The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-01
EVIDENCE IS GIVEN.
VI the Feeling Of the Department To
ward Rear Admiral Schley.
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HIS ATTORNEY WATCHED.
By Crowninshield's Orders While Ex-
aiming Official Records.
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THERE ARE MARKS ON PAPERS.
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OF
plain Parker Does Not Under
iand, Hopes Others Do.
ScHLEY'S LETTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED
Lemley viii Not Make II Public Until
He Has Prepared His
Answer to Il.


Washington, July 31.-It was announced
at the navy department today that the
letter from Rear Admiral Schley acknowl.
edging the receipt Of the precept to the
court Of inquiry and making certain excep-
tlons with reference thereto. has at last
leen received No explanation of the de-
lay In its arrival and no statement OF Its
contents was given.
Judge Advocate General Lemley simply
added that the letter had arrived and
would receive consideration. He declined
TO answer all interrogations baslng his
refusal upon the order of the secretary
prohibiting officers from discussing the
case. Captain Lemloy departs on his an
nual leave Saturday, and the supposition
is that Rear Admiral Schleys letter will
be considered before that time and that
whatever action is to be taken on the
admrals representations will be taken a.
once.
Captain James Parker, the ex-naynl Off
Ger who is acting as Admiral Schley's as
slstant counsel. today continued his ex-
animation Of the logs % the ships engaged
IN the Santiago campaign and other ON
cial records pertaining thereto. one of the
officers of the bureau remained constantly
In the room to see that the ofhcial records
were not tempered with.
Captain James Parker Of Perth Amboy,
MI. of counsel for Schley, presented him
self to Acting Secretary Crowninshieid
with a letter from the admiral to the sec.
rotary of the navy, asking that Mr.. Parker
be permitted to examine the official re-
cords relative to the West Indian cam
pagn.
Captain Parker himself was formerly an
officer In the navy.
Crowninshleld doubted his authority 10
hermit the examination but finally gave
a rrudging consent
The papers were Carried into the private
Office OF Secretary Long for the desired
insbGetion The attorney was not, how
ever, pernitted To make ais inspection
amy atched Every Minute or two one or
the clerks from admiral Nrowninshield' i
office walked into the room where MI.
Parker sht and carefully counted me
pepers before the attorney ,t,o. boa
been subjected 10 six or eight inter
rrprions of this kind obviously as he
sareastically remarked TO the clerk that
he need not make his inspections at such
short Intervals, aud, further, that Admira!
Crowninshield need not be apprehensiye
that any changes would be made.
AS the clerk was going out the attorney
asked him to tell Admiral Crowninshield
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papers which he parker could not under
stand hut which he hoped would be eX-
planned to the court
After this little tilt the door of the hui
reau Of navigation office to the corridor
was closed, when Admiral Crowninshield
gave orders that newspaper mon should
not be admitted TO the room where Mr..
Parker was at work.
~ have nothing whatever to say about
the assertion that Admiral Schley OBJ
tects to article ) of the precept. or that
he has asked to have II changed" said
Mr., Parker. "Thc receipt Of the preeept
has been acknowledged by Admiral Schley.
That's all that can be said on that sub
ject"
the use of the word "disObedence," In
The nth article of the precent. Mr. Par
ker told the parable OF the two sons
who were hidden by their father to labor
lone sal said he he would, but did not OBJ
would not, but he did. The one who
worked. If | remember Alright is held Ia
high esteem. Notwithstanding his original
declaration.
'Schley said he was sorry he could not
obey the orders OF the department TO re-
main at Santiago, That he had TO go 10
Key West to coal; hut later he found he
could coal at sea. so he remained at San
! tiago."
The parable indicates the probable line
/ Of defense on this point. which Is the
| chief one In all the charges made by the
enemies Of Schley. II was this movement
/ toward Key West which Admiral Sampson
characterized as ''reprehensible conduct"