| Show ADMIRAL SCHLEY WRITES LONG Him Dim to th Withhold His Approval From i Findings of or Court of Inquiry May Appeal to the President President Dec chloy wl In consultation fill all 11 this forenoon with wih hist hIl hI counsel Hon Horn Hayner and Mr M t A Tongue Ilso Gen Sen Felix Alls ot t and 11 Con Congressman gressman of Maryland After AHer tIc the tit conference Admiral Schley author Izod Mr MV to make tho the following x Vo Wo have been IC I In as WI to 1 tc 1111 further proceedings bo 0 tak Ink taken taken en 11 Nothing has hns been deter on OH MI IO O far as I n civil civi or 01 criminal at tun of any Iny an kind l InU against hl his hIe sponsors Iol ors Is II h concerned claim that the of at the tho court Lire are area a n vindication for rOl himself Ills book bool bookIs Is tEl II absolutely Thoro rOIO mo are no URH Ip a half a n dozen Instances 1 In II tho book In II which even cn If it I ho Ie were to nc ac accept the findings of the cout COUI and arni them In II tho volume and change it II to t suit the the tho book would woul I rill ba a libel lIbei Mr Tongue during thwing tho the forenoon pvc pre Long Ir ent the tho Ih following letter loter to Bouy Sec SecIr ecy D ID C Pee Deo 18 16 I tho thu honor hUlor lo to most mOlt respectfully r hint you withhold your rOI the til of tim tho court of or in inquiry inquiry hold at tim tho navy yard yarl In tho city Il of ot Washington of or which Ad Admiral Al miral horge 1 wan Wil president un on until til t such time thou nu 18 I may noty have hav nn to opportunity twilly to Illo 10 n ii statement ot of objections und dud 3 J therefore request that you OU do Io not dissolve the court until ac ne hoc shall lm bno u bet been IaH taken on such Buch ob objections 01 Very Ver respectfully rc uv W S B IILEY U S N NI I ISIOn RAYNER HAYNER Counsel Court for tor ot of Inquiry tho the applicant before belore said ald To tho the honorable Secretary of oC tho the Navy He no naked asked tho the secretary to Indicate his probable action nelon In tho th premises rho Tho replied that tho the request would bo granted and his action on 01 tho the und the tho dissolution of or the tho court withhold withheld until tho the objections v r IA i a uh oh ed and und h Ir mn had an al opportunity ity I to thorn thal Ho o stated that he hl would communicate wih Admiral In lit writing und nod Ind asked how long longa 1011 a It I tUne time counsel desired In which to pro uro Pt Hunt Hulit their Mr ir re ye pUrl pl that thuy would bo 10 I for to I by ly Thu la or r t tl of if this hil Week eek We Wo will I except to the th of ut tin lw thi court Mr Ur nod and make a I l that the tho majority Ion be It by the tho secretary OB UI o contrary to the evidence this tha Je i facts ada In the tm which tho the court has hiI not Ut nt consider nOI nor acted upon Mr I Tongue el U would not tt soy suy that such action nellon would be l taken hu ho point pointed ed d out lilt the fart fact they could mul from limo tho action to tho illo lw of tho the United THANKS THU lm I Washington eo 10 Admiral Dow Dowey ey W president of the court today was far tm t I a statement as I S to the ex ox extent tent te t to which ho he endorsed the of the majority of ot tho time court I have not a n word to say eay a ho I h rn ye piled not nt a word worl SlUM Inn the th court of Inquiry UH Its verdict Hear Ieru Uell Admiral y hu hl Ia ell a laigo Inigo Ingo number of oC letters arid telegrams nil 1 containing at o 1 tind esteem and 1 of 0 n Ind ll CILI To 10 r m fe p would uhl be n work of ot that the admiral f hl time the rol lowing latter loler to tim the Press Which ho hie to be b published Dec K U D 1 C 11 To lo 0 the th Press 1 I heir beg be to s through the Limo medium of or the Associated my may lY gratitude and heartfelt titanium for the tho kind words anti and of Interest In uy my Weifa eUiN I 1 received from Cram all ni parts of tha United d Time Tho magni magnitude tilde tude of the correspondence render rendor It H Impossible tui for tor me me to t personally no M nol l the same sume und and I therefore take this thiN means menns of expressing my up predation to Otto ono and all ni Very truly yours yourn WJ SCOTT neal Hear Admiral U 5 S 5 N |
