Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
SAMPSON ASKS
TO Be REPRESENTED
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very quietly. He seemed to be very
much perplexed at what 10 do"
do you remember whether there was
anything said about communication
with the insurgentsT'
''rhere was something said by me-"
IN the commodores presence2'
mo, chief OF stan on deck. The COM
modore was In the cabin"
Can you state whether OF not during
the time you we're at Cienfuegos with
the Hawk any effort was made TO COM
munlcate with the insurgent cubans%'
There was not"
The witness then testified that the
steamer Adula In passing had reported
TO the Brooklyn that cable report had
been received at Kingston, May 10, say
ing that the Spanish squadron was in
the harbor at Santiago. Admiral
Schey's report OF this occurrence was
also read as was his statement dis
credlting the information, because he
then believed the squadron to be in
Cienfuegos All those reports have
heretofore been published.
Mr. Raynor began his cross exam
nation few minutes before / O'clock
court took a recess for luncheon
When the court began It's afternoon
session, Mr. Raynor continued his cross
examination OF Lieut.. Hood. The lat
ter said his recollection was that he had
delivered his dispatches TO Commodore
Schley In his (Schley's) cabin, but II
might be that he had handed them 20
Lieut.. Wells and had walked down TO
the cabin with him. He thought there
was no one In the cabin when the con-
versation between himself and the COM
modore had taken place.
WARNED BY sCHLEY.
Mr. Raynor was proceeding to ques-
| ton the witness concerning his CONVEX
sation with Admiral Sampson when
| Admiral SChlCy leaned over and warned
him that this conversation had been
| ruled out.
Mr.. Raynor then changed his line OF
| az stioning lie said:
4 want TO ask you whether In this
conversation with Commodore Schley
upon this occasion he did no tell you
| that Admiral Sampson had instructed
him before he lef; for Santiago 20 sat
isfy himself that the Spanish fleet was
not at Cienfuegos."
The reply was:
Il gathered from his conversation
that he had said that In some OF the
| dispatches which were written pre-
viously 20 dispatches carried him.
which were OF later date and therefore
/ OF course annulled al the others
"But this dispatch you carried gave
him that discretion?'
THAT was not the latest dispatch
whose contents | knew"
TRIED TO QUOTE SAMPSON.
Mr. Raynor questioned the witness
concerning the report Of the presence
| Of the Spanish feet at Santiago and at
| tempted 20 read quotation from a
| magazine article, alleged TO have been
| written by Admiral Sampson, TO sus-
| tain his point that the Adula had re-
/, ported that the feet remained az San
| .iag0 only one day Mr. Mamma object
! ed 10 the Introduction OF the article as
testimony. de said among other
| things:
II have written magazine articles
| myself for prominent gentlemen whose
| names were signed TO them
He said. however. that he ala not
doubt that the article was Admiral
SIMPSONS. The question was ultimate
ly Withdrawn for the time being. Capt.
Lemly then asked;
WAS not your understanding that
the Adula In communication with the
brooklyn led the calcers o. TIC Brook
Ism 70 believe that the Spanish fleet
had arrived In SANTIAGO one day ana
come out OF the harbor the next dayg