The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-11-08
ENDS
ADVOCATE LEMLY CON.
mrs THE ADDRESSES IN
The scHLEv INQUIRY.
'a,ffLY SUMS UP THE CASE

not Claim the Commodore Ex-
80 cowardice but Asserts That
co,duct at Different Times in
cnban Campaign Showed Lack
s,,ad,ness in Purpose and Fail
!. TO obey orders.
.trgton. Nov. s.--Jndge Adyo.
r,,el c. Lemly made the clos.
.,nm,ut In the Schley court OF
~, There was no forenoon SEES.
,,hc court and the judge ady0.
u not have an opportunity 10
S.. address until 2 O'Clock He
1am manuscript. The first half
lrcss was devoted To cunsid.
points made by Mr. Rayuer
tantAin Parker IN Admiral
s, half and the latter half MAS
review from the government
,lew OF the evidence. Refer.
-, the testimony of Admiral
II. Ina Captain Chadwick concern
r,ncv's conversatlou With Ad
\ sampson at Key Wcst captain
l5 said
,-. ,nr court TO apply 70 III. an
.t VI. a witness 'hc well known
aht!,d To with SO much 'erNor
.er.ar counsel. that wher. Two Wit
". testify With regard 10 thc same
N. and one o! them remembers
,h, other merely does not rem, n
t.r circumstances OF the matter
\. AZ the conversation. the evi.
.c ul aim who remembers must b"
.a. Ii this be done. then there
t..r l,f, ~ the evidence given ae
'..s court by tn. applicant. par
aArl, upon hts c!oss'Na.n!na'loh.
N. the counsel appear ar said,
tn. very important parts y.
" ALA memorandum
\. latter part clearly show n
commander Mctalla cOmmI.
(, II With the insurgents ani Their
r4,, acqua!ntance with matters n
4ualu Lcmly con,endsi that the
'al memorandum Was delivered
mmpdovc Schley Mas - and
III & the commodore with failure
f,rmpr dircc, communication VITA
r-4fgenis after its rrccip;
. anug Of the charg" of disob"d
". orders. Captain l>mly said
applicants disobcd!cnco. u
.l viii be shown to BE- IN delay
b h,nging himself into III" pres
Z the enemy
.l.uVing. the judge adyoca'" said
Tired TO Act irnpar.ially.
|;h the conclusion of the yer,
. address, with which shall enc
afggment In this inquiry my con
ln with IL ceases and The matter
~ In Your capable hands. ] may
ialt while my duties here have
Z arduous and necessarily some
!, painful. am proud 10 have beer
}s iated with this distinenishet
= which is To pass upon one of TN
I Important questions ever consid
! hy a naval Court--a question. n
fined /; in the early course OF tn
.""'llngs-betwecn the appiicah
TN morale OF the service. II
'Ffos upon my duties as Judg" 40
al" II the court | had in mind al
gwen me by the secretary of IN
soon after my appointment. a
oNs
ADMIRAL Schlcy asks for cour
nqliry. A perfectly impart'a
7 is constituted. The judge ao
aie and any counsel assisting hin
Hu' tand their duty in this respec
'ain' in court TO prosecute anNpoo.
II 'ind anybody guilty. but TO br'hI
'a" facts and aid the court IN a.
''ns the truth
nave cndeayorod 10 follow M
la" without fear or favor. u
I" appeared 10 fail In maintainlh
impartial attitude. which ! rec
always have felt towards the AZ
am i is because aggression, no"
7 natural on the part Of the earnes
M begets aggression and Tor 'h
h"f reason that In many instance
NEhont the investigation hones
'f'hcc of opinion has compete y
g be honestly contentious IN orn'
addnco what I believed TO be mi
~ facts. | deem II not inappl'
''' that ! should here remark 'l'
navy department In this ma'l'
maintained an entirely neuirai u
'e that | have not been interfere
u IN my conduct Of the case.
Considering the Evidence.
aptain Lemly said that the volun
us evidence had been SO in''
','d IN all It's bearings that II wa
ms purpose to enter upon :"
'd discussion Of II. Beg'hhii'
" 'he passage OF the flying sq"a
rom Key West TO Cienfuesos
nv a,n or the Spanish feet under ~
a. 'ervera, he said that the sPe,
Nr'n Key West and Cieni"es'
out 10 knots. but under the w.
''Hlg conditions OF wind and W'a'
atcr speed might have p''
,''orence was made to the lnt'
with Contain Chester OF the -