| Show CE fLEET AT T Com Corn Staunton Tells How Ho Information Of 01 Its Presence Was Vas Obtained Hawk I Sent With News to Schley I Washington Oct Od P F I R E I Chadwick lck who wo QI j Admiral Sampsons chief of ot stuff staff during the war with Spain continued his hIli testimony bofors time tho Schley court of ot Inquiry today un up under del dee cro at the hands of ot Mr Raynor Other Othor witnesses of the tIme lay day dB were Sere Sidney A Staunton who was Chadwick principal 1 assistant n and Nathan C Twin TwinIng TwinIng TwinIng Ing who Uio was 18 aboard this the battleship Iowa its as an nn during the Santiago campaign Most of yesterdays wit flosses were sero recalled for tor use the purpose of ot correcting their testimony There was only otto one session of ot the court today toda u a decision having been bean reached yesterday to adjourn ut at 1 I today tolla until next Monday In or order order order der to give the members of tint tho court and und counsel nn nit opportunity for tor recreation recreation tion nod and recuperation Capt Lemly said today that he ex expected expected expected to conclude the presentation of ot the governments sIde lItlo of ot the tho case on Monday It Jt Is understood that thiat Mr Haynor will be prepared I to Immediately I begin tho the Introduction of or Admiral Henleys and U it Is Ills his Intention to press tho tIme case COSo forward as rapidly as aa possible Whets When Capt lIlt took the stand Mr JIll formally addressed the thu court requesting eting permission to ask tho time witness two questions he lse out outlined outlined outlined lined Ho flu railed called attention tu to his ius quel tiomi put to CUt Capt ChadwIck yesterday e concerning a 11 telegram of ot congratulation tion which Admiral Sampson Hampton had tent sent to Commodore Schley on May Ia 28 lIe He asked nake the witness If he rem red that message o and lid the replied that he did remember It very wry well veli add adding ing lug Because I protested against his hili congratulations Mr 11 said that this last expression lon was wan purely volun voluntary voluntary voluntary I tary on Capt part and was waR not sary In response to tho tile inquiry The questions which he stated to tho the court were as ns follows I TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS First t when did you jou 01 tint loom leans I arn of ot the tho existence of lit dl No 8 3 81 Second did you then In protesting against the sending rending of this congratulatory dispatch refer lefer to tile his hl blockade of Cienfuegos in dispatch No 8 81 Admiral Dewey nt t d time the court hall had nu III II objection Uon to the IUd amid nl l emly said he would not nol object ot preY providing iding he lie could on the points rained Mr did not Concede thin thie right rl hl but before the tIme point was decided Mr Raynor asked hits his first question as na hereby given to the tho court After rending the tIme dispatch In question the witness Unes said acid saidI I l was of Its 1111 purport at tho time time It H was wan sent flent to tIme the Did you OU ceo arc It when lien It u nas WIL sent cent to the hl I J did not mul renil It When did dill you OU first read ItrI ItrI it itI I did not rend the original dispatch until the answer was rr rUl ed from Commodore Schley brought by time the Hawk Was that on May Mn Ma M 26 ii when your our ship hl was at a point between Havana and amid Cape FrancIs In itt the vicinity of ot Cape Yes Did you have hae the blockade of Clen Cin fuegos fuels In mind when you protested against the this sending of the tory dispatch May I 1 ask If you ou mean I had only that In mind 7 J do not mean that I mean whether er en you ou had hod It In mind at all allI I 1 can say BY I had hail It II partially After Mr Ir Raynor had lied formally asked his second question Capt Calt Chadwick offered a written reply but hut Mr Raynor objected sayIng 1 I must t first read what he ho has written before he answers It might be something very objection objectionable objectionable able Suppose he did ld protest T How does dO l that affect the ClUe cab What we wanted wan led In is the congratulatory dispatch Now ho he brings In something entirely different If It the Ih witness In answer to tomy tont tomy f my nt second question jue says sas Yes tos es or No NoI N NI I wont object but If It he says ays anything else elile I would like ilke to have hate the opportunity ity It of ot seeing s what he has imas written Capt Chadwick Chad wi ok then tote tore U tip his hIli w written reply relI and answered verbally I had hall It partly In mind mindOn mindOn mindOn On redirect examination Mr Ir brought out the Information that th t the telegram of or congratulation to Commo doro dOlI don Schley hail hael boon been based partially upon UllOn the capture of a collier with seal for tor the Spanish tle heat t which capture was made modI by ty b rapt It l e Capt Ick she aleo IIO MM said that he be had drafted Admiral Sampsons Samp dIe patch of ot May Ma Ia 11 n the on op Of tent not from Ha lie Havana 11 lievana vana and while time dispatch from Key K Vest designated an U No o S I was suit lint at 3 S the Ih second e was we w cent nt M Ia t een C G and nd 6 C 0 1 LT COM COb STAUNTON Capt was waa than e and Commander Sid Shine nay A Staunton was wee called call Before Detore the wH wK ness nose took his hili seat Mat at Lemly asked and received permission lon lonto to nut put In as all evident evidence Admiral Hemp Samp Sampsons SImpson Hempson sons son s a orn lal report made at t mo me bay ba August 8 I 18 ut Commander Staunton rte t the Particulars particular of ot hla hi securing s Infer Information mation mallen of the thie lh or nc or of f C f fleet at lit n II n MM said that Ihal while the heel fleet under Admiral sampson toy lay at ci atKo Key Koy Ko West Nt it on the lie morning ur of f May I M ft he lie wont vont ashore hoN While In the of ot o Commodore he said Mid that Capt Allen of the tile signal lf nal had coital called him bun and situ an told said him hat that he lw bad t me It Information lIun of C the of ot i ithe the tue Spanish fleet t nt at I which be M believed to be correct t Th The h was sAs to the this effect tr that thai the rt t had en Pit entered tP tb the harbor on n May II II it I Tte Inter came m from an I of Ih elites oll at lUvan 11 fin who could tOIl Only ocly not lila hit Information of ig C wb W ti oth 01 h r were lItre f time the I of or Sloe Ace there Allen had bud the ibe bt j sauL hI a at K d Hlat great giest III bt lie r nit ci i tr for Ox the rotation of fir the sio r tor or only that the t nn anti and 1 hi hf hia staff b lit be ii p t formed Later latr the Ih witness ha haI l rH m mtr nt l to tr Key iCey Wet West and relve l confirmatory Information He lie II thin then th that thai i oa the next t morning 31 ay 21 ta fleet pro CC to UK tile blockade of 01 HI Al 1 mIra that tin ties t concerning u the of et the th was TM n admiral accordingly had hd called Up tsp thi j I I Hawk an forwarded his dispatches t the tho from froni court tully fully source the tho Information sei received the of Cr era erae fleet in III Santiago o I would Uk Jik OU to identify II f the Iho pu Into Chiller lit at time the time to which rile Tue you oU refer reter lug Ing been I referred to us as ha in III up by Capt Chadwick my is 18 the known all as this the memorandum No 8 that Accompanied ll HAWK CARRIED DISPATCH Mr Ir S 8 Is that thal right Hawk carried Nu No No Thie s of tint the Hawk awk carried Mr Ir Hawk carried No 8 Is that right 7 ot of the hawk WitS was called on board lIoard and I his hili Were tere to etl with nil all speed until lie he the tho VesuVius anti and traits trall limit time the to her tnt nil Iho WAS u faster V vessel A As to No S wee was with I 1 was not secretary and dill did not It lid did 00 tho hawk She Mt left the tue seine west of about dusk III cm May 1 probably halt half past IUt you OU 1 thin Information on en May IllY Ki at nt lin half f past eight III In tim and l the tho Hawk w left lert ft ut at dusk dUlk May 21 ir That Is la correct Thi wittiest said In r reply iy to that the Ti 11 instruction Wl MW reach rench I YUI yu lied no beau bElen sent aunt nt b by r toma ClIma a as al tie dispatch was dated May i and the Iowa had hind left on the day da Mr Jr 1 not time Ula this the fl first t vessel that Sum that duos dum To 10 the tho best of ot my knowledge the tIme Hawk was the first nt t and only tHOl that tha t carried that replied r ti t v Witness I The rIme Hawk lIal left lert on May Io 21 neil ami the first Information you OU lied had wan alt about half past pact S or ot 9 S on the tho When did dill you yost get thin this second History matory Information you of ofT I gt It on oti shore at Key ICey ICe West iest about 7 I a on the evening of May Ia 10 Then Thell tint the dispatch aa as I understand It was receiver received twenty four omit hours before hief re the ft with this thin memorandum to te Commodore Schley Is that right Ye Yes IJ lit nt Key Ity Wont t and this the H wk was wall aM sent lent from Havana Can Con you ou give me mc any dIspatches or memoranda cn Admiral 1 Cud and Com om Schley SeIde in reference in ta n Spanish being at it ngo 1 I do not think I Jain con cnn refer you QU to tl 5 any Nit Ill r Admiral n heard that t the lite rf M Olf ehle h hid had U nut nt left In Iii other uther words nf nr ter he got a truly reily reI II tram from the of time the flying squadron he i sent the tho Wasp sped I f think about May N K to Cl lt with stith nn an additional dispatch but bu the she of or course courto mi not arrive timers until Commodore Schley had Imd left leOt l lt for San Sail tinge tiago o ant I J li Ih not remember what dl were ns that the tho Wasp asp Yes What date My M III ID she aha left heft by the old Bahama channel May Moy M U UThen Then I un understand that between the thou that the carried this thus In formation to Schley at dusk dunk k on the time evening of May In 21 1 and the time when thin this dispatch was IOS sent ent nt join roin Ue 1 the channel on the theta there wail no communication between Ad Alt Admiral mimi miral and COllodore Commodore Schley In Pm reference to time the Ih Spanish squadron A at nt Santiago Was Wa there I thought I replied that there was no rit opportunity for any After ter further effort on Mr Ir purt to 10 elicit elict Information as to cot cor correspondence cr between the two suns com commanders om manders and objection on the part of or Mr Ir Henna Hunna to the bringing In of fit time the dispatch dl patch which has lies no n Immediate bearing on Commodore can ean cn duct Mr Ir Raynor s said ld there ther was vaa no communication between May Ma 21 11 and May Mar 27 7 He lie le then quoted time dispatch of May r Y 27 7 as al the tho first no knowledge conveyed to 10 Commodore of the presence of ot the Spanish sleet fleet It at Santiago This Tile dispatch was waa aa U follows SAMPSONS SA DISPATCH U C t S New York St ole olim channel May la 27 V f ISM 1198 Ut ry report nr and particularly dally dIll confidential reports received t at atKey atKey Key K West Weal from Havana state Ilat Spanish squadron use lias been In Santiago Santago d de Cuba Cub from fr the th to the th ti In ln limit t male IJu Bh sly give the th bing the li cat but fIt date dt re reported reported ported You 0 oa will 1 iii pleat p proceed pr aU II possible dispatch to Santiago to t blocked blockade b k that Lt port If I on en arrival theta t you receive positive Information of ot the rol If pt o tl ship having hala l left leU ft you u wilt will fol follow el ellow ci low them th la I 1 pursuit Very veil r respectfully W T LIPSON i order Mr Mj M h Is t tb tl the mIreS ot Mr r Raynor Mar ft n nr Mr r bt he Ie receive Il It on n May y 17 87 St Str Mr r never V i d It I en on the tb 77 27 1 after II being br ky I Ad d He le K rt gut t 11 It on Jutes l lr Ml it Mr r It is I It aoa that be he b can f be b affected by I an ass f of 0 all 1 to tb the lap of or time Mr r to Is I just Juat Jt mo we e want to t ba ice l Lad bad no 1 orders Ora except those thO contaIned In hi II lt No Nn cs 7 1 and I 8 Mr Ur an then r repeated peat 4 his bis Is ar to Co offer ole the dispatch of ot May Ia r 87 7 in hi I evi evidence v Juice dence isid ml after An a 1 Mr r Jt an nr r and Id IAmb Mr r Hanna that thee was waa w n ni vie objection t tn fn i tilting mint It In its In ese ei pt t that It was waa 11 oto i h In to r tt et on en e ena a pert un 11 I t n not t under Ti T this th Mr MT n nor r de that Ut it wa was U not nt im n lerl to I reflect on oi any anyone a one hut hilt H It I IC intended 1 to fo pt r fat i 1 tV T vI t tt i n It II III It I v 11 II 11 mat Ibe Ue dIs 5 Mr I a I In IB In 1 1 r i 5 ii I Iii v y n M S for examine ti Ii n i Ii I 1 ii br bY ul It h tn knew tt St r n i tn n fl tb ti tM to P of Arc yO or o oret orett m mi I I i i t he t f t dl p by the th and uc Wa Wasp p TA Fe r this In hi II quit Mr Ur there I II aa I a ann by counsel tn ft ste m to the lh of nr the i IV a Mr r tat t If d In the course IP of ot his hla hi ar arm af are arent m nt that the tbt matter matt r could be fuU ful tuU ex OX e eala ala but bt said that thit tha it I th the court cout ob ot I IP II J he Ill would not ot press the tila matter I 1 c whereupon Admiral Dewcy remarked i i You EYou had hod better not ask luk that flues que quer gue r lion t I The Incident was wa closed by the with withdrawal I of ot the question At this thiM stage of ot the proceedings Capt CaitI I f I Lemly Introduced Intro as a part lart of ot the record I I two letters from Commodore Schley to toI 4 I I i 4 Admiral Sampson both doted dated May 23 2 1898 the first saying Baying that he was by lIy byno byno no means mean that tho ho Spanish squadron was wa va not at ot and f the second telling lelling of ot the informal on ho had hod received through the British Adula S AN M EXCITING INCIDENT t I 1 A somewhat exciting Incident arose roso between Lemly and ant antI I J Mr Haynor When Com Corn Commander CornI I mander Staunton was excused Mr I 1 raynor Haynor asked leave leue to present as ILl II evi evidence dence a ft supplementary chart prepared i c by Dyson ot of tho the bureau of ot oft ott 1 steam engineering showing the speed t i of ot tho the vessels of at the Dying hying squadron II Copt Capt Lemly objected on the tho ground 11 1 that this evidence was wu not pertinent ut lit litI I this stage of ot the thu proceedings s Mr Raynor replied that It had be bean n agreed n between counrel coun cl that t It hoult bo ho put In and he wanted l to Introduce It before et re the tho testimony got ot too far tAr farI away awny from the tho evidence bearing upon i I the coal supply t r Capt LemI Iti ho hail had witnesses present anel d to 10 proceed with tho the thoi i taking of ot verbal t Admiral Dowey What objection h Is Isto 1 to i i i Capt Copl do io not think It Itis Is the tho thoI I time lime to do It II sir Admiral Tho witnesses con can 1 come down Monday ont Unless theio thero Is III Isomo J omo reason why wh vIi It should not lIot go gu In Innon now non It IB In a courtesy courtr due to the tho coun counsel counsel sel sIs What objection l us Is byrd We WeI I U wont want to know the tho Mr Raynor here hero undertook to read rend a t statement accompanying the tho chart chor 4 hen Capt rising saId with willi reference terenee r to Mr Hanor He lIe Is not ac ne accurate curate In hl hi hIli statements If It the court coun please On Oti the he contrary ho Is very ery ve In Inaccurate InI I accurate Ho lie holds a 0 him and reads rends what hut la II I not on rm that paper life lib II has tiUs repeatedly dnn It ItI I There Thera was a 11 tipple of through the room when this statement was lIS va anti and some person the I j 1 railing joined iambi In It Hut but It was wa i 1 L that Mr tr rr Raynor did not accent the ro fO o mArk an Intended to bo ho Ills His face flushed when he ho replied which S he hI did without rising |
