Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-28
THE SCHLEY CASE.
Que of COMMUNICATIONS That Bears
Against the Admiral-sampson to BE


Little Work Done Because of Death o.
Que OF Connsel-Evidence That Bear
Against the Admiral-Sampson to q,
Represented.
The Schley court of inquiry at Wash
ington had another adjournment Tues.
day because of the sudden death OF
Judge Wilson, one of the counsel for
Schley, which occurred suddenly at the
Shoerham hotel. Work was resumed
again Wednesday, however, though there
will be another adjournment on the day
of the funeral
The testimony was directed to the
most serious phase of the case that
now remains against Schley. his retro
grade moment to Key West, the
charges of undue delay at CienfuegoS,
slowness of mover emit from there,
| loo SsnesS and ireticiency of block
ade ct Santiago and failure to i'm
prove the opportunity TO destroy the
Colon having been etfectually eX-
! ploded 10y tho prosecution s own wit
neSScS.
On this point Raar Admiral Cotton
who was then in com psnu of the
Howard. SAora that he delivered the
departments orders to Schley to pro.
coed TO Sautisgn together With a deS
patch from Sampson that Cerveri was
there The latter despatch he admit
ted might have besn delivered May
81 Schley's despatch the depart
ment stated his rehSonS for d. Sabeyirg
the order. that was no certsioty that
Cervera was at Santiago, that it was
impC Ssible to coal his Ships there be
Gauss Of the rough weather ard that
Cotton had Informed him that only
small ahiFs could be coalsd at the
places the department suggested
Cotton denied this, but admitted that
Schley express d great anxiety on the
subject IS any commander would,
and told OF the warShlp, disastrous
attempts to caal at a. Culton ad
mittei t1at his snip had rot coal !
enough even to reach Key West. He |
testified also that 50 far a. he knew |
Schlnr maJe 30 effort to learn from |
the ms Irscuts whether Cer.cra vas in |
the harbor although Lieut. Bell had |
offered 10 - ashore fir that par
pose. Cant WISE testified that Oh the !
2Ith If May be had Signaled Capt |
Philip OF the Texas his opinion that
Ceryera was outside the barber at
Santiago.
Several verbal discrepancies were
developed in the Scnley despatch as
published by tue ravsl department,
IS well sS tle official chart. but they
are unimportant. Admiral Sampson
has decided to be represented by
at the hearing if his rame
is again brought into the case.
The court was in session only an
hour aud three quarters Thursday. ad
burning to attend the funeral of |.
J Idge Wilson. Capt Wise was queS-
Toned at considerable leIgth as to
What he had uone before tne arrival ]
If the flying squadron off Santiago
owRr1S locating Cervers'S fleet in :
he barber. He sal that while he
lad satisfied himself of the presence @
# the Spsniards he had been con i
eDt to communicate his knowledge i
o Admiral Schlev thraugh Capt
'igsbee. n t considering it necessary !
o make direct comnunicst with \
be CON mander in chief. Lieut. Wood y
ave The particulars of his delivery
the dispatches from Admiral |
ampson II Admiral Sctley on the il
"a of May while the admiral lay off
ienfheg0S lie sid that Schlay h
eemed every rervouS and especially y
nxiouS TO know what Simpsons ="
'tantionS we're. He had not con-
Iuded his testimony when the court
ijourned for the day. u