Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-16
SCHLEY- SAMPSON
COURT OF INQUIRY
Formers Witnesses Begin
Their Testimony.
LIEUT.. SEARS IS CALLED

LIE u 1. SEARS IS CALLED
Admiral SchIey Thinks the Presenta-
ton of his side of the Case Can Be-
Completed Within Two Weeks-He
VIII BE Last TO Be Heard.
WASHINGTON, Oct. I5.-The presenta.
ton Of the Schley side of the case was
continued III the SchIey court of inquiry
today. When yesterdays witnesses had
been recalled and had made the verbal
corrections necessary in their testimony,
they were promptly dismissed and al
the instance OF Mr.. Raynor, the judge
advocate summoned Lieutenant Com.
mander James H. Sears, who, as lieu.
tenant. was Admiral Schley's flag off,
Ger on board the Brooklyn during the
war with Spain.
de testified TO many details connected
with the campaign and was promptly
succeeded by number of other naval
officers who served on the Brooklyn.
The list for the day included Lieutenant
Commander '. E. Mason. executive
officer of the powder division of Ad.
mirsl Schley's flagship, and ieutenants
Edward Simpson, who was in charge OF
the inch turret of the Brooklyn and
opened fire on the Spaniards when they
came out OF the harbor at Santiago;
Charles Webster and Edward McCau-
ley, the former being q watch officer
and the latter signal officer on the
Brooklyn.
Schley VIII Be Last Witness.
Admiral Schley thinks it quite proba,
bic that the presentation OF MS UesrI-
nOny IN his behalf can be completed
this week and next He viii be the last
OF the witnesses J0 Dc heard and when
ne goes on VIII make a review of the en-.
tire campaign covering the points IN
ne controversy.
Eduardo Nunez. Cuban pilot. was
nOug those who were called TO correct
rmer testimony. He added 10 MS
temen5 OF yesterday rhaJ he had
the Brooklyn firing on May 81. the
q the BON CarGDeuC OF the Colon,
re. as the record showed, that YES.
as a that time c0aGEE and ala not
elgare in the engagement.
u1euauC Commander Sears fol.
Eu-ez. 3lr Bavu0r questioned
aging At the beginning or the
GClou C-a- he would asa MIN con
the points CI the precepr and
e TEGC replies should Dc as
IS possible.
rs said caae when rha f~.nE
arrived o. Cla11ueZos us
ing OF q code OF signals IoT
---------Ca-iC1 with Cne Cu5a-s
Questioned CQucerrlnG the McCalla
~-7ar,,,.-s alum he said It had been
bro7rr7r e Commodore Schley by the
Hawk and BY no other vessel 10 his
knowledge.
Commander Sears gave detailed &C
c0unt OF the encounter with the British
steamer Adula, examination on this
poinU being as follows:
THE Adula arrived of the port there
and was boarded at first under orders
from Commodore Schley by the Castine,
and after Captain Berry Of the Casrlne
had made his report TO the commodore,
the commodore sent one Of the officers
Of rhe RrOoklvn aboard her. After he
had returned and made report, the COM
nOd0re directed me TO so aboard the
Adrla and see If l could cOntrlve some
manner Of inducing the captain OF the
Adula, an old Englishman, 10 put MIN
aelf out q little 70 tell Us something
about what was going on inside Glen
1uegos. The captain said OF course ha
would De very glad TO do 1t, as ne was
coming under the authority OF our feet
in Jamaica.
He suggested that when he came
out on the next day we should bring
him 10 with q snoy 50 that any body OBJ
serving II from shore would see that ne
was acting under force and that any
body VINO could speak Spanish could
find out all they pleased from the refu-
gees she had on board.
with what understanding did they
go into port. Was there any under
standing with you:
That ne was 70 come out next day
and il would be possible for Us TO gel
that information; in fact, il would be
very easy 70 do SO"
DID ne come out the next day?'
"He did not"
Clde of Signals.