Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-01

'Tsestifes before the Naval Court
Of Inquiry. 81
Witnesses for the Department to Give
Testimony 81 Q Points in
5. 5s Controversy.
Much Of the Days Session is Taken.
81. up b. Wrangling Between the
Attorneys.
Washington, Nov. ls---Whens the
Schley court Of inquiry opened Cap
tadnS23T.. S. Borden was called as the
first witness Of the day and as the
last witness who is to testify in Ad2
miral Schley's behalf. Captain Borden
said he had been junior marine Of:
shcer on the Brooklyn and he stated
that the distance of b blockading,
line from the entrance to the haFbor
at Santiago vas not2exceed four and
aSahalf miles He said he had seen
picket boats at nig ht during Conn
modore Schley's command there. The
vessels had steamed about four and q.
half miles back and forth ait night.
Speaking of the events of the battle.
of July 3 he said the lowest range
given was loo yards and that this
was given just before theGturn, while
the maximum range was 1900 yards.
He had clearly observed the Brook
slyn'szloop, and speaking OF this he
said: @
In the course of the turn 4 fred
guns on either side, starbuarda and
port.Smoke was very thick at that.
time and during the turn I saw no
vessels at all, although I had a plain.
view out of the stern ports. ! Judge
could : e about 500 yards distinctly e.
n#reply I questions from Mr.. Ray.
ner he said he had seen Commodore.
sSchley three times during the battle;
d that hisbearing was everything
that the officers and crew could have.
expected.""%%# %$S%4
Witness then related other Incidents.
ofthe battle, saying: @
THE most vivid feature of the bat
tie, in my recollection, occurred Just.
SafterSthe Brooklyn had made her turn.
had relieved the gun captain IN
charge OF the starboard 6-pounder u
and fired at three ships inside@of
tllree minutes by. a. slight change III:
train. At that time i could see no other
American Ship
On cross-examination the fact was
brought@out thatssduring the turn
tain Borden4Nsh had bee in charge Il
guns in the stern@of the ship andanot
beensableto see ahead.
Captain Borden was then xcuse
and as he left the stand Mr.. Ravner.
saidshuee$$WouId have no more witnesses
toscaIl y
Captain Parker then asked to have
putin evidence numberof docu-5
ments including b reportofsthe bat
tie Of july Admiral SehIey made.
from Monteyiideo, June e s190o.
Witnesses Called Ii Rebuttal.
ZEN minutes were consumed Id pre-
senfings this report, which was adj
mitted. lieutenant Grant was then
called as the first sWitnessafo rebuttaI.s
Witness was interrogatedso only CON
cerning the events of May "a. s
scially to the conversation
with Lieutenant Sears, flag lieutenant
of 5Brooklyn8 Who accompanied;
Commodore Schley On this occasion
IN which the lieutenant was repre-
scented as urging that no obstacles be
putin the way Of letting the lombard:
ment go on because as he wasrepre-
scented to have said it had been88dim-
cult enough It'd set the commodore up
to- the point of undertaking IT. IN.
reply to questions Lieutenant Grant;
said he had seen Lieutenant Sears
on board the Massachusetts during the
bomhaTdment or reconnaissance of
May 81 and that he first saw him on
the quarterback about IL o'clock Of
that daY M
want you to- state what the con-
~yersation was In the stateroom of3the
naVIgator.0H
this point the testimony was.
brought to.a sudden stop by en-
phatic remark BY Nj. Rayner:
object
Addressing the court ME-. Raynner5
made d rigorous speech charging that
the conversational the Wardroom of
the Massachusetts Was imnnaterial to
the use as itWas Irrelevant the
issue, and as Admiral schley was not
present the conversation was clearly
inadmissable. If Ghis talk could be:
permitted any remark made by Lieu.
tenant . ait any other place could
be mtroduced.M Mr.. Rayner quoted
several authorities ia suppor Of his
contention.
Mi HANNA commended that the testis
mony WAS material and, therefore, un-
der MI. Rayner's own authorities, adj
missable.
Following Mr.. Hanna Captain LenIy
Quoted the remark which Lieutenant
Sears is alleged to have made. as fol-
lows SssSSSss
ssEsor Gods sake, dort discourage
him meaning Es~NIprandpre 1T
al All that We AaNe been ahla It'd DO hi
WORK him un III this
court then re6ired 10 consider
The p0ipkt raised and after a n~onsnlta-
tior o I5 minutes refnTnad and Al
nlirai Dewey annornceG the Courts
deetssoa ia sotloNgs:
obiession 3 made ~ sastaiped