The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-20
HOW|SON HAS BEEN
AIRING HIS VIEWS
SOME Statements Reach
Schley's Counsel.
| They REPORT TO HACKETT
Howison Thought Schley Deserved no
Credit For Victory.
They REPORT TO HACKETT
DEEMED SAMPSON THE BETTER OFFICER
Hackett Requested 10 Forward Howison's Re-
ported Statements to the Admiral. A Copy
Of His Reply Asked For. List Of
Witnesses REQUESTED.
(By the Associated Press.) }

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Washington. August 19-The Navy
Department has decided that the Schley
court of inquiry shall be held in the
gunners' workshop at the Navy Yard.
The workshop is a large new building
and well adapted to meet the require
ment of the court.
Judge Jere. Wilson and Hon. Isador
Rayner, counsel for Rear Admiral
Schley in the coming court of inquiry,
called on Acting Secretary of the Navy
Hackett today and made inquiries re-
garding the departments list of witt
nesses. They were informed that the
department had no prepared list; that
the preparation of the list is in the
hands of Captain Lemly, the Judge
Advocate of the court who is now in
Washington next Monday. They also
were informed that counsel for Admiral
Schley could write to Captain Lemly
asking for the list, which letter would
be forwarded to the judge advocate, or
they could await his return and then
make application to him. Admiral
Schley did not accompany his lawyers.
1t is understood THAT a letter viii be
addressed to the. department .jby Adj
miral Schley's counsel asking Qor a list
of the witnesses. 1t is stated khat the
call on Secretary Hackett was iIif6fnal
While the request Of the counsel OF
Admiral Schley for list of witnesses
will be submitted to Judge Advocate
General Lemly as matter of FORM 1t
has already been determined at the De-
partment that the request will be COM
piled with and the list furnished Ad-
miral Schley's lawyers. Possibly this
will not be done until after the return
of Captain Lemly to Washington.
During their conference with Acting
Secretary Hackett today, Messrs. Ray
nor and Wilson advised him that a
communication would be sent him this
afternoon relative to certain statements
reported to have been made by Rear
Admiral Howison, a member of the
court of inquiry in regard to the Schley-
Sampson controversy. The letter to
Secretary Hackett will enclose copies
of interviews purporting to have come
from Admiral Howison, stating among
other things. that the battle of San
tiago was won by Sampson, that the
latter's presence was unnecessary att
that fight, that Schley deserved no
credit for the victory, and that between
the two officers Sampson is the better
one.
Mr.. Hackett is requested to forward
this communication to Admiral Howison
for his consideration, and copy of that
officers reply to the department is ask
ed for.
Lieutenant Wells, who was flag secre-
tary for Admiral Schley during the
West Indian campaign, has been re-
tached from the Kearsarge and ordered
to Washington to assist Admiral Sehley
in the preparation of his case. This ac-
ton was taken at the request of the
admiral, who desired the assistance of
Lieutenant Wells because of his famil-
iarity with all the correspondence dur
ing the time he fSchlev) was in-coplz =.
mand of the Flying squadron"