Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-28
COUNSEL FOR SAMPSON
He Will Have an Advocate Be.
fore the schley Court
Of Inquiry.
Admiral's Side OF the Case to Be
Presented in a State-
ment.
Sampson to Be Cross.Examined
by the Counsel for Schley
...Other News.


son will be represented by counsel be-
fore the Schley court Of inquiry. While
the department disclaims any knowl-
edge of Admiral Simpsons intention of
employing an attorney. nevertheless
there is no longer any doubt that the
admiral will employ counsel. w. H.
Stayton, of the firm of Stayton & Cham
hers of New York, will be at the navy
department today for the purpose of
consulting the records in the interest of
Admiral Sampson.
MIR. Stayton is graduate of the naval
academy, and Notwithstanding the fact
that he was at the head of his class he
elected to enter the marine crops, where
he remained for several years. He was
for considerable length of time assist
ant to the judge advocate of the navy.
He resigned about five years ago in or
der to take up the practice of admiralty
and maritime law in New York City. MIR.
Stayton is said to be one of the most
successful practitioners in the country.
Since it has been found that Admiral
SIMPSONS presence at the court of in
curry will be demanded it has been de-
cided that his interests should be looked
after by competent counsel, hence Mr..
Stayton's services are said to have been
retained.
To what extent Mr.. Stayton will be
allowed to participate in the inquiry Is
q matter to be determined by the court.
He is said to be already engaged in pre-
raring Admiral SIMPSONS side of the
case, and it is thought that he may
write statement which Admiral Samp-
son will read before the court. The data
for this statement, it is said, are now
being prepared.
Admiral Sampson is now resting, and
it is said he is not being disturbed in
regard to the matter. In his present
condition it is understood that he is not
able to undertake the work of reviewing
the Santiago campaign for the purpose
of compiling the evidence to be sub
mitted before the court.
Admiral Sampson will nevertheless
be subject to cross-eXamination by
counsel for Admiral Schley. There are
many pointed questions which Rear Ad-
mral Sampson will, 1T is assured, be re-
ouested, to answer.
1t is possible that in order to enable
Mr.. Stayton or any one else represent
ing Admiral Sampson to participate in
the inquiry he may be designated as as
sistant to Capt Lemly the judge advo-
cate of the court, in addition to the at
torney who will be assigned from the
department of justice to look after the
law points developed at the hearing.
1T is now apparent that the Schley in
CURRY will consume a much longer
period of time than was at first sup
posed. The list of witnesses Indicates
this, and naval officers predicted yester-
day that the court would not conclude
the taking of testimony in less than two
months, which will mean probably that
the findings will not be agreed on I'M
til about Thanksgiving. The list of wit
nesses already contains about 100 names
and is not complete. Fully half of these
| will be called at the request of Admiral
1 Schley. He has asked that every officer
! who waa on his flagship, the Brooklyn
1 in the West Indian naval campaign be
| summoned.
Capt. Lemly. the Judge advocate OF
the court, yesterday afternoon trans
4 mitted to Admiral Schley list of wit
! nesses that the navy department viii
call. 1t is not a complete list but con
tains the names of all persons decided
upon as witnesses up to this time.