The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-21

filed with Secretary Long TO-DAY. ! ne
d,rru,,,,, was bron,,lt f., fnc navy depart.
u"'uNi'"' WIS UouEh' /" luz "u,'
mclt Us T. ). Iheall or couusel lur a"'"'
rpI sampson and handed TO the secretary.
in Is his follows.
No 20 broad street New York, Deem
Der ~. iGU1.-S As counsel Tor Rear
10 request that the department strike out
or specifically disuppriye lnat portion OF
..tm.M Drwtys oplniou nled in connection
with the proceedings OF the Schcy conrt
ot ,uuITN IN wnIcu bp states his view
40 G4 fI1f Coulu,o,ora Scblcv was in abso |
ina .ninn,nud Sr tbe naval battle of San
fIuco
/ Conimotlorp Srhlrv wns NOT In com
lunr,d M HAT bnttI,.
90" TG. nrpsldruI of rbc United States /
ana .br uuvy deDartui4t had decided that
,'ip,irgI S.tn1ns,ri was It cVIumuud at That |
u .,,,,,,... "D" N'lu''o"''e ''n'''
II Tna oucstiop os to who commanded
ot sam aoo Mas NOT rsf,red 10 Inc court
fnr ronst'Ierotion ana cv.dence bearing Oh
'IC"mroo1orc >,'nisy was not in COM
m1n1 m bc bottir
"oN fhr dispositjon OF the forces at the
,esnnlu, ,r ti i,s,ti, a1"orfl,nr to CON
r,Fi"r,, ,Iicy's o,,n w. ,frnent nlaces Al. /
uirI Snmns6p in command The brook (
i.u and tTe ylN"u vgrs The ycstcrnmost |
-blus Of thn acri, IN. lrIiano and Gloucrs |
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,.ss rrCr,,i ,,G az Ts i,ttrr man was /
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t"e' ,rst nr & 5Id m "dIse.,rJ
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"tT me- nrrsidnn, If tho r,pitn5 St,tos
p,,5 "C P,''''nn' III ne 'Il'u H,3lg9
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rr"tmTS'n III yIull, , u, 'Hn, n',li, any
rhiS focr .,os ,orS tGc cnarf qaa Ih
Tvo,rl'SN E,tet 10 iue senate 'uated en-
s"9aEron h,"'gS our ,op"n'Su
Giu r WAS ueisttoyga ny our meet IN
, rouVtiu"h. oi NuinmoGor9 SrnlGI was pro
' rap "i S Ssrp{IeCs as next
IIt'" IN" s;f,"iE ~, "t SHnuaso ,,,,,.,,
OIL inG HuySt ,I,, as ia VINO c9inmand.
'u D.,r4 az ShhuaHo was nor rGterred 10 the
"n,t IoI '"ASilU5a3'loh' E'l"eh'e ON tue
"SS, TIff H,1G,,,l.ro sc,,o c.,, en- ANN,
~ ~ ',WtgiiUguoIc ocHleE was III com.
bc Gues Tn1' s" t Re M9s no ana hr
tytIi,I surrey AImllal sampson was en-
r r,aru 20 Mn, Inc nearing "u''h was repeatedly
| 'nnu6S, Nm. Nm
e,n1cs ~, nv ,nuIjunEG ~ tGr PrcSept rSS-
cd nv, ~, V HI''IH,"" as ,tr t." "nG 'oniliHa-
lnoUirc into tc cooLnc ~ ANIMAL ,nG oLLiSu
Um' i,i W ."y v",uu w. VI 9u"i.inl orn'S,
was IN '% Co nuns us, doF as o0 whginer me-
/ illusions urnn liz "onduct T., $50, IN,
with The events Of me SHntf,~o cornnni ,'1'
/ ",1 MA i,li'tt "c ia S 'aHP"lEu,
mainfolncI KAT his motter Yea, .nr n ToHdI5
the scope of tho iUduiry They exnrnssnd
Willingness To 90 into IT if their view
should he oycrruled hnt ,yere sustained nv
the court. -
| "ODl The court uniformly rejected owl.
drncc MS to who commanded. and nowhere
| was II adluittCd against obiection
"CEi ia" court more than TI'o once has snc.
! cihcally ruled that this question was hot
| where the question was as TO the position
of the commander In chief and OF the New
York and as to the part She took In the
nntlie, Admiral Dewey said we do not
want that. We have ruled that ont
Judge advocate then asked II tho conrt
ma So ruled and Admiral Dewey replied;
out Of H. See also page 4Sl.
/ lFl The court went so far rs to rule
| ~ page AL mat Admiral Schley was not
IN command during the battle. The mat
Ter then oeior" the court related to The
/ PvUouN uQrhE Which Admiral SchleY had
been IN absolute command. and the Judge
"uH" .,yiat said SAID;
M .HaAu"r' You are conhning yourself
| "IulN =, are NouF
MT, ka[hor In rcplN, acqnieSced in this
view ana me court ruled mat an questions
shall he confined 10 between the
lV'n OF May ond tne LIST OF June, relating
10 ing organization management and con
lrol or thal squadron, when ne was actually
'om9@hdor IN chief
Matters ielCrrlng 20 ms alleged COM
! manu- on JulF . We're excluded
ION page 1888 the court confirms this de-
''slGn' A., .n..,,.., .,,,..,,,,. .,,,. ,
jcct were either rejected by tho court or
WlhdraW9 by tue applicant VINO finally
A'qWeSctd IN the decision or me court
aud gave up his efforts IN this behalf say.
ing. i bow respectfully 10 the decision
OF inc court and know exactly what 1t