Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-28
SAMPSON AS A WITNESS.
He VIII be Called Before the schley
Court OF Inquiry.

Washington, Aug. 27-It is under
stood that Admiral Sampson Is TO be
represented before the Schley court OF
inquiry by counsel. though the navy
officials say they have no official knowl-
edge of the subject, and point 70 the
fact that the court OF inquiry Is the
only body authorized 70 admit or debar
counsel in such cases. II may, In It's
pleasure. deny the person under inves
tigation the privilege OF having counsei
present before the court, or. on the
other hand. II may go the length Of per
hitting persons In secondary interest
the privilege OF employing counsel
before the court. SO the officials say
they have no knowledge officially Of the
retention Of counsel by Admiral Samp-
son, but privately II Is admitted that
he expects to be so represented.
II was learned today that W. II.
Staylon Of the law firm Of stayion a
Chambers of New York was expected
at the navy department tomorrow, and
it is supposed that his purpose Is to
consult the records OF the department
in the interest Of Admiral Sampson.
Mr.. Staylon is a graduate OF the naval
academy. who, though coming out al
the head OF his class, elected TO join
the marine corps He was detailed to
duty In the Office of the Judge advocate
general and later resigned to practise
law.
The navy department today, through
Capt Lemly the Judge advocate OF
the court OF inquiry, supplied counsel
for Admiral Schley with tentative list
OF witnesses to be called before the
court by the government. The depart
ment declines TO make this list public,
but II is understood that 1t contained
and IN fact Is headed by the name OF
Rear Admiral Sampson. IL n not even
possible TO learn the number OF VII
nesses named. but II Is stated that the
list Is by no means complete. Some OF
the witnesses may not be called, while.
on the other hand not only may the
government add 70 the list, but Adj
miral schley's counsel are at liberty TO
suggest additional names.
The list Of witnesses prepared by
Judge Advocate Lemly and transmitted
Ia Admiral Schley will be made public
tomorrow. Some time ago Admiral
schley. in sending his list OF witnesses
10 the department. included a request
for all the officers Of the Brooklyn. The
department replied that number OF
the officers Of the Brooklyn would be
ON the list prepared by the department
and asked 10 have specifically named
the Brooklyns officers he desired.
The rear admiral responded today.
through Capt. Parker Of his counsel.
He gave the names Of the principal Of
ncers OF the Brooklyn and also OF seven
petty officers. including the quarter
masters who were at the wheel during
the action on Santiago.
PHILADELPHIA LAWYER FOR
sCHLEY.
Philadelphia. Aug. I.-The Record to-
morrow will says that Albert H.O' Brien,
prominent mbember OF the Philadel-
mia bar. has been called In as assist
ant counsel for Rear Admiral schley In
the coming investigation at Washing
ton, Last Thursday Mr.. O'Brien was
in Washington In consultation with MI
schley's counsel. and materially as
sisted them In the preparation OF the
brief in the court OF inquiry.
During the late sixties Mr. OBrien oc.
cupied the post OF Judge advocate OF
the West Indian feet, and In 1869 was
stationed al Annapolis, where schley
was lieutenant commander. A warm
friendship developed there between the
two men. Mr. O'Brlen resigned from
the navy in 1875 and took UP the prac-
tice of law In PHILADELPHIA.