Evening star., 1902-01-21
Admiral Sehley Confers With His
Counsel Today.
PLEASANT TRIP TO SOUTH
Vofuminous Document Went to
the President Today.
G. L A ID TO B E B A G K

Former Representative Isador Rayner of
Baltimore and his assistant, Mr. league,
who are counsel for Rear Admiral Schley
arrived in Washington at IL o'clock today,
and went Immediately to the Hotel Rich
mond where they were in conference with
their client several hours. They brought
with them the appeal from the majority
report of the court of inquiry, and this was
read to the admiral in his apartments. The
only other person present was Mrs. Schley
and she listened attentively to the reading
of one hundred and twenty typewriter
pages.
NJ. A league, one of Admiral Schley's
counsel, went to the White House this
afternoon and submitted the appeal of Ad-
niiral Schley from the verdict of the court
of inquiry The appeal and accompanying
papers were handed to Secretary Cortelyou,
as the President was at lunch at the hour
when Mr.. league arrived.
The President will probably take up the
appeal for consideration this afternoon,
and the general expectation is that he will
be able to announce his decision in a COM
paratively short time.
The entire appeal contains over $4,000
words.
1t was announced later at the White
House that nothing would be given out
there in regard to the matter implying
that information regarding the appeal
would have to be obtained from Admiral
Schley's counsel.
Admiral and Mrs. Schley returned from
their southern trip this morning. The adj
miral was in better physical condition than
he has been for years. The train from Sa-
vannah was an hour late. Outside of the
fact that he did not sleep on the trip he
was in excellent fettle.
Pleasant Trip.
DO you know" he said to reporter for
The Star, Il cannot sleep on a sleeping
caro-
But suggested the reporter, you can
sleep on boat"
"Ah, my boy. that's different proposi-
ton"
And then Admiral Schley told of how he
had left Savannah at 1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and how ne had ridden all night.
1T seems good to be back in Washington
once more he said
Yes, it does" Mrs. Schley interposed.
'and yet We had the pleasantest visit of
our life"
The people of the south were kind to
u.s. said the admiral; "and yet the same
feeling has been given to us in the north
as well. L have tried to serve the whole
country. L have been forty-five years in
the service of the government. The people,
who compose the government, have always
been kind and good to me. 1t is pleasur-
the men serve"
The Appeal.
Can you give any idea as to what the
salient points of the appeal to the President
will be?"
None. whatever. My counsel has the
matter in charge. 1 have nothing to say.
Whatever my counsel deposits with the
President is matter of more or less inter-
est and will quite likely be given out by
the President.
Admiral Schley weighs several more
pounds than when he went away ten days
ago The same is true of Mrs. Schley. The
treatment received in the south was bene-
fetal in every way.
The first thing that the admiral did on
reaching the Hotel Richmond was to call
upon Manager Rosenfeld, who has been
confined to his room for more than two
weeks with an abscess in one of his ears
MIR. Rayner and Mr.. league had lunch
con with the admiral and Mrs. Schley.