The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
PROTEST AGAIN.
Attorneys For Admiral Samp-
son File His Objections
To the Manner Which Schley's
Lawyers Handle His Record.
BIG AUDIENCE THERE.
Fifteen Hundred Applications
For Reserved Seats.
Parker Finishes and Judge Ray
ner Takes Up Argument.

Washington, Nov. &c. 8. Theall,
acting on behalf of Stayton & Camp
bell, who were retained by Admiral
Sampson to look after the latter's in
terest before the Schley court of in
Quiry, today sent a letter to the court
of inquiry protesting against the inclu-
sion in the record of certain statements
deemed to reflect upon Admiral Samp-
sons conduct at Santiago. The letter
is addressed to Admiral Dewey, as pres
ident of the court. and is as follows:
Il. While fully cognizant of and abid-
ing by the decision of the court that
Rearl Admiral w. T. Sampson, U. s. N,
is not a party interested, and that no
tice will be given the admiral when the
court so considers him, 1 have the honor
to make the following request on be-
half of the admiral:
2. Arguments by counsel being mat
tiers of record in the case and receiving
wide circulation with the public, it is
respectfully submitted that the argu-
ment by counsel upon matters regard
ing any official acts of Admiral Samp-
son, which he has not been permitted
to defend and which the court by an
expressed ruling has excluded from the
evidence in the case. is eminently i'm
proper, and it is respectfully requested
that the statement by counsel for Ad
miral Schley in argument yesterday at
the close of the afternoon session to
the effect that Admiral Sampson per-
mitted the Spanish cruiser Colon to lie
inside without attacking the harbor of
Santiago from the time of his arrival
on June 1, 1898, to about 1890 a. M. of
that day, be either stricken from the
record in the case or evidence be in
troduced by which Admiral Sampson
may be permitted to defend such a
grave accusation involving his honor as
a naval officer
'It is further most earnestly and
fTr11xr fol hot
sci in the future be restricted to the
evidence adduced as regards the official
acts of Admiral Sampson, and not be
permitted to include those matters ex-
pressly ruled out by the court and
which the admiral has not been per-
mitted to defend. by preventing a man
ifest injustice, and the Introduction of
accusations against the admiral in the
record by indirect means which was
deemed improper by the court by direct
means"
The entire time of the SchIey court of
inquiry today was devoted to argument
in Admiral Schley's behalf. Immedi-
ately after the court convened this
morning Capt. Parker proceeded with
his address and he was followed with
out loss of time by Isidor Rayner, Ad-
nira1 Schley's chief counsel. Capt. Par
ker took up the discussion of the sub
ject where he left off yesterday con-
sidering in turn the reconnaissance of
May 81, the coaling question and the
battle of July 3, including the loop of
the Brooklyn. His address of this morn
ing was compare lively brief. Mr.. Ray
ner began his speech with a discussion
of the second specification of the pre-
cept relating to the circumstances at
tending the movements of the flying
squadron off Cienfuegos. and then pro-
ceeded to consider very briefly the
cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago
which is covered by the third specifca-
ton. He passed from these specifica-
lions to the sixth and went from that to
the end of the list before he returned
to specification one, reserving that and
the fourth and fifth specifications to
close his arguments. These latter speci-
fications related to the Santiago cam
paign and to the charge of disobedi-
ence of orders and were reserved for
the latter part of the speech because
of their importance. The audience to-