The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-10-04
REAR ADMIRAL EVANS
RECALLED TO STAND
Tells ofHis Conversation With
Schley After Battle.
COMMANDER OF THE IOWA
General sympathy Was Expressed on
the Part Of the Members of the Court
With Judge L,mley Because of the
Death of His Sister.


Death Of His Sister.
! WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-There were
five admirals OF the United States navy
congregated today within the railing in
the gunners' shop in the navy.yard
where the Schley court of inquiry
meets.
Admiral Dewy and Eisassociates, Adj
mlrals Benham and Ramsay occupied
their usual seats as members of the
court and Rear Admiral Schley his Gus.
tomary place at the table set apart for
the applicant" in the witness stand
Rear Admiral Evans, who had been
called Yesterday. still occupied his posi-.
tlon and continued TO toll JUS story of
the part taken By him as captain of the
Iowa during the historic period OF the
Santiago CAMPAIGN. He hal comn!ceed
his testimony in chief when rne court
adJourEed yesterday ana had also been
OH the stand at some length by A,r. Ray
nor for cross examination, but ne was
recalled Tor the purpose OF allowing Mr..
Raynor time TO consult with Admiral
Schley and prepare questions which the
attorney had stated would require moro
than ordinary time and research in their
preparation. These questions were put
TO the admiral In order today and the
responses 20 them naturally elected
other inquiries.
Tne proceedings of the day began as
usual with the recall of former wit
neSses who had completed their testi-
mony for the purpose of making such
verbal corrections in 1t aS they might
desire. The DAY was begun with che
Intention OF bringing Captain Sigsbee,
VINO commanded the scout ST. Paul DUR
ing the war with Spain. There was un-
usual interest manifested in Captain
Sigsbee's probable appearance. not so
mucn on account of his icipatlon in
the war itself, as because of his counec.
| ton with the ll-fated Maine. whose
destruction in the hnrbor at Havana had
so important All influence in causing the
war.
sympathy For Lemley.
General sympathy was EXPIRE ssod OH
the part OF the members OF the court
ana those in attendance with Judge Ad-
vocata Lemley because OF the death of
| his sister, which occurred yesterday
Captain I~miey was present when the
c"rrt convened, but Immediately with.
drew.
captain Miller, who commanded the
! collier Merrlmac, which was sunk by
| Lieutenant HoOson, was called Tor the
purpose OF correcting the official record
| OF his testimony given yesterday.
Admiral Evans was then recalled
| MIR. Raynor bHgan his interrogations by
| asking the witness concerning the Sc
cret code of signals for communicating
with the Cuban insurgents near Glen.
j fuegus The admiral said that when
| Captain Chadwick communicated this
cooe 20 him he did not in struct him TO give
the information TO Commodore Scnley.
| Mr.. Ravnor then questioned the witness
| especially as TO mis- interviews with
Commodore Schley after the battle OF
| Santiago.
yesterday" said Mr.. Raynor, 81
was speaking of a conversation which
Thought you had at Guantanamo on
July g. I find have made a mistake
| about that It is necessary for me TO re-
peat my question. l suppose you will
| answer Ill the same way"
He then asked:
"Did you have conversation with
| Commodore Schley on July 4, some
time during the morning between y aud
| l2 O'Clock on his flagship at Santiago,
| Ill r. course OF which you used len.
| gu &c follows: DID you know that
| JAG. c'alllip started TO run away at the
| beginning of the bat;l. 2 and 70 which
| Commodore Schley replied: 'You are
| mistaken about that, Evans l saw
nothing of the kind. The brooklyn
made turn and you must see the tao
| tics II WAS necessary.
II do NOT remember being on board
| the brooklyn OH July 4 think il was
the fifth ar Guantanamo I am quite
positive / was not on board the Brook.
lyn off Santiago but once and that was
a long time before thar. AS 70 the con.
versation, l never SAID anything TO the
effect shat Captain Philip had run away
| or attc'Inted 70 run away. On thinking
over II 10 :: night. what did occur with
referee c. 70 the Texas, l think Oommo.
dore Schley and discussed the position
OF the Texas when the fight began.
"Fired First With Port Battery"
"The Texas was lying at the east
when the engagement began and sine
turned and headed off in the same di-
rectlon as the rest of US. She fired first
with her port battery and then put her
helm to starboard and headed in the
same direction with the rest of the ships.
! think that question / discussed with
Commodore Schley.
Il cannot be sure of it, but that
ever intlmated that Captain Philip at.
tempted to run away with the Texas is
preposterous on the face of it.
"Did you have conversation with
him on the same day az the same place
and at the same hour or at any otner
place in which you used substantially
the following language: L shot the
bow off the Pluton, the stern off the
Furor, put my helm to starboard and
raked the Teresa and knocked out the
Viscaya2'
"To the best Of my knowledge and be.
lief ] never used such language"
"Were not the commanding officers
called on board the fagship Brooklyn
by signal on the morning of May 20
after the Colon was discoyeredpo