The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-01
LORD pUxRAvEY. O. OLIVER IsELrN.

Promptly at o O'Clock Commodore Brown
called the meeting to order, and after the
secretary called tho roll the report of tho
investigating committee was read. In the
absence of Il. j. Phelps, who was chair
man throughout the Investigation, the re-
port was read by j. p. Morgan.
During the reading, every point made
ELECTED hearty cheers and applause. When
Mr.. Morgan had finished, ex-Commodore
Smith moved that the report be received,
accepted and adopted; that the thanks OF
the club be rendered to the committee for
their very able and exhaustive communi-
cation, and that the committee be dis
charged. This was seconded and adopted
unanimously
After reviewing the evidence in detail
and explaining fully its efforts to obtain
all the facts possible bearing upon the
controversy. the committee states It's con.
clusion as follows:
Upon q careful consideration of the whole
case, the committee are unanimously OF the
opinion that the charge made by Lord Dun
raven, aud which has been the subject Of this
Investigation, had its origin in mistake; that
IL Is not on.y not sustained by evidence. but is
completely disproved, and that all tho cir
cumstances indicated by him as giving rise to
his suspicion are entirely and satisfactorily
explained.
They deem It.. therefore,, but Just to Mr..
Iselin and the gentlemen concerned with him
as well as TO the officers aud crew of the De
fender, that the committee should express EN-.
phatically their conviction that nothing what
ever occurred in connection with the race in
question that casts the least suspicion upon
the integrity or propricty of their conduct.
And the committee are not willing to doubt
that If Lord Dunraven had remained present
throughout the Investigation, so rs TO have
heard all the evidence thst was introduced, he
would. OF his own motion. Withdrawn a charge
that was so plainly founded upon mistake, and
that has been 80 unfortunate In the publicity
1t has attained. and the feeling to which 1t had
given rise.
On the motion OF Captain Ledyard the
following resolution was adopted:
That the consideration Of the committees re.
port and OF the matters referred TO therein be
postponed until the next general meeting of
the club, Feb. ID, and that in the meantime
copies of the report and the evidence be sent
to each member of the club.
After transacting some financial bust.
ness, which had nothing to do with the
Dunraven-D Defender case, the meeting ad-
journed.
An APOLOGY In Order.
LONDON, Feb. l.. p An interview was
sought last night with Lord Dunraven,
but he refused to express an opinion or To
speak for publication on the decision of
tho investigating committee Of the New
York Yacht club.
The Chronicle co~ngratulates the Dunra-
ven committee upon their studied courtesy
and consideration when the complete de-
molition Of Lord Dunraven's monstrous
charges might have justified the severest
censure. "Thc only course open to him."
says The Chronicle, sis an instant and
complete apology"
The Times, in an editorial, expresses the
greatest respect for the committee, the only
possible objection to the composition OF
which, In The Times opinion, Is that the
legal and business element somewhat
outweighed the expert element. 1t is not
quite obvious, The Times continues, why
they declined to investigate other charges
than tho Immersion charge. While some
grounds for the committee's decision are
undeniably strong n pertinent, others
appear to DO OF a less cogent nature.
Proceeding then to call In question some
Of tho findings as iuconclusive, The Times
says: Tho language adopted by the com.
mittee will seem unduly severe when IL is
remembered that the charge was not made
public by Lord Dunraven until IL had al.
ready been published by the cup commit.
tee in New York. 1t Is to be regretted.
also, that the committee were unable TO
take n wider view OF their functions and
to judge the whole case on its merits.
The result: of the inquiry Is to acquit Mr..
lselin and his friends OF a charge which
was not brought against thom. But 1t
can hardly be said to have cleared in n
satisfactory manner the real matter ut
issue.