The San Francisco call., 1901-11-01
COURT WANTS
No REPETITION
Witnesses at Schley In
quiry Relieved From
Service.
Marine Corps Officers Praise
Completes Admiral's
Case.

WASHINGTON, Oct s1.-In the Schley
court of inquiry to-day a number Of wit
nesses were introduced by Judge Advocate
Lemly to testify in rebuttal Of the evil
dence given in Admiral Schley's behalf
The court decided early in the day that no
witnesses could be introduced at this
stage of the proceedings to give testi-
mony on immateriaI points. This an
nouncement was made in connection with
an effort to prove conversation on board
the Massachusetts,, in which Lieutenant
Sears, who was Admiral Schley's flag lieu
tenant, was reported to have said:
(meaning Commodore SchIey), it's all that
we have been able<to do to work him up
to this"
1t had the effect of relieving Lieutenant
Commander Grant, Lieutenant Command
er Potts and other officers of the Massa-
chusetts. who had been called to testify
concerning this conversation with Sears,
Massachusetts just before the reconnois-
sance of May 81.
Reiteration Is Barred.
On the other hand the court held that It
was not bound by the ordinary proceed
ings in civil cases as to the time when
testimony can be taken and that wit
nesses might be called or recalled at any
time for the purpose of making additions
to former statements, but that none Of
them could reiterate testimony previously
an objection raised by Raynor to allowing
Captain Sigsbee to give new testimony
when called as witness for rebuttal pur-
poses.
The witnesses called in rebuttal were:
Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, Captain
French z. Chadwick, Captain Joseph G..
Eaton, Lieutenant John H. Roys and
Chief Quartermaster Neil Anderson, all
of whom testified to the incidents con-
nected with the campaign of 1898.
Captain Chadwick in his statement to-
hot arIfir n oh
from the Navy Department in regard to
attacking the Spanish shore batteries had
not been communicated to Commodore
SchIey Th1s statement Is regarded as OF
ponents, as it distinctly contradtcts the
adm1ral's own statements.
Sigsbee on the Stand.
Captain Sigsbee testified concerning his
interview on the Brooklyn with Commo-
dore Schley Captain Eaton was the com
ing the war and his testimony related
largely to events which occurred just be-
fore and just after the battle Of July 8.
Lieutenant Roys served on board the
Eagles meeting with the Brooklyn when
the latter was en- route to CienfuegOS and
again while the flagship lay off that port.
He stated that Lieutenant Commander
Switzerland had asked not to be sent to
Port Antonio for coal and had asked to be
allowed to coal from the Merrimac.
ANDERSON was cnleI qudrteIu1dSteE OF
the Brooklyn during the Spanish war and
was at the wheel during the battle of July
8. He said that Commodore Schley had
given the order of hard aport," but that
when the order was given the vessel was
then hard apOrt.
Before these witnesses were introduced
for the department the court heard Cap
tain T. S. Borden of the Marine Corps,
who served on the Brooklyn, in Admiral
Schleys behalf. He was the last of the
admiraPs witnesses and he testified that
the admiral had borne himself honorably
during the battle of July 8.