The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-22

Washington, Jan 22--Rear Admiral
schley's appeal from the verdict OF the
court OF inquiry which condemned his
conduct in the West Indian naval cam
paign was delivered TO President Roose-
Welt yesterday afternoon. Copies OF an
sbstract for the newspapers were handed
10 the president at the same time. but
Mr. Roosevelt declined to make the ABB
rtract public or 10 permit any information
10 be furnished concerning the appeal.
The reason for this action of the presi-
dent is well understood. lie regards Il
ss improper 10 have paper dealing
with a purely legal aspect of the Schley
case placed before the country and the
points made argued In the newspapers In
advance OF his consideration and action
pn the appeal
The presidents determination IN this
regard Is said 10 have been Influenced by
the suspicion that a renewal of newspa-
per agitation. pending his decision OF the
case MAS counted on by ADMIRAL schleys
advisers.
From what was said yesterday and pre-
eiouslv. II is believed that the president
will adhere TO his decision to refer the
appeal o. Attorney General Knox for re-
view and report. How soon the action
of the president may be expected must
he a matter OF mere conjecture, but that
there will be no Immediate disposition
IS evident from tho fact that the appeal
covers more than a hundred typewriter
pages. containing about 35.0oo words.
,The appeal prOp~r IS embraced I'm about
sO0O words. and thev rest OF the volumin-
Gus document consists OF three exhibits,
ono OF which contains liberal extracts OF
three exhibits. According 20 Admiral
Schley and his attorneys. the testimony
quoted was not given due consideration
by Admiral Dewey and Rear Admirals
Renbam and Ramsay in the preparation
OF the conclusions as TO Admiral Schley's
conduct
No great stress Is laid on the point
snade in the bill OF exceptions. which the
secretary of the navy overruled. that the
court ignored evidence favorable go
Schlev. The main contention is that the
court failed 10 be influenced by the weight
Of evidence I'm Schleys behalf on certain
specincations OF the prccept. Otherwise
abe appeal Is an amplihcstion OF the con-
1entions set forth I'm the original bill OF
exceptions.
Admiral and Mrs Schley arrived I'm
Washington yesterday morning from
Savannah. whore the spent the past ten
asyS as guests or General w. w. Gordon.
soon after reaching the Richman1 hotel.
his Washington residence, Admiral Sclbcy
was Joined nv his counsel. lsidor Rayner
ard ". a. Tcague, who came over from
Baltimore. bringing with them the appeal
which they had prepared in The absence
OF Admiral Schley in the south. Several
hours were spent by Admiral Schley and
NesSrs. Rsyner and league I'm reading
The appeal and when they had signed n
MIR league took t 10 the White House.
The president was at lunch at the time
30 he delivered the formal commuuics-
lion with the copies of the abstract FOR
the press 10 Secretary Cortelyou. To
newspaper men who applied 30 him for
copies OF the abstract Admiral Schley
esid that the transmission or the appeal
WAS an official matter. and in accordance
with the regulations a was for the presi-
dent alone 90 saw whether the ban Of con-
rdence should be removed as 10 the con-
sents Of the appeal.
The same thing was said AZ the Schley
headausrtsrs. when IL was learned that
The president declined % make public the
rommuuica from Admiral Schley.
Mr. league went 10 the navy depart
rnent YESTERDAY 20 ascertain whether n
was necessary 20 follow the practice ol
legal courtesy IN furnishing 20 opp0sin s
counsel copy of an appeal IN this case
the opposing council is Captain 6 g
1.emly. The Judge advocate general o'
she navy.
whatever was learned by AR league
copy of tho appeal was not furnished
20 the navy department. " r. uuderstoo,