been
detailed to assist Judge Advocate Cen
eral Lemly in the preparation and
handling OF papers before the court.
Although not an assistant to Judge Ad-
vocate General Lemly in technical
sense. he will actually act in that ca
pacity SO far as the handling of the
official papers required by the Judge
Advocate in the formal presentation of
his case.
1t is regarded as extremely probable
that an assistant attorney general wiz
be assigned to assist Judge Advocate
Lemly In looking after the interests OF
the navy department before the court
The names of the several ofhcers of the
department of Justice have been con-
sidered in this connection but so Tar no
final selection has been made. Cap
tain Lemly has expressed bis willing