The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-08-28

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an honorable and loyal American
citizen. and help the civil author
tiles to capture and punish the
murderers. But that hope was kill
ed when the said officer declared in
writing over his own signature
that after a most careful investi-
CATION" he had been unable to dis
cover a single person in his COM
mand who was in any way con-
nected with this fearful crime.
Exit Penrosel Our people may
heap scorn upon him as an in
efficient, insincere creature who
disgraces the uniform OF q Unit
ed States army officer, but that
will not bring to Us the aid which
he, of all men, should be able to
give in ferreting out this crime.
Penrose will do his best to shield
his band of midnight assassins.
And the United States government
will use its best legal talent to de-
fend those soldiers that have been
arrested.
Now what is Brownsville going
to do about it? What, indeed, is
Texas going to do about it? For
this gross outrage was not only
against the people of Brownsville.
1t was equally as much against the
great state of Texas. The people
of Brownsville are burning with
indignation against the murderous
thugs in United States uniform
who not only killed one inoffensive
boy and manned brave and worthy
officer for life, but also attempted
to slaughter Our women and chill
dren, and the press all over Texas,
as well as the people all over the
state are equally wrought up. Hun
dreds of letters and kilograms have
poured into Brownsville during the
dark days just passed, offering to
send us armed assistance. Without
exaggeration, it may be stated that,
had our people issued call to the
people of Texas for aid-instead Of
waiting so patiently for Governor
Lanham and General Hulen to
unwind their punctillious red tape
hundreds, probably thousands, of
Texans would have come
With arms and helped US to wipe
out that cowardly battalion of negro
soldiers at Fort Brown. But, in
stead of calling upon Our friends,
we waited for the state or national
to take measures within
the law.
And now, that we have so pa
tiently borne our wrongs and
waited upon the law, now comes
the question, will the law avenge
those wrongs? I is not to be be-
lieved that these fends can be al
lowed to go scot free, unwhiPped
of Justice, for lack of effort on the
part of the people of Brownsville
and of the state of Texas. The
best legal talent and the best de-
tective talent must be secured i'll
order to secure evidence and con-
vict the murderers. To do this, /
requires funds, and it is
the duty of our people to take I'M
mediate steps to raise the necessary |
funds. Let the citizens without
loss of time endeavor to induce the
to offer as large a reward
as possible for their conviction.
Then let the citizens raise a fund .
to employ the finest lawyers and
to be had to assist the
local authorities in ferreting out
the criminals. The people of the
entire state should be solicited to
to this fund, aud with
out doubt those who were willing
to spend money and time to come
to our assistance, will give as freely
to see the guilty soldiers punished.
No time is to be lost III this matter.
Let US act promptly and effectively.
THE August, 1906, number of