The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-18

ShlES. one by one. go ashore. and fnalIy
the Colon went ashore The RrColIyn
SiopFed alongside Of her, and then. the
oregon came Un.
3.-bid you see any peculiar movement
A--Ghc E;rooSIyu was heading in when
the Spanish ships CemC out. Her helm
was changed slightly. and then it was
ported. and we turned completely around.
R--Ild YOU see the Texas at that tImc2
A--No, sir / did not
IAN YOU state what the conduct of
Nonmplprs Schlsy was during the battIsy
At was all that could be- expected or
desired He seemed TO know what he was
about. and was doing what ne wished 10
situation.
Q,-Did you see Ellis when he was kill
A--Yes. sir: was a very short dis
tance from him-a few feet.
Did you see the commodore at that
Al was not looking in that direction
a. that immediate time. He was there,
Efforts to Discredit Testimony.
Captain Lemly. on cross-examination,
asked the witness as 10 his position dur
ing the battle aaud particularly al the
time the Brooklyn made her turn He
then asked as to whether ne had heard
any particular conversation between
Schiey and HOdgsOu.
The witness said that ne did not remem-
ber such conversation.
Q.-Have You not stated before that YOU
heard conversation
Al may have, possibly I have.
Q--how Is II that you make a state
WthJ AT one time saying that you heard
"a conversation and now that YOU say You
remember no such conversation
Al heard many conversations but I
IN unable To reDeat any conversation
tnat / heard al that time
h.. 60. "a
conversation or "A part Of a conversation
ti=at you beard AT that time2
Captain LemIy Accommodated.
Mr. Eayuer objected. He made the
point that If it was the intention of the
Judge advocate to impeach the tosti-
mony of the witness the interrogator
should state the time. place. and ciTcum-
stances when the witness IS supposed
from the question TO have made such a
statement He couJeuGcd that such was
"a cardinal principle Of law He said
counsel had certain privileges and wit
u,sses had certain privileges. and this
was one of them.
Captain Lem.y-You say Il is the law.
how ne any such law
MI R1yntr-N-ll, give me one Of your
books over there and / viii show ii 10
you
Captain Parker found TIE place Mr.
Rayuer had indicated. and read as MIR.
hJyucr had said
An Alleged Conversation Denied.
Continuing, Mr.. Rayner argled that
Captain L+uIv had Given rb. rir,a r1sra
circumstances and the persons r~ee.,t
when h. had asked a similar ofrestfar ~
Lieutenant Sears.
Admiral Dewev-Accordinp IN the an
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Lieutenant Ward that there was a con
lefSat.n at that time il which Won
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NJ Nlir.ss-Au ! 90 answer that question
t- f.s or UO-
Captain LeU.y- us the whole cir
cEuEJa-c. S.
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,.-..-,' ,-.r --. me ABOUT this
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i"reS " "itn"s~s~ fc~ttfy Briefly.
Chief Engineer J.ha T. a-sa...f WAS
next called and his sEa-iuarsa- MS
brief H. lifted tasr h. had BEEN s-.r
from tE- Brooklyn .Hr.rG the collier
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