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This h a matter entirely psrsonsl TO
mypelf,' he said. The question put TO
me yesterday was In words similar To those
employed In Q letter Purportine. TO come
from the Brooklyn, pubii.hed In the Wesh-
iaoton Poet OF July rs, ises. On reading
\ i immediately went 10 the editor OF the
Washington Post 90 ascertain the author OF
the letter, and after a great deal Of trouble
j ascertsined that II was a woman who
gave the information. Al the same time
1vro,e TO Capt. Cook (tbo Brooklyn's COM
mander). enclosing the article, and here u
NJ lester In reply handing IL TO Mr.. Raynerl
I should like that letter to go In my testi-
mony. as tho language in tho question
asked mo yesterday was Identical With
that used In the ecurnlou- article published
In tire Washington Post
Mr.. Rayner examined the letter, but
was not willing To have Il go In evidence.
on the stand. he may be asked whether he
wrote that letter hc said, hut let u not lie
brought in to-day whom we have not had
an opportunity TO rad the article and TO
ask questions abnu' i.
i withdraw tine %lct;or.' said Admiral
Evans. -
1T rests upon the generosity OF counsel
remarked the Judge Advocate.
do not put ms In that position ex-
claimed Mr.. Rayner.
After some further discussion. in which
both Mr.. Rayner and tho Judge Advocate
showed temper. Mr.. Royner made formal
objection.
T1is closed tho episode and Admiral
Evans took tho letter and made hbs parting
bow 20 tho Court.
ADMIRAL sAMrSOS's CLKRK %REcALLEO.
Gustav L.. Becker, chief -oHman in the
aavv. who served as Admiral SampSon's
clerk In the spanish war. was r%ccalltNt.
YESTERDAY h. failezl. hy refercnc" Ia Ad-
mirel Samp-on's journal AMI the New
York; press copy book. Ia verify hiS
efafefncnt that the Ncoalla mr'uuT andutu.
giving Schl"y Information that mig hav"
enabled him 20 ascertain AZ ,i'niu"go~ mat
the Spanish ve@ssls vcr" not ihct". had
been sent 10 >chiev hy the Iowa AMI ~"
Dupont. which reached C%ientiegos' ON May
p. two dayS before Schiev l"ft. On hs ling
questioned further TODAY a. 10 hts memory
ON that point he sa'd TINT he ir'hev'Si inat
this memorandum AMI some dispatches To-
Schlcy had gone hv the Iowa and he Dupont
on Nav 20. Al MI l%lanna's suggestion h
found In the New iork's press COPY book
the Dear Schley' hitter 81 ADMIRAL SaiuV-
SONS. da',pl hey West. Man 20. ISIS. ami
said this could not have gone hFfof" the
NcCalla i~n"murandum.
The Judge Advocate will ondoavor -
prove that the Dupont delivered the -i|'nr
Schlnv- letter To Admira Schley n ten
fuegos on MAY 2? and not on MAY y aS
Admiral Nchlev told the Senate Committee
on Naval Anairsl
Nc. Rayncr read from Admiral Schlev's
letter to tlc senate that he hal u~cCe.VsSl
'nf N'i ali neinprafuum ON Ni"N = NV
aSacd tho witness Ia show 10y his rsS'ords
anything 20 indicate that IL had gone on
NAV 20. but the witness could no. lott.
To Mr.. Hanna he said tha' his examination
OF the press copy book and Admiral Samp-
sons journal, kept by the witness, hal
reirerhed his memory A. 10 sending tho
McCalln memorandum TO Admiral Schlcy.
When the witness was discharged Mr
Hanna said that in placing on rccord tho
statement that he believed that more
than one copy 81 the McCalla mcmoran-
dunn had been sent to Schlcy. he did not
wish To bc stOpped from submitting evidence
To that ,ffect by any statement tina, had
becn made
Tnr vIxRS'S COMMANDER CALLED.
In a sp;ck-and span uniform aud looking
very young FOR "a man Of HE rank. Lieu
tenant Commander Alexander sharp. Jr.,
took the stand 10 tell what he knew OF
Admiral Schley's conduct n the south
coast OF Cuba while the witness was In com
mand OF the gunbost Vixen. a converted
yacht. He had come home from Europe,
where he was serving on the training ship
Hartford. 70 testify in the case. To the
first questions put by MIR Hanna, he said.
May ~. 1895. the day the Flying Squadron
left Genfnegos for Santiago. there were
very heavy rain squalls. and that In the
equally weather Of the following day the
Vixen. being a small craft. did not make
a. good time In Squally weather NJ larger
vessels. but there was nothing 10 cause
him To SLOW down or delay the progress 81
the other craft. The Vixen could, he said,
have made $ or 10 knots easily. He did
not, he said. remember any signal from
Commodore Schley's flagship Suggesting
delay on account OF the Vixen. and te-iidcd
that the vessel was not In urgent need Of
coal at the time, This testimony of the
witness was particularly interesting, In
view OF these stat einents Of Admiral Schley
In his defence 20 the United States senate:
After leaving Cicnfuegcs the sea be
came so rough Ina, the small craft could
not keep with the larger vessels. but were
tossed about To such extent that " was
necessary 10 slow down 40 that they might
hold position. Al leas, two or three times
the squadron had TO stop To make minor
rcpairs TO the steering gear Of the collier
and to allow the Eagle and Vixen TO gain and
hold their positions. On tho 2eth. the Eagle
reported about a day. coal, more or le~-,
on board, and there being no prospects Of
being able TO coal her, as the sea was too
rough. she was sent TO Port Antonio
THE riRINo on ruE COLON.
q. In the bombardment 81 the Colon.
on May 81, were our vessels exposed 10 any
serious danger? A. Three shots fell close
60 US. One struck about 100 yards ahead.
One went over and one went rs yards on
on our port quarter. IL either Of those
shots had struck Us Il might have caused
come trouble. Tho Vixen was then just
brhind the Iowa.
D. Either before or after the engage
ment did you nj any time hear Commodore
Schley make any statement or give any
orders bearing on the subject Of The bonn
bardmcntl A, Yes, on the Sist OF MAY |
heard Commodore Schley say. on board the
Vixen: The Admiral vii be here to-mor-
row.
The Colon was first seen by Commodore
schlcy on May 20. but he did not attack
her until the 3ist. This statement Of laetf-
tenant Commander Shsrp's was presumably
brought out tn indicate that Schlcy did not