Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-07


which there is plnin contradiction be-
tween himself and Capt Chadwick.
there will undoubtedly he further
DISCRIMINATION, aed tho lawyers
about the courtroom yesterday OPPRESSED
the belief that tho greater part OF Mon
day would ne occupied by tbu sxamina-
tion Of Admiral Schley.
All tho witnesses who testified within
tho past few days verified the record
yesterday, so that everything is cleaned
up save tho examination Of the two wit
nesses mentioned. Tho Judge advocate
made an announcement, which was
allowed TO go into the record, with re-
gard tn the Testimony of Lieutenant,
Commander Harlow OF ths Vixen, who
had said that he could not remember
taking any II eesage from Commodore
Schley to Admiral Sampson ON tho
evening of July I'd, telling him OF the
smose and the movement of vessels in
The harbor of Santiago. MIR. flarlow,
when On the stand, had prdniised that
ON bis return to Boston he would look
the mutter up, and sea il thora was any
note In his personal dairy of such an
occurrence. Yesterday the Judge advo,
cate received latter from him in
which ne said that he had made care.
full examination uf his dairy, and could
find no record with regard 10 the mes
sage in question,
1t il arranged among the counsel that
when the record is oompleted next week,
and the time shall have come TO make
the argument, Solicitor Hanna will
open for the prosecution, Capt lar9er
will follow him, and Mr. Raj ner will
N facn FFSr( 81.
will then o'ose the whole oase. The
court agreed to this arrangement and
also TO the further agreement between
the counsel that they are not to To
allowed to allude TO my facts TINT are
not in the evidence, and thu arguments
must he oonned to tho specifications OF
the precept. M. Rayner, during the
remark in regard to this arrangement,
said that he should not pretend to refer
to anything not 10 the record, but that
he should expect to enjoy the constitu.
tional right to argue the case rs he
would any other case within proper
bounds aud to make Whatever oriti
cism and continents that might appear
proper,
Washington, Nov. 1.-Two new wit
nesses were before the Sch ey Court OF
Inquiry today, aid both OF them were
called in the interest Of Admiral SchIey,
They were Frank Is. Richards and
George Lynch, both of whom went
through the Cuban campaign rs news.
paper correspondents. Mr.. Richards
was on the presshoat Premier, and testi
fed concerning the interview with
Capt. Slgsbee, while the latter was 10
command of the st. Paul oil Santiago
in May, 1888. Mr.. Lynch was On the
Somers N. Smith, and WIS callrd to re.
late his recollection OF Capt. Sigshes' g
communication to that boat ooncei ming
which photographer Hare aud CORE
| spondent SooVel already have testified
The first witness to take the stand
today was Can't. Sigsbse, furmerly OF
the St Paul, who was recalled for tho
purpose Of reviewing his former testi
inony. Adm iral 5chey also was called
/ for this puruose, and his statement DC.
cupied u good portion of the time oi
the court. His testini5ny.in chief oc.
cuIied five days, and, as many of his
statements were made tf-hand, theru
| were ,innumerable verbal changes TO be
| made, as we'll as some addition.
During the day Cart. I.enly sub
| mitted tot the consideration of the
court large mass of documentary eri.
denee, including Capt. Goodrioh's re
port ooncerning cable cutting, made on
Anril 23th, 1898: the reports made by
Capt Philip Of the Texas, Capt Hig,
ginson of the Massachusetts,. Capt. Nc
Gala CT the Marblehead and Capt.
Cotton OF tho Harvard; Commodore
Schley's report Of May Both; Cant.
Wises report. of the operations OF the
i Yale of Santiago; the leg of the
Spanish ship Gristobal Colon; Admira
SampHon's orders to Capt. Foiger OF tn,
Scorpion; all of the reports OF the com
manding officers of the battle of July
Sd; Commodore Sehley5s letter to the
Senate; one OF Cant Sigsbee's Letters
and the letter of tine Secretary Of the
Navy to the Senate, as printed in ex
eoutlve document G.
There has been no1change of the pro
gramme arranged on Friday for tbs
presentation of argument by counsel
MIR. Hanna will lead off for the govern
ment, and it was expected at the he
ginning of today's session that hi
would begin his presentation of thu
case during the afternoon sitting, bu
that lie would not be able to conclude
until tomorrow. Mr.. Hannn will tall
for about three hours, and will be fol
lowed by Capt. Parker, on behalf O
Admiral Schley. 1t is eNpBcted tina
these two speeches will consume mos
of the COURTS time tomorrow, and IL il
now believed that Mr.. Rayner, TO
Admiral Schley, and Cant I.emly, TO
the government, will conclude the pre-
senrstion OF the case to the court oil
Wednesday and probably part Of Thurs
day.
Washington, Nov. 4.-While Capt
Sigsbee was on the stand at the Schle
inquiry to-day, Mr.. Rayuer asked hin
il he had megaphonei or otherwis
communicated to tho pressboat Premie
while oil Santiago the fact that III
Spanish fleet wns not In Santiago. Tn
witness replied that he had not doc
so, although he would have been JUST
fled in saying so III he had thought i
proper under the circumstances OF war
When Capt. Sigsbee was excused
J CAPT. Lemly announced that he had n
mole Witnesses to call. sF.
Frank b. Richards was then sworn
Nj. Richards stated that he was on Gu
dispatohboat Premier during the San
, tiago campaign, and that the boat wa
hai'e by Capt, Sigsbee ON the nigh
Il May 9th or 18th.
At this point Capt. Lemly objeote
to this line of evidence. on the gruun
l.. that Com,nodore hohley was not presar
, during the conversation; also, that
was not material to the issLe. Cap
[ Lemly referred to the ruling of th
! court regarding the Potts Scars cor
! versation, which had been ru'ea on,
t and claimed that this was exactly