The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-13
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of attitude when the next order of busi-
ness was reached, This was the chaI-
lenge on the part of Rear Admiral Schley
OF REAR Admiral HoWison as member
of the court
While this challenge of course was ex-
pected, it created no little commotion,
coming as 1T did without preliminary
announcementbeyon the question on the
part of Capt. Lemly as to whether the
applicant had any, objection to the court
to urge Admiral Schley responded
promptly. Rising from his seat, he said:
1 have to State, with extreme regret,
am obliged to object to Rear Admiral
ficWlson as member of the court" He
then read his formal objection as follows:
OBJECTS TO HoWIsoN.
Rear Admiral Schley in the exercise of
to Rear Admiral Henry L. Howison upon
the grounds:
Il. That Rear Admiral Henry L. Howl
son formed and expressed an opinion on
the merits or the case about to be in
yest1gated, and he is therefore ineligible
Tor service as member of this court.
That Rear Admiral Henry l.. Howl
son mas already formed and expressed
an OPINION on the merits of the case about
TO be investigated adversely ito said Rear
Admiral w. s. Schley, thereby indicating
a c1aS and prejudice which renders him,
the said Rear Admiral Henry l.. Howl
son, ineligible for service as a member
of this court.
rs. That Rear Admiral Henry L. Howl
son has, in connection with the subject
matter about to be investigated, express
ed an unfavorable opinion on the per-
SonaI and professional characteristics of
said Rear Admiral w. S. Schley, thereby
indicating bias and prejudice, which
renders him, said Rear Admiral Howison,
a
court.
"a. That Rear Admiral Henry L. Howl
son, in connection with the opinion form
ed and expressed by him upon the mer-
it's of the case about to be inveStiga ted,
has instituted and announced compar-
ison between the acts and personal and
professional characteristics of the pria-
c1pal parties to the present issue, viz.
Rear Admirals Sampson and Schley, to
the disadvantage and disparagement of
the latter, thereby indicating bias and
miral Henry L. Howison, ineligible for
service as a member of this court.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.
Capt. Lemly then asked if there was
any evidence in support of the state
ments concerning Rear Admiral Howl
son, to which Mr.. Raynor, speaking for
Rear Admiral Schley, said there was.
Admiral Dewey announced that this
would be heard. 81
Francis A. Frost of the Boston Rec
ord, who had reported converse ton
with Rear Admiral Howison in which the
latter was alleged to have made re-
Elections upon Admiral Schley, was called
to the stand.
The witness explained the nature of his
duties in securing news from the Charles
town navy yard q. He then detailed the
conversation he is said to have had with
Admiral Howfson. This occurred, he
said, in the commandments office, and
while it had not been given with the
distinct understanding that it should be
published, there was no injunction Of
secrecy.
Publications had begun to appear con-
corning the credit for the victory This
had been referred to during the witness
visit to Admiral Howison, and in reply
the admiral stated, SO the witness testi-
fed, that Sampson was entitled to the
credit of the victory at Santiago.
Admiral Howison described the duties
which had devolved on Sampson; how
vessels had been placed off the en-
trance of the harbor to guard against
the escape of the Spanish fleet. The
witness said Admiral Howison stated
that if the American fleet had been de-
feated Admiral Sampson would have
been asked why it had occurred. Mr.
Frost said he had suggested that the
public seemed disposed to give the credit
to Schley. In response he testified that
Admiral Howison went on to say that
Simpsons standing as an officer and rs
man was greatly superior to that Of
Schley.
'ewhat he said" pursued the witness,
inclined me to take the belief that he
had no use for Admiral Schley."
The witness also gave in detail the
circumstances leading up to the publica-
ton. On ross-examination he was
shown the preeept and was asked by
Solicitor Hanna if Admiral Howison had
expressed an opinion on the points in the
precept. The witness thought he had
not, as many points in the precept
were not involved in the conversation.
The witness adhered strictly to his first
statement. On redirect examination Mr..
Raynor asked: What was Admiral
Howison's manner during his conversa-
ton with your"
SNEERED AT SCHLEY.
e'He spoke of Sehley in what I would
call a sneering manner, replied the
witness
Occasionally. during the examination of
this witness there was slight issue be-
tween counsel, but on the whole there
was little or no objection to the lines
on which the evidence was developed.
There had been no announcement Of
the names of witness who would be in
troduced to sHbstantiate Mr.. Frosts tes-
timony as to- Admiral Howison's attitude
toward Admiral Schley, and considerable
interest was manifested when the next
witness, Mr.. William E. Spon, of the
firm of Spon & Chamberlain, book SELL
ers and publishers in New York and
london. made his appearance Mr..
Spon testified that he had been pas
senger on the steamer Minneapolis,
/ which had sailed from London for New
York on the 18th of October, 1900, and
| that Admiral Rowison also had been a
| passenger on the same vessel in this
| voyage. The witness related that one
| day during the voyage the Sampson
| Schley controversy came up and one
| gentleman expressed himself as favor
able to Admiral Sampson Mr. Spen had
taken the opposite side, and in his eff
| fort to show that Admiral Sampson was
not a fit man for that position, had re-.
| marked that the admiral had been the
] last member of the board of ordnance 10
! agree to the use of smoxeless powder
| by the navy. Continuing Mr. Spon said
| that Admiral Howison came within hear
ing of the conversation at this point and
walking up to the group, said:
Il correct you; this is not so. You mer
10 not KNOW what you are talking about
You don't know anything about it. Samp-
son is very mucI respected and looked
up to, especially by the younger mem
bers of the navy,
Continuing, the witness said that some
collequy had followed. after which AID.
nira1 Howison had said:
HOWIsoN A VIOLENT PARTISAN.
Anyhow, Schley should have beer
eourt-martialed. He was the main cause
of all this controversy in the newspa.