The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-26

/ lief delivered a copy Of that dispatch 20
/ Admiral Schley on May 27th OF Santiago.
Cuba, and that is one of the dispatches
to which I referred as having delivered.
To the best OF my knowledge delivered a
I copy Of that dispatch because it was i'm
/ portant Information to him ard he was
mentioned 10y name in the dispatch"
Ultimately AIr. Rayner consented TO ac-
Fcept the story as correct
The point being settled counsel for the
department passed to the point concern-
ing the proposition Of Lieutenant Beau 70.
communicate with the Cuban insurgents
on shore and in doing so caused another
objection 70 be raised by AR Rayuer
The uestion was put by MI Hanna. who
said:
7 win ask YOU whether you would have
considered that you had discharged your
duty, having knowledge of this. if you
had not communicated with Commodore
Schley?"
NIr. Rayner indicated an objection say
ing: You are not pressing a question of
that sort"
To this ADMIRAL Dewey interjected. "The
witness has already stated that very
fact"
Mt Rayner-'s1e gave that as a reason
for verifying his recollection but the
question is asked here whether he per-
formed his duty2'
Admiral Dewey-"As the witness said
he considered he had done IFS whole duty
think he has answered that i was
struck with that very phrase and 7
thought how much time we were wasting
asking the same question over and over
again"
Mr.. Hanna was not. however entirely
satisfied with the status OF the matter
as thus left and said he ala not ask Il for
purposes Ok repetition. but because the
question was very important and had not
been precisely answered.
eve have" said he. IAN order from the
department saying The department
looks 70 Won 10 ascertain facts. etc.
we wish 20 know whether this was
done or not. as a part and an essential
part Of this is the suggestion that she in-
surgents could have been communicated
with. Here comes the commanding officer +
Of the Harvard with an offer and ready
mae means Of communicating with the
Insurgents. We desire % know whether
that offer was communicated 20 C0umo-
Hl4 EtllltF NJ klaaA Laftat Ea-a Ia hatE aaa-
OF MAY. not on the 3ist or any other DAY .
IN order 20 fix this witness reconection +
his attention Is directed 70 t1is question
and "a IS a vory important question.
Three years have elapsed and it IS Heces-
sary that such aids as ve can present 10 .
Witnesses be given The admiral has .
stated that 10 the best Of hts knowledge
and belief De did have This conversation
on May O.. Now I wish 20 ask you
whether sou knew Of this Instruction OF
the department
81 did"
II would Ike 20 know whether. know
ing % that you consider by any possi-
bHty you wouid have omitted 10 com
with Commodore scaieyT
II should think rot"
At s-z5 Admiral Cotton was excused ans
Captain william O. wise. who vas 81
command Of the auxiliary cruiser yale
during the summer os ie. vas called
ife told u his reconnolteFiaE about santl-
ago harbor on May 81 and EaY =. pre-
vious 90 the arrival ~ the fy,ng ssuad-
ron. lie said he had nor hees abls q
See anything - ere Spanish sect
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