The age-herald., 1901-10-03
Lieutenant Doyle Explains First Entry In Log Concerning
 Brook|yn's Loop
FOUND THAT HE WAS IN ERROR
Fighting Bob Evans Again Comes Be- fore Board to Admit That There
 Were Other Persons at Santiago.

Washington, October 2.-An inter- esting turn was given to the Schley court of inquiry today by the introduc- tion of the first witness In Admiral Schley's behalf This was Lieut.. James Doyle, who was watch officer on board the flagship Brooklyn during the war with Spain.
 Lieutenant Doyle explained his part in the battle of July and his original entry In the ships log concerning the famous loop and his alteration of that entry because he subsequently dis covered that his first entry had been erroneous.
 Lieutenant Commander Sharp, who commanded the Vixen during the Spanish war, gave especial attention to his testimony to notes of the battle of July 8, made by Lieutenant Barlow of his ship.
 Admiral Evans, Captain Sigsbee and Correspondent Deuaide were all re- called for the purpose of correcting their testimony as given yesterday ana all made additional statements.
 Just before the adjournment for the day the court announced its decision not to allow any questions concerning the blockade of Santiago after July 1, when Conmander-in-Ch Chief Admiral Sampson arrived there.
 Evans Makes Corrections.
 Admiral Evans was the first of the witnesses of yesterday who appeared for the purpose of making corrections in his testimony Having made these corrections Admiral Evans arose and formally ad- dressing the court said
 May 1t please the court, in connection with one of the questions asked me yes- terday until Admiral Schley or his coun- sel object, should like to make state- ment and produce letter. If at any mo- ment counsel objects or Admiral Schley objects I will withdraw it and s.op.''
 MT. Rayner Could we look at the let terY'
 Certainly" handing it to Mir Ray ner.
 Tt is a matter entirely personal to me, sir, and the way the question was put to me yesterday placed me in the position of having bragged on board the Brooklyn of having destroyed the whole Spanish fleet. The identical words were used in letter purporting to come from the Brooklyn, and published in Wash ington newspaper of July 25, 1898. im- mediately went to the editor of the paper to ascertain the author of such letter, daQl Of certained that 1t was woman who had siven this information. Whether she was paid for it or not I could not find out. At the same time I wrote to Captain Cook of the Brooklyn, inclosing the ar ticle, and there is his reply. I should like that iett,r to go in the testimony"
 Mr. Rayner: 'I do not object to any ex- planation at all that you make. There was nothing wrong in the question itself"
 'The question was put to me as if stated I had shot the bow off the Plu- ton; raked the ship and knocked out an- other one, etc There is Captain Cooks letter denying that such a conversation took place.
 MT. Rayner: "The point is whether the conversation was between you and Com modore Schley."
 Objected To 1t at This Time.
 MT Rayner said he would object to the presentation of the letter at this time, but not at the proper time. He said the prop CT time for this would be when Captain Cook Is on the stand.
 Admiral Evans-I withdraw it.
 MT. Rayner-I am perfectly willing you shall submit 1t at the proper time.
 Mir Thomas Dieuaide, the newspaper correspondent, when called to correct his testimony of yesterday. made brief ad- dition to bis response to one of Admiral Dewey's questions. The question put by the admiral was whether he Oieuaide) had heard Captain Philip give orders to back the engine when the two were on the bridge of the Texas during the battle off Santiago. MT. Dieuaide replied that he might have heard the order and he might not Today he said in explanation of this statement:
 "The next thing heard was the range given, and just then the starboard I2- inch gun was fired almost fore and aft of the ship. jotted that down and went around the port side of the coming tower to see the captain. He might have given several orders about that time that I did not hear. Of course, did not note every thing I heard"
 Yeoman Becker was then recalled and was excused after some brief question ing concerning the dispatches prepared by him at Key West for Admiral Samp- that according to his recollections these dispatches were forwarded by the Iowa and Dupont, but said statement was based entirely upon his memory.
 Lieutenant Commander Alexander M. sharp. who commanded the converted