The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-02
|i5DBR HOT FIRE
NC ATTORNEYS cRoss.Ex
Y .,ue ADMIRAL EVANS AT
SOME LENGTH.
aIcxs TO HIS FIRST STORY

,.,,.s a MeetIn, Of Officers Was
ned oo the srook'y" at Which Or.
were Given in Regard TO At.
,,c4ing the Spanish Fleet in Case It
:, the Harbor, but Does Not Cen.
....,I, Plan Of Battle.
.htrefon. Oct. 2.-The Schley
:, II inquiry met nj IL a. N. The
'0'.' .lines OF the day began as usual
=. ~ recall OF former witnesscs
- - haa completed their testimony for
:, :, ,Y,pose OF making such verbal
:. l.,ious in /; "a they might desire
ss.eral sympathy was expressed or
III, 81 the members OF the cour.
=. = .A.-. in attendance with Judge
IS. ,a l.emly becaus. OF the death
. tr. Captain Lemly Was pr"s.
$. atsa eoar; convened aa; :nlui,-
withdrew. Captain Miller
.u.taAndci the collier M.rrimac
....atei for the purpose OF correct
4. ,ae ancial record Of his test.
-, tul then Rear Admiral Evans
a. recalled Mr.. Raynsr began his
49,. cations by asking him concern.
-. !, ret code Of signals for com
-. a,.ne with the Cuban insurgents
,a- C.eamegos. The admiral said
- aAea Captain Chadwick comml.
#e.ts, ,A.s code To him be did not In.
,.-,# A..u 10 give the information 10
rsraosore Schley. Mr.. Rayner then
,sts.sored the witness particularly
i = A.s Interviews with Commodore
ks..y A.itr the battle of Santiago.
Yesterday said Mr.. Rayn.r. i
eas .peaa.ng OF a conversation which
: Kit You had nj Guantanamo on
- and have made a mistak"
IT,. taA; and il is necessary for is
/ .sg.A, ny question suppose YOU
D. arsAtF IN the same way
Il. then asked Did you have a
E..se-sat.a. With Commodore Scal.s
!. l4ly 1 some time during The
e6.s.ag between and l. o'clock on
sagstsn at Santiago. in the course
1 All + taa used language a. fol.
n.i sou know that Jack philtp
T.. ta gHn away At the beginning
1 81 hatlt7 and 10 which Commo
l., SJaley replied. You ar. mistaken
,a@t Evans. saw nothing of
/ st The brooklyn made turn.
J. must seq the tactical situation
E. - +" $. necessary ?"
E.ars Says ne Never SAID K.
u, remcmbcr of being on the
F. stc ou tae 9Th OF July. think
-. .-e a,h al Guantanamo. A.
( - 9aYersation. | never said any
[.lts o 'ae effect that Captain Philip
fi3 Taa away or attempted 10 run
pa Oa thinking over ii last night.
"a a4 occur with reference 10 the
ts1as 'a,uk Commodore Schlcy and
esfassed the position of the Texas
Fa'a To- iigh, began. The Texas ly.
|-s A.'h her head 10 the east when the
Fasas m'n, began and she turned
IN s'aThaard helm and headed OF in
r same direction "A the rest Of Us.
f. afed first with her short battery
e 'a"h put her helm 10 s'arhoard
= In a s.tt4 u Z
E. i''i u the ships. think that was
f. aR' sion ! discussed with tommo'
K @ley. | cannot be sure OF 1t. but
e. eyer intimated that Captain
I'D attempted 10 run away with the
IA Is pr"post.rous on the face o'
9a }ou have 4 conversation Win
r. ~ the same day at the same
r. aAA AZ the same hour or nj any
u which you used substantially
81 iolo"lng language 4 sho, the
~ thr Pluton. the stern OF the
- put my helm To siarboard and
E. ~" Teresa and knocked out the
:. ne best OF my knowledge and
~. ~ ! never used such language.
k,n'' n"''e not the commanding OH GERS
I, IN board the flagship Brooklyn
I tnai on the morning OF May .
~, lae Colon was discovered"
lRtr were"
~ You tell me. or do YOU :cro!
\ ), hat took place at the conference
W. 'ommanding officers nj that
! - ,Hmodore Sohley was In the cab
Ia rs brooklyn when we assembled
kn,,t',, 'e was a general talk about the
b"'.H Meet having been located Al
n ~ santiago. do not think II was
y, nature Of conference. | do not
(sksaiV now that the officers We're
kenba,o ~ express any opinion. re
khb ~ having had n conversation
|tc, =, onn y modore Schley about the ~
b VIII. nsntlng batteries on the ships
H. ban ! told him OF the cxpericnc,
|he =" o", nad at San Juan and expressed
korb bp,n'on r'lon TO him that II was moi
latteri"'n' 10 risk ship fighting shore
|hny M mat did not think any
(ase pm'!a mou!a he gained by II. In th'
(hips ''ef mef consideration the Spaniss
(ondi,jn' present in the harbor Th'
fonld hn were changed and W.
Pom VA hh''e TO take the risk of the fir'
|Aem ~ batteries in order to get n