The sun., 1901-11-08
THE SCHLEY INQUIRY ENDED.
COURT HEARS CLOSING ARGU-
MENT or CAPT. LEMLY.'

II VIII Now begin Its Secret Sessions IA
Consider the Testimony and Prepare
It's Conclusions Lemly's Argu-
n,ent . Dignined Revicw Of the Evi-
dence without Any Oratorical Out
hurst He Maintained That the battle
Of santiago Was . Captains Hattie
He Said schIey ID shown TO Have La ed
Energy and Dccision In ExccutinE the
Departments Orders. but re Never
Believed Him . Coward Under Fire.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7a-"And now our
hard work begins said Admiral Dewey,
a. he walked out OF the court room this
afternoon. after declaring that the public
sessions Of the Schley Court Of Inquiry
were at an end. He looked smiling and
happy, as did his two colleagues, Rear
Aduirais Benham and Ramsay, over the
conclusion Of the long siege Of testimony
and argument TO which the court had been
objected. This remarkable investigation
began nearly two months ago, and to-day's
session was the fortieth held. The court
win now begin it's secret sessions to con-
Gdsr the testimony and prepare Its con-
cli.ions, the hard work to which Admiral
Dewey referred.
The public sessions ended with even less
formalty than marked their opening. There
was a large crowd In the big court room
at the Washington Navy Yard, but those
who came expecting that the closing would
be dis inguished by incidents worth wit
Messing were disappointed. Only one sos
don. which began at 2 o'clock. was held
and IL was taken up entirely with the closing
address Of Capt. Lemly. the Judge Advo-
- a. H. t.,.N
a. the court was called TO order, and when
he had finished Admiral Dewey arose and.
remarking that there was no further busi-
ness, brought his gavel down and declared
the court adjourned. A great many OF the
spect ators remained to shake hands With
Admiral Schley and the members OF the
court. but the crowd gradually melted
away. leaving the gunners' workshop
where the court had sat looking IA forlorn
a. Il looked before Il became historic through
It's association with the greatest naval
inquiry In the history OF the United States.
II had been announced that the courts
public hearings would end to-day and that
the single session TO be held would be given
up TO listening to the argument OF Capt.
Ienly The Judge Advocate should have
been hattered by the great audience that
came 10 hear him. Every seat In the spa
cious chamber was occupied and several
hundred people who came late found that
standing room only was TO be had. II
all these people expected to hear an ora
torical outburst, full Of accusation OF Ad-
miral Schley, they were deeply disap-
pointed. Those who had followed the
course Of the inquiry had seen with what
force and vigor Capt, Lemly could speak
when aroused by remarks Of Admiral
Schleys counsel, and the false impression
had gone forth that he would deliver q
fiery speech in condemnation OF the Ad-
miral. But Capt. Lemly was moderation
Itself. His argument was as quiet and
dignifed az that previously delivered by
his assistant. Mr.. Hanna, and was entirely
distinct from the declamatory style OF
Mr.. Rayner and Capt. Parker, who de-
Tended Admiral Schley. Capt. Lemly talked
to the court and not to the spectators,
and he was listened TO by Admrals Dewey,
Benham and Ramsay with the greatest
attention throughout. The effect Of the
speech on the audience might have been
more marked II II had been delivered with
out the aid OF manuscript. but Capt. Lemly
had apparently determined TO make an
argument and not an Grafton.
STORY ABOUT ADMIRAL JoUETT.
Only once or twice did Capt. Lemly
depart from the conversational manner
in which he was addressing the court.
The first time was when he told n story
about Rear Admiral Jouett-'Old Jim
Jouett.- as he is called arectionately in
the service. Capt. Iemly is a great story
"A. t.. al. la
knows. probably, more humorous anec-
dote- about American naval offioers than
any other man living The story was
told spropos Of Schley's claim that in leGv-
ing Santiago h- had not disol,eyed the
Navy Departments orders, and hr. Ray
nor = contention that disobedienoo OF orders
by a naval commander was quite the correct
thing II matters turned out all right In
the end. Mr hayner had cited Nelson's
refusal 20 obey tho order 10 retreat at
Copenhagen. aud IA answering thls Capt.
Lsfnk conieudri that Nelson and Schley
differed IN their disnbedi"no. IN that the
EnElishfnan had gun. after th. sn"uy
wh-n told not 20, whils th. American had
gune away from th. .u"my when told 10
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