The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-10
NEWS in GENERAL
scHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY

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Washington, Oct. 3.-An interesting
| turn was given in the Schley court
of inquiry yesterday by the introduce
ton of the first witness in Admiral
/ Schley's behalf. This was Lieut..
James j. Boyle, who was watch
officer on board the flagship Brook
/ Ign during the war with Spain. The
fact that Lieutenant Doyle was put
on the stand does not mean that the
navy department. has concluded the
presentation of its side of the case.
Mr.. Doyle was called by the depart
ment, but as it also has been the pur-
pose of Admiral Schley to summon
him, advantage was taken of his pres
ence on the stand to question him as
| an original witness for "the appli-
| can't. He was under examination
by MIR. Rayner in the interest of the
admiral when the court adjourned
for the day.
Before undergoing examination at
Mr. Rayner's hands, Lieutenant Doyle
at Captain Lemly's request explained
his part in the battle of July and
his original entry in the ships log
concerning the famous loop and his
alteration of that entry because he
subsequently discovered that his first
entry had been erroneous.
Lieutenant Commander Sharp, who
commanded the Vixen during the
Spanish war, also gave his testimony
during the day, giving especial atten-
ton to notes of the battle of July B..
made by Lieutenant Harlow of his
ship. Admiral Evans. Captain Sigsbee
and Correspondent Dienaide were all
recalled for the purpose of correct
ing their testimony as given the day
before and all made additional state
ments. just before the adjournment
for the day the court announced it's
decisions not to allow any questions
concerning the blockade of Santiago
after July 1, when Commander-in-
Chief Admiral Sampson arrived there.
Washington, Oct. AFTER Lieuten-
ant Doyle, formerly of Commodore
Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn, had
completed his testimony before the
Schley court of inquiry yesterday,
Capt. VIM. c. Dawson of the marine
corps was called, and was followed
by Lieut.. Chas. w. Dryson of the bu-
reau of steam engineering of the
navy department.
Capt. Dawson was signal officer on
board the battleship Indiana during
the naval engagement off Santiago,
and he gave an account from recol-
lection of the behavior of the vari-
Gus ships of the American fleet dur
ing that battle. He said that the
Brooklyn had gone about 1000 yards
to the southwark before joining the
pursuit of Cervera's ships.
Lieut.. Dryson was introduced to
testify concerning the coal supply of
the flying squadron, but the court
adjourned the day before he could
be heard to any extent.
Washington, Oct. 5.-The witnesses
for yesterday were Lieut.. C. w. Dry
son of the bureau of steam engineer
ing, concerning the coal supply Of
the flying squadron; Commander Raw
mond T. Rodgers, who was second in
command of the battleship Iowa dur
ing the Spanish war and carried Adj
mlral SIMPSONS dispa tches Of Nav
20 to Commodore Schley, and Com
mander ALBION G. Hodgson, who was
the navigator of the flagship Brook
lyn.
While Commander Rodgers was on
the stand Mr.. Rayner submitted,
computation of shells from the Amer
1can fleet, which had struck the
wrecked vessels of Cervera's SQUAD
ron, showing that at least "a per cent
OF them were fired by the Brooklyn
This computation, Mr.. Rayner said
has been prepared by Admiral Schlev
upon the basis of report made by
the board of survey, of which the
witness was the senior member. Com.
mander HOdpSOn gave a or,,,h;o a.
scription of the battle off Santiago
describing the part taken in it by the
brooklyn and explaining the change
In the entry of that vessels log.
Washington. Oct. 6.-Only one ses-
sion OF the Schley court of inquiry
was held yesterday. An adjournment
was taken at o'clock order to all
low court and counsel to recuperate
after an ardnous weeks labor. Prac-
tically the only witness of the dav
was Lieutenant Commander Albion G
Hodgson, who was navigator of the
hagsh1p Brooklyn during the cam
palgn of 1898, and almost his entire
time was taken up With the reading
OF correspondence between himself
and Admiral Schley concerning an al
legged colloquy between them during
the battle of Santiago, which the wit.
ness was reported to have detailed
to newspaper correspondent. The
correspondence has been published
and this fact rendered the proceed,
ings of+comparatiyely little. spspular.
interest.
r. E. HURkE INDICTED.
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