Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-04
INQUIRY TRYING ON
COURT AND COUNSEL
Mr.. schley's Attorneys Work
Late Into the Night.
LIEUT.. DOYLE ON STAND

Campaign and Speaks of the Brook
lyn's Part In the Battle and SchIey's
Conduct at the Time.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-After the US.
ual preliminary proceedings in the
SchIey court Of inquiry today Lieuten,
ant James j. Doyle, formerly of the
flagship Brooklyn, was recalled for the
purpose of continuing his testimony.
When the court adjourned yesterday
Lieutenant Doyle was under examina.
,, tion by Mr.. Raynor, and the court had
just decided that the witnesses should
| not enter upon discussion of the block
| ade of Santiago as it was conducted
after the arrival of Oommander.in.C Chief
| Sampson.
Both the court and counsel are begin.
| ming to show the effects of the arduous
duties imposed by the trial. Especially
severe is it on attorneys for both Admi
miral Schley and the navy department..
Their duties do not cease when the court
| adjourns IN the afternoon, but they ex
| tend far into the night. The trial pre-
sents many points to all of them and It's
various turns bring to light fresh com.
| plicarions, which have the effect OF rem
derlng it more trying than an ordinary
| case, would be.
| But while agreeing that it would be
desirable TO have the case terminated at
an early date, they also agree that there
1C in bor
Judge Advocate Lemley probably vii
not call more than six or eight witness.
es, but Mr., Raynor has almost 40 names
| on his list.
He says. however, that he does not
| expect TO call more than half his mum
| Der. Still, he will not undertake TO
name day for the close of the inquiry
within a month from this date. He
does not expect to call Admiral Schley
TO the witness stand for some time yet.
| Mr.. Raynor expects his client TO maze
| a complete review OF the case, and it is
| probable that the admiral will be on the
stand longer than auy other witness.
caprain >ig>bee Recalled.
Captain Sigsbee was the first of yes
| terday's witnesses to appear for the pur'
pose of correcting his testimony.
Captain Sigsbee stated that he had
made another search last night for the
dispatch from the navy department un-
der the terms of which ne sought TO
connect with the flying squadron off
| Santiago and that he had found pri
vate letter which he had written at the
time i'll which he had said:
Until we sighted the vessels on May
| 90 we knew nothing positive as to their
whereabouts
Lieutenant Doyle then resumed his
testimony begun yesterday. He was
examined by Mr.. Raynor.
He continued in reply to questions &c
give narrative Of the campaign.
Mr.. Raynor asked whether the Brook
lyn had engaged in any Commandments
during the month or June 1898, but
Judge Advocate Lemley and Hanna OBJ
jected, saying the question was similar
to the one asked yesterday concerning
the blockade after the arrival of. Admi-
raj Compton. Mr.. Raynor said his pur-
pose was to show only what the Brook
1yn had done, and that it did not in any
way concern what the New York had
done. His purpose, he said, was TO
show what had been done toward de.
veloping the strength of the shore bat
teries. 81 know what the ruling of the
~SW
spectfully to it."
Admiral Dewey said that if the ques-
tion was confined to the Brooklyn there
could be NO objection.
The question was then asked as TO
what the Brooklyn learned concerning
the shore batteries as q result of any
bonn bardments in which she had partici.
pated in June.
Before a reply could be given the
court retired for consideration. At the
conclusion of the conference Mr.. Ray.
nor changed his question so as to read
as follows:
"What do you know from your own
observation in reference to the strength
of the shore batteries and the guns. ]
want the result of your observation at
Santiago acquired by you at any time
without going into general or specific
detail as to the bombardment?"
He said that in the bOmbardment
which had taken place June 26, the
Socopa battery had replied at first, very
spiritedly, but that it ''soon went out of
business.
After the ships Withdrew the enemy
had again manned their guns and then
shot at the ships On the occasion of
the second bonn bardment they did not
remain SO long.
s'Took Snap Shots at U.s."
"They always took snap shot at US
as we left, =" he said.
Mr. Raynor then asked Lieutenant
Doyle how often he had seen Commo-
dore Schley during the Santiago cam
paign.
Every time we were under fire" he
replied. during those bombardments
and in the battle of July 3d.
"What was his conduct"
"I refer you to the first specification
of the precept, his conduct in oonnec.
ton with the events of the Santiago
campaign, and what was his conduct
and bearing at any time either during
the commandments or during the battle
of July 4, when his ship was under
fre?"
II did not have an opportunity, as
the commodore was always near about
the coming tower, to observe his con-