Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-22
cORp. O'BRIEN's
OUM-DUM BULLETS
c.,. Crozier Shows They Are
Nothing But a Myth.
PATTERSON ANDL0DGE ATT
,,.,sdo senator Makes Protest
,gsin., Certain Evidence and Mas
..sbuse.,s Man Retor.s sharply.

washington, May H.--Corp. oBrien'
n,merly OF the Twenty-sixth volunteer
mmntry was before the senate Phil
,onlne committee today and produced
,bs alleged "dum-dum," or explosive
hnlists He said they were not like
,,e ordinary cartridges because they
ds not have the letters ~. s." on
them.
Dan CrozIer said that the cartridges
presented by o'Brien were not different
from the ordinary regulation cart
,.ages Asked If they were dunn
domo or explosive bullets, the witness
ropied in the negative. "They are
,.,rfectly normal bullets" he said
r,Tbe regulation Krag- Jorgensen bull
iot =" ne said, often has practically the
Sane effect as dum-dum OF explosive
bullet ..,ooa h,, Can.
ator Deyeridge, who requested the VII
ness TO 10 into minute details respect
inp his charge that a number OF Amer
loan officers had violated the person OF
a spanish woman at the time the town
NJ iebaras was burned. Questions by
he senator brought out the fact that
there were then just four American
otiioers IN the town Of Igbaras. Con
saouently." said the senator IF the
statements made by the woman's nus
hand are true these four men are
guilty of the crime charged"
The witness assented to this INFER
ence. He gave the names Of two pri-
Yates as being those whom he thought
had told him the story.
When the names had been given SEN
stor Patterson protested, saying that
10 compel the witness To mention them
under the circumstances and In view
Of his protest was a grave injustice to
me men whose names had thus been
dragged In,
Senator Lodge retorted that he be-
leyed that instead Of doing an MUS
lice the committee was on the road to
doing justice.
This statement caused Senator Pat
terson to say with evident appearance
Of warmth, that the attitude OF Sena-
tor Lodge had been that of menace
toward the witness ever since he had
taken the stand
MY attitude responded Senator
Lodge. has not been any more that of
menace Of the witness than your atti-
tude has been that OF defense of him"
Mr.. Patterson-I deny the imputa-
ton.
Mr. Lodge-And deny that have
In any way attempted to menace the
witness
Senator DIETRICH charged Senator
Patterson with having done all that
he could 10 injure the army and with
having done nothing to protect and
preserve It's good name,
Mr. Patterson resented this state
ment sharply and angrly. THE SEN
ator from Nebraska he said, should
te ashamed Of himself He knows that
the truth Is exactly contrary to what
he has stated, and that what he has
said Is positlely untrue"
Senator Dietrich--I know that what
have said Is true, and | repeat that
the senator's efforts have been 10 bring
oa, everything he could against the
army
Senator Patterson - The senator
should be ashamed to make such
statement, No man Is more anxious
man am TO present the army in as
true a light and develop whatever
good that may be said OF II. l have not
hesiated In my course in that respect
Replying, Senator Dietrich said he
oered The Colorado senator to prove
NE truth of his remarks, to which Mr.
Patterson replied that the minority
ln made an honest and faithful effort
get az the facts, and that he was
VnYlheed the present intention was to
overt II from that course, In this
Connection he declared that no gem
ueman would make such a statement
s had been made.
senator Dietrich closed this phase Of
me controversy by saying that a gem
ueman engaged in such an inquiry as
wN would try to bring out things in
we interest OF the army rather than
~Suefs OF contrary character.
returning 10 the question Of the
uea',neht OF the lgbaras woman, Sem
s s'ol beVerldge asked witness II he be-
s''el hat the officers did violate her
ieIs9n Several OF the minority sena-
wy objected and the witness al first
, ,s,a ne dld not wish TO commit him
. ~ On mat point, but he ultimately
s ra may such was his belief. He also
dressed the opinion that the state
sn. mat the enlisted men had sub
wrssnuy mlstreated her was true.
n1n these statements O'Brien's tes-
10y closed and Mr.. Patterson rose
49,, u ,S a formal statement to the
i ~ ssS' ,nat he and Senator Rawlins had
IN protested against the introduction
ssarsay evidence alleging maltreat.
80 u woman by American officers
nv, read the report of witness
M, IN lrst examination In confrma.
Ns, =, us statement. my feeling and
~ ~ me minority Is" said he. Chat
,,,,, ushlty OF American officers and
I,,,, jLs mould not be impugned by the
r, r.'s seon OF such testimony and
hra. 70 say that anything which has
$50 me first statements made nv
nalo, %ue : mas been dragged in by the
W, ,as'o, Reveridge replied that there
~ Wv ueslre to connect the minority
Y ~. uunmittee with the statements |
r,,,, .Nlthess He added that fine |
a. nrst allegations had gone N tbo
Jury and that he deemed II only |