The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-27
THE PRIZE MONEY Cases
Justice Bradley Decides the Dewey
and Sampson Suits.

officers and Men Entitled to One
Half the xnIue of ships and stores
Captured by Them-The Opinion
in the Maria Theresa Controversy.
Justice Bradley today rendered his opin-
ion in the prize money cases of Admirals
Dewey and Sampson and their respective
officers and crews In the suit of Admi-
raj Dewey on behalf OF his officers and
men fer prize money. growing out of the
destruction in Manila Bay May L 1888. Of
the Spanish vessels comprising Admiral
Montojo's feet, Justice Bradley holds
that all the ships which were sunk in the
enlargement and afterward raised and
placed in the United States naval service
were good prize property and that the
captors, including Admiral Dewey, his
officers and men, are entitled TO sum OF
money equal to one-half of the value of
such vessels. These naval officers and
men, in the opinion of Justice Bradley,
are also entitled to one-half of the value
OF the guns, munitions Of war. and other
property taken from the Spanish vessels
sunk and destroyed in the engagement
1t was held by the court, however. that
the officers and men are not entitled TO
prize money for property captured on
the capture of cascoes and other harbor
vessels subsequent 10 the engagement
In the case Of Rear Admiral Sampson.
his officers, and men. prize money was
claimed for the capture OF the Spanish
cruiser Maria Teresa. and also for the
capture Of guns, naval stores, and ether
property taken from that and ether YES
sells in Admiral Cervera's squadron. The
court held that although the Teresa was
lost at sea after being captured and raised
at Santiago, it was good prize property
and that the other vessels captured with
all property aboard constituted the same.
Rear Admiral Sampson and his men
We're therefore held to be entitled to a sum
OF money equal TO one-haIf Of the value of
such vessels and property.
In the case Of Rear Admiral Sampson
on behalf of his officers and crew against
the InfaEts Maria and various miscella-
neous stores and supplies captured in the
battle Of Santiago Bay. on July ?, 1893, the
decision of the court is practically the
same
Disposing Of the two cases Justice Brad
ley discussed at length the differences be
tween money obtainabIe as prize money
and that which could be claimed as boun-
ty money in connection with the different
phases Of the case under consideration.
The fact that several Of the <essels which
were sunk and sfterward raised and put
into use by the United States Govern
ment, he said, was evidence that the cap
tors were entitled to prize money for
them.
The cases were argued before Justice
Bradley about two months ago. In his
suit Admiral Dewey was represented by
Herbert < Micou and Charles King and
W. B. King as counsel, while Thomas h
Anderson, then District Attorney, and c.
c. BiRney, special attorney for the Uni
ted States, appeared for the Government.
Rear Admiral Sampson was represented
by J. X MCCammOn. James H Hayden,
Webb & Webb, and Charles and William
B King The Government was repre-
scented in this case by Thomas H Ander-
son and w E Harvey.
The opinion delivered by Justice Brad
ley Is lengthy and he occupied fifty-fiye
minutes in its delivery II is exhaustive
OF the subject