Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-02
THAT was all the conversation I re-

ling the con, crsatiou Inform you that
the Spanish squadron MAS not In San
tiago"" Tie did not ten us that the
Spaniarls were not in there"
T. MI ScoVel said that he had effected
thre,, landings 0n the southern coast of
Cuba for the purpose Of communicating
With, the insurgcnt cubans during the
campaign. on REORGANIZATION Mr..
ScoveI said that he had been ut the
| mega phone a part of the time. He
could not say whether others on board
the boat had talked with Captain Sigs-
bee.
| Then" asked Mr. Eayner, are YOU
prepared to say. on your oath. that no
! one in your boat asked captain Sigsbec
! whether Cervera was not in the har-
Dor 1T Santiago
1T is possible. WAS the reply. that
II conversation might have taken place
on the part Of some one els" but as the
Smith WAS a small boat ana as CONVEX
sation must necessarily be in loud
tone OF voice. think | would have
heard il if there had been any"
Are you then. prepared to say that
the testimony of Mr.. Hare in which he
said that captain SigSbcc had said that
the SpaniardS We're not at Santiago,
false NO. I am not prepared TO say
that his statement Is false and that no
such conversation took place. but | can
swear that nothing of the kind was
said while I WAS conducting the con-
ve'sation and | conducted the principal
part Of ii"
= . = =. ~
Mr., Sc"rcl was then excused. and a
number Of the witnesses of Yesterday
were called for the purpose Of making
corrections IN their testimony
While Capt. Eaton OF III. Ecsnlut.,
was on the stand for this purpose. Cant
l.emly asked him: (which way was thu.
brooklyn heading when YOU saw her fun
nclS appear out Of tn" smoke. to the
southwark, as You stated yesterdays
The witness replied: About south.
west. as ! saw her nearly broadsidc on.
lie also said that when he saw til.
Er""klyn making her turn and with
comParativ" rapidity." the turn had been
nearly completed.
Captain Chadwick. while, under recall
SAID in rcspons" {" Il question from Mr.
"A
abrogation by the navy department of
the precautionary order concerning thn
bomba r,lmcnt Of san Juan. Porto Rico
ne added That in his opinion there hal
been a general abrnGation If the order
capt. Chadwick WAS then excused and
Lieut.. John Hood. who commanded the
Hawk during the Spanish war. WAS re-
called. He was questioned ON Tn. poin,
made by Admiral Schlcy in his testimony
that the commanding. officer OF III. Dol
phin had filed with the navy department
Il memorandum in which he said. spc., ~
inS 81 Hoods return from his mission 4,
Commodore Scni"H while the batter lav
off Cicnfu"Gos: Hood says Il good many
officers do not believe the Spaniar,iS are.
there tat CicnfurEos, at all but they can
only surmiSc''
In reply to a question Il, to what ~.
port he hal made on such !: mrmnr-
andIm could have been based thu. VIII
ness replied: II reported to the com.
mandinE officer of the Dolphin THAI
conVcrscd with number Of officers. and
that / did not believe myself. nor did
many of the officers believe. as far rs
could make out. that thu. Spaniur,Is were.
there. that th"r" was no reason tor t.
h"vInS they wcrr there ana that
thought Commodore Schlcy HAD con, inc VI
himself they We're there on very slender
grounds"
Mr.. Hanna: Did yoI or not max. any
report to the commanding officer of TN.
Dolphin which would warrant TN, u.s.. of
lanGuaG" embodied in that momnr,n-
dum' II did make such = report. on,
"drihniins stronger iauEuag" than that.
Mr.. Hanna: How did YOU rct tn
notes in reference To- boarding tn. Ad,.
Ia?
! never boarded the .idula returned
10 the flagship Brooklyn after collecting
the mail. under Commodore Schl.v's or
d"rS. about II O'Clock just =, came u,,
board met Lieut.. Simpson of the Eruok
lyn. who had boa rdod tn. \d1I, ANA b,a
ms written report. asked him to let M.
sec it, as there might be valuable. iuf,r-
nation in it. which he lid. | then told
him ] wanted copy of it to take bark
to the admiral. as there was in nv opin-
ION very valuable information in /,
simpson and myself went To the .xccu
NV ohc'r ono" ana he read the notes
over. IIc had the executive officer.
"i't'i Hidht Il copy Ior me to take hack
to the admiral as valuable informati,r
lie had just come out from making his
report To the commander of the nyinp
squadron. That as quoted in the ;ppcn-
dix is an exact copy of Simpsons board
ing report to the mmandcr- in chief %:
tn" flying SuuHdron.''
Lieut.. Hood said in reply to n question
from Rayncr that he had not boarded tn,
Adula and that the notes which he had
carried back I" Ill" Dolphin were thos.
mad" by Licnt. Simpson: hence it was
Lieut.. Simpson and not himself who had
boarded the British ship.
Lieut.. Hood WAS then excused and -
number Of the kilograms and official dis
patches which have heretofore been put IN
were introduced at this point for the con
rcnicncc of counsel
Capt. Lemly then stated that he had
one more witness whom he desired to ,au
on Monday. owing to the fact that he was
too III to appear. today. and it was also
stated that Admiral Schlcy would again
take til" stand for III" purpose of correct.
ing his testimony. Mr.. Rayncr said M.
would have no more witnesses EXCEPT
possibly the admiral himself There be-
ing no further business before the court.