Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-01
ADJOURNED 1OAONDAY
schley Court Hears Sylvester
Scovel. Newspaper Man. and
Recalls Witnesses.
Unimportant Corrections Made
IN Their Previous Testimony
..Orders Abrosated.
Scovel Questioned as to What
Sissbee Said..Adjourned
Till Monday.


Till Monday.
Washington. Nov. LAT the opening
Of the Schley court of inquiry today
Lemly announced that counsel hac
agreed on the order of the speeches II
closing the case Hanna is to open fol
the department. He will be followed by
Parker and Rayner for Schley. Lemly
will close for the department. Dewey
announced that the arrangement was
satisfactory to the court. Proceedings
were begun with this understanding
with the exception of some witnesses
who will be taken before adjournment
{ Only two witnesses were on the list for
today. both Of whom were summoned by
%he department. They We're Lieut. John
Hood. who commanded the dispatch
boat Hawk, and Sylvester Scovel, a
newspaper correspondent.
sylvester Scovel said that while on the
press boat Somers N. Smith, as news
paper correspondent, May q or Is, 1t
came up with the st. Paul, of which
Sigsbee was in command off the shore at
Santiago. There he had conversation
with Sigsbee thru a megaphone. He
himself had used the megaphone in con-
ducting the interview. Witness said
that the Smith was about seventy-five
or 100 feet from the st. Paul during the
conversation
''Give us az nearly as you can the
words OF the conversation" said Lemly
eve had been sent to find Schley, and
the first question was where is Schley
and the answer from Sigsbee was, You
Will find him in che Yucatan passage.
Then, inasmuch as our boat was very
slow, I asked him to advise me whether
he thought we could catch Schley If VIC
followed him, and he stated yes. The
second question was, Where is Cerve-
ra?' and in answer to that Sigsbee die
not speak for a moment. He consulted
with somebody on the bridge OF the shil
and then answered: am not sure, but
we caught an English collier trying tc
sneak into the harbor this morning.
That was all the conversation remem-
ber TO have had with Sigsbee person
eily.''
"other men on the boat had some con-
yersation with him.
did Sigsbee during any time in the
conversation inform you tnat the Span
isl squadron was not in Santiago"
HE did not tell US the Spaniards were
not in there"
On cross-examination Scovel said he
had been at the magaphone part of the
time. He could not say whether the
others on board the press boat had
talked with sigsbee.
"Then," asked Rayner, "are you pre-
pared to say on your oath that no one in
your boat asked Sigsbee whether Ger
vera was not in the harbor at Santi-
agof's
1T is possible that such conversa-
ton might have taken place on the part
OF some one else. but as the Smith was a
small boat and as the conversation must
necessarily be in loud tone of voice
si1ink would have heard it If there had
been anyN
"Are you then prepared to say the
testimony OF Mr.. Hare, in which he said
that Sigsbee had said the Spanish We're
not at Santiago. Is false?'
mo. I am not prepared to say his
statement was false, and that no such
conversation took place, but can swear
nothing OF the kind was said while was
conducting the conversation, and con-
Quoted the principal part of 1t.
Gccvel was then excused and num-
ker OF witnesses of yesterday were called
for the purpose Of making corrections in
their testimony. While Captain Eaton
- ~. N Nv,t he O.
asked him, Which way was the Brook
iyn heading when YOU saw her tunnels
srpear out OF the smoke. to the south
ward as you stated yesterday?'
Witnes. replied: about southwest,
as saw her nearly broadside on" H.
also said when he saw the Brooklyn
making her turn, with comparative
1apidity." the turning had been nearly
completed.
Capt. Chadwick, while under recall,
said there had been practical abroga-
tion by the navy department Of precau-
t;onary orders concerning the lombard
ment Of the Spanish shore batteries in
order to permit the bombardment OF
San Juan, Porto Rico. Lieut.. John
Hoyt who commanded the Hawk during
the Spanish war, was questioned on the
point made by Schley that the COM
manding officer of the Dolphin had filed
with the navy department memoran-
dunn in which he said speaking OF
Hoods return from his mission to
Schley while the latter lay off Glen
fuegos, Hood says good many officers
do not believe the Spaniards are at
Cienfuegos at all, but they can only sur
mise
Hanna asked did you make report
to the commanding officer of the Dol
phin which would warrant the use OF
the language embodied in the memoir
andum."
II did make such report, and one war
ranting stronger language than that"
Hood was then excused. Lemly stated
he had one more witness whom he de-
sired to call on Monday owing TO the
fact that he was too Ill to appear to-
day. Rayner said he would have nc
more witnesses except possibly the ad-
miral himself. The court adjourned un-
I'll Monday.
Now Minister From Portugal.
london, Nov. 1.-Senor Horto Ma
chedo has been appointed Portuguese
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