Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-09-14
H0'WISO'BII Is OUT
scHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY De.
cIDEs He IS UNFIT 70 ACT
AZ A MEMBER.
PROCEEDINGS Of FIRST DAY

Admiral schiey Challenges Last setsc
tion Of Navy Department on Boars
and After Hearing Of Testimony the
Court Holds Challenge Well Taken
Adjournment FolIdws Until ! sue
eessor 10 Named.
Washington; Sept. 1s-The Schley
court Of inquiry convened promptly al
! o'clock, the hour prescribed, and
when 1t was called to order all the
members were present. Admiral
Dewey occupied q p6aition in the cen
ter Of the court table and was fanksd
On either side by Rear Admtrals Ben.
hamaand Ho%lson Tie assoeia4e mem.
abersl Of theicourti Admiral Sehley and
bits counsel .eccupled seats within the
railing at 9 table set 1Haft Tor them.
AL the naval emctals, Including the
members Of the court and Admiral
schley, wers in tie. ofdcial uhdTsss
unifoFm. Al admiraPs salute OF Z
guns was fred as the, court convened.
Admiral Dewey simply said in con.
vening the court, the court Is open"
u Iname diat02y afterwards the mem
6ers Of the court retired, at, the. IN
stance OF Judge Advocate Lemly to de.
eide whether the court should SIT with
open or closed doors, Admiral Dewey
announcing that this order gWoulda he
followed lnsteAd Of clearing the court
fo0M9s - - 49, - 30 i:S-ssse<4 81
The eauft was ,Gbssnt, about is
miRhtes and Wheh they returned the
proceedings began in view Of the pub.
lie without fermGl announcement The
first matter brought to; tie: attention of
the court was aAdmiral Sehleys letter.
requesting the court OF inquiry. This
was read by Captain LeMay.
~ Admiral Sehley then arose and said
that with extreme regret he was.
obliged TO chaIl engea Admiral Howison
81 amember Of the e0Nrt.4-,.... .5f Sc.
! "A hurried consultation among the.
members Of the court followed. Adj
miral Dewey first turned to Admiral
Benhara; them stepped: around the
tabfs and, engaged CAPTAIN. hemlY in
conversation. He Afterwards spoke TO
Rear Admiral H0wlaon' = =, u: iiT5stsss
Captain L4eIaiy then Aakadaif there
was any evidence in support OF the
statements ,cOncetRlng Rear Admiral
HoW1soa, to which Mr.. Iayn0r, speak.
iRg for Rear Admiral SchleY said.
there was. Admiral Dewey announced
that this; would be heard.
In asking Admiral Schiey Tor a dese
ignationf ct his Witnesses Captain
I4smlys referred 10 the admiral as the
accused" Admisal Dewey promptly
called his attention TO the error and
the judge advocate general corrected
7. referring. 20 him then. AZ the ZAP.
pNcant."
sefIey introduces Witnesses.
Francis A. Frost of the Boston Rec.
orc, who had reported a. conversation l
with. Rear Admiral HoWisen In which
The latter was alleged to have made
upon Admiral Schley, was
called to the stand .a,f
The witness explained the nature |
II his duties In securing news from
he ChaFlestoWn maynard. He then
detailed the conversation he Is said
10 have had with admiral HoWison.
This occurred, he said. in the COM
Office and whilegit had not |
oeen given with the distinct under.
that 1t should be published,
here was no Injunction to secrecy.
Publications had begun to appear
concerning the. credit, for the victory.
This had been referred to during the
Witness visit to Admiral HoWison and
n reply the admiral stated, so the wit
Jess testified, that Sampson was en-
tiled to the credit Of the victory at
santiago. s4s2s.ff. ~ -
Admiral Sekiey introduced two
IthSr witnesses in support Of Ibis al
eRati0ns of unftRess on the. part OIL
Admiral HOwisOn. They were Will.
amsE. Spen. Of New York, who
Elaimed 10 have, heard Admiral How
son. say. that Admiral Seh1ey should
ave. been couftmartiSled, and Foster
Nichols Of Yonkers. n, Y, who stated
hat Admiral Howigon said to him
hat II Schley had been an On1cer in
he English navy he would not have
cen allowed to retain his commits
Ion. oAIl said Admiral Howison had
iven them the impression that he
7as preiudiced against Admiral
ichley. When the last witness left |
be stand, Counsellor Raynor, for Ad-
liral Eehley, called attention to the
act that Admiral Howison had made
O defense. The court then took q
ecess to permit Adzairal Howison to
ormulato q statement. 49,
After the reading OF Admiral How