Show COURT OF INQUIRY CONVENES Challenge Interposed as to Rear Admiral I Competency as a Member Is Sustained by the Court I a ng Sept S pt naval court of at inquiry which Is to PUSS POM mal AdmIral charS rge S Scott growing out of or tho tha Wet cst Indian and an l the battle bt tIe at of Ban tian Wo tiago Hay convened conven at nt tho ton Ion navy yard at 1 I today tolla Nev No e history of at the navy lm IH IHan haan tr cr before tore In the been bLe 1 of or o audi Huch su supreme u an n issue and 1011 universal not nut ont preme tho the navy noy but to tho tIm to with such conspicuous In Inthe Inthe i ithe the foreground of ot the controversy oth oU others other conspicuous as US witnesses ers er equally as adherents and spectators and that the active head of or the tho navy establish ment Admiral Dewcy Dewe presiding over this tribunal The he Interest In naval circles was wai distinGuished array ot o hown ho n by b till the highest rank who w were werl ra of the o officers number ot of wIth wih a together present ent The area In the thO court reserved for tor the tho Th was curt There Thero was va rul full little little of the spectacular scene It was by In y th the dignity dIgnItY he opening and seele Impressiveness WIS rathe rathel b bY than I In t the tho trial The the members of or the court Admiral Ind and near A Benham l COT cel whom tho about procedure to the tho court In civIlian at attre attire tere came with little tire and at atI tre when the court convened But flut In InD Inthe Inthe I 1 ton all of the were wele al rank e of ot their high pre presenting p uniform the D of ot striking bru bril 0 a picture anc IN I fl Tim TiE TOOL TOO SHOP Tho The early arrivals found the tool toot shop hop the court Is to M alt In some in which I confusion lon The cout building I Is new fleW nw antI and ali their completed had hati while the tho laborers hll for tor the court the tho cleaners cleaner preparations engaged In tho the work up to almost were vere the he MT hour for the arrival of ot the court The man with dust broom and cC cleaning Ing wih when cloth had scarcely scarce W Pe ej coth Dewey Dowey anti ami his hl fellow tel 0 mem member ber of ot the court arrived The building berl ami antt Is I a largo large oblong structure lt look I el more like lIl e the workshop which It Its ItIs ItIs Intended to be he than bun a IL courthouse Is s Indeed while It Il Ii Is and clean and ond new It created the Impre Ion plon cean of ot an courthouse In n a frontier iron community With Wih he the excell exception exceptIon tion ter of at two large lare nags flags and a n huge hue gold golden goldIn ton colored wall vaIl back baci backof backo en eagle on the lead wal of In o the court co rt the walls valIa wals of ur the court hall hail hl were entirely free tree from decorations and the floors were vere Innocent of ot carpeting not even enn were the tho large windows shad shaded ed cd The Thc sent except those Inside In tho the railing were camp comp chairs The eleva elevator elevAtor tor tar and ond tho the electric fans tans piled pled noise And therl was srn a R smell of ot paint on every ever hand handCAr CAPT CAr LEMLY LEfLY ARRIVES ARmES Capt Capt Lemly judge advocate general was the first to arrive He came cam camIn in WP with his hil iI assistant Mr 11 E It P 1 Han Hanm Ian IanI It and minutes after I m a n few tew 1 they were ere soon loon busily engaged englIN In un unpacking unpacking UnpackIng packing i y two or three thre large boxes boxeR of ot books which It is expected will wi be called colell Into frequent use UTo u e for tor reference during the sitting of ot tho the court D COMES coms FIRST FIST The distinguished hed naval officers who are to participate In the proceedings began lelan to put In an on appearance bout 0 but hut they the came quietly and without any outward demonstration of saluting guns gUTta and guards ot of 0 honor bonor Admiral one of oC the members of the tue court was the first members mem er of o the tho court to arrive arrhe He lie Ie was In civilian dress nail and carried his encased sword nail a n dress suit cafe ope containing his hl uniform An ocer of tho the yard ard escorted ll him to the tho private grounds where the full tul dress drees of ot those on the court was wa to be he donned DEWEY DEVEY UP Admiral Admirl Dewey drove up In his hI car cor carriage e at nt just Juit 1230 and wn was 01 greeted at tho entrance of the tle building by lJ b Terry commandant of o the navy nov yard yardA ord ordA A guard of o marines also al lo o wheeled Into line ln and painted ns os a the admiral passed by b Accompanying him was his young Chinese servant who ho served him dur lur during durIng ing Int the battle bate In Manila ManUa bar and has hns ever since inee remained ns as his body ser set servant vent ant The admiral was wn wa calm and emil smil smiling lag ing na os he acknowledged gt the greetings of or officers anti men proceeded to the private dressing rooms roms ARRIVAL AI Admiral arrival passed vassel aRI al 01 almost most niost unnoticed n al as he lie has haK been here so a little of or late that the knots of or observers ers did not Immediately recognize him SCHLEY COMES It was just twenty minutes before be ore the court was to convene that thit A n large larga larJ automobile came up to the building bulling with wih Admiral Schley the central figure of at the proceedings accompanied by h his counsel Jere Wilson Isador Isodor Haynor and Capt James Parker anti the tho witnesses who were to be offered In connection the challenge chal of ot Ad Admiral A mimi miral as 01 to t his eligibility to tore re as n a I member of or tho the court Admiral Schley VI the last to alight He lie yes was wa cordially Jr by Rear Hear Ad MI Admiral mimi miral Terry commandant of o the yard and fn In a return Admiral Schley R i hiley clasped both shoulders of the commandant and gave gae him a hetty return to 0 h his hh W vel el come cOmi Admiral wore a suit stilt of ot navy blue of ot civilian n cut cui with n a straw Wih 1 pallor Miar hat hIs hI eC yc ye glasses dangled from Irom his breast Although he brut hl gave smIlIng to all al greetings his face lace was W calm calmAn An Ait AI he ho passed pu d along to the dressing rooms he was wa apparently oblivious to him the fact that every eye e was 10 Va centered on WITHIN THE TiE The reene within the courtroom the moment mom nt the court convened waa va one of ot dignity The distinguished participants participant had hael laid aside their civil Ins Inn n dr dress dreu s arid and Ild appeared ord In the brilliant full uniforms of ot th Ih he tul naval The contusion confusion that had pre through the great gat hall hail hal subsided to nn In Jm n anti and the uniformed guard of ot ma mn hurried strangers into their seats BOOM t Boom Dor boom bOt came cam from a I great lea gun just jUAt outside out the tho building It I was wals Wil both u 0 salute a signal that the tho court md had Il opened l The first of tile the gun tho the spectators tors torn Then Ilion they the waited na us the tha th seven seventeen seventeen teen guns the number given In honor of ot thy admiral of ot the navy hall hail been becu fired llred Ih d when shen they ear eRr was wua strained for 0 ot the tho first word 1011 of ot tho the proceedings At the thu Instant that the Hi Ing began Admiral Dewey and lt his two associates had liati entered through tho the rear Ilal doors an ani taken seats seata at It tho the spacious table tohle tableA A 4 STINKING ST O It I was vas n a 1 striking picture with Ad Dewey Devey In II the thu middle Hear flour Ad on oil 01 the right and Hear Uta Admiral Houlson on the tho left len Their Thel II I l facet faces were wore steril They were ore In 11 lull Xul lul uniform the four ur starred collar of th the admiral Indicating his supreme rank rankIn In the navy na Ills His 1 sword hung nt at hi his loft left lof side Me but bul it IL I waa Wil vin n a service und antI that presented by Congress COlure in n re of ot Manila bay ba Admiral Schley sat cat at tho lle table pio Iro 1 0 Wed for tor or him him nud nd his counsel He too was vas WIS In full uniform hla hil epaulet showing two stars atar and an anchor o ohis ot of othIl his hIl grade Ills Is back was to th the spectators and with his hil counsel ho h faced aced the tho members of ot tho the court court Just Jus across from the lie sat pat Judge Ad AU Advocate Advocate Lemley the law of o the tha than navy n and of othe the court with wih Solicitor Hanna of ot the nay navy no department nt at his hi side Ride Outside of at the rail rn In the sea nea Hel o of heads could be ho seen leen many well veli wel known In the he naval and government service as ItS Ca well velI wel as ni stony many ladles ladleE Including the wives of ot those taking u n prominent par parIn part partIn In the tho proceedings FORMAL PROCEEDINGS BEGUN DEaUN The rh formal proceedings of o the court were begun with wih tho the rending reading by Capt Copt of ot Admiral Admirl letter leter re to requesting questing the convening of the court am and the tho navy departments precept rite Tho court assumed a listening atti attitude attitude tude lUlIe but Admiral Admirl Schley known ris as CS the tho applicant In the tho case gave gae only olly Indifferent attention to the document The rue gave closer attention however when the judge advocate be Le began began gan the reading rading of the order appoint appointing ing lag Hear Rear Admiral AdmIrl a member of the tho ito court cour In place Isca of at Rear near Admiral Kimberly and he continued to give careful heed when his letter leler to the tue de do department asking for tor a modification of oC paragraph 6 5 of the tho precept regarding Admiral Admirl disobedience dl of or or ordera ordera dera dero was read reali together with Ith the de tie departments refusal to comply with Ith the tho request ue t Kent Nune of ot these documents received more moro than perfunctory attention atton from the auditors auditor but there was wa a II general change chanu of et f attitude when the tho next order of proceeding was a reached This was the tIme challenge on tho the part VArt of o Hal ReA I Ad Admiral mimi miral Schley of ot Rear Admiral us liS a member of ot the court TILE THE TIE COURT CONVENES ES ESThe The court convened at nt 1 I the hour prescribed and when It I was sas called caled to order nil ni the members were ere present l rent Admiral Dewey occupied a position po In time the center of or tho the coutt cour t tt table t ble and was waa on either side silo by Hear Rear Admirals Denham and Howison on the associate members of ot the court Ad Admiral miral Schley and his counsel had ar at arrived arrIved rived only n a few ew minutes before this tItle time and they occupied seats within the table set apart for tor them All Al the naval officers Including the members of the court and Admiral Schley wore tho the undress uni uniform form orm An admirals salute of ot seven sedi then t n guns was wa fired fred as the court con convened convened Admiral Dewcy lewry simply said In Incon con convening convening the court TIlE THE TiE COURT COUnT IS OPEN OIE Immediately Immediate after ater the tho court con convened convened ened the members retired at nt the In Instance stance stanco of ot Judge Advocate Lemley Imley to decide whether the court should sit with wih open or closed doors Admiral Dewey Dewe announcing that this tt Is order Would be bl followed Instead of o clearing the tho courtroom The Tho court was wal wa nb ab 11 absent sent Kent about fifteen minutes and when Ihen It I returned the tho proceedings 1 began In Invie view vie of t the public without formal an announcement announcement Tho The first frt matter matr to tho the attention of at the court was WR Ad Admiral miral of ot i i to t the court of Inquiry This wn mead iad I ad by bt Capt Lemley Imle At hO 13 p m Admiral Schley Sebley arose anti and said Mid that thal with wih extreme regret h hl he was obliged to challenge Admiral Howl son as a n member of ot the court The following Is the Uie full tul text of Ad Admiral Admiral miral challenge of or Admiral as a I member of ot the court courtAt court courtAt At t this point Judge JUdge Advocate Lem Lent Lemle Icy lcy le Introduced d the official reporter r of the courts court courtl proceedings Mr 11 Hulse Hule and hit his hil own counsel counsel Mr Ir Hanna lanna Admiral Schley also ailo Introduced his counsel Judge J M I Wilson Wison lion Hon lon Tel dor dot Raynor Hanor and Copt Capt t James JalC Parker HOWISON CHALLENGED CHALLI OED Rear nea Admiral W S 8 Schley In the exercise of his hil legal right of ot challenge objects to Rear Hear Admiral Henry Henr L L upon the grounds runds 1 That Rear hear Admiral Admirl hoary Henry Hent L has already formed arid and ex cx expressed pressed presse l an nn opinion on the merits meris of ot the case cale about to be Investigated and Ind time he Is U therefore Ineligible for service an as ana aaa asa a member of ot this court court 2 That hat Rear Hear Admiral Henry Henf L I ha hl has already formed and ex expressed expressed pressed an on opinion on the merits merl of or the case about to be Investigated adversely to said Rear Bear Admiral W S 8 a bias bla and prejudice which renders hIm said raid all Rear near Admiral AdmIrl Henry U L Ineligible for ser set service serIce vice Ice n al as a it 1 member of this court courtS S That Rear near Admiral Admirl Henry Henr L L hay has hn In connection with wih the th subject matter mailer about to be Invest gated gatet expressed nn an unfavorable opinion opinIon ion on the anti and professional Irle characteristics of ot said alI Rear hear Schly thereby Indicating a bins hia and prejudice which renders hm said eaIl II Rear hear HeR Admiral Ineligible for lor service RS as RI a 1 member of or this court 4 That Rear ner AI Henry L L Ho In connection with wih the opInIon Ion formed And expressed d by b him upon UPI the merits merit meri of or the case about to bo be b In Investigated hits has hR anti an on announced announced a comparison between the nets Ami personal and professional character hamater characteristics of ot th parties to the time present pre nt 11 viz Iz Rear hear Admirals and Schley Sebley in to the disadvantage tage tOKe and dIsparagement of ot the latter later thereby Indicating a n bias blai and a prejudice Prejudice dice renders him Rear nea Admiral hoary Henry L I Howison on Ineligible for tor vice Ico as AI a u member of at this court HOWISON EXAMINED I When WIH Judge Advocate Lemley had hind finished iea mending ill tut Rear J Rr Admiral Howl Hol Hollons I sons soils lons statement Mr Raynor examined him hll as us to he thie different points In iii the tho statement At 33 I p m in 1 the Schley court took look a miral u Howison to consider cOI the tho challenge o oiW d When the tho court reconvened presented his lils reply He lie le said ho lie could coul l taco face but ho remembered hIs hil conversation Nichols He Ito was Wil hero to obey obe the order artier of ot time the th navy IRy department tl and would not enter Into a discussion of or his lila private utterances He had hiatt nn no personal feel reel feelings ings lags timid Ild he ho considered tred himself a 1 coot com competent COD member of tho the court CHALLENGE CI IA NOn SUSTAINED The fhe court sustaIned the tho objection to Admiral Howison and amid excused him us a member of or tho ho court Tie The c court line has adjourned until It I Is I reconvened by the department which will wi not bo be until a I successor to 10 Admi Admiral A ml nil ral rl Howison lus ws been b en named |