The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-25
SCHLEY OBJECTS.
His c: uHs.i F,ies Rsasons for
SsEslrg a.iie Verdict.
THEY USE PLAIN LANGUAGE.
The Sf?,cars Ct t',a Ccurt ATa
Charged Ws;h 2 sirg Impressed
N.9h Tes2!naEy of rios.
ills Witnesses
Ills Wi:n&Ss<S.'


Adnirsi S,.,ie2 sarorgh his counsel
Wedcesdsy fled with the secretary Ct
the navy the bill C. exceptions to she
msjority findings Ct the court Of iuQ1i-
~ and also Letter ssk!ng 30 &c allowed
to be heard in connectioa with the OBJ
jec:iops to be fled by attorneys FOR
Admiral Sampson 20 the Individual
opinion OF A6nirsi DeEeE.
THE GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT.
The bill assigns the following grounds
in support Of thc objection:
!. Tbs majority Ct the court lave
given their opinioc that Ccnmooors
Schley should bavs proceeded with the
UTMOST 6ispatch ( i Cienfaesos Rbsn
there Was no specification covering shis
subject, and 1hen tina spp:icsnt did
not ba7e sufficient opportu3;ty to bring
in proper and convincing evidence in
referssce thereto, and When tie ocly
ey;d pcs taken by the court On TIL
subjecs wss directly contrary to the
opinion rendered.
2. The msjelity Of the court have
held thai the sppi;csnt should have ec-
dea7ozed to open Communication with
the insurgents as the piacs designated
in *he us-porandun By ConuoGoEe
McCsIia, delivered to him CT she Dorn-
irg Of tie 23cd Of Msy, 1895, wheD,
in taot, shcre vas no pisce mentioned
10 sad memorandum a. being q place
as which camp O. Insurgents Was To-
casaG.
8. iha nsiority of the court have
arrived as tie opinion stsied II !5e
foregoing paragraph without regard TO
the iaes, which wss proven By 81 over
whslnizg weight Of testimony; thss
the ssia McCaila memorandum was
een. to Conmodore Schley only ics csc
in connection wiGh she information It
contained rela&iVs to certain batteries
at, OF bsiog corat-Gesed in the vicinity
Of the enrarce 30 the harbor Of Cse2
fuegos, ss attesss6 BY the order NJ
s, dated Nay 19, 1888, ard aent to Cen
mcdore Schley hy Admiral Sampson,
(. The majority of the court in tie
opinion rendered hold thss Commodore
Sehley should have maintained q c!oae
blockads Of C;e2fGeEos, when by ever
vhelling testimony il was proven shat
close Snd efsctiye blcckads OF that
port, vas maiutsiDe6, the judge advo-
cste having substantially abandoned
ary charge 20 tks contrary.
5. The maj eEi:y Of she court n she
opinion rendered have entirely ignored
the uncontradictso testimony proving
that tie British steamer Aduls was
permitted to 60 intc the barber Of
Cienfusgc5 in order that information
night be obtained through ber as to
whether the Spanish fest was the4
in that port, it having besn clearly es
taplished bhss tbs captain Of tie said
British steamer Aduls promised aIa
agreed before permission was given
him TO enter the port that Re would
bring MS ship cut in fewer than q
hours and furnish the Information &C.
aired,
s. The msj jority Of the court, in the
opinion rendered, have entirely failed
to refer, to dispatch No. Z samittea
to havs been aens ey Admiral Sampson
to Conn odors Svhley, the co2struc
tion o. which Was s9reeG ucon IN tbs
argument Ct sha csse. to yit: That It
was an imperative ordec fcr Ctmno
dore Schtsy TO hci5 he tqladroa cE
Cisl fusgos @hethe- the S@acish Ssec
Tas 2f Saa rot 10 that p1Ea.
Z. The nsj2r.y Of the court n TIE
op,nicn rence-cl 2a7e euticely !saored
tie admitted lass thst the commander
Of tie Eagle isJ!cd 70 communicate the
sisuatlon 81 Clsn.usgos to Commodore
Scbley.
s. The majority OF the coCr5 n tie
oplnion rendered have entirely Ignored
the u1contra6icsed evidence il tbs case
tAst Caps Rop:y D. E7ass, kpo7ing
the meaning Of the signal i:ghs Oh
shore 81 Clanfugoa, faileo 70 c2mmaal-
oa.e his information co2ss-alcg them
to Com nodols ScSiey.
8. Tue msjJri.g c. the ocu!t IN th5
report OF the iaoss suSmlt!ea osoiSre
tnas the siSrsl ls,:s OF shore near
C!eptuegos Gec= Se,n og Gommcd re
Scnley OF the tight # Msy 22d, 1888,
when IL iacs me ov.rv2e.mirg weight
cf both oral sno dooumeaVsgy sv.de2o&
proved thai Conn oore Silly saw
AID had knowledge 0: thess lights OILY
OF The night Of May 23cd, ard a5 no
other siDe.
10. The psior;ty Of the court IN the
op:nion rendered are silent on shs sub
jsc. of tae following charge preferred
Dy the judge advocate against C0u-
modore Schley during the progress OF
the i1yest;gailon, DaGoty, tha6 he DID
not mask his uo7enccts IN departing
from II ,ront Of the roTa q CleIfuegos,
bu: By usipg Agools S:goa:S 10 re7es.ed
the destination Of b!g squadron to the
ensny Or shore; despite tie I&ca tba@
by overwhelming weight Of t2at.4c2y
this charge vsa entirely diSprcve2.
II. TIE rajori:y Of (ha court hare
based their ogiaicn II reference &c TIE
retrosaGe movement uro2 statement
nsGG II their report OF facts that Conn
modore ScAley, befozs sailing ircm
CieIiuegos, received zel;a5io i2forma
tion tEas ships coa?6 b. coaled = she
vicinity Of Caps Cruz and GoIaiv'3
channel, sn5 It IS 2o@ respectfully ds
nie6 .n2t there was say Euca roSl@;Va
testimony IN tbs care; eVe1E wiGEszs
with one exception who WAa e14I4ias@
o. tbs cubiscs dies7owcd al knoaled6o
IN reference shareso, aoo sAe aaaaE:Ta-
dicscc sess!mory OF C+ps. :. =. Coc&
ess2blistes the faos thas the oEGo:at
chars viii: which the a'gsaip Brook
Ign vas sappliod, spa upo2 which Con
nodoEe Sch,ay vas compelled, 70 re-?
foI Inform Ion, s5oHed cosil2g as
Cape Czoz 20 be ne;:h@r f5aslb!: no9
practicable, szG tie rococda c!ssry
ehoN that roS Until the 27sh o. Aa5,
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