Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-11-01
The SCHLEY BOARD OF INQUIRY.
Admiral Schley Will Correct His Testi-
mony Some Time Next Week.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 1.-The
Schley court began proceedings today
with the understanding that with the
exception of some witnesses who will
be recalled to correct their testimony
next Monday, the last testimony would
be taken before adjournment. There
. were only two witnesses on the list
for today. Both were summoned by
the department.. Lieutenant John
Hood, who commanded the dispatch
boat Hawk during the Cuban cam
paign, was summoned for the purpose
of relating his version of his interview
with Admiral Schley off Cienfuegos.
Sylvester Scovel was called to answer
questions concerning the message
which Captain Sigsbee, of the st. Paul,
is said to have megaphoned to the
press boat Somers N. Smith on May
%. Photographer Hare testified that
Captain Sigsbee stated the Spanish
fleet was not in the harbor Of Santiago
and gave the name Of Scovel as one
of the correspondents on the press
boat. Admiral Schley said today that
he would not be able to undertake the
correction of his testimony before next
week.
1t is not now intended to call any
witnesses in sur-rebuttal and it is ex-
pected argument will begin soon after
Admiral Schley concludes the correc-
tion of his testimony. Members-of the
tribunal are preparing to devote con-
siderable time to the consideration of
the testimony for they have taken
rooms in the city for this purpose. The
testimony covers 1,G0O printed pages.
With additions yet to be made in the
record 1t probably will run over 1,700
pages.
Judge Advocate Lemly announced
that counsel has agreed on the order
of the speeches in closing the case,
subject to the sanction Of the court.
Hanna is to open for the department.
and will be followed by Captain Par
ker and Mr.. Rayner for Schley, Judge
Advocate Lemly will close for the de-
partment. Admiral Dewey announced
that this arrangement is satisfactory.
After Hood was excused, Captain
Lemly stated he had one more witness
whom he desired to call on Monday
owing to the fact that he was too Ill
to appear today.
1t was also stated that Schley would
again take the stand for the purpose
Of correcting his testimony.
Rayner said he would have no more
witnesses, except the Admiral himself.
Adjournment was taken until Monday.
Scovil related his conversation with
sigsbee by megaphone from the press
boat Smith on May n or %. He asked
Sigsbee Where is Cervera?" Sfgsbee
replied: II am not sure, but we caught
an English collier trying to sneak into
the harbor this morning.
sigsbee did not tell him that the
Spaniards were not at Santiago. He
would not swear that no such conver-
sation took place, but nothing of the
kind was said while he was conducting
the conversation.
Lieutenant Hood was questioned on
the point made by Schley that the
commanding officer Of the Dolphin had
filed with the navy department q mem
orandum In which he said: Hood said
that good many officers do not be-
lieve that the Spaniards are there, at
Cienfuegos, at all, but they can only
surmise."
Hanna asked: did you make any
report to the commanding officer Of
the Dolphin which would warrant the
use Of the language embodied in that
memorandum ?"
"I did make a report warranting
stronger language than that"