The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
Session Mas Brief aud the Testimony
Was Not Of Great Importance To
Either side of the Case.
NO MORE NEW WITNESSES
REAR ADMIRAL NAY CORRECT Err
RoRS ~ HIS TESTIMONY,
hut There viii BE NJ Surrebuttai Evil
dence in His BehaIf-Argu-
mentS NeNt week.

I
stands against the wall in the hail occu-
pied by the Schley court Of inquiry pointed
TO 1-:5 O'Clock to-day when Judge Adv0-
cate Lemly announced that he had no more
Witnesses 10 call. and AIr. Rayner. follow
! ing him, said that no witness would bo sum
moned on behalf OF Admiral Schley in sur
rebuttal. For moment it appeared II
| the now famous case was about 10 reach a
| sudden conclusion But this deusion VAS
| soon dssipated by the announcement on the
part OF Captain Lemy that he might ask
to be allowed 10 bring in one more witness
Oh Monday. and also statement from Mr.
Rayncr that Admiral Schley himself would
| desire TO return TO the stand on Monday 10
correct errors in his evidence As officially
] reported. There is probability that the adj
miral will consume considera bic time I'm go
| ing over the printed record ~ what he said.
and there also is an understanding that ne
viii make some additions % his former
statements But il is not believed that
| beyond what he may have TO say there will
be much more testimony taken I'm the case.
The only witness that the judge advocate
still has in mind is Lieutenant Strauss.
| and Captain Lemly said to-day that if the
| lieutenants attendance could be secured
he would detain the court for a short time
| only. Captain Sigsbee also will return TO
the stand on Monday TO make corrections
| I'm the testimony given yesterday by him.
| These details completed, the argument Of
| counsel Will begin. and then counsel and
| the public VIII withdraw and leave the
| court TO its deliberations. The task be-
| fore the court Is not light one and IL may
| be weeks before the final verdict will be
! reached.
To-day's witnesses were Mr.. Sylvester
| Scovll, d former newspaper correspondent
| Lieutenant Hood, who commanded the
| Hawk during the Spanish war, and also a
number OF officers who sere heard yester-
| DAY ana VINO returned - the stand TO cor
rect testimony. The court held only one
session and adjourned over until Monday.
SMALL ATTENDANCE
The attendance on the court to-day was
! the smallest since the sessions began. Com
paratively few of the reserved seats were
| occupied at the beginning of to-day's sit
| ting. and Lieutenant Crawford, Admiral
Deweys private secretary. who has ham
| died the distribution of tickets with rare
| tact, invited those present 20 the front when
| he discovered that the seats would not be
| needed by ticket holders thus giving the,
court an audience and at the same time
anording the chance visitors a good oppor-
| tunity 10 hear the proceedings
The court was six minutes late in enter
| ing the hall to-day, this being the first Tina
| that absolute prOmptness has not been cb-
served Judge Advocate Lemly announced
/ that counsel had agreed on the order Of
| the speeches in closing the case, subj ef TO
| the sanction of the court Mr.. Hanna is
| 10 open Tor the department. He viii be
! followed by Captain Parker and Mr. Raynar
| Tor Admiral Schley, and Judge Advocate
| Lemly will close for the department Adj
! miral Dewey announced that this arrange
| ment was satisfactory 10 the court Capt
| Lemly then brought up the question OF me
| character OF the argument 10 be made say
| ing: Il would like, Tor my own information.
| TO ask the instructions OF the court as TO
! whether or not we are expected in the
| closing argument TO cOnfine ourselves 10 the
/ evidence and to the scope o. the precept
as defined by the court. ! mean the argII-
ments made both by counsel for the appli-
| cant and 10y my associate and myself"
] After the matter had been further dis
/ cussed by Mr.. Rayner and Captain Lemly
| Admiral Dewey said: There won't be sUy
| trouble about that. When we come Ia that
| bridge We Will cross r. ="
! Sylvester Scovil was then called as the
| first witness OF the day. lie said that while
| on the press boat SOmers " Smith a. a
| newspaper correspondent on MAJ y or Is il
| came up with the St. Paul, 81 which Capt.
] Sigsbee was in command off the shore IL
| Santiago. There was communication
| with Captain Sgsbee through tho mcga-
! phone, and he himself mad used ia. mega-
| phone i'm conducting tle interview Ire
| witness said the Sor8crs y. Smith was
| about seventy-five or one hundred feet from
the St Paul during the c9lver sstion.
CONVERSATION WITH sIGsBEE
| Give us, as nearly a. yOd cIa the words
of that conversation" said Captain Lemly.
we had been sent 10 find Commodore
Schley, and the first question. OF course.
was Where is Schley?' and the answer
| from Captain Sigsbee was. You viii ind
him in the Yucatan passage, .nd then. in
asmuch az boat was ve-y slow. 1 asked
him 10 advise me if he thought whether
we could catch Commodore Schley IL Ws
| followed him and ne stated Yes she sce-
/ = =
| in answer to that Captain SigsOee did not
| speak for moment tie consult WA
| somebody on the bridge 30 the ship ana
| then answered. i am not sure but we
! caught English collier trying q" sneak
| into the harbOr this morning ihat was
/ all the conversation / remember 10 nave
| had with Captain Sigsbee personally. other
/ men on the boat had some conversation
| with him"
Did Captain Sigsbee. during amy time or
; the conversation inform You that the Span
J ish squadron was not IN Santiago.
| He did not tell us that the SpanlaIos
| were not in there
After cross-examinatior AR. scoyil was
! excused and number OF the witnesses %.
| Yesterday were called for the purpose OF
! While Captain Eaton of the RcsOute. Was
on the stand for this purpose captain IN IN
! Ign heading when YOU saw - luhntl ~
! pear ont of the smoke 10 the souta"'t"'
/ AS YOU STAGED yesterday
| The witness replied; About southwest
! as I saw her nearly broadsidc on.
! Captain oh dwick while under recall SID
/ iu ro-Douse 80 % question from M Nafnrr
/ that there had been practical aoros non
! hy the NaVy ~ partnieut OF thc pre- autioh-
/ AIRY orders concerning the bpfnhal dillcfit OF
san Juan. Porto Rl-n. Tie added mat lh hi-
/ opiuiou there had been a general abroga-
ton OF the order. but MI RaEner objected
/ 10 the giving Ci opinions.
LIEUT. HOODS TESTIMONY
/ Captain Chadwick was ;hcn excused and
/ Lieut. John Hood. who commanded the
/ Hawk during the Spanish war. was re-
/ called he was questioned con- The point
naue by Admiral Schley iu his testimony
/ that thu commanding officer Of the Dolphin
had filed with The Navy Department
memorandum in which he said. speaking OF
/ Hoods return from bis mission 60 COM
+ modorc SchicN while tie latter lag on 'icn-
fsaEoe- 'hood says 81 good many officers
don't believe the Spaniard~ are There eat
i CionfUegosl at all, bat they can only sur
mise
In reply to cd question as Go what report
/ he had made uu which such memorandum
/ could have been based tho Witness r'pl- el':
81 reported to the commanding officer %
tire Dolphin that ! conversed with "a NUM-
+ her of officers and that did NOS believe
myself nor did many oi the officers believe.
as FAR as I could make ont, that the span
/ iardS We're there. that there Wis mo- reason
FOR believing they were there, and that 4
( Thought Commodore SChleN had convinced
/ himself thcA were there ou very slender
grounds.
| Mr.. Hanus-Did you OF not make any re-