The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-28
SAMPSON is RULED OUT
Continued From First pnre

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mlral had he considered as definite: ne
had no doubt but that the Spanish fleet
was at Santiago. Commodore Schley
then said to me: Capt Sampson does
not understand. He is not on the spot
and cannot Judge. [ also informed
Schley that they certainly expected the
squadron to leave Immediately and that
| had had verbal orders from the COM
mander-in-chief which did not appear in
my written orders to remain with the
Hawk alone at Cienfuegos after the
squadron had left, and conduct a block
ade for day or two or as long as my
coal supply lasted
Describe the commodores manner
upon this OCCASION" said Capt. Lemly.
THE commodore was sitting in his
chair all the time I was talking to him,
very quietly. He seemed to be very
much perplexed as to what to do
NO ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE.
DO you remember whether there was
anything said about communication with
the insurgents?"
There was something said by me-" =.
In the commodore's presence?'
No, by the chief of staff on deck The
commodore was in the cabin
Can you state whether or not during
the time you were at Cienfuegos with
the Hawk any effort was made to COM
municate with the insurgent Cubans?"
There was not"
The witness then testified that the
steamer Adula, in passing, had reported
to the Brooklyn that cable report had
been received at Kingston on May 70
saying that the SpaniShsf1eet was in the
harbor at Santiago. Admiral Schleys
report of this occurrence was also read
as was his statement discrediting the in
fOrr12 ha hoy bali
squadron to be in Cienfuegos har5or All
these reports have heretofore been pub
lished
Mr.. Rayner began his cross-examina-
ton a few minutes before 1 o'clock, and
had not proceeded far when the court
took a recess for luncheon.
When the court began its afternoon
session, Mr. Rayner continued his cross
examination of Lieut. Hood The lat
ter said his recollection was that he had
delivered his dispatches to Commodore
Schley is his (Schleys) cabin, but it
might be that he had handed them to
Lieut.. Wells and had walked down to
the cabin with him. He thought there
was no one in --e cabin when the con-
versation between himself and the COM
modore had taken place.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Mr.. Rayner was proceeding to ques-
ton the witness concerning his conversa-
ton with Admiral Sampson when Adj
miral Schley leaned over and warned him
that this conversation had been ruled
out
Mr.. Rayner then changed his line of
questioning. He said: Il want to ask
you whether in this converse .lon with
Commodore Schley upon this occasion he
did not tell you that Admiral Sampson
had instructed him before he left for
Santiago to satisfy himself that the
Spanish fleet was not at Cienfuegos %
The reply was: Il gathered from his
conversation that he had that informa-
ton in some of the dispatches which
were written previously to the dispatch
l carried him, which was of considerably
later date and therefore, of coures, an
nulled all the other
But this dispatch you carried gave
him that discretion?''
That was not the latest dispatch
whose contents I knew
Mr.. Rayner questioned the witness
concerning the report of the presence of
the Spanish fleet at Santiago and at
tempted to read a quotation from a mag
aZine article, alleged to have been writ
ten by Admiral Sampson to sustain his
point that the Adula had reported that
the fleet remained at Santiago only one
day.
MAGAZINE TALES UNRELIABLE.
Mr.. Hanna objected to the introduce
ton of the article as testimony. He
said among other things: 81 have writ
ten magazine articles myself for promi-
nent gentlemen whose names were sign
ed to them He said, however, that he
did not doubt that the article was Adj
miral SIMPSONS. The question was
ultimately withdrawn for the time be-
ing. Capt. Lemly then asked:
Wasn't your understanding that the
Adula in the communication with the
Brooklyn officers led to the understand
ing that the Spanish fleet had come to
Santiago one day and left the next day?
Wasn't that the impression left on your
mind?"
THE impression made on my mind was
no impression whatever. It is my recol-
lection that at that date I knew the fleet
was in Santiago
Capt. Lemly questioned Mr. Hood con-
corning the dispatches delivered by him
to Admiral Schley, eleciting from him
the statement that while he carried two
| dispatches to the admiral from the COM
mander-in-chief he knew that the in
formation contained in one of them was
later than that in the other because the
one was dated Havana and the other
at Key West. The Havana dispatch had
contained more positive Instructions
about proceeding to Santiago.
CAPT. MCALLA CALLED.
Lieut. Hood then was excused and
Capt Bowman H McCalla who COM
manded the Marblehead during the Span
ish war, was called. Witness had first
come into contact with the flying squad
ron on May 10, $685. When he was pro-
ceeding from the south coast of Cuba
to Key West he met the squadron on it's
way to Cuba. Witness said he had not
been asked to come aboard the Brooklyn
for the purpose of making a report on
conditions in Cuba, but had made a full
report to Capt Chadwick, Admiral
Simpsons chief of staff, when he ar
rived at Key West.
On this point, he said: ''In addition to
written reports or dispatches which
carried, 1 explained to the chief of staff
the secret code which I had established
with the Cubans near Cienfuegos. That
was not done until I heard that Commo-
dore Schley was proceeding to Cienfue-
gos.''
SECRET CODE.
what was the secret code, briefy?"
on the 18th and 18th of May 1898. I
had been in communication with three
Cuban officers and two privates on the
Marblehead, and I had arranged with
Lieut.. Lavarez, who spoke English very
well, a system of signals in case they
wished to communicate with the Marble
head or my force. There were to be
three horizontal lights at night and three
horses in line on the beach by day
O. ITO whom, according to the best
of your recollection, did you commune