Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-07

other to their view of the case.
When Lieutenant Doyle was excused
Colonel Lemley again brought up the
question of the difference of construction
OF the last paragraph of the Dear
Schley' letter. He produced the original
copy of the letter as follows:
Therefore am of the opinion that our
best chance of success in capturing the
warships viii be to hold the two points,
Cienfuegos and Havana, with all the force
we can muster. If later 1t should devel-
op that these vessels are at Santiago we
could then assemble off that port the
ships best suited for the, purpose and
completely blockade it, Until we receive
positive information we shall continue to
hold Havana and Santiago"
Captain Lemley then said:
IF tie court please. was yesterday re-
questeG by counsel for the applicant to
produce the original Of the letter from
Admiral Sampson to Commodore Schley,
dated May 20, 1898, the question being as
to the final name at the end OF the first
paragraph. whether It should be Glen
fuegos or Santiago" I have the original
and the name appear Santiago and APP
pears over an erasure. 1 invite attention
to the fact that in the press copy book II
is Santiago which shows that the change
was made before the letter was press
copied and sent will add that the pune
tuation is as 1 stated yesterday in the
press COPY" He also, at the request of
admiral schley's counsel introduced an
other copy. Sin which,, he said, you will
see there was no correction. 1t appeared
originally as Santiago"
The court examined the original papers
and the press copies with care, and 1t
was agreed that the papers had again
been printed in the record.
Captain Lemley then requested that all
the papers in Admiral Schley's possession,
bearing upon the case be supplied, and
Mr. Raynor replied for the admiral that
he admiral Schley) had no more papers.
Commander Hodson was then called to
continue his testimony Of yesterday. He
was asked by Captain Lemley about his
correspondence with Amiral Schley con-
corning what the judge advocate de-
nounced a newspaper "colloquy."
While the reading of the letters be-
tween Admiral Schley and Lieutenant
Commander Hodson and the newspaper
articles bearing upon the correspondence
was in. progress Mr.. Rayner objected 10
the reading OF one of the newspaper ar
ticles as irrelevant The reading had re-
quired considerable time.
Admiral Dewey said:
Those things could all have been
printed. You are taking valuable time
here. We want facts-facts.- We don't
want newspaper articles. We have ruled
these out. Cannot these matters be print
ed?''
Captain Lemley: Then they would be
In evidence. Do you mean you don't
want them at all?'
Admiral Dewey: 1--WE want them Could
they not be printed like other papers?"
Mr.. Raynor: I'VE want everything that
passed between Lieutenant Hodgson and
Commodore Schley that appertains to this
controversy, but we would not like this
record to contain editorials against Com
modore Schley 1 do not think the right
to be printed In the record an editorial
against Admiral Schley or any other adj
miral, or in favor of him. which was new
er seen by Admiral Schley at all. That ar
tiele was not sent I'm any letter to Ad-
miral Schley. He says not"
Captain Lemley: 1T is really part of
the correspondence and referred to. We
do not contend for one moment that any
allegations that may be made in that ed
itorial against Admiral Schley are proof
Of what these allegations are, but this
IS a part of the correspondence and nee
essary in determining as to what was the
propriety of Commodore Schley's conduct
in the premises"
After the further reacing of letters and
before the entire correspondence had been
exhibited the court at ! o'clock adjourned
until Monday.