Evening star., 1901-10-29
schley's Conduct as Squadron Com
mander Under Scrutiny.
RESUMPTION 0F CROSS EXAMINATION
Interest in the inquiry is Diminish
ing.
CAPT. LEMLY'S QUESTIONS

VI IiiIuHy dl IL u ClOCh tIllS morning. Inc
difficulty of hearing together with the nat
urally uninteresting proceedings connected
with long cross-examination, appeared to
combine to lessen the number of persons
who cared to attend. Admiral Dewey ar
rived nearly half an hour before the court
. assembled, accompanied by his secretary,
Lieut.. Crawford, driving to the navy yard
from his home in his landeau Admiral
Schley arrived at about the same time on a
street car, in company with his counsel
1t is doubtful whether the taking Of testi-
mony before the court will be concluded be-
lore next Tuesday. From the present stage
OF the cross-examination of Admiral Schley
1t seems likely that he will be on the stand
all day tomorrow, If not longer 1t is
understood that Mr.. Hanna will have a
number of questions to ask the witness
When the judge advocate concludes The
Judge advocate this morning in continuing
the examination of the witness produced a
typewriter list of questions, from which
ne read, and from which he was reading to
a large extent yesterday when examining
the witness. There will be fifteen Wit
nesses in rebuttal, in addition to the two
witnesses who will be put on the stand in
pehaif OF Admiral Schley at the conclusion
OF his cross-examnation. 1t is understood
that counsel for the applicant has not de-
termined as yet to put any witnesses on in
sur-rebuttal. If it is decided to do so it will
u ir,
buttal.
Admiral Schley upon the assembling of
the court at once took his seat on the wit
ness stand, threw his left arm over the
back of the chair and waited for the re-
sumption of his examination
During the morning session of the court
the cross-eXamination proceeded in rather
an uninteresting manner so far as the spec-
aators @ were concerned. There were fre-
quent references to log books in order to
compare statements made by Admiral
Schley in his direct examination with rec
oros that appear on the books of the vari-
Gus snlps OF the squadron off Cienfueges
during the trip from Cienfuegos to Santf-
ago, and in the retrograde movement The
entire cross-examination this morning did
not take the testimony beyond the retro
erade movement. The blockade at San
Iiago, the reconnaissance and the battle of
July ) are all yet to be the subject for ex-
animation.
During the Cross-Examination.
Durlng the progress of the cross-examina-
ton members Of the court at times made
notes OF questions to be asked later on,
and it is likely that many of these ques-
tons Will be put to the witness when his
cross-eXamination by the Judge advocate
and Mr.. Hanna comes to an end All the
questions asked this morning were put by
consultation with Mr.. Hanna and Lieut.,
Ward. He had also frequent occasion TO
call upon clerks in attendance upon the
court to hunt up necessary log books and
other papers. During the cross-examina-
tion Mr.. Rayner. Capt. Parker and Mr..
Teague of counsel for Admiral Schley sat
listening to the proceedings, but very little
comment came from their side in relation
to what was going on.
Admiral Schey was as composed as ever
and maintained the same demeanor that
characterized him while on the stand on
previous occasions. At only one time was
fact tIr1 t. l.
impatience or WEAKNESS over the manner in
which he was being closely questioned in
regard to every statement he had made.
This was when he was asked a question
and replied that he was asked that yester-
day, telling what his reply was and again
when he was asked If the commanding
officer of the Eagle had protested against
leaving the squadron
No, no, he did not protest" said the ad-
miral, dwelling upon his words in man.
ner to indicate that he regarded the ques-
tfon in the nature Of a repetition.
Placed in the Record
The judge advocate, as soon as the court
was called to order, asked that a chart of
the port of Cenfuegos which had been re-
ferred to in the examination yesterday be
embodied in the record, which was agreed
to.
He also asked that there be printed in the
record the signal records of the New York
and Brooklyn. He desired that the records of
the New York for the 18th and 10th of May
and for July 2 and 8. and Of the Brooklyn
from the 18th of May to June 2, together
with those of July and 3, 1898, be included.
Admiral Dewey seemed to question the
propriety of this proposal, but no objection
was offered by counsel for Admiral Schley.
Admiral Dewey questioned the Judge adyo-
cate in regard to the necessity for embody-
ing the signal records Of the New York, and
the judge advocate said that the 18th and
10th Of May were the time when the New
York and Brooklyn were at Key West,
making preparations to leave. The I'd and
Sd of July were the day before and the day
Of the battle Of Santiago, and he considered
that all these records were necessary in
order to embrace matters that had been
referred to in the testimony.
Mr.. Rayner said that the log of the New
York was already in evidence, and he had
no objection to having this signal record
placed in the printed record of the court.
Admiral Dewey, after speaking to his
colleagues on the court, announced that the
court had no objection to the proposition
made by the judge advocate.
Cross-ExnminatiOn Resumed.
The Judge advocate at once resumed the
cross-examnation of Admiral Schley. He
began: Admiral, you stated in your ex-
animation in chief that you had a distinct
recollection that the Eagle passed you
within hailing distance in the Yucatan
in the Yucatan channel" replied the ad-
miral, 'but just after we left Key West ON
the 10Th"
O. Then she passed within hailing dis
tance? A. That is my recollection now.
O. And she reported no news? A. Yes.
O. Now, in view of the fact that you said
the Scorpion intercepted her, are you not in
error? A. No, don't think SO. l think
she came past my line.
@. Do you know whether she reported
anything else at that time. or simply mo
news" A. Yes, that was all.
@. On the night of May q, you stated, the
Scorpion was sent in ahead as a picket
boat. A. Yes. she was sent in ahead Of the
squadron.
@. Now I want to ask you II you are not
mistaken about that. and ask you to look
at the Scorpions log page 10, from midi
night to Am. A. Well. see that il Is en-
tered. "Drifted In company with the fleet
remainder OF the watch" She was not nec-
[essarily In absolute touch with US. She was
ahead, and according to my recollection we
were all drifting. -s s-sssss~s..
@. Do you regard her under those CIR
Fcumstances as serving az = picket 1heAt ?s
"A Yes, should say so.