The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-01
Captain Chadwick Declared That
Certain Dispatches That Ad-
miraI Said He Received Were
Not Delivered
LAST WITNESS FOR
ADMIRAL SCHLEY HEARD
Captain T. S. Borden Who
Served on the Brooklyn De-
CIared Admira's Conduct Was
HonorabIe-Severa Witnesses
Were Called in RebuttaI

Washington, Oct. 31.-In the Schley
court of inquiry today a number of
witnesses were introduced by Judge .
Advocate Lemly to testify in rebuttal
Of the evidence given on Admiral |
Schleys behalf.
The court decided early in the day |
that no witnesses could be introduced
at this stage Of the proceedings, to
give testimony on immaterial points
This announcement was made in con-
nection with an effort to prove a con-
versation on board the Massachusetts
in which Lieut.. Sears. who was Ad-
miral Schleys flag lieutenant, was re-
ported to have said:
For Gods sake don't discourage !
him (meaning Commodore Schley); it
is all that we have been able to do to
work him up to this"
1t had the effect of relieving Lieut.. |
Commander Grant, Lieut.. Commander
Potts and other officers of the Massa-
chusetts, who had been called to tes-
tify of this reputad conversation in
Volving Mr.. Sears which was said to
have occurred on the Massachusetts,
just before the reconnaissance of May
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On the other hand the court held
that it was not bound by the ordinary
procedure of civil courts as to the time
when testimony can be taken, and
therefore witnesses might be called or
recalled by it at any time for the pur-
pose of making additions to former
statements, but that none of them
could reiterate testimony previously
given. This decision was rendered up
on an objection raised by Mr. Rayner
to allowing Capt Sigsbee to give new
testimony when called as witness for
rebuttal
The witnesses called in rebuttal were
Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee, Capt. Fran
els E. Chadwick, Capt. Joseph G. Eaton,
Lieut.. John H. Roys and Chief Quar-
termaster N Anderson, all of whom
testified to incidents connected with the
campaign of 1898.
Capt Chadwick said in his statement
today that the precautionary dispatch
es from the navy department In regard
to attacking the Spanish shore batter
les were not communicated to Commo-
dore Schley. This statement is regard
ed as of great importance by Admiral
Schley's opponents, because it distinct
ly contradicts the admirars own state
ments.
Capt. Sigsbee testified concerning has
interview on the Brooklyn with Com
modore Schley. Capt. Elton was the
commander of the dispatch boat Reso-
lutte during the war, and his testimony
related largely to events which oc-
CURED before and just after the battle
on July 3. Lieut.. Roys served on
board the Eagle and his statement
bore upon the Eagles meeting with
the Brooklyn, when the latter was en-
route to Cienfuegos and again while
the flagship lay off that port. He
stated that Lieut.. Commander South
erland asked not to be sent to Port
Antonio for coal and asked also to be
allowed to coal from the Merrimac.
Mr. Anderson was chief quartermas-
ter of the Brooklyn during the Spanish
war and was at the WHEEL during the
battle of July 8. He said that Commo-
dore Schley gave the order to Hard
aport," but that when the order was
given the vessel was already hard
aport.
Before these witnesses were intro
duced for the department, the court
heard Capt. r. S. Borden, of the mar
inc corps, who served on the Brooklyn,
in Admoral Schley's behalf. He was
the last of the admirars witnesses and
he testified that the admiral bore him
self honorably during the battle of
July 8.