The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-11
SAMP.S0NAPPEALS
TO COURT AGAIN
admiral Asks That He Be Repre-.
sented BY Counsel.
REQUEST REFUSED BY DEWEY
WHAT SCRLEY KNEW ABOUT
sPANIARDs AT CIENFUEGos.

Washington. Oct. 1O.-Just before the
CLOSE Of the Schiey court Of in
quiry today Judge Advocate Lem
" introduced Lieutenant Holden.
formerly watch officer on the
Scorpion, as a witness Lieutenant Hol-
den signed the entry in the Scorpions
log. giving the particulars Of the re
ceipt of a message for Commodore
Schley from the Eagle. which that YES
sci had broughtsfrom Captain McCalla,
on Nay -, 1898. when the flying squad
ron. then bound for Cienfusgos. fell in
with Captain McCalla's sub-squadron,
which had just left. that port.
The. government had sought to show
thar BY this message Commodore
Schiey had been notified that the Sp,sn-
Ssh fleet W. not in the 1arbor off Glen
16SEos. ana Lieutenant Commander
Southerland Of the Eagle had testified
that ne had megaDhOned TO the ScOr-
piOu tk.tt there were only a torpedo
boat and several cannOneros in that
harbor. Captain Lemly told the court
today tha-t the log of the Scorpion did
not show the receipt Of the message in
tbs form. and that ne was prepared 20
admit that the evidence did not carry
Tat message to Commodore Schley.
Other witnesses OF the day were
Lieutenalu Commander w. H.
sichuetze. who served on the Iowa, and
Lieutenant y +. Grant who WAS on
corning the general campaign of the
flying squadron. Lieutenant Edward
f. Leiper concluded his testimony, be-
gun yesterday.
William II. Stayton. the New York
attorney. who. some time ago, asked 20
be allowed to represent Rear Admiral
Sampson before the court of inquiry,
and whose request was denied by the
court, to-day presented another appli-
cation on cehaf Of Admiral Sampson.
A reply was sent Mr.. Stayton to the
effect that Admiral Sampson was not
q party to the inquiry and that he
would be notified when the court con-
sidered him as interested.
schley's Santiago Blockade.
Assistant Judge Advocate Hanna was
not present in the court room today.
Ae was detained at his home by i'll
NESS and the entire behalf 80 the case
on behalf of the government was con-
Quoted by Judge Advocate Lemly. Cap
ttir Parker of counsel for Admiral
Schley was also absent. having gone to
his home IN New Jersey.
Captain Leuly resumed the question:.
ing Of Lieutenant Leiper by asking him
concerning the blockade Of Santiago by
Commodore Schley. The witness said
that when the New Orleans Joined the
blockade the vessels were lying in col
uInn from six Z --tght miles off shore.
little to the eastward and directly
south of the mouth of the harbor. At
night lueX SIetlmeQ SLOWLY BACK and
forth in front Of the harbor. 600 yards
apart.
They were so far out. the witness
said. that it was impossible to distin-
guish points on the shore or to de-
termine where the shore line met the
water line. Ele could distinguish the
vessel nearest to him ahead. on the
nrst night of the blockade he had not
been able 80 distinguish the Brooklyn
and the Nixens The Marblenead and
Vixen had occupied places between the
Elockade line nd the shore. but he had
nos ben able TO distinguish them.
Practically the distance OF the main
vessels from the shore line was the
same in the day as at night. He could
not say how far east or west OF the
mouth Of the harbor the fleet had
steamed. as he could not see the har-
Dor.
Position of the Ships.
on cross-eXauinatiOn Mr. Raynor
called the attention of the witness to
the statement Of Commander FolCer,
who had been in COMMAND of the New
Orleans. that the feet was nearer to
-''e-s hore - 7ight than in the day
whether he agreed