Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-28
NEGRO SHOOTS CAPTAIN.
EDGAR B. MACKLIN WOUNDED IN
Ell RENO, OK, AND DISCHARGED
TROOPER IS BLAMED.
RESULT OF TEXAS RIOT.
Constitutional League of Philadelphia
Makes New Heated Attack on Pres
ident for His Action.

Ell RENO, Okla, Dec 22.-Captl
Edgar B. Macklin of Co. G, Twenty fifth
infantry, which figured in the Browns
vile shooting, was shot at his home here
late last evening. He was conscious this
morning and physicians at the hospltai
expressed the belief that he would re-
cover.
No trace of the wouid-De assassin, who
is believed to be one of the negro sol-
diers recently discharged on order OF
President Roosevelt, has been found.
Bloodhounds on Trail.
Samuel Bartell, a detective, arrived
here early today from Oklahoma City
with bloodhounds which he placed upon
the trail of the negro. Capt. Macklin
says positively that the man who shot
him was a negro. He says he knows of
no cause for the assault. Capt. Macklin
rose from the ranks. He is a native of
North Dakota but was appointed from
Missouri. He is son of Gen. Macklin,
retired.
The shooting occurred at the officers
quarters at Fort Reno. Capt. Macklin
and his wife were at the dinner table
when someone tried to gain entrance at
the side door, Capt. Macklin asked:
who is there!
The reply came: II have message
for you" -
"Come around to the back door, said
Capt. Macklin.
Masked Negro Shoots Him
A negro, part of his face covered by
a mask, entered with the command:
Throw up your hands and give me all
the money you've got"
Without giving Capt. Macklin time to-
reply he fired twice, then fed into the
darkness. One bullet entered Capt.
Macklin's abdomen, the second struck
him in the jaw.
Was Ordered to Court Martial.
December Il the secretary of war or
dered the court martial of Capt. Mack
lin for conduct to the prejudice of good
order and discipline in failing to exercise
due diligence in preventing the occur
renee of rioting at Brownsville last Au-
gust"
Capt. Macklin is the son-in-law of
Bishop e. r. Atwill of the Episcopal
church of Kansas City.
Another Slap at Roosevelt
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. %
William S. Sinclair, president, and N. f.
Mossell secretary of the local branch of
the constitutional league, today sent a
lengthy message to President Roosevelt
denouncing the action taken in dismiss
ing the Twenty -ffth infantry.
Aftei protesting against his 'super
heated denunciation of the coIored troop
ers," the message takes up the reference
to shielding criminals and charges that
even up to the present day, "murderous
organizations of white men in the south
are carrying on their war on the col
ored people"
Would Stay United States Officials.
The protest continues:
These secret clans hesitate not to assassi-
nate United States government officials and
band together TO shield and protect each
other. They ave supported by the white
people and have very recently seized and
lynched prisoner who was IN Che custody
Of the supreme court Of the United States,
and while the lynchers were in Washing
ton answering the charge of contempt be-
was shocked by the fact that the President
received and honored the lynchers at the
white house.
AS a matter of fact, no people has shell
tered more criminals and covered up more
crimes than the white people Of the south
And in the south the blood Of more innocent
the vengeance of God than in all the other
parts of the country taken together
Sift Fort Barrancas ARRAY.
WASHINGTON, D. c., 22.-As the
result of the demand of Secretary Taft
for the report of the facts connected
with the publica ton that an attack had
been made by armed soldiers from Fort
Barrancas, Fla, upon trolley car on
the line between Pensaloca and the fort,
in revenge for the election of one of
their number from the car, Brig. Gen.
Duvall telegraphed report to the mill
tary secretary Friday. Gen. Duvall did
not regard the first report as sufficiently
explicit, and so informed Col. Stewart.
In later dispatch Col. Stewart said
that investigation revealed the fact that
there had been trouble on a car between
the soldiers and the conductor. Three
shots were fired at the car by parties
the shots were fired by soldiers.
A board of officers is now investigat
ing the matter.
Ohio Regiment Angered.
The Sixtieth Ohio, mentioned in the
case as a precedent demanded I'm inves-
tigation Friday. It develops the regi-
ment was honorably discharged. 1t is
likely that the charge that the regiment
was "mutinous and worthless" will be
further inquired into.
Correspondence was given out at the
white house today in regard to the Six
tieth Ohio, which includes a letter to
Adjt.-Gen. Thomas at Washington, dat
ed Chicago, October %, 1862, Gen: Ty-
Ter uses that words: This regiment
(the Sixtieth Ohio volunteers is disor-
ganized, mutinous and worthless. The
officers have not the least control over
the men, the men are mutinous and
am absolutely without the power to en-
force subordination."
He asked that the question of dis
charge of the regiment be brought before
the secretary of war. 1T WILL" Gen.
Tyler added, rid the government of a
worthless regiment
Next is a telegram from Gen. Thomas
directing the muster out of the regiment
both officers and men.