The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-13
SCHLEYS CHALLENGE
OF HOWISON SUSTAINED
Continued from First Page.)

SIMPSONS standing as an officer and as a
man was greatly superior 30 shat of
Schley.
What he said" pursued the witness,
inclined me to the belief he had no use
for Admiral Schley."
The witness also gave in detail the
circumstances leading up to the pubi-
cation On cross-eXamination he was
shown the precept and was asked by
Solicitor Hanna if Admiral Howison had
expressed an opinion on the points in
the precept. The witness thought he had
not as many points in the precept were
not involved in the conversation. The
witness adhered strictly to his first state
mcnt. On redirect examination Mr.. Ray
nor asked
what was Admiral Howison's manner
during his conversation with you?"
.He spoke of schley in what would
call sneering manner" replied the wit
ness.
Occa sionally during the examination of
this witness there was slight issue be-
tween counsel. but on the whole there
was little or no objection to the lines on
which the evidence was developed.
There had been no announcement of
the names of witnesses who would be in
troduced to substartiate Mr.. Frost's tes-
timony as to Admiral lIowison's attitude
toward Admiral Schley and considerable
interest was manifested when the next
witness Mr.. William l.. Spon, of the
firm of Spon and Chamberlain book
sellers and publishers in New York and
London, made his appearance. Mr. Spon
testified that he had been passenger on
the steamer Minneapolis which had sailed
from London for New York, on the 18th
OF October, 1900, and that Admiral Howl
son also had been passenger on the
same vessel on this voyage. The witness
related that one day during the voyage
the Sampson Schley controversy came up
and some colloquoy had followed, after
which Admiral Howison had said: ANY
how Schley should have been court mar
tailed. He was the main cause of all this
controversy in the newspapers"
Mr.. Spon added that Admiral Howison
had seemed much excited during his con-
versation and that the other members OF
the party had listened in silence to what
he had to say. From his whole man
ner." the witness went on, 81 infer that
he was very violent partisan of Samp-
son and correspondingly prejudiced
against Schley. He was not content to
correct me as to Admiral Sampson, but
seemed willing to say bitter things, al
most vindictively against Admiral
Schley."
Foster Nichols, of Yonkers, n. Y,
Admiral Howison's place of residence.
was next called. In response to ques-
tions from Mr.. Rayner he said that he
had been at Admiral Howison's home
last July He had been with the Adj
miral looking over a book in which there
was a picture of Admiral Schley, when
Admiral Howison remarked that Schley
had been guilty of disobedience of or
ders. and that in the English navy such
conduct would have deprived him of his
position. He got the impression that
Admiral Howison was unfriendly to Ad-
miral Schley, and that there had been
a rupture between them.
Mr.. Raynor at this point called the
attention of the court to the fact that
the witnesses Testimony had not been
answered. The letter Admiral Howison
had written to Acting Secretary Hackett
had not been produced. Neither had Ad-
miral Howison been asked to testify.
After reading from a law authority. Mr..
Raynor said that the issue could not be
argued until Admiral Howison had been
heard from
Judge Advocate Lemly maintained that
Admiral Howison could make a state
ment if he desired, either before or
after the arguments.
Admiral Howison settled the matter,
however, by reaching for his cap and
whispering to Admiral Dewey. The lat
ter then announced that Admiral Howl
son would make his response at once.
Thereupon Admiral Howison withdrew to
the private apartments in the rear and
the court took an informal recess.