The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-24
ADMIRAL SCHLEY
TO TAKE STAND.
Only Few More Witnesses
Are to Be Heard.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Judge Advocate Will Probably Call
One or Two Witnesses.
APPLAUSE IN The COURTROOM.
Admiral Dewey Twice Had to Pound his
GaveI to Restore Order When Crowd
Made Demonstration of Approval
Over the Evidence Favor
able to Admiral
Schley.
APPLAUSE IN The COURTROOM,
(By Associated Piess.)

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WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 2.-Ad-
1niral Schicy is expected to take the
| witness stand in the naval court of in
| Guiry, which is investigating his conduct
|, in the Spanish War, some time during
| the day tomorrow. This announcement
| is justified by the progress made to-day
in the examination of witnesses called to
testify in the. Admirars behalf. Eight
witnesses were heard to-day, and there
are only three more names on the list
preceding the name. of the Admiral him
| self. OF these three, only Captain Clark,
of the Oregon, is expected to testify at
any length.
1t is not probable that the Admiral will
! be called again during the session. He
! will be the last of the witnesses to be
heard in support of his side of the con-
troversy. It is now considered probable
| that he will be on the stand for two
| or three days. 1t is not yet possible to
| say whether any witnesses will be called
| In rebuttal by the court, but it seems
probable that a few persons may be
summoned for this purpose. The testl-
mony to-day led Judge-Advocate Iemly
and Mr.. Hanna-to decide upon the calling
| of at least one rebutting witness, if he
can be found. This is Sylvester Scovel,
a correspondent, whose testimony is de-
sired in connection with the incident Of
the meeting of the press boat Somers NJ.
Smith by the scout boat st. Paul.
It is also probable that an effort will
be made to rebut other portions Of the
testimony given in Admiral Schley's be-
half, including Lieutenant Sears denial
of a conversation concerning Admiral
Schley, which the Lieutenant is alleged
to have taken part in on board the
Massachusetts, on May 31st.
OREGON'S OFFICERS.
Three of the Oregon's officers testified
to-day and all of them expressed the
opinion that the Oregon and the Brook
the Colon when that vessel went ashore.
! Some of them, however, We're inclined to
think that the Brooklyn was shade
nearer the Spanish ship.
While Boatswain Hill, of the Brooklyn,
was giving his testimony, which was very
complimentary to Admiral Schiey, there
were two outbursts of applause. These
were promptly suppressed by Admiral
Dewey.
Mr.. James II. Hare was the first new
witness to-day. He was d press photos-
| rher during the Santiago campaign. He
stated that he was on the press boat
Somers n. Smith, on May 26th or 2'6h
and that they had met the ST. Paul.
did you have any negaphone commr-
and st. Paul." Mr.. Rayner asked.
NOT AT SANTIAGO.
''Megaphone and by mouth also. We
asked the st. Paul if there was any It'd
ings of Cervera's fleet Captain Sigsbee
told us there was not: that Cervera's s
fleet was not inside Santiago and that
Schley had gone west
''Is there any particular incident that
in,presses that upon your memory?"
Eyes, sir. On Sigsbee's assurance that
the fleet was not in the harbor, we went
back to Key West to coal instead of to
Jamaica, and the first news we got there
was that Cervera's fleet was bottled in
the harbor."
On cross-examination. Mr.. Hare said
that the Smith was within 100 yards Of
the st. Paul and that part of the conver-
saton was by megaphone and part with
out it. He told the court in response to
a question by it, that Captain Sigsbee
had himself used the megaphone.
BOATSWAIN HILL.
Mr.. Hare was succeeded by Chief
Boatswain Wm. L. Hill, who was a boat
swain on the Brooklyn during the sum-
Ener of 1898.
He testified to hearing guns on ap-
preaching Cienfuegos, ana sad that while
there a blockading line was maintained
three or four miles out. He said in re-
ply to a question by Mr.. Rayner concerns
ing the .wea ther on the cruise between
Cienfuegos and Santiago:
"The weather was rough. It was worse
than that I should say it was blowing
a reef ton-sail breeze, and at one time
the seas We're breaking completely over
the Massachusetts. I made an entry to
that effect
CHARGE OF #COALING.
Mr. Hill also stated that he had had
direct charge, un0er the executive Of
tcer of the Brooklyn, of the coaling of
that vessel.
..rhe Brooklyn he said, was the best
shin in the fleet to coal, but only with
weather could we coal without having an
accident"
He said that he had personal kno HleGge
of the Texas, and knew that the project
ing: sponsors Of that ship made it a hard
vessel to coal, and on more than one oc-
cason, permission had been asked and
received for the ship to go to Guantana-
mo for coal. In the course OF his de-
scription CT the battle of July Sd, the
witness said: ::Probably fifteen minutes
after we started the Spanish ships had
nearly all gotten out. There We're three
OF them. The Viscaya, the second snip,
had turned toward us and we We're about
to cross the line of fire of our oWn SHIPS.
FIRE NEVER CEASED.
Eat that time, the order was given
to port helm. heard Commodore.
Schley say: Port and the ship started
to swing to starboard. The fire from
our batteries never ceased from the the
we started until the end of the 1astle,
when the Colon went ashore Tiie e,1ls
were constantly being fired. The Texas
was on our starboard hand and she was
fully third of a mile from US. There
was never any question in my mind about
striking her. We did not come any.
where near her We did not cross her
bow We We're slightly ahead OF her.
and turned in that way entirely clear Of.
her.
#ss After swinging around, we lined up
parallel with the Spanish feet
TE,RESA*IVEN ASHORE.
= IN fe1ys M nut tes he Teresa went