The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-02
Admiral Schley to Supplement
His Testimony and Argu-
ments to Begin.
SHORT SESSION YESTERDAY.
Sylvester Scovel Told of Conver-
sation With Captain Sigsbee-
Lieutenant Hood and the
Adula Report.

Washington. Nov. 1.-The hands OF tho
elongated. antiquated timep!ece which
etands against the wall in the hall occupied
by the Schley Court OF Inquiry pointed to
i:45 o'clock p. m. when Judge Advocate
Lemly announced that he had no more
witnesses 20 call. and Mr.. Rayner, following
him. said that no witnesses would be sum-
Tnoned on behalf OF Admiral Schley in sur
rebuttal.
For a moment II appeared as II the now
famous case was about to reach a sudden
conclusion. But this delusion was soon dis
sipated by the announcement on the part Of
Captain Lemly that he might ask to be al
lowed TO bring in one more witness on Nom
day. and also a statement from Mr.. Rayner
that Admiral Schley himself would desire
to return to the stand on Monday to cor
rect errors in his evidence as officially re-
ported.
There is probability that the Admiral Will
consume considerable time in going over
the printed record of what he said, and
there also is an understanding that he will
make some additions to his former state
ments. But it is not believed that be-
yoEd what he may have to say there win
be much more testimony taken In the case.
The only witness that the Judge Advocate
still has in mind is Lieutenant Strauss, and
Captain Lemly said to-day that If the
Lieutenant's attendance could be secured
he would detain the court for a short time
only. Captain Sigsbee will also return to
the stand Monday to make corrections in
tho testimony given yesterday by him
Decision May BE Deferred.
These details completed. the argument OF
counsel will begin. and then council and
the public will withdraw and leave the
Court to its deliberations. The task before
the Court is not light one, and 1t may be
weeks before the final verdict will be
reached.
To-day's witnesses were: Mr.. Sylvester
6covel. a former newspaper correspondent,
who saw service in the Cuban campaign;
Lieutenant Hood, who commanded the
Hawk during the Spanish war, and a num-
Der Of officers who were heard yesterday
and who returned to the stand to correct
their testimony The court held only one
session and adjourned over until Monday.
The attendance was the smallest since
the sessions began. Comparatively few re-
served seats were occupied and Lieutenant
Crawford, Admiral Dewey's private secre-
tary, who has handled the distribution of
tickets with rare tact. invited those present
TO the front when he discovered that the
seats would not be claimed by tickethold-
ers. thus giving the court an audience. and
at the same time affording the chance Wis
itors a good opportunity to hear the pro-
ceedings.
Mr. scovePs Testimony.
Sylvester Scove, called as the first
witness Of the day. He said that while on |
the press boat Somers n. Smith as a news
paper correspondent on May q or IS. II
came up with the st. Paul. of which Captain
Sigsbee was In command off the shore at
Santiago. There was a conversation with
Captain Sigsbee through the megaphone,
and he himself had used the magaphone in !
conducting the interview.
The witness said the Somers N Smith |
was about seventy-fve or one hundred feet
from the St Paul during the conversation. |
I'VE had been sent to find Commodore
6chley, and the first question. of course, |
was Where is SchleyT The answer from !
Captain Sigsbee was You will find him in !
the Yucatan Passage
THE second question was, Where is Ger /
verar Captain Sigsbee did not speak for /
O moment. He consulted with somebody |
on the bridge Of the ship. and then an
English collier trying to sneak into the |
harbor this morning. That is all the con- 4
tain Sigsbee personally. Other men on the |
boat had some conversation with him"
Heard No Other Conversation.
did Captain Sigsbee during any time of ,
the conversation inform you that the Span
1sh squadron was not in Santiago2'
he dId not tel me that the Spaniards |
were not in there"
On cross-examination Mr. Scovel said he
had been at the megaphone a part of the
time He could not say whether others
on board the pressboat and talked with
Then" asked Mr. Rayner. "are you pre-
pared TO say on your oath that no one in
your boat asked Captain Sigsbee whether
Cervera was not in the harbor at San
tiagog'
1T is possible" was the reply. that
conversation might have taken place on the
part of some one else: but as the Smith was
a small boat, and as conversation must
necessarily have been in loud tone Of
voice, think would have heard it If there
had been any,"
Are you, then. prepared to say that the
that Captain Sigsbee had said that the
Spanish were not at Santiago. is false?"
NO ] am not prepared to say that his
versation took place; but 1 can swear that
nothing OF the kind was said while 1 was
conducting the conversation. and 1 con-
Quoted the principal part of it,
Captain Chadwick Recalled.
Captain Chadwick, while under recall,
said that there had been a practical abro-
cation by the Navy Department of the pre-
cautionary orders concerning the lombard
ment of Spanish shore batteries. in order
tc permit the bombardment of San Juan
Porto Rico He added that in his opinion
there had been a general abrogation of the
order, but Mr.. Rayner objected to the Civ
ing Of opinions
Lieutenant John Hood. who commanded
the Hawk during the Spanish War, was re-
called and questioned on the point made by
Admiral Schley in his testimony, that the
commanding officer of the Dolphin had
filed with the Navy Department a mem
orandum in which he said. speaking of I
Hoods return from his mission to Commo-
dore Schley. while the latter lay off Glen .
fuegos, Hood gays good many officers do
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