The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19
EVIDENCE OF DELAY.
Testimony Tends 20 show That Ina
portant Information Was with
held from schley.


Saturday Judge Advocate Lemly made
remarks about the conduct of Mr. Raw
49, Aau,,,., Sohi.,..s ,h;af counsel
ner' Aum',ai ocnie9 ene. Sue,'
winch the latter resented. MT hayner
had attempted to introduce state
ment nrenared I'm regard IN the speed
- , - ~ At, ,a5.an
" 'e Va .ne AyAs st~
and capt. Lemly objected, saying that
some of the statements of Mr.. Rayner
were ;naccurate To This Mr. Ravner
80,
resPohueu' ~ couhsei rnahes .ha,
statement outside OF court IL is false.
Before the court adjourned an ex-
..,.; k,L ;5o
vas y"
whlch Admlral dewey salu was satis-
factory.
When Cant Chadwick took the stand Mr..
Rayner formally addressed the court re-
ouesting permission TO ask the witness
two questions. which he outlined He
called attention TO his question put to Capt
CHADWICK Friday concerning a telegram
~ conyratutatIon which Admiral Samnson
had sent TO Commodore Schley on May 2S
He had asked the witness ~ he remembered
thar message. and the witness had replied
that no ala remember II very we'll and,
adding: "Because protested against his
congratulations" Mr. Rayner said that
this last expression was purely voluntary
DI.
essary in response TO the inquiry. The
ouestions which he stated TO the court were
as follows:
"Eirst When did Won first learn of the
ax,stanca ~ disnatcb Number Sp''
"cecord MD Won then In nrotestinp
against the sending nj this coneratulatory
dIsnatcb refer 70 his blockade of Glen
fuegos in dIsnatch Number S?'
ADMIRAL Dewey stated the court had no
ohiection m the ouestions and Cant. Lem
Iy said no uonld moi object proyided he
could cross-examine on the points raised
Mr. Ravner did NOT concede this right. but
before The noint was decided Mr. Rayner
asked his flrst question. as previously given
m the court After reading the dispatch
In question the witness said:
"I Nos informed NJ its purnort at the
,,r,a q Was sent IN the Marblehead.'
..D,d co., coo u uhcp n was sent m the
NfarhIebaado"
.T Aid mot read ~"
..yyhen ala vou first road it?"
ct did NOT road the original dispa tch un-
~ tho answer was received from Com
modore Schley. brought by the Hawk"
Twas NOT that on Nav 26 when your shin
vas nj a noint between Havana and Cane
Franris In the vicinity of Cape Pedras o.
ives .
..ni5 ho,a tho biocLaae NJ f,,erfuasos
IN mind when Won protested against the
sending of the congratulatory dispatch?'
.,NiaY ask ~ vou mean I had that only
n mind ?"
q" % not mean that. I mean whether
CON mad n in mind at ALL
az cap cav I had II partially"
cant Chadwick was then excused and
lieutenant Commander Sidney A. Staun-
ton was called Before the witness took
his seat Judge Advocate Lemly asked and
received permission to put in as evidence
Admiral Simpsons official report made at
Guantanamo Bay August g. 1885,
~. 4. c.
the particulars of his securing information
Of the presence of Cervera's fleet at San
tiapo AT Key West on the GOTH while the
fleet under Admiral Sampson was there
He then stated that on the next morn
ing MAY q, the fleet proceeded 10 the
blockade of Havana, Admiral Sampson be-
ing satisfied that the information concern
ing The presence OF the fleet at Santiago
was, correct. The admiral accordingly had
called up the Hawk and forwarded his dis
patches to Commodore Schley.
Cant LemIy: Tell the court fully from
what source the information was received
concerning the arrival OF Cervera's fleet
in Santiago. | would like you to Identify
the dispatch put into cipher at that time,
TO which YOU refer"
1.-THE dispatch | referred to as having
been drawn up by Capt Chadwick in my
presence Is the dispatch known as the
memorandum that ACCOMPANIED dispatch
Number g."
''Can you give me any subsequent dis
pa tches or memorandum that passed be-
tween Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Schley in reference to the Spanish SQUAD
ron being at Santiago?"
ct do not think 7 can refer Won IN arv
After Admiral samnson heard that the
Gaet NJ Commodore scbIev had NOT left
c,ienfneqos In other words. after he cot
= 49, 49, ~ 80, 1890. 80 ~ All.
sonadron 10 sant tha yUasn 7 tbinL about
Ma ae 70 cianfuaao. NTH an add,tionaI
SisSa ~ b., eha IS no,'rsa Sid not a. rive
there untu Comn,odore Schiev had left for
santiago and do not remember what
those Sienatchos wera,,
aftsr f,,rthar a,snrt ~ NJ poyner,s mar.
TO elicit Information as TO corresponden ce
hetwaan ~ ,,,'o nar,,nanders and ohiec-
tior an the mart ~ NJ Hanna to hringinp
! In disnatohos u,hIch Ma No ,muedjate
hear,ng ,nor Cnr,nSoro Sohiax,s COW
10, 'pon Soininouoie oeey ~,
uuGui mi; Hsyner saiu mere was mo 49, eon 81
s ~ ~ . .heni s, n,s.'
Of May q as the first positive knowledge
conveyed to Commodore schley OF the
Sisnatch was as foi,ows. s0