Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-01
bCRLEY INQUIRY
| DRAWING TO A CLOSE
The Testimony Covers Sixteen Hundred
Printed Pages Court Has Listened
To 1t for Thrty.Six Days.


Washington, Nov. 1.-The schley
,,rt Of INQUIRY began its proceedings
Inv with the understanding that win
execution of some witnesses VINO
be recalled to correct their tesli-
Inv on Monday next, the last tesu-
Inv would be taksn before adjourn
Ent. There were only two witnesses
the list for today and the under
ndlng when the court opened was
after they should be heard the
NJ would adjourn over until Monday
no witnesses called for today were
n summoned by the department.
ka,i John Hood. who commanded the
hatch boat Hawk during the Cuban
nnaign, was summoned for the pur-
Of relating his version OF his inter-
N with Admiral schley OFF Cienfue-
sylvester scovil was called TO an
r questions concerning the message
Ich Capt. sgsbee OF the ST. Paul y
a to have megaphoned to the press
somers N. Smith on May rs
otographer Hare testified that at
time Capt Sigsbee stated that the
anish fleet was not in the harbor Oh
ntlago, and gave the name OF Mr'
bvi as one OF the correspondents on
I'd the press boat with himself at
n time.
dmiral schley was in the courtroom
M an hour before proceedings began,
he announced he would not be aba
Undertake the correction OF his testi-
Dny before next week.
<}<rhere were five whole days Of IT,
~ said, "and TO 90 over 1t and make
~ necessary corrections is no light
1sk'
Il is probable that he will have some-
4hine more 10 say concerning his inter-
xjaw on May is, with Admiral samp-
oon relative to which Capt. Chadwick
npQke yesterday
NO SUPERNATURAL WITNESSES.
II Is not now intended TO call any
v1{(nesses In sur-rebuttal and II is ex-
no6fed that the argument Will begin
n;ln after Admiral schley concludes
III correction of his testimony How
k6g the court may take to consider
evidence is entirely predetermined.
" members OF the tribunal are EVIL
6tntly preparing 10 devote considerable
fine to the consideration OF the testl-
lnony for they have taken rooms In the
Gi(y for this purpose. The testimony
2overs 1000 printed pages, and the
5nrt sat thirty-six days In listening to
With the additions yet 10 be made
H the way OF argument and documents
e record probably will run over l,'OO
ages.
6 COUNSEL AGREE ON PLANS.
The court was six minutes late In en-
ring the hail today. this being the
1rst time that absolute promptness has
Rot been observed. Judge Advocate
<cmly announced that counsel had
freed on the order Of the speeches In
[losing the case. subject TO the sanction
"a the court. MIR. Hanna is to open
- the department. he will be followed
y Capt Parker and Mr.. Rayn0r for
3dmiral Schley and Judge Advocate
/nmly will close for the department
1miral Dewey announced that this ar
tngement was satisfactory to the
urt
3& CHARACTER OF ARGUMENT.
2sCapt. Lemly then brought up the
pestion Of the character Of the argu-
ent TO be made, saying: Il would
be for my own information TO ask the
etructions Of the court as to whether
Il not we are expected In the closing
1gument to confine ourselves TO the
@ldence and to the scope u the pre-
- hi as defined by the court. l mean the
)yuments made both by counsel for
I&e applicant and by my associate and
yEelf"
Mi. Raynor-we have to confine our
11lves to the evidence but do not want
~ be, entirely restricted. We cannot
Nude TO any facts that are not In the
4(fdence, but we win In making our al
1ion do 1t very respectfully and with
q proper bounds.
+ capt. Lemly--I think that should be
~ general scope OF the argument. The
o1Urt has defined the scope Of the pre-
11Dt, but OF course. we could not under
t1&e, and the court won't undertake.
o'restrict ourselves entirely, assume.
stating just exactly the words and
IN manner. That would be question
which al the time they would have TO
~ whether II was proper or not
WHAT COUNSEL EXPECT.
~. Raynor--of course. IN making an
0>I0ment we won't pretend to refer 10
0n/thing not In the record. We are
md by that, but ! do not want TO
~ any more restrictions placed upon
argument than ! would In any other
~ want the constitutional right
rue this case within proper bounds
xith great respect to everybody
~ crned, but to make criticisms as
nv appear proper 10 me, or to make
o41kment. II should find. for instance.
eA4f believed witness has not told
~ truth, should not hesitate 10
~ 30.
Capt Lemly-That is right.
Admiral Dewey--Tbere won't be any
trouble about that. When we come TO
HAT bridge we VIII cross IL.
SYLVESTER scovIL CALLED.
Sylvester scovil was then called as
{he first witness Of the day. He said
That while on the press boat Somers \.
smith, as a newspaper correspondent
or May q or Is IL came up with the
St Paul OF which Capt. Slgsbee was I'M
command of Santiago. There was a
conversation with Can't. SIgsbee
Through the megaphone and he him
self had used the megaphone In con-
Quoting the interview.
The witness said the Somers N.
Smith was about rs or hundred feet
from the ST. Paul during the converse
ton.
Give us as nearly az you can the
words Of that conversation" said Capt.
Lemly
we had been sent 10 find Commo-
dore Schcy and the FIRST question, Of
course. was Where Is schley7' and the
answer from Capt. sissbes was 'rou