The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-13
SIDE LIGHTS ON seHLEY COURT.
Some Of the Prominent Men Who
Conducted the Court.

Washington, Nov. 10.-The closing
Of the court of inquiry marks the end
OF the most interesting session nelo py
any court here. Everyone who WISH
cd was given pass TO enter, but gne
reserved seats were crowded every day
and scores had to stand, up.
Since the death Of Mr.. Wilson the
the public has found a new hero IN
Mr.. Raynor and when ne closed ms
speech on Wednesday afternoon after
he had made his audience laugh and
cry he was surrounded by an I'M
promptu mob of admirers.
Mr.. Raynor is one Of those speakers
who fire up suddenly. Very often IN
the examination he would run along
at slow steam rate until Capt. Lem
" would try to get in some good point
and in the next moment the attorney
general of Maryland would startle eV-
sryone with a sudden blast. During
fhe examination last week Judge Ad-
yocate Lemly was seeking to prove
that Schley went into battle without
having prearranged plan which every
nayal officer is required to have IN the
presence of an enemy. Mr.. Raynor
waited until the Judge advocate had
enjoyed his imaginary victory and
when he addressed the court ne Wlsnea
TO know how Commodore Schley
should have been required to have
plan when he was not the commander
IN chief. Instead, continued the
speaker, he acted as Nelson at Trafai-
oar where the only plan Of battle were
Ghe words that England expects every
man to do his duty.
Judge Advocate Lemly has had a
hard time with the cartoonist and
ScbIey partisan. He, however, repre-
sents the brains Of the navy prosecu-
lion, or as he terms it, the investlga-
tion, aad he does not claim to be a
prosecutor.
The Judge advocate has a very clear
voice and can be heard by everyone IN
the hall. He looks Ike a good sized
grizzly after a large dinner, and the
cartoonists have noted that fact IN
sheir drawings of him.
Admiral Schley sat between Lemly
and Raynor and appears never to De
mapping. During the reading OF his
testimony the admiral would every
few minutes stop and look around at
Raynor and then resume his testimony
lust as If it was a school for grown up
folks and the admiral was the scholar
who was reciting. The admrial's mod
esty and gentlemanly conduct through
ont the trial has made him even more
popular, and hundreds have gone into
his little ante-room where, after the
court adjourned each day, he would
rAf.lYlT1O
The other afternoon rosy faced old
Confederate with Confederate flag
pinnad on to the lapel of his coat went
into this room. The admiral received
him very cordially. Admiral, !" SAID
the old Confederate, 4 simply want
ed to shake your hand and tell you
that everyone who wears button ike
mine is for you The admiral was
happy and SO was the southern vet
eran. It will be several weeks before
the court renders it's decision, as all
the testimony Will have to be gone
over and the typewriter testimony
now amounts to almost wagon load.
Then, as good-natured Admiral Dewey
and his two associates have had very
handsome suite Of rooms at the New
Willard for their use, it is believed
that not before the middle of Deem
Der will the finding be made public.
Admiral Dewey has made a very ac-
ceptable and popular judge and even
those who resented his transaction IN
certain real estate come away from the
court room with praises for our great
cts living hero. Admiral Dewey
drives lis two nice looking sorrels
down every morning, and when lunch
hour comes he dives into his desk and
unties his bundle Of lunch which he
has SO regularly brought with him.