The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-15
gHNNErrsyuLH, 81 oyEMBEK1 y. 1901


discussed tho testimony 81 Heilnsgand
Hodgson, and in this connections
culed tho chart prepared by tho naYige.
tors Of tho ships In tho battle. That
nsyigators chart, aaid he,Sis q thineSof
Joy forever. It ia alikosthe oblitetstsd
opitaph upon an antjquated tombbt tono.
Six navigators met and after thfee
months OF unremittipg labor they To-
solved to give tho world chart of5sho
battlo Of Santiago. which, for all pt:r-
poses of historical accuracy, mightfas
well bo chart Of the battle ef Thsf:
mopylao or tho fold Of Waterloo. AS
disastrous failuro tho chart is a mag
nificent SUCCESS. Es
"In hiH evidonco," said Mr.. Rsynor,
l'Lioutenant Oommsndor Hoilner said
tho Brooklyn passed aoroeB the bows
OF tho Texas loss than $50 yards away
whilo on tho chart which no holpod pre-.
pare tho distance between the two
ships is given as 2. 400 feet. Whether
tho enginoa of tho Texas Wera stopped
Ss bs0ke$ IS $I NJ AsynoS ssid natssrasi
provo that tho Brooklyn ran away
Whom this failed an attompt.wss madb,
to drag in the alleged danger Of thp
Texas. The Testimony Of Capt. Cooks
he dcclarod, exploded both. DIR. Ray.
nor thon took up specification 10 oon-5
corning tho Hodgaon controversy. 4Ho,
said he would not undertake tho task
Of oxtyioating Lieut.. Commander Hodg 3
son from his predicSmont. Hei read.
portions of Hodgson's testimony and
again foil back upon Ospt. Cookie testis
mony aa decisive Of the pDintof that;
issue. Capt. Cook had oaid, MS. Ray
nor stated, that tho danger Of oollihion,
had mover entorod hia head. No one,
he said, had intondod to attack Liout.
COMMANDER Hodgson, but tho cntire
controversy was Hodgson's own fault.
"Imagiue suoh controversy sbetweon
tho commanding aficel Of 4 groat feet
ard a subordinate officer at suoh q
timeI" Even if Commodore Sohley
hsd said Damn the Texas, = continued
Mr.. Raynor, sit would not have been
suoh q very sorious mattor, es it GOULD
rot havo bccp meant sorioualy. Down
in Anne Arrundle county, Md, he said,
they use sueh language in salutation,y
sa, ing: Dam you, how are yous this
morDiup?" (
Mr.. Raynor. then returned and took
up the first specification Admirai
Schlcy's conduct during Tho campsiar.
Nov wo como to Mr.. Wood and Mr..
Potts." ho began. %"Mr. Potts and Mr,
Wood: Mr.. Weed and Mr.. Pottp."
(Lsughtor in the court) After reading
Tho testimony OF several officers az TO
tho eplondid bearing Of Admiral Sohloy,
Mr.. Raynor raRd the testimony OF Mr..
Potts to tho effcot that tho admiral ap,
peared nervous; ''that ho got up and
rat down" Lieut.. Potts wont OF
Mr.. Rsyner, has covered himself with
renosn. His name willteoho through
tho ages Of undying fame. Whom
| Manila shall be forgotten ard Santiago
will DO buriod 10 oblivion, the nAmo Of
Potts shall live. Whoneyar an admiral
or q commodore or osptainEis engaged
in the carnage Of mortal copaiotS BE-
ware Of Potts, bpwafs 81 "a Sfs
Be careful how you tai <. n Be careful
how you sit down Beroaervcd and reti-
oent in yonr speoch. Model your entiiS
courpe and conduct OF action according
to Potts, that precious child Of tho
kindergarten, who oonfesaes that he
was always scared when he was in baR
tie, but who, unfortunately, was never
engaged in any battle sufhoient enough
to arouse his timidity." Il
At this point Capt. Lemly protested
and his protest led to a dramaotio soene
ia tho court room. i.'iHii ~
"Mr. prosident,' said Capt. Toihly,
"Lieut. Commander Potts has neYor
said that no was always scared whom
ho was in battle. Many instances have
occurred in which 1 counsel has abso.
lutoly niisstatod tho evidenco and.
think he should be compelled to- abido
absolutely by tho facts, particularly
when he attempting TO straduoo the
reputation Of an officer. He has no
right to sGeskr rAfn-Ehfs manor 0fKan
oflioes who is above any suoh assault, y
MIR. Raynor: And you have no right
to tradnco the reputation1of Admiral
Schloy." . ''-t I.
says that wo arc, in tho discharge Of q
most painful duty, trying to traduoe
Mr.. Raynor: 81 hayo borno Willing
toutimony to the impartiality5 ;:with
which he has tried his case and the
doliostes position he occupies, But
DO ask my, brother not to got up and
contradict mo; and say tknt'I sfiliN NGI.
reliable when l read tho testimony that
sustains mo-. .N
| Admiral Dewey: "The court Of
course will road all tho testimony that
has boon given, We will be governed
by the testimony WesknoW OK;
aotly what Liout. Commander Pottf
said. He said no was scared. but ooun
ael did enlarge little on it,"
II mr: A. hsyn0ra; M S W Yog & ! probably obs b y75i did
UaSt. .Een1y:* .1'Ana thatss T iii
sorry made tho romsrk."
| Admiral Dewey: ut 10 only ono day
sSsss;$i1y %SIs snd think ve ought e get alon'
Mr. ReyneF. then toakiHp tho fiftl
FepeoifoaGoDs alleging ,disobedionco o.
si;tAbgorsakYiQf Slag 2B. He argued tha
4 thets &aa sbS2hiag: positiveip the dc
Cparfineht' 3! iSt Stormation:. mother word
u The dispatoh, %'as not mandatory or
| der. Beside 'orcry colamhndofst th
front had certain discretion even il
carrying out mandatory orderss Mr
I'RAynor told In graphic language hot
Nelson had diiss9b6Sed orders at Copen