The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-31
NE FIFTH SECTION
uRAL sCHLEY OBJECTS TO
WORDING OF PRECEPT'
rH VERY GOOD REASON.
ALREADY BEGUN WORK OF
PREPARATION

Counsel, Capt. Parker, Given
...ion to Examine the Logs
Records of the Santiago NnNai
oi.u-Secreta Long Is Out
,r-u nud Admiral CrOwnin-
,.,5 nenies Receiving Schley's
acknowledgement of Receipt OF the
RECEIPT.
washington. July SO.-Admiral schley
,ritten to the Secretary of the
4 wv acknowledging the receipt OF
nrecent TO the court Of inquiry ana
Ling certain sugges ions in refer
kpce thereto
When the Navy Department closeu
4 O'Clock this afternoon Admiral
4 acting secretary OF the
o,.v said he had not seen Admiral
i xohlev,s letter. Capt. James Parker,
H. ex-naval officer who is acting as
a Is stant counsel for Admiral Schley,
+hat the letter was mailed to
kac,etary Long at o'clock Sunday
re ling Capt Parker says that he
h. self deposited the letter i'll n pox
The general postoffice. In the ordi-
orv coprse of the mails the letter
Eould have reached the secretary yes
&rday morning. The supposition at
department is that if Secretary
Il Tong received the letter he took it with
x m on his departure from Washing
m this morning, without making its
Il 4ntents known to the officials of the
&nartment. 1t is certain that the
&tter of Admiral Schley comments
mon the fifth specification of the pre-
Lot and, it is believed, makes certain
"a aggesdons regarding it. Capt. Parker
IN remain here several days to COM
blete his examination of the official pa
8ars hearing upon matters which will
Some bgfore the court.
Prize fifth section of the precept, to
Which # is understood Admiral Schley
1Akes exception, reads as follows:
81 'Fifth. The circumstances attend
}ag and the reasons for the disobedi-
Snce BY Commodore Schley of the or
2ers ofthe department contained in its
6ispatch, dated May 25, 1898, and the
Uropriety of his conduct in the prem
#es."
The word "disobedience" is naturally
mlling to a man of Admiral Schley's
zfaining and temperament. The order
Xferred to is the one sent
Animal Sampson, in which
III was instructed to have the
ct at Cienfuegos proceed to San
n go, but which Sampson transferred
81 Schey with the written statement
at he preferred to have the fleet re-
y ain at Cienfuegos. This particular
matter and the instruction to Schley
u Sampson. contrary to the order of
Ne navy department, is likely to play
Al very Important part in the inquiry.
Schley Already at Work.
Admiral Sehley has already begun
Me Preparation of his case At his re-
Quest Capt Parker, his assistant coun-
sel, to-day made application to the
navy department. for permission to ex-
amino the logs and official records in
fonnecton with the movements of the
Fhlps on the sOuthside of Cuba and this
per1n sson was granted Mr.. Parker
WAS given access to these documents
and Was examining them to-day Both
Adniral Dewey, the president of the
Spurt, and Admiral Benham were at
{ne department. to-day The latter has
Iprmally acknowledged the receipt of
ne order Of Secretary Long, detailing
Nm on the court. There is no question
acceptance of such a detail where an
Rflcer is physically able to serve. and
umiraI Benham expects to be present
men the court convenes Septic.
A leter has been received at the
Ivy department. from Admiral Kim
rley asking to be excused from the
eh4ey court of inquiry on account of
|&he state Of his health. The Admiral
n understood to be suffering from
|peart trouble. The application was
|Piaced In the hands of Secretary Long
who VIII dispose of the matter from
rs nome In bingham, Mass.
Looking for Counsel for schIey.
IL washington, July 3O.-Capt. Parker,
no VIII assist Rear Admiral Schley in
ne preparation Of his case for the
urt oI inquiry, to-day called at the
zee oi MT j. NJ. Wilson, the well
Owl lawyer Of this city. to learn
letper MT Wilson would be free to
Ee as counsel for the admiral. Mr..
~ lsI. however, is in Europe, and win