The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-01
CAPT. SIGSBBB A WITNESS
Commander Of the ST Paul Before
the Court Of Enquiry.

WAS Anxious About CoaIiuE.
Capt Charles D. Sigsbee. who com
maud,d the scout st Paul in the Santiago
campaign, was called to testify before the
Schley Court of Enquiry this afternoon.
Rear Admiral RobIoy ID. Evans coucIud-
ID his testimony. begun yesterday. He
became somewhat confused in explaining
distances during the battle Of Santiago.
and at one time made the Iowa steam
four miles in six minutes and then en-
deavored To- explain the contradiction He
emphaticaIIy denied that he had made the
statement that ne thought it was the
Texas instead of the Brooklyn which
made the tu-n.
Captain LemIy Excused
Owing to the death of his sister in
WInstou-SaIcm, y. c.. yesterday. Captain
Lcnly. the Judge Advocate. was excused
when the Court convened this morning
The matter was brought to the attention
of Admiral Dewey privately. and the lat
ter allowed Captain Lemly TO absent
himself
The case was continued with Mt. Hanna
officiating as acting Judge advocate
Capt James NJ Miller. who commanded
the Merrimac, was called 20 the stand and
made few Unimportaut corrections in
his testimony of yesterday.
/ Capt. Theodore r. Jewell was then re-
called. He said he desired TO make no
changes in his evidence as printcd. He
was the first witness since the Court be-
gan who has allowed his testimony 10
stand as printed without any corrections
whatever
Admiral Evans Makes DeRiaIs.
Rear Admiral Evans. who was upon
the stand yesterday when the adjourn
mcut was taken. was then called. and his
/ denomination was continued by Mr..
Rayner.
Q.-Cne question. admiral which /
I omitted yesterday in regard 10 tse code
I Of signals. At the time Captain Chad
/ wick gave you the Information regarding
/ Tho code Of signals established with the
4 Cuban insurgents did he instruct you 10
: communicate this 20 Con- modGre SchIey2
Q-Did you have a conversation with
Commodore Schl5y on July between
and J. % clock on board his flagship. in
. ihg course OF which you said su5stan-
tally as follows:
Commodore. did you know that Jack
Philip started 10 run away at the begin
/ ming of the battle2-' and Commodore
I that. Evans. I saw nothing OF the kind.
. The Brooklyn made turl and YOU must
see that IN. actual situation made II nee
ts5arF- Did you have that conversation
. or any part OF it2
/ Al do not remember having been
on board the Brooklyn or July !. / did
/ have some taI=. with Commodore SchIey
about the direction in which the vessels
were headed As TO The conversation
] olu not say anything Of the kind.
J never intim.ted that Philip turned 10
. run away.
/ Odd YOU have n conversation with
him at the same time or at any other
I time IN which you used language sub
stautialIy as follows: e shot the bow of
/ the PiutOu. the stem or tr, FurOr. put
/ my helm 20 starboard and raIed the Te-
/ -esa. and knocked out the Niseayat'
/ Al did not
in answer 20 questions regarding the
attack on the Colon on May 81. the wit
! ness said that Schley had said 70 him
/ that he felt the country held him re-
. sponsible. and that the ships should not
. be risked under the fire OF the shore bat
4 teries-
/ Q--WCre not the commanding officers
I Of the squadron all ordered on board the
] flagship Brooklyn by signal IN the morn
/ sing Of MAY . after the Colon was dis
/ covsTsdr
! A-Thgv were
! Q.-Cau YOU reCoIIect what took place
at the conference Of the commanding Off
/ GERS ut that Umc2
! An a general way. yes Commodore
/ Sghiey was in the cabin % the BROOKLYN
li- Ehyn We We. ass i fInged Insre , vas @ general 5
J la'-A ABOUT li. spanish levt having heen
1 located M santiago. DO UOt recall any
/ special conference do not recall that
,-. 1. , ~',r az7 ,, 20 ,ApteSS an
/ gp.A"4- ] r.fN.Eoer haFing a converse
- - ~ t,f ,. y.5 ,.l.-s - ~ 'Ls G tl-
lll MLicN l.iG MN OF my experience at
S.a & juan ana gNIr.ss.d 70 him the opin-
[ .! ,''eL .t ,. .''s ''. Nuilh nAliS 20 IlsA
that in The case under conversatIon Tho
g"no'u"ns Were changed and We would
r g-Flr r." r,ar - IT,. .i,,, il, ~. l-I''
I remember Commodore SchiGy remarked
! iIr'aer before Ec lsft that be- felt that
~. zr.-. --..5 | ~ l,ilI H.. '.s.,-s iltt
fire 0f lh. Iattsriaz until tS+- Ga,ri-b r,r-f
was destroyed.
- ~. L'.- attention 20 the @tate-
I..F m f.. ISIS ,'t-,, ..,. 'l Il-' al..l re.
. Cummulor. Scr-.v ay,-ar,af o. ~. go 80
. uaudiaC officers that ir case the Spanish
.. .'Ii.' '.' 4r "l.hod Z" concentrate
Cr.m,. tbar r. y.ss ,.t - ,r,.,,'. ,,c, . .L .na
cal concentration of ,,trr whole fro ,-, ,F,e
enemy as division OF 1ur whole FIRE .y,
. several Of the eHemv-s shi-s- thrt Crn-
/ w. "-5 huron h"' 20 steam NJ the enc
AZ --l'- ID case tHel came out and
,..,l l...'t,..-...gT. ,. SehleE answered Ger
tnn.E. - added words indicative af his
intention To- attack them as they came
I ~
20 t'-. i''gi|'cl thftZ
| ,.-.-l5I llt.- t- s..,l, was pan OF battle ar
--bg-. n ,.- - .'-, |1s Jaerg not.
read to indicate that.
Al-r-h ere these movements r4r Tho =sr-a