The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-21
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A number of dispatches were shown
to the witness and he was asked as to
their receipt by Commodore Schley.
One from Secretary Long to the Amef1-
can consul at Kingston, dated Wash
ingtOn, May %, saying that it must be
delivered to Schley at once and inform
ing him (Schley) that unless unsafe for
his squadron, the department wished
him to remain off Santiago, and asking
if he could not take possession of Guam
tanamo, as a coaling station: also
dispatch from Secretary Long to Capt.
Cotton of the Harvard dated Washing
ton, May 20, enclosing dispatch to Com
modore Schley, telling him to hold on
at all hazards, that the New York, Or
egon and New Orleans were on the
way; also two dispatches from Secre-
tary Long to the dispatch boat Harvard
dated Washington, May 80, one inform
ing him that the commander in chief
had started to join him and the other
telling him that Sagua, 25 miles east of
Santiago, had been reported as a good
place to land from which it would be
easy to reach the heights in the rear Of
Santiago, the witness said had been re-
ceived on May 81.
The cablegram from Secretary Long
dated Washington, May 27, to the cable
office at Mole ST. Nicholas, Hayti. di-
recting that it be delivered to the next
American war vessel to arrive and in
forming Commodore Schley that the
know positively whether the Spanish
division is in Santiago, etc, was shown
the witness. He stated that it had been
received by Com n1odore Schley on May
80. The Colon had been discovered in
the harbor of Santiago by Commodore
Schley on the morning of the 18th of
May.
Mr.. Rayner at this point exhibited
chart upon which there were nOtatiOnS
regarding the soundings taken in the
wi mi of "a iak or1n nd h0
strength of the batteries there, this in
formation being given as of date of
April 5, 1898
Now give me the date the navy de-
partment issued the order referred to
in this case asked Mr.. Rayner.
April 6, 1885, was the response.
Mr.. Rayfer asked the witness if he
had any other information with refer
ence to the batteries at Santiago ex-
cept that given on the map referred to.
He stated the commodore had received
a memorandum of information from
the bureau of naval intelligence, en-
bodying about the same facts as con-
tanned in the chart.
Mr.. Rayner: Am L right in saying
that you perhaps saw more or as much
of Commodore Schley, during the whole
of this Spanish war any one else and
came in contact with him as much as
anybody?''
Il saw him daily and all through each
day, generally speaking
did you see him during the time of
the reconnaissance on May 31st?"
Yes, sir
Did you see him frequently during
the day of the battle of July 3?''
mo, sir; I only saw him during the
chase of the Colon
Did you see him during any of the
COMPARTMENTS ?''
'I saw him during one of them. Ex-
actly which one I cannot distinctly rec
ollect''
What was his general bearing, con-
duct and manner on any day in which
there was a, battle any other timer
80 far as my observation went he
was thoroughly fearless and self-pos-
sessed on all occasions
WAS he at any time within your
knowledge 1aboring under any mental
excitement?'
mo, SIR
Mr.. Hanna cross examined the wit
ness. He told of the meeting of the
flying squadron and the Marblehead
while the former was en- route to Glen
fuegoS and the signals that had been
exchanged. Respecting the correspond
ence while the flying squadron was in
Cienfuegos the witness stated they kept
no special book of letters received. He
said the letters as received were brief
ed, stamped and filed. He never had
any trouble under this system in find
ing any letter the commodore wanted.
The witness also stated that never, to
his knowledge was single paper lost.
Mr.. Hanna exhibited to the witness a
letter dated May 80, 1898, and written
by Commodore Schley, which contained
a reference to the dispatches that had
been brought by the Dupont and giving
a general account of the operations of
the flying squadron. He sought by this
letter. as stated by him, to show that
the No. dispatch, known as the dear
Schley letter., was received on the 22nd
Of 10 1nf fy,n ord r1a
said:
1.-The conjunction of this letter and
the changed Endorsement in lead pencil
on the back of one of the dispatches
would seem to indicate that the dis
patch might have been received on the
22nd.'
After the examination had proceeded
along this line for some time, Mr.
Rayner addressed the court as fol-
lows:
May it please the court, we admit
that we got the No by the Dupont
(Which joined the flying squadron off
Cienfuegos on May %, 1899 and we
admit that we got No. by the Hawk
and the Marblehead. Now the trouble is
about the other No. z. Where did the
duplicate of No. go? We cannot adj
nit we got it by the Iowa, but we agree
upon three propositions: The Dupont
carried No. Z, the Hawk No. and the |
Marblehead No. s. We admit the re-
ceipt of this memorandum from Capt
McCalla by the Hawk, but what we
have not been able to find out and |
cannot admit is that the Iowa carried
No. ~
Mr.. Rayner turned to Admiral Sch1ey |
and asked:
You admit that, don't you, admiral?"
To which the admiral replied: Ger |
tainly, we admit that"
Lieut.. Wells was still under cross |
examination when the court took its |
usual recess fer luncheon.
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