Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-19
HOWISON is OUT.
Will Not Sit as a Judge in Court
Of Inquiry.
Admiral SchI'y Claimed and Brought
Witnesses 80 Prove that IL ear Adj mi
raj HoNison was 81 Partisan of
Sampson and should Not Act
Mem b .r OF the Court.

| was announced that Rear Admiral
Howison was disqualified from serv-
| ing as member of the court and was
| excused from further duty. This
| brought proceedings to an abrupt
| termination and caused temporary
| ad diournment of the court in order to
| permit the navy department to desig-
| nate an officer to succeed Admiral
| Howison. No further session is
| probab BILE until the early part of next
| week.
Intense interest appeared to be
| taken by the public in the proceed
| ings, and although it was known that
| only very limited number of per-
| sons would be admitted to the court
room. and these by card, a large
| crowd was assembled at the Washing
| ton navy yard, where the court meets,
| to witness the coming and going of
the prominent naval officers who were
| to take part in the proceedings. Adj
| miral Dewey and Admiral Schley
were the premier figures in popular
| interest.
The latter had about him a distin-
guished party of counsel, including
Jere Wilson, Attorney lsidor Raynor
of Maryland, and Capt. James Park
er, with Mr.. league, acting as advi-
sorry counsel. The German naval at
tache, Capt. Rebeur-Paschwitz, occu-
| pied one of the seats in the public
area.
"A salute of II guns in honor of the
admiral of the navy marked the open
ing of the proceedings. The first
/ slirmish was opened by Admiral
Schley rising from his seat and,
speaking in strong voice challeng-
| ing Admiral Howison's eligibility as a
member of the court.
| Three witnesses were brought for
ward in support of this challenge,
namely, Francis S. Frost, William E.
| Spon and Foster Nichols. They
gave very positive testimony as to
expressions they had heard Admiral
| Howison make, favorable to Admiral
| Sampson and unfayorable to Schley.
| Mr.. Frost testified to statement
| lHowison had made to him at Boston,
| while the witness was seeking news
as a reporter, Mr.. Spon to remarks
| made while he and the admiral were
! journeying back to this country from
| Europe on transatlantic steamer
and Mr.. Nichons' conversation oc-
CURED during business call at Ad-
| miral Howison's residence at 1onk-
ers, n. Y.
On concluding this testimony the
| question arose whether Admiral
| Howison would join issue with the
statements made by the witnesses, or
would rest on his privilege to with
| hold any answer until he choose to
| submit it. The admiral met the
issue by turning at once to Admiral
Dewey and announcing that he would
make reioinder TO the statements
! of the three witnesses. This rejoin-
der he prepared very speedily. While
conceding the accuracy of some points
in the evidence, it threw considerable
doubt on other points and disclaimed
any recollection of the talk said to
| have taken place on the trans-Atlan-
| tic steamer.
1t was not sufficient, however, to
counteract the very direct testimony
given bv the three witnesses and,
| moreover, the admiral himself, in con-
| GLIDING his statement, indicated PLAIN
| ly that he had no desire to remain on
| the court and was there simply in
| obedience to orders. He even APP
pealed to his associates on the court
| to decide all doubtful. questions as to
his eligibility in favor of Admiral
Schley.
Before submitting the challenge to
| the determination of the court, Mr..
| Raynor cross-examined Admiral
! Howison as to his personal senti-
ments towards Sampson and Schley,
and developed that Howison had ex-
| pressed certain definite convictions
as to Admiral SIMPSONS retention of
| authority and responsibility. The
| challenge then was submitted to the
court, which under the circumstances
| was narrowed to Admiral Dewey and
| Rear Admiral Benhdm to pass upon.
| After hardly more than Is minutes
| spent in retirement in the consulta-
| ton room of the court, Admiral
| Dewey announced that the court SuS-
| tanned the challenge and that Ad-
| miral Howison would be ecXused from
| further attendance. There was
| buzz of animated comment and Ad-
miral Schley exchanged looks of sat
| isfaction with his counsel. Admiral
| Dewey then closed the proceedings by
| announcing that the court would ad.
| iourn until the navy department had
| named an officer to succeed Admiral
| Howison.
| Five Killed, Two Fatally Injured.
| New York, Sept. 13.-Three eXplo-