The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-19
SCHLEY CASE WEARS AN END
MR. RAYNER HOPES TO CONCLUDE BY NEXT WEEK.

Close of Yesterday's SessAon-Adjourn
 ment Taken to Monday-schIey'
 Bravery Again Praissd-Ensign W. P
 Cronan, of New Haven, TestIfies-
 Texas Chief Machinist Denies Tha
 Her Port Engine Was Stopped ol
 Slackened.
 Washington, Oct. 1S.--Just before the
 Schley court of inquiry adjourned to-
 day Attorney Rayner counsel for Ad
 miral Schley, informed the court that
 he hoped to be able to conclude the
 presentation of testimony for the ap-
 plicant by the close of next week. He
 added that he thus far had not had op-
 portunity to consult witnesses who are
 still to be heard. He therefore asked
 that an adjournment be taken from to-
 day until Monday. Speaking for the court, Admiral Dewey said he was most ly the court adjourned until il o'clock
 Monday.
 The list of witnesses examined to-
 day included eight names, but the in- .terrogation of the last of the witnesses called had not been concluded when the day came to a close. This last wit ness was Lieutenant w. B. Wells, jr., who served during the war with Spain as Admiral Schley's flag lieutenant or private secretary. The other seven persons heard during the day were in the order in which they were called, Lieutenant Reginald F. Nicholson, who was navigator of the Oregon; Medical Director Chapes M. DeValin, sur; geon Captain J. l.. Hannuni, retired, engineer; Lieutenant Thomas F. Car ter, Ensign w. P. Cronan, Carpenter J. H. Warford, all of whom served on the Brooklyn, and J. l.. Hanley, who was chief maehinist on board the Texas.
 Lieut. ant Commander Nicholson told the story of the battle of July 8 as he saw it from the deck of the Ore gon. He said the movements of the Oregon were not controlled by signals from the Brooklyn, and he expressed the opinion that the Oregon was nearer the Colon than the Brooklyn was. MT. Hanley said that the port engines of the Texas were not stopped during the battle of July 3.
 From the line of the examination re- 1ating to the fight of July already pursued it is evident that 1t is the in tention of MT. Raynor to have Lieuten- ant Wells give complete history of Admiral Schleys actions during the Spanish war.
 When the court adjourned he had 1oa in6 ,F fha hn of 3, having gone quite minutely into oth- CT incidents of that campaign up to that time. including the receipts of dis patches from Admiral Sampson.
 Testimony in Detail.
 w. P Cronan, an ensign, who served as signal officer on the Brooklyn dur ing the Cuban campaign, was called. MT. Rayner asked him whether he re- membered message from the Scorpion to the Brooklyn on May 19 as he was going from Key West to Cienfuegos. Tho witness replied: Yes sir: that morning I was on watch on the after bridge of the Brooklyn. We sighted three ships bound for Key West, one of which was converted yacht. The Scorpion left the column and went over toward this yacht and communicated with her. The Scorpion came back and communicated a megaphone message to the Brooklyn. The substance of this was that the Nashville was re- turning to Key West, broken down; that the Cincinnati and Vesuvius were Yucatan channel, and that Captain McCalla reported that he had L1.s Al,N ,fn rIc ot fuegos."
 "Who received the message" asked | MT. Rayner.
 'To the best of my remembrance the commodore and flag lieutenant were on the bridge beside myself
 Relating his experiences during the | voyage from Clenfuegos to Santiago | ha said the weather was dark and low sring; that there was difficulty in send Ing a megaphone message to the Cas- tine. Tt was,' he said, "the toughest | weather we had had since I had been )n the Brooklyn. The ship had more motion than I have seen her have. It was a short. heavy. head sea"
 The witness placed the distance of he blockading lines at Santiago at rem three and half to five miles from ,ho1e, saying that he had been watch ,fficer and had made close observations. There were picket boats on the inside If the line.
 At this point the court took a recess or lunch.
 Ensign Cronan continued his testimo- " at the afternoon session relating to he details of the battle of July 3. He escribed the turn of the Brooklyn, say ng that after it began he observed hat the first ship appeared to be head ng directly toward the Brooklyn, cre- ting the impression that either she leant to ram the Brooklyn or the ,rooklyn to ram her. This contingent V. however, was averted by both the ;rooklyn and the Spanish ships putting he helm to port. He said that the So- apa land battery also fired at the rooklyn at that time. He also stated nat just before starting inshore the -iscaya had made sudden turn to- ard the Brooklyn.
 The witness said that he had not seen le Texas before the beginning of the attle, but he had seen the Iowa. which as practically on the Brooklyn's star bard beam. He did not see the Texas uring the Brooklyn's turn. On cross-examination MT. Hanna ask l for a description of the blockade of