Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-24
SCHLEY HAS AN INNING.
The Government Rests and the he.
fense Begins to Offer Testimony.


Washington, Oct. 15.-In the Schley
court yesterday Judge Advocate
Lemly concluded the presentation of
the first of Admiral Schley's witnesses 5
was introduced. Capt. Cook, who
commanded Schley's flagship, the
Brooklyn, during the Santiago cam
paign, and who acted, though unof-
ficially, in the capacity of chief o.
staff for the commodore, was on the
witness stand the greater part of the
day.
He was followed by Lieut.. Com
mander William F. Fullam, who was
senior watch officer on the New Or
leans during the Spanish war, and ex-
Lieut.. Joseph Beale, who as an Officer
on the Harvard translated the cipher
dispatches between Commodore
Schley and the navy department car
ried by that vessel. Among these
dispatches was that sent by Schley on
May %, expressing regret at not be-
ing able to obey the orders of the de-
partment and explaining the reason
why he could not do so.
The first witness for Admiral
Schley was the Cuban pilot. Edwardo
Nunez, who told Schley on May %,
1898, that he diu not believe the Span
ish feet was in the harbor at Santi-
ago.
Capt. Cooks testimony was a review
of the entire campaign. He said that
at first it had been believed by both
Sampson and Schley that the Span
iSh fleet was in the harbor at Cienfue
gos, and that no information to the
contrary had been conveyed to Com
modore Schley until the arrival Of
Capt. McCalla on May "a; that it was
Schleys expectation to meet the
Spaniards in the open sea, and his
constant care was to have coal
enough for such emergency. He ex
planned the Brooklyn loop in connec-
tion with a graphic account of the
engagement of July 3. Asked for an
opinion as to Admiral Schley's bear
ing as a commanding officer, he said:
81 always regarded him as an enthu-
siastically brave and patriotic Off
GER"
Washington, Oct. 1G.-Only one
new witness was heard in detail by
the Schlcy court yesterday. This
was Lieut.. Commander Sears, who
was Admiral Schley's flag lieutenant
during the Spanish war. He gave
detailed account of the Cuban cam
paign, including the siege of Cienfue-
gos, the retrogade movement of the
flying squadron in search of coal, the
blockade of Santiago, the reconnois-
ance of the Santiago shore batteries
and the bombardment of the. Cristo-
bal Colon May 81, and the battle Of
Santiago July 3, when Cervera's feet
was destroyed. His testimony was
very favorable to Schley.
Washington, Oct. 17.-The officers
of Admiral Schleys flagship, the
Brooklyn, occupied the attention of
the Schley court of inquiry yesterday.
The proceedings began with the re-
mander Sears, both Of whom made
additions to their former testimony,
and they were followed by Command
er Mason, who was the executive Off
Ger of the Brooklyn; Lieut.. Edward
McCauley, who was signal officer, and
Lieut.. Charles Webster, who had
charge of the forward gun deck bat
terry of the Brooklyn during the bat
tie off Santiago. Capt. Cooks new
testimony related to the uncouplng
of the BrookIyn's engines and to the
voyage of the flying squadron from
Cienfuegos to Santiago, explaining
the cause of the slow progress made
On that occasion.
Commander Mason and McCauley
and Webster all gave accounts of the
engagement of July 3. When asked
if Commodore Schley had said any
thing during the battle for the en-
couragement of the men, Lieut.. Me-
Cauley replied that he several times
had said Give 'em hell, bullies." All
these witnesses testified that the con-
duct of the commander when under
fire was cool and courageous.
Washington, Oct. 1S.-The presenta-
tion of Admiral Schley's side of the
was continued before the
court of inquiry yesterday, eight wit
nesses being examined. OF these
five were ensigns, and the entire
eight had served on the Brooklyn
with Schley. There has been some
inquiry as to Schley's standing in the
navy since he was placed on the re-
tired list, but all question on this point
has been settled by the department
having assigned the admiral TO "ac-
tive duty" at the court of inquiry.
This action was taken to prevent any
question as to the effect the admiral's
retirement would have on the action
of the court.
Post Office Burglar Arrested.
Washington, Oct. 16.-A dispatch to