Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
|LEMLY PLYING QUESTIONS
Admiral Schley Going Over Tes-
 timony For Second Time.

Schley's Counsel Objects to Lemlys Mode of Crosse Questioning The Admiral, However, Stands the Bombardment in Good Shape and Occasionally Responds in Humor-
 ous Vein.
 Washington, Oct 29-Judge Advo- cate Iemly, who was yesterday cross examining Admiral Schley when court adjourned, resumed his cross-examin- ation when court convened this morn ing. When the adjournment was talk en yesterday he. was interrogatifig the witness regarding the cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago. He asked to- day concerning the condition of the weather, and he also referred to the detaching Of the Eagle from the flying squadron. Other details of the trip were gone into before coming to the scout boats on the evening of May 26, when the retrograde movement was begun It was his intention. he said, 10 go into that retrcgrade move ment later i'll the day. The judge ad- vocate also went into the question of coaling and the famous loop of the Brooklyn
 Captain Lemly was hopeful of com pleting his questioning to-day, but ad- mitted that the outlook ill that direc- ton was not altogether promising.
 As on yesterday Admiral Schley was calm i'll his demeanor and delib- crate in his answers, apparently weighing all questions carefully before replying.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 2d.-The cross examination of Admiral Schley began yesterday before the court of inquiry, and hardly more than third of the ground was covered when the court adjourned at 4 o'clock. After Admiral Schley concludes two other witnesses will be called in his behalf, Admiral Barker and Captain Thomas Borden. The latter was an officer of the marine corps aboard the Brooklyn. The judge advocate then will call his witnesses in rebuttal, of whom there are under stood ito be more than fifteen, and it is probable that Admiral Schley's coun- gel will call witnesses in surrebuttal.
 The crowd present, while hardly so large as on Friday last, when Admiral Schley told the story of the battle of Santiago, showed unabated interest in the proceedings. Nothing sensational developed, and the only outburst in the court occurred when MT. Rayner, Admiral Schley's counsel, objected to line of inquiry of the judge advocate designed to criticise Admiral Schley's alleged failure to formulate plan of battle with the declaration that as Ad- miral Sampson was in command his junior had no right to plan an order of battle.
 Admiral Schley concluded his direct examination, which continued only about ten minutes after the court con Ayened in the morning, with state ment of the effect of the fire of the re- spective fleets at Santiago, showing that 36 per cent of the hits suffered by the enemy were scored by the Brook lyn's 5 inch guns, while his ship re- ceived 70 per cent of the hits from the Spanish ships.
 Captain Lemly's cross examination was very searching. Admiral Schley, however, appeared to be unruffled throughout the examination, frankly admitting on several occasions that he could not remember little details after the lapse of three years. One line of in- quiry which the judge advocate tried to press to show that Admiral Schley did not proceed with dispatch" from Key West to Cienfuegos by attempting to contrast the speed made between Charleston and Key West with the time between Key West and Cienfue- gos was curtailed by a decision Of the court which confined the questions to the time subsequent to May 19, the day on which the flying squadron left Key West.
 The retrograde movement, the firing upon the Colon and the battle of San tiago. which constitute the main fea- lures of the precept, were not touched upon.