The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-26
SCHLEY COURT OF
INQUIRY IS NAMED.
Captain Lemly Will Be Judge Ad-
vocate and Dewey, Kimberly
and Benham Members.
SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION.
All the Officers Who Have Been
Involved in the Famous Con-
troyersy Will Be I'm
;i-- der Scrutiny.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. July 26-Should the court Of
inquiry. designated to-day by Secretary
Long to investigate the Santiago campaign.
indicate the conduct Of Rear Admiral
Schley. that officer Is expected to file
charges against Rear Admiral W. T. samp-
son. Rear Admiral R. D. Evans, Rear Adj
miral A. 8. Crowinshield and other officers
who, he claims, have been guilty of defan-
ing his honor.
30, though Rear Admiral Schley himself
cannot be punished In case the charges filed
against him should be supported by the con-
ciusions OF the court. the investigation may
lead to further proceedings against officers
who will not be able to take advantage Of
the article Of war requiring an officer to be
brought to trial within two years after COM
hitting the ofrense alleged.
Friends of Real Admiral Schley, who as
sert they know his intentions. say that his
first purpose is to secure vindication, and
then. II he Is successful. to bring his ira
ducers to book.
1t is to make further investigation I'M
necessary that Secretary Long has decided
to direct the court to investigate the en-
tire SANTIAGO campaign. The acts Of all Of 4,
Cervera's fleet will be laid before the court.
Sampson, therefore, as well as Schley, Will
be under scrutiny.
Precept's scope to BE General.
The precept, which now only awaits Sec
rotary Longs signature, Is a lengthy docu-
ment. and will cover in detail the matters
which the court will be required to investi-
gate. The precept will contain the names Of
all officers who will serve as members Of the
court, and Secretary Long announced their
names to-day as follows:
Admiral George Dewey. president.
Rear Admiral Lewis Kimberly. retired,
member.
lr,,Sro II po1
Captain Sam c. Lemly. Judge Advocate
General, Judge Advocate.
Official notification has not been given
to any Of these officers Of the duty that
awaits them. Secretary Long was apprised
late this evening Of the report that Rear
Newton, is i'll and is not willing to serve.
Asked whether he would be relieved, he said
he would have to take tho matter under
Should Rear Admiral Kimberly decline the
duty. Rear Admiral 9. A. Luce, retired.
whose name has been under consideration.
Iuchheimer as Judge Advocate was impos-
sible because he himself u under investi-
cation. Secretary Long considered the names
Of Captain g. A. Converse. commanding the
battleship Illinois: Commander J. e. Pills
bury, equipment officer Of the Boston Navy
Yard, and Captain Lsmly. Captain Converse
has also IN Saa duty ~ Ss time %
Secretary concluded it would be unfair to
ask him to assume the duty Of Judge Advo-
cate Of the court.
It was announced to-day that Commander
Pillsbury had been selected. but this an
nouncement was premature. His selection
was debarred because Of the unwillingness
OF the Secretary to put . man on the court
Rear Adm ADMIRAL sehiey. Although Captain
service that bis services can BE- dispensed
with only with loss to 1t. the Secretary de-
eided, that he could serve as Judge Advocate.
cantsin Temiy 1 !. ,I uartieulapl T well lifted
for this exacting duty. He is now serving
his third term as Judge Advocate General.
Is S e,s Sc e, well as "a
tions Of law and fact. to interpret the naval
regulations and to prepare the charges and
npee,n Saus h upon wncn 1cers OF Inc
gated by courts Of inquiry.
So FAR as known. he has never expressed
os Rear schey
It would appear that his sympathies would
be with the latter officer. He served with
station. and was a watch ofrcer on board
the Thetis. commanded by Captain SchIey.
which. with the Bear. formed the Greedy
With Rear nas Seen sehey and
no doubt his appointment will be thorough
ly satisfactory to that ofilcer.
son Of his ofiiciaI e position. Maintained on
cial relations with Rear Admiral Sampson
when the latter was Chief of the Bureau Of
ing that the DUTY Of a Judge Advocate was
to endeavor to bring all the facts before the
court. He has no vote. and does not Join in
reached on the evidence adduced.
Secretary Long said this evening that the
court will assemble in the ante-room Of his
office at the Navy Department on septem-
ee .T +; court VII, max. an ,nv..,,..,,on =.
ter9 connected with
paign." the Secretary continued "fhe pre-
cept will be made SO broad as to take in
that the inquiry shall be exhaustive. and I
shall place all the facilities possible at the
DISPOSAL Of the court for this purpose. There
has asked for an Investigation Of his con-
duct. and. If I may coin a word, he Is in
the position Of an fnquiree.'
the collection of documents and log and
letter press books. which will be submitted
to the court Captain Lemly will make a
essary, and these will be gathered. He pro-
poses to go away on leave on August s, re-
ths mat to Washington the latter part Of
In connection with the case.
Secretary Long. when informed of the
issue the necessary orders. so that e af,csI l
on duty abroad can be brought to Washing.
ton. and. with as little delay as possible
give their testimony.
Rear Admiral Kimberly Reco,a-
Lewis Ashfeld Kimberly was born at
Troy N. T.. April 2. 1880. His earliest Amer
lean ancestor was Thomas Kimberly. who
ernigrated from England to Dorchester
Mass. and later to New Haven, Conn. OF
which he was one Of the seventy original
proprietors. Admiral Kimberly entered the
service in 1s4s As niidshipman. at the age
Of is. During 1s47-6o he served on the sloop
jamestown, which was engaged in sun
pressing the slave trade on the coast Of
Africa.
In 1853 he graduated at the United States
Naval Academy and served as subordinate
| ships. Through successive promotions he
was made Rear Admiral in 1867 In the
Civil War he took part in the engagements
of the man-of-war Hartford, and distin-
guished himself for gallantry in the battle
Of Mobile Bay.
In 1867 he became Comma nder-in-Chief
Of the Pacific Station. His feet was at Apia.
Samoa, during the great hurricane OF
March Is and is. 1889, when his flagship the
Trenton, was wrecked. It was he who gave
the order for the American band to play the
| Star Spangled Banner" during the height
Of the storm: when the vessels in the har-
Dor were battling with death. and he led
the cheering when the British ship made its
heroic effort to steam out of the harbor in
the teeth Of the hurricane. He was retired
on account Of the age limit in 1892
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