The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
| yjH[EY DECISIONS
\ Drawn Out Court Of In
Dv-e Peaches an Unsatis-
s''i factory Conclusion.
|, ,rpIues ARE NOT UNANIMOUS

Majority Report :. is to a'1 Mis Conduct In
s'hl icy and the Minority Adm Tia MS
pa', hectares, in Effect thai nc
whole putty -
on Dec. 1.-THE most
Vasnius interesting and important
rcl0nge ,,nal ever held in TINS
ml p' oame to a close yesterday
'dn'ls n open and secret session. .
'' ,,II one weekshort OF three noa, 4hs
f'su secretary Long was handed .n n
Wien oeeie tha court of inquiry which
1na nirsd into the conduct O. H
nqal .psl schley during the Santiago
taullral ~ For seven weeks the
qnpa,sn "a testimony, and for fully
fsals n y Il deliberated upon tna'
noa a evidence, finally reaching inc
rass = ;ons announced yesterday. Inc
,ssut was com apbaoy has
I i probable that no prophecy 80
aroached the truth.
sp Taas are two reports, Admifals
I'm pam and Ramsey concur IN the
1slna which is signed by Admiral
1rsE also as a matter OF form.
.smiral Dewey makes a separate Is
saa'n Though he agrees with the
PHI H. If facts subscribed to by the
1 lsars The majority report con-
Yn sns Admiral Schley on Il points,
s s Admiral Dewey sustalns MN
L most particulars.
Fn is said at the navy department
! there will be no further pro-
'p sS;nrs in this celebrated case on
Il danartment's initiative. Secre-
~ Long and Judge Advocate Lem
\ positively decline to discuss Inc
fpdings in any phase.
I'M secretary received the reports
!. Ave- o'clock last evening. and ne
~ not vet acted upon them. It is
srobable that he will simply append
Il signature with the word zap
,roved. to the whole record. Inc
sorrt itself recommends no furthe,
proceedings owing to the lapse O
time.
There was an air of animation, yes
terday morning, about the building
Il which the court held its secret SEES
s;ons and it soon became evident
that the end of the case was at hand
Can't. Lemly was closeted with tht
members of the court most OF thu
afternoon, and when he started fol
The navy department he carried thu
reports with him.
A representative Of the Associated
Press conveyed the first information
Of the finding of the court to Admlra
Scbley. He was seated in the public
reception room of a hotel chatting
with friends and several newspape
men, and evinced no signs OF nervous
ness over the outcome.
When the conclusions of Admira
Dewey were read to him Admira
Schley showed his pleasure, and
was evident from his manner that n
regarded the statement from Ad
miral Dewey as a vindication of nj
cause. He declined to make an
statement concerning the court
findings, and, excusing himself fror
the little company which had gath
cred about him, went to his apart
ments. where Mrs. Schley had bee
anxiously Waiting to hear the court
decision.
Later the official copy was brough
TO the hotel by a messenger from tn
navy department.
After long and exhaustive state
ment of the case, the opinion OF tn
court is given as follows:
OPINION.
Commodore Schley, in command {
the flying squadron, should have pr
eeeded with utmost dispatch off Ciel
fuegos, and should have maintaine
close blockade of that port.
lie should have endeavored, on Ma
q, at Cienfuegos, to obtain informs
ton regarding the Spanish squadro
by communicating with the insurgen'
at the place designated in the mem
randum delivered to him at 8:15
m of that date.
He should have proceeded fro
Genfuegos to Santiago de Cuba vii
all dispatch, and should have di
posed his vessels with a view of i
1ercepting the enemy in any atteml
70 pass the flying squadron.
lie should not have delayed Il
squadron for the Eagle. M
he should not have made the retr
grade turn westward with his squa
ron.
dc should have promptly obeyed Il
navy departments order of May %.
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