The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-13

HOW|SON TURNED Down
Enemy of Rear Admiral Sch1ey
Can't Sit With Dewey
and Benhan.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM Is STRONG

lie were not more than two-thirds filled.
There was no restriction upon the occu-
pancy of these seats, and those who
were the first to arrive secured their
choice of places from which to view the
pr oceedings. The early arrivals found the
tool shop, in which the court is to sit
in some confusion. The building is new,
and while the laborers had completed
their preparation for the court, the clean
ers were engaged in their work up to al
most the hour for the arrival of the
court. The man with the dust broom
and cleaning cloth had scarcely disap-
peared when Admiral Dewey and his fell
low members of the court arrived The
building itself is a large oblong structure
and looks more like the workshop which
it is intended to be than a court house.
Indeed, while it is commodious and
clean and new, it created the Impression
of an impromptu court house in a from
tier community. With the exception of
two large flags and huge golden eagle
on the lead-colored wall back of the
court the walls of the court hall were
entirely bare of decoration and the floors
were uncarpeted. Not even We're the
large windows shaded. The seats, except
those inside the railing, were camp
chairs. The elevator and the electric fans
played noisily and there was smell Of
fresh paint on every hands.
LEMLY ON HAND EARLY.
Capt. Lemly, judge advocate general,
was the first official arrival. He came
in with his assistant, F. P. Hanna, a few
minutes after IL o'clock and they were
soon busily engaged in unpacking two or
| three large boxes of books which it is
! expected will be called into frequent use
for reference during the sitting of the
court
The distinguished naval officers who
were to participate in the proceedings
| began to put in an appearance about
| 12:20 O'Clock, but they came quietly and
| without any outward demonstration of
| saluting guns and marching guards of
| honor. Admiral Benham was the first
member of the court to arrive He was
| in civilian dress, with is encased sword
! In one hand and an ample dress suit
| case, containing his uniform, in another.
An officer of the yard escorted him to a
private office, where the full dress of the
court was to be donncd
Admiral Dewey drove up in his carriage
at just 1890 o'clock, and was greeted at
the entrance of the building by Rear
Admiral Terrey, commandant of the navy
| yard.
A guard of marines also Wheeled into
| line and saluted as the admiral passed
| by. Accompanying him was his young
| Chlnese servant who served him during
the battle in Manila bay and has ever
since remained as his body servant. The
admiral smll1ngly acknowledged the
greetings OF officers and men and pro-
ceeded to the private dressing rooms
SALUTE TO ADMIRAL DEWEY.
The scene within the court room at the
moment the court convened was one of
impressive dignity. The distinguished
participants had laid aside their civilian
dress and appeared in the brilliant full
uniforms Of the naval service. The con-
fusion that had prevailed through the
great nall subsided to an awe-hke hush,
and the uniformed guard of marines hur-
| rled strangers into their seats.
Boom, BOOM" came from a great gun
| just outside the building 1t was both
! salute and signal that the court had
| opened.
The first crash of the gun startled the
spectators and then they waited as the
seventeen guns, the number given in hon
or of the admiral of the navy had been
fired, when every ear was strained for
! the first word of the proceedings
At the instant that firing began Ad-
miral Dewey and his two associates had
| entered through the rear doors and taken
| seats at a spacious table. 1t was a strik-
| ing picture, with Admiral Dewey in the
middle, Rear Admiral Benham on the
| right, and Rear Admiral Howison on the
left. Their faces were stern. They were
in full uniform, the four-starred collar of
the admiral indicating his supreme rank
| in the navy. His sword hung at his left
| side, but it was his service sword and
not that presented by congress in re-
membrance of Manila bay.
Admiral Schley sat at the table pro
vided for him and his counsel He, too,
was in full uniform, his epaulettes show
ing the two stars and anchor of his high
rank His back was to the spectators,
and with his counsel he faced the mem
bers of the court Just across from the
officers sat Judge Advocate Lemly, the
law officer of the navy and of the court
with Solicitor Hanna of the navy depart
ment at his side Outside of the rail
were many men well known in the naval
and government service, as we'll as many
ladies, wives of those taking a proml-
nent part in the proceedings
FORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
The formal proceedings of the court
We're begun with the reading by Capt
Lemly of Admiral Schleys letter request
ing the convening of the court and the
navy departments precept
The court assumed a listening attitude
but Admiral Schley, known as ''tne ap-
plicant' in the case, gave only indifferent
attention to the document The admiral
gave closer attention, however, when the
judge advocate began the reading of the
order appointing Rear Admiral Howisor
a member of the court in place of Fear
Admiral Kimberly, and he continued tc
give careful heed when his letter to the
department asking for a modification OF
paragraph five of the precept, regarding
Admiral Schleys disobedience of orders
was read, together with the department
refusal to comply with the request
} None of these documents received more
than perfunctory attention from the au-
ditors, but there was a general change
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