Show charge 0 prejudice a et member ot coart of inquiry during a conference with acting secretary II ackett monday baynor and wilson consul for admiral schley advised the secretary that a communication would be sent him rela tive to certain statements to have been made by rear adm ral how ison a member of the court of inquiry in regard to the schley bampton con troverse tro versy the letter to the secretary will copies of interviews pur porting to have come from admiral howison stating among oil er things that the battle of ban I 1 ago was won by sampson that the latter s presence was not necessary at that fight that schley deserved no credit for the vie tory and that between the two officers sampson is tt e better one mr II ackett was requested to for ward this to admiral Hovi ison for h s and a copy of that officer s reply to the de apartment part ment is ed for |