The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-31

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.u the Naval Appendix
Captain Parker then asked that the
naval regulations be offered In evidence
Captain I.emIy suggested that when the
Court was sworn tho navy regulations
we're taken into Iteration He said
She Court was always CaguiZaut of that.
and this statement was accepted 10y coun-
! =aI
Captain LsmIy-I have telegram from
Captain Nluuyy. OF -E. NHeSac chuS.ftS-
with regard 10 tho signal record books OF
the Massachusetts,. iu which D, saws they
having search made for them r.gaWhgTe-
Yesterday Nr. Rayuer asked that the
signal record books of the Massachusetts
Doc secured and placed i'm evidence. and
Cauaiu I.amIy stated that they could not
Doe found.
The Ward-R0Om Conversation.
Lieutenant Grant. who was witness
for the "Crowuiushi,Id case" was then
called in rebuttal 10 was intended that
| hc should rabut tho statement made 10y
Li,ut,uaut Sears as To- a colEers1lou
! had i'm the Wardroom OF the MaSsa ghu-
setts ou Nav 81 lie was examined 10y
Captain Lemiy.
Q.-Nou have been "a witness before the
I Court OH "a previous occasion"
! A.-Y,s. sir.
/ Q.-You were interrogatad with regard
/ To The affair of May 81. whether II was "a
| bombardmeut or "a Reconnaissance
A.-Y,s. sid
/ Q--Ani you were on board throughout
/ the entire engagement"
/ Q.-You say Lieutenant Sears CschIey's
/ flag ueuJenanD was ON booard that day.
l did ygd not.
~ ~. Slfi 737 ..-,. .-. ,.f-,o
/ Al first saw him on the quarter deck
| about II O'Clock After speaking 10 Mr.
! Sears and others on the deck ] went be
/ low ana shifted 70 my unli'5IIn- men Ihsh i
,@i1l' @ %, - l, ' IN -, an, ,,itb ;.,-ft
! sears 10 the uayigator-s room where ne
/ washed his hands preparatory to going
! 20 mess. and ] had conversation with
/ MN in jhat room a.ld allti".tio "I IAe
/ - W. - -,-ss,,+ in tb. -ta+e room
/ Of III. ra-iaar6ra
A-Th, navigator was there part Of
/ the time, hEt 90 not know whether ne
/ - ~, 80 ,. - a. q % -l-,---lt -5,, az
/ tho Z-.r5 ro,.rn t.ll,c2
! A-Th- navigator sat at the corner Of
I the table. ON his left was ldsUteI,-Et
SF7 on. Nr. S,IS lgl' -,r,- i,r ',- .,. ,.,E
gft, jl-.-.,,.rf l,1lrrI z.3 lTf-r Wood
/ Those / am certain Of There were so1ue
I others, as there were about sixteen at the
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! 81 Faz-,er -v-afr q minute 7 object
captain LeinIy -9'@l' "i"1 H'Ni ''y'1-
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{ Argument on an objection
I Mr. R-z-Dar-Tr is u ra~frcfT- -aIT-pz-i-
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! '
: that ne cid NOT make lAr statement upon
! which your question is based. He stated
that De did not have such conversation
4 This is a collateral matter. ana you can
not bring v- a witness g. d.Sprove
statemont which the witness whom you
/ seek 70 im2,aeh says was u1J made.
/ Mr. EayIer continued Z" argue the mat
/ ter al some lersih- and read the law on
/ the subject He c"Htenaea that the all
( Itsed conversation dld nor relate q" any
! OF lAe specli'N'lohs ih ihe pIteeIir ana
| that II was an entirely lmmattriai mat
/ ter he said IL such a conversation COULD
} 'e ADMITTED IL "oule ne possible TO bring
I up any statement made anywhere az any
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Mr. T,a,-r.., ,.TT ~ -. ~, co.
a.-4fn rIrcd g--r r,..,..,5.-.. ~ -
/ C,.-lrrudore ScfI.y- was r.t r.r.-..,r
Captain IemIy-}VaIJ a minute. that is
( - i-DW i'.-,al iH' !A' +aIAyng con
llDI /" --'i. tapl,.lu StESosv had with
/ t.lesS FTar..1 30 'l'' "l'-
/ Mr. Ravuer-THar is an entirely 5ierg-
/ eHt matter. That was done for the pur-
i,1se OF eoniradlc'lne the statement or
- a. 5.,c. az ,t "a i'.-lL H.-eD' g. ll
points Of Inc preCnt n vs. y,itb ,,-,,,-5
/ 10 whether or not the Spanish fleet was
/ aI Sallas 90
MI Iia-lila lheii aTEued 'he matter. He
SAID the question was simple one, and
! that II was a well-known fact that the
( cross-eNaminer could ask witness a
! great many questions to test his r4cgTrsc-
/ ton and his credfbiIifv- tb.r II ,,.,. ,,ts
/ privilege 10 confuse the witness if nos
! sl5le, and 10 do that he was allowed 20
/ ask great many immateriaI questions.
/ lie went on 10 illustrate what Ee meant
! by saying something about a clock being
/ lu the room or not being ia the room.
! Captain Parked then followed with q
/ brief argument
| T my "ef >usthihed-