The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-11-05
END DRAWS NEAR.
Evidence in schley Case Is Nearly
All In-Arguments Soon to
he Made.


BE Made.
Washington, Nov. 1.-The Schley
court of inquiry began it's proceed
ings Friday with the understanding
that with the exception of some wit
nesses who will be recalled to correct
their testimony on Monday next, the
last testimony would be taken before
adjournment. There were only two
witnesses on the list for Friday and
after they had been heard the court
adjourned over until Monday next.
/ The witnesses called for Friday
were both summoned by the depart
ment and were Lieut.. John Hood,
who commanded the dispatch boat
Hawk during the Cuban campaign,
and Mr.. Sylvester Scovel, who was
newspaper correspondent in Cuba
during the Spanish war. Lieut.. Hood
was summoned for the purpose of re-
lating his version of the interview
with Admiral Schley off Cienfuegos,
and Mr.. Scoville was called to answer
questions concerning the morning
which Capt. Sigsbee, of the ST. Paul,
is said to have megaphoned to the
press boat Somers N. Smith, on May
2S. Photographer Hare testified that
at that time Capt. Sigsbee stated that
the Spanish fleet was not in the harbor
of Santiago, and gave the name of Mr..
Scovll as one of the correspondents
aboard the press boat with himself at
that time. Mr.. Scovil was not willing
to swear that Hare's statement was
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such conversation took place in his
hearing.
1t is not now intended to call any
witnesses in sur-rebuttal, and it is ex-
pected that the argument will begin
soon after Admiral Schley concludes
the correction of his testimony. How
long the court may take to consider
the evidence is entirely problematic-
al. The members of the tribunal are
evidently preparing to devote consid-
cradle time to the consideration of
tn testimony, for they have taken
rooms in the city for this purpose.
The testimony covers 1000 printed
pages, and the court sat SO days in
listening to it. With the additions
yet to be made in the way of argu-
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probably run over 1,700 pages.
The court was six minutes late in
entering the hall Friday, this being the
first time that absolute promptness
has not been observed. Judge Advo-
cate Lemly announced that counsel
had agreed on the order of the
speeches in closing the case, subject to
the sanction of the court. Mr.. Hanna
is to open for the department. He will
be followed by Capt. Parker and Mr..
Rayner for Admiral Schley, and Judge
Advocate Lemly will close for the de-
partment. Admiral Dewey announced
that this arrangement was satisfac-
tory to the court.
Capt. Lemly then brought up the
: question of the character of the argu-
ment to be made, saying: 81 would
like for my own information to ask
e the instructions of the court as to
v whether or not we are expected in the
closing argument to conr1ne ourselves
to the evidence and to the scope of the
precept as defined by the court.
mean the arguments made both by
counsel for the applicant and by my
: associate and myself"
Mr.. Rayner: I'VE have to confine
: ourselves to the evidence, but do not
want to be entirely restricted. We
cannot allude to any facts that are not
in the evidence, but we will, in making
our allusion, do it very respectfully
: and within proper bounds"
Capt. Lemly: 81 think that should
be the general scope of the argument.
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precept, but of course we could not
e undertake, and the court won't I'M
dertake, to restrict ourselves entirely,
4 l assume, in stating just exactly the
!. words and the manner and SO on. That
+ would be question which at the time
they would have to say whether it was
proper or not"
: Mr.. Rayner: "Of course, in making
: an argument We won't pretend to re-
fer to anything not in the record. We
are bound by that, but do not want to
have any more restrictions placed upon
j, my argument than l would in any 9TH
: er court. I want the constitutional
t right to argue this case within proper
t bounds and with great respect to
p everybody concerned, but to make
: criticisms as they appear proper to
n me, or to make comment. If should
t find, for instance, that l believed a
h witness has not told the truth, 1 should
t not hesitate to say So"
!. Admiral Dewey: 'There won't be
: any trouble about that. When we
}. come to that bridge we will cross it,
e Found Guilty.
Toronto, Ont, Nov. 2.-Fred Lee
Rice was convicted here Friday on
t the charge of numbering William
II Boyd. Rice is the only survivor of
t the notorious trio Aurora bank bur-
:. glars. The murder occurred on the
e 4th of July last. Boyd and another
W constable were escorting the three
e prisoners to the Jail when some one
t. threw two loaded revolvers into their