Show JUDGE WILSON COUNSEL DIES SUDDENLY Expires Without Warning From Acute Acure Indigestion Indig stion Q f and Kidney Trouble f Adjournment of Naval Court of Inquiry is Taken Out of Respect to His Memory Dewey Expresses Personal Grief i Washington Sept 24 Schly Schley court of inquiry was vas brought to a cud sud sudden cudden den termination for the day da eighteen minutes after Riter convening this morning by the announcement of the sudden death of Judge Jeremiah Wilson senior I counsel coun el for Admiral Schley The an en announcement was made to the court by I I Isidore Raynor Ranor assistant counsel coun in the following language I I 1 have a very sad announcement t tto to make to the court I have ha ve just ju t heard of or the death of Judge Wilson I left him at 10 ocl ck this morning slightly indisposed L I was with him until late last night I saw a him this j I morning rn at a 8 5 and left him at eo I 10 We have a confirmed the rumor through the telephone that he be has hall just i i died at the Shoreham hotel betel ani I i would respectfully ask the court if It it i i meets with the approval of t the court j I to adjourn for today J Admiral Dewey said saidI J 1 I have to announce that owing to the death of Judge Wilson on of counsel the court will wll adjourn or er today until tomorrow t morning r r I Mr Raynor said that thit so If far as he could now see the counsel for Admiral Sebley Schley would be abL bl to proceed to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow but he added adI tha thai there would be a desire to attend the funeral tun ral wh n nIt It occurred Admiral Dewey and antI Cap second to the condition of or Ute ties machin machinery ery of the Texas on the at of o that month The questions q of the court and ana responses were as aa follows Coal Estimate Declared Correct Are you positive that the quantity of coal reported on hand band May 26 wa was as correct content 7 Yes air sir as a nearly Dealy as a 8 anybody can be positive po There Tere was no accurate means of or weighing ng what was sent sett us ts usand usand and generally there Is 18 no absolute ac accurate accurate accurate curate means by which coal coat is la weighed coming aboard ship All AU naval know that coal col is la weighed to the be best beit t of our ability and an accurate ax count t kept to the beet best of our ability and t is generally a good estimate It h i weighed out in the same way v ay Was the machinery of the Texas i efficient condition for tor ser service ice on iia la ia 31 sir y sirI yI I should say by recollection yes ye Judge It is the d diY day ly of tl the th bombardment of the Colon that is re to the Slat of Ma May Commander Bates There was as noth nothIng nothIng Ing the matter with the engine as I r n member On that day TP WI were rT rf coaling It had been the intention of the th a court to call can Admiral Cotton Captain Wise and others connected with fth th government scout ships immediately y S I I J 4 r 4 J JUDGE A 1 1 WILSON tain tam Lemly agreed that this detail could be arranged later zater The announcement of Judge Wilsons death created consternation consideration not only among amon members of or the court but hut among the spectators and some min minutes mm utes ute elapsed before people generally would accept the tho report The judge had been present in the tilt court ourt all an dav day yesterday and while white ne n had not par pa participated participated to any geat g tIt extent in the proceedings he had appeared physically active and wideawake aVe vO o 0 all an that wa was said and done Heard After Alter Court Opens The report first reached Mr Ua Ra nor norin in the shape of a rumor a minute or two after ater Machinist A B Claxton of the Texas the second witness had l put on the stand Captain parker Banter nd Mr Teague of Admiral coun counsel counsel sel aol immediately went to the t lt n They returned in a few mom ns s say BaY saving BaYing saying ing that the report had been ont Mr Raynor taynor then made his ment meet to the court and asked th ad al adjournment adjournment for the day dayAH dayAll dayAll All AH the members of the court ourt including i dud dudIne ing Ine in counsel for the government s stid nd Admiral Schley expressed the utmost surprise and sorrow over the news while Admiral Schley himself sAd Foid id The news ie 19 so shocking that I r can ean cannot cannot not trust myself to give expression to tomy tomy tomy my estimate of the man I can only say that I have lost not only a clear clearheaded clearheaded clearheaded headed and brilliant counsel but also a dear and much beloved friend I am shocked beyond measure at the news and find myself unable to accept the ther report r port It was announced d at the ourt court room that Judge Vi Wilsons death had oc occurred occurred at 11 1108 1104 98 a m at the Shoreham hotel and that it had been due to acute Indigestion and kidney affection tion Court Proceedings Brief The proceedings of ot the court w r t rendered very brief by the ment of or Judge Wilsons Vilson death Coi menders manders Bates and Schroeder Schroder called to listen to the reading of ef the official report of or their testimony as given yesterday and Ma Machinist Machinist A B Claxton lax ton of at f this city rity who riho ho had charge of the port engine of the Texas on the day of ot the Uie battle off San Santiago Santiago tiago had d just taken he stand when hen the announcement of o JUdge J dge Wilson Wilsons death dea th was received It had been expected by the thc g gove ment that Mr Claxton would w uld 10 i ithe ou the statement of Engineer Engin r Bates the reversal rev o the e ethe eng f t the Texas at athe I During the short he was on the stand jSn tee was asked a fe few e of I these was by Captain Va Vain a d was in regard to the tIle steam log Texas 1 Com Comman Commander In reply to the first Ine n der Bates said the loi log ha en ritten a I up the day after the bat wet 1 e b by the I The other qu r l d 7 t th h va sup eup court and related reI t I of the Texas Y 6 and I after r the discharge dl charge ou Machinist 1 ton J |