Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-14
THE NAVAL COURT
Some of the Sehley Witnesses
 in Court To-Day.
CUBAN PILOT TO TESTIFY.

Several of the Witnesses for the Gov
 ernment Are Also Considered Schley
 Witnesses and Chadwick
 Recalled To-Day to Correct Their
 Former Testimony.
 Washington, Oct 14.-Captain Fran cis A. Cook was the first new witness called before the Schley court of in quiry today. He was called by the navy department, but as he is also on Admiral Schley's list of witnesses he was considered like Lieutenant Com mander Hodgson and Lieutenant Doyle. as a witness for both sides of the controversy During the war with Spain Captain Cook was comman- der of the flagship Brooklyn and Ad- miral Schley's chief of staff, thus oc- cupying the same relative position to Admiral Schley that Captain Chad wick occupied to Admiral Sampson. His appearance on the stand. there fore, created considerable interest and his testimony was listened to attent- lively
 Other witnesses summoned by the de- partment for the day were Lieutenant Commander William F. Fullam, who was on the New Orleans during the Santiago campaign, and Lieutenant Joseph Beale. who was on the scout ship Harvard and who volunteered to go ashore and ascertain whether the Spanish fleet under Cervera was in the harbOr of Santiago. These are the last witnesses which Judge Advocate Lemly expects to call for the present, and when they shall have completed their testimony he will rest"
 A number of Admiral Schley's wit nesses were in attendance about the court room to-day. It is expected that his first witness will be the Cuban pi- lot, Edward Nunez. and that he will be followed by Commander Mason, who was executive officer on board the Brooklyn during the Santiago cam paign. Lieutenant Commander Griffin, and Lieutenants McCauley and Web ster. All of these were present in the court room before the beginning of the days proceedings.
 Lieutenant Commander Stanton. for O1 lAC 1NGW 4OIh, MdS lu0 witness called to-day to correct the official testimony. He was followed by Captain F. E. Chadwick for the same purpose.
 After all the witnesses had correct ed their testimony, Captain Cook, who was on Admiral Schley's flagship dur ing that memorable battle, was called as a witness. He gave the reasons for the departure of the flying squad ron for Cienfuegos. He said that it was sent there for the purpose of in- tercepting the Spanish squadron, it being believed that the Spaniards were going to Cienfuegos with munitions of war for Havana. It was believed that was their destination for it was nearer to Havana and more accessible Captain Cook said they reached Cien- fuegOs on the morning of May 9 and at once blockade was formed. Fir ing of guns could be heard and it was thought Cervera had arrived and the guns were being fired in his honor Earthworks on the shore were seen. but they we're not fired as they wished to save their ammunition. Captain Cook also told of dispatches which passed between Sampson and Schley, he claimed he never saw or heard the McCalla dispatch which was spoken of by previous witnesses. He considered Admiral Schley under fire as an en- thusiastically brave and patriotic off, cer- He never considered him in any other way Captain Cook said that he himself gave the order for the fa- nous loop at the battle off Santiago and he considered that it was we'll ex- ecuted and the proper thing to do at the time