Evening star., 1901-09-06
Schley's Civilian Witnesses Notified
That Their Presence is Desired.
NAVAL OFFICERS SUMMONED HERE
Arrival of Barker, Member of the
War Board.
INQUIRY'S PROBABLE COST

kilograms have been sent by the Navy
Department to about fifteen of the naval
witnesses asked for by Admiral Schley in
the coming court of inquiry to proceed to
Washington for conference with the admi-
rails attorneys. Nearly all these witnesses
are located in the east mainly at New
port. Philadelphia and New York. After
the conference they will return to their re-
spective posts and will be ordered to Wash
fngton again when Almiral Schley's attor-
neys are ready to call them before the
court.
The Navy Department received another
letter from Admira! Schley today, contain
ing list of civilian witnesses whom he de-
sires to have brought here at once, and
adding request that they be summoned.
Civilian Wftnesses to Re Notified.
This last request raised some doubt as to
the authority of the Navy Department to
issue summons at tbis time. After full
consideration of the request, Judge Advo-
cate General Lemly decided that so far as
civilian witnesses are concerned he has no
power under the law to summon them in
advance OF the meeting of the court, which
body alone is competent to issue formal
summons having any legal force. There
fore Captain Lemly this afternoon issued
notices to each of the persons named,
requesting them to be present in Washing
ton at the opening day of the court next
Thursday.
Pilot Nunex to he Summoned.
1t is now admitted that the name of
Nunez, the pilot, is on the Schley list. He
was put aboard the Brooklyn by Capt
Sigsbee to serve as a pilot, and he it was
who reported to Admiral schley that it
was impossible for the Spanish squadron
to enter Santiago harbor without tugs on
account Of the crookedness of the channel
1t also appears that among the civilians to
be called are several newspaper men,
among them being Mr.. Graham, who acted
as Associated Press correspondent on board
the Brooklyn during the West Indian cam
paign.
Admiral Barker Here.
Rear Admiral Barker, who was member
Of the war board during the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, has arrived here. He is one of
the witnesses on Admiral Schley's list,
which leads to the belief that the evidence
will not be confined to official documents
but may go into all of the antecedent cir
eumstances before the war board when the
West Indian campaign was planned.
Probable Cost Of the Inquiry.
Already speculations are being made as
to the probable cost of the Schley court OF
inquiry to the government in addition to
the personal expenses Admiral Schley will
have to meet for counsel fees, &c. One
estimate has placed the total expenses of
the trial at about 10000, but this is re-
garded as excessive. A more conservative
estimate makes the total expense to the
government about 100000. The principal
item of expense will be the travel allow
ances of witnesses at distant points. Naval
officers are allowed 10 cents mile for
travel. so that it will cost the government
considerable to bring the witnesses from
China the Philippines, Brazil and Guam.
In addition to the travel allowance wit
nesses are entitled to $1.50 day for SUBJ
Sistence.