Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-10-17
FACT PROVED BEYOND DOUBT be-
FORE THE COURT OF IN
CURRY.
RAyNfR AND ltMly HAVE TILT
JUDGE ADVOCATE TWICE REPRI-
MANDED BY ADMIRAL
DEWEY.

beyond question at the court OIL inquiry
Saturday that Schley did not receive
positive orders from Sampson to go to
Santiago until June 10, and that he had
no definite information from Sampson
as to the presence of the Spanish fleet
in that harbor until that date.
Schley himself had secured this in
formation on May 20, and had been at
Santiago two weeks before he received
SamL sons positive order.
This was the most important develop
ment at the short session of the court
of inquiry, which was marked by
wrangling and bad feeling from end to
end. There was a serious tilt between
the attorneys, Capt. Lemly charging
Mr.. Rayner with making inaccurate
statements.
Another important fact brought out
was that there was a delay of thirty
six hours on the part Of Sampson in
sending to Schley what was believed to
be reliable information regarding the
presence of the Spania in Santiago.
early on the morning of May 20 Samp-
son received from Capt. Allen the sig
nal officer, information which
Led Sampson to believe,
according to the testimony of Lieut..
Staunton of the New York, that the
Standards were in Santiago. Sampson
waited until night to confirm the re-
nort. The night confirmation was re-
ceiyed through Capt. Allen, but for I'M
explained reasons this information was
not started to Schley until the evening
Of Nav 81. Even Samps on did not COM
municate positive information on this
point to Schley, but instructed the lat
ter to be sure the Spaniards were not IN
Clenfuegos before leaving for Santiago.
Admiral Dewey had a bad day Win
the lawyers, and found it necessary 10
call them to account. JuCge Advocate
Lemly was reprimanded twice. He was
in bad humor and flew into fury when
Attorney Rayner sought to introduce d
chart concerning The speed of the ships
the day of the battle. Capt. Lemly ac-
cused Mr. Rayner of making inaccurate
statements The leading counsel for
Schley is a Maryland man, and MS
wrath arose at the charge, but he con-
trolled himself well, and, addressing the
court, he declared that he had prac-
ticed thirty years at the bar and never
before had
Such an InsinuntfOn
been made against his veracity. Mr..
Rayner grimly limited that trouble
would follow if Lemley repeated the
offense. Admiral Dewey then ruled in
favor of Rayner, which made the Judge
advocate grow as angry as his OPP
ponent When Admiral Dewey was
about to administer the oath to the
witness who followed Staunton Judge
Advocate Lemly was still grumbling.
please be SILENT" commanded Dew
ey, pausing as he held the Bible on
which the witness must place his hand
as he pledges himself to tell the truth.
The admiral considers taking the oath
a solemn ceremony, and brooks no dis
order while it is being done. He had
got halfway through the long form
when Lemley resumed his whispering.
Admiral Dewey stopped short and his
eyes burned fiercely as he again en-
Joined silence. Then he commenced all
over again and finally had the witness
properly sworn. An adjournment was
taken until Monday.