The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-05
Chadwick Says Admiral Wasn't
Given Precautionary Dis
patches.
CAPT. BORDEN PRAISED SCHLEY.
Teotified That the Admiral Bore Him.
self HonorabIy During the Battle Of
July 3-cartain Sigsbee on the
Stand Again.

the evidence given In Admlral
Schley's behalf. The court decided
that no witnesses could be introduced
Mt this stage of the proceeding to give
testimony on immaterial points. This
announcement was made In connec-
tion with an enort to prove a conver.
Bation on board the Massachusetts, in
which Lieutenant Sears, who was Ad-
miral Schley's flag lieutenant, was
represented to have said:
For - sake don't discourage
him (meaning Commodore Schley);
1t Is all that we have bx,n able to do
to work him up to this"
1t had the effect of relieving Lieu
tenant Commander Grant, Lieutenant
Commander Potts and other officers
OF the Massachusetts, VINO had been
called to testify concerning this con-
versation with Mr.. Sears, which Is
said to have occurred on the Massa-
chusetts just before the reconnois.
ance Of May 81.
Not Like Civil Court.
On the other hand, the court held
that 1t was not bound by the ordin-
ary proceeding in civil courts as TO
the time when testimony can be
taken and that witnesses might be
called or recalled any time for the
purpose Of making additions to for
mer statements, but that none of them
could reiterate testimony previously
given. This decision was rendered
upon an objection raised by Mr.. Ray
ner to allowing Captain Sigsbee to
give new testimony when called as
witness for rebuttal purposes.
The witnesses recalled in rebuttal
NJ fnf nlA n ca.
Captain French Z. Chadwick, Cap.
tain Joseph G. Eaton, Lieutenant
John II. Koys and Chief Quartermas-
ter Neil Anderson, all of whom testi.
fed TO incidents connected with the
campaign of 1898.
Captain Chadwick in his statement
said that the precautionary dispatches
from the navy department in regard
to attacking the Spanish shore bat.
.teries had not been communicated to
Commodore Schley. This statement
lis regarded as of great Importance
by Admiral Schlcy's opponents, as it
distinctly contradicts the admirals
own statements.
Captain Sigsbee testified concern
ing his interview ON the Brooklyn
with Commodore Schley. Captain
Eaten was tho commander of the dis
patch boat Rcsolute during the war
and bis testimony largely related to
and just after the battle Of July 3.
Lieutenant Roys served on board the
Eagle and his statement bore upon
the Eagles meeting with the Brook
1yn when tho latter was en- route to
Cienfuegos and again while the flag
ship lay off that port. Ho stated that
Commodore Switzerland had asked
not to be sent to Port Antonio for
coal and had asked to be allowed TO
coal from the Mcrrinac. Mr.. Ander-
sen wa5 chief quartermaster Of the
Brooklyn during the Spanish war and
was at the wheel during the battle
Of July 8. He said that Commodore
Schiey had given the order OF hard
aPorS" but that when the oIAer was
given tho vessel was then hard aport.
Borden Praised sohiey.
Before these witnesses were intro.
duced for the department the court
heard Captain T. s. Borden, of the
marine corps, who served on the
Brooklyn, in Admiral Schley's behalf.
He -as the last of the admirals wit.
nesses and he testified that the ad.
miral had borne himself honorably
Captain Sigsbee in his testimony.
said in part:
Il desire to state that l informed
of my visit to him on the 26th, first,
that l thought that the St. Paul had
been chased by torpedo boat on the
night Of her arrival or the subsequent
night; second, that detailed to him
tho communication between Captain
Goodrich, OF the st. Louis, and my
self on board the st. Paul as we
passed each other, when l was bound
from Cape Hattien to Santiago. and
the st. Louis was bound from San
tiago to Cape Haitisn." ~
The witness said that since he was
formerly on the stand he had recalled
that he did see the press boat Som
ers N. Smith on May 28, and he also
recalled, he said, that ca that even
ing he had seen the press boat Pre-
nier and had warned those aboard
against remaining whero they then
were, because OF tho danger OF being
attacked by torpedo boat destroyers.
Continuing, no said that in his in
terview with Commodore Schley on
board the Brooklyn he was told by
the commodore that the st. Paul
I(Sigsbee's boat was to go with the
hyins squadron to Key West and on
the following day was to take the
Texas in tow. Tho witness remarked:
''Thcrs was almost no catechism at
that time on the part of Commodore
Echley. I volunteered almost every
thing that said about Santiago and
tho Spanish feet. His whole conyer.
Gatlon was on the subject of coal, and
mothing but coal, and SO far as | could
Judge ne already had made up his
mind to return TO Key West. He told
me that no was going to Key West"
Questioned Rayner.
On cross-examination Mr.. Rayner
esked about tho statement that tho
.pramiar had haan warnnd aaainat A<x