Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-07-26
THE SCHLEY MATTER.
Captain Lemley Will be Judge Advocate
of the Court of Inquiry.

today announced that he selected Cap
tain Sampel C. Lemly, law officer of
the navy department, to be judge ad-
vocate of the Schley court of inquiry.
Captain Lemly has accepted. Up to
noon Secretary Long had not heard
from Rear Admiral Kimberly who is
reported to have sent letter to him
explaining that the state of his health
would hardly permit him to act as
member of the court. Hope is still ex-
pressed by the navy department that
the indisposition from which the ad-
miral is reported to be suffering will
be only temporary and he will be able
to serve. The precept to the court,
prepared by Captain Lemly, as judge
advocate general of the department,
has been completed and has gone to
the public printer. 1t is hardly expec-
ted that it will be returned in time
to be given out for the afternoon pa
pers today.
THE PRECEPT.
Washington, July 26.-The precept to
the court was issued this afternoon. 1t
is as follows:
ITO Admiral George Dewey, United
States Navy, Washington: Upon re-
quest of Rear Admiral Winfield s.
Schley of the United States navy, in a
letter dated July %, 1901, a copy here
with, court of inquiry, of which you
are hereby appointed president Rear
Admirals Lewis A. Kimberly and An
drew E. X. Benham, United States ma
vy,members, and Captain Sampel c.
Lemly, United States navy, judge ad-
vocate general, judge advocate, is here
by ordered to convene at the navy de-
partment at Washington, D. c., at
O'Clock p. M, on Thursday, the 18th
day Of September, 1901, or as soon
thereafter as may be practicable, for
the purpose of inquiring into the con-
duct of said w. S. Schley, commodore
of the navy during the recent war
with Spain, and in connection with the
events thereof. The court will thor
oughly inquire into all circumstances
bearing upon the subject of investiga-
ton hereby ordered, and to this end,
besides examining orally all proper
witnesses whose attendance can be Sc
cured, will call upon the department
for all documentary evidence in rela-
tion thereto on its files.
Upon the conclusion of the investi-
ceedings and the testimony taken,
with a full and detailed statement to
all pertinent facts which it may deem.
to be established, together with it's
opinion and recommendations in the
premises.
while the department relies upon
the discretion of the court to make its
examination into this matter full and
complete, as requested by the officer
at whose instance it is convened, the
report should show the conclusions
reached upon certain points, to which
attention is specifically directed as fol-
lows:
Il His conduct in connection with
the events of the Santiago campaign.
20 Circumstances attending, reasons
controlling, and propriety of move
ments of the flying squadron off Cien-
fuegos in May, 1898.
"3 Circumstances attending, reasons
controlling, and propriety of movements
of said squadron in proceeding from
Cienfuegos to Santiago.
"a Circumstances attending arrival
of flying squadron off Santiago, reasons
for it's retrograde turn westward and
departure from off Santiago and the
propriety thereof.
IS Circumstances attending and
reasons for disobedience by Commo-
dore Schley of the orders of the de-
partment contained in it's dispatch .da-
ted May 25, 1898, and propriety in his
conduct in the premises.
&c Condition of the coal supply of
the flying squadron on and about May
81, 1928; its coaling facilities; necessity,
if any. for, or advisability Of the re-
turn of the squadron to Key West to
coal; and accuracy and propriety of
the official reports made by Commo-
dore schley with respect to this mat
ter.
"7 Whether or not, every effort in
cumbent upon the commanding officer
of the fleet under such circumstances
was made to capture or destroy the
Spanish cruiser Colon as she lay at an-
chor in the entrance of Santiago har-
Dor, May 81 to May 81 inclusive, and