The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-07

ava !, - picSs copies With care
anu IL was agreed that the nanar,
should again be printed in the record
captain Lemly then requested tha,
ail the papers in Admiral Sch)av,s nos
session bearing upon the case lie en-,
piled, and Mr.. Rayner replied for IN,
admiral that he tAdmiral Sch,evl baf
no more papers. ''0O
Lieutenant Commander ,mon r
pioaeson was then called to contin,,,
ms testimony He was asked bv can
tain iemly about his correspon denr,
Mi'h Aainifal Schley concerning wha,
'ae Jahsc advocate Genominated !
newspaper "eol!oquy The wi,pes,
took exception TO the use Of the worl
eolioquy and Captain Lemlv repl;e,
taat TINS was the witness own char
aeteri2ation.
ne letters were then read by IN,
Ja9ge advocate. Commander Hodgso,
!athllfylng the various documents a,
hey were separately presented. Mr..
Rayner said that, if desired the letters
would be accepted as evidence and
hat they could be printed without be-
ing read. Captain Lemiy replied how.
=
ters nave an important bearing upon
ne precept and that. therefore he pre-.
'erred 10 read them.
Waile the reading Of the letters be-
."een Admiral Schley and Lieutenant
commander Hodgson and newspaper
4 ncles bearing upon the correspond
tnc" was In progress Mr. Rayner OBJ
jeeted 70 the reading of one ii the
newspaper statements a. Irrelevant.
! se reading had required considerable
.ime
Admiral Dewey said Those tnincs
'oaid all have been printed Yol are
.akins NJ valuable tne here. te
want facts-facts. W. don't want
eewspape- articles. W aay- ruled
these ont. Cannot taese matters be
printed ~
Captain Lemly ly-"Then they would
be IN evidence 10 you mean you
ion't want them at all"
Believes They Could Be Printed.
Admiral newey-"Ne wan. them.
GOULD not they be- printed like other
papers ,"
Mr.. Rayner-"We want ev ing
that passed between Iieutena.. odg-
son and Commodore Schley that ap-
pertains 10 this controversy but We
would not like this record TO contain
editorials against Commodore Schley.
do not think there ought TO be print
"a in the record an editorial against
Admiral Schley or any other admiral
,r In favor CT him. which was never
teen by Admiral Schley al all. That
article was not sent in any letter 70
Admiral Schley He says not
Captain Lemly-'lt is really par,
X the CORE spondence referred 10. We
10 not contend for moment that any
allegation that may be made in that
editorial against Admiral Schley are
proof Of what these allegations are
but this Is part of the correspond
enco and necessary in determining a.
10 what was the propriefy Of Commo
iore Schley's conduct in the prem
lses"
Mr.. Would YOU take a
statement from me now that Admira
Schley says he never saw i and neve'
received IT."
Judge Advocate-"Yo have made
that statement"
Mr.. Rayner-"I do not think this
record ought TO be stained with these
calumnies against Admiral Schley.
The court then retired for consulta
ton and after few minutes returned
making the following announcement
through Admiral Dewey
The court decides that any clip
pings from newspapers which form
part OF the correspondence betweel
Admiral Schley and Lieutenant Com
mander Hodgson should properly o.
read"
Mr.. Rayner-"Mav II please I'M
court there Is no evidence to sno"
that this particular editorial forms
part OF the correspondence or that J
was ever received by Admiral Schley.
Admiral Dewey-"tnder that ruIin'
Il ought not TO be read.
After the further reading OF letter
and before the entire Correspondence
had been exhibited the court, AT
O'Clock. adjourned for the day.
ALL