Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 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.

ident for His Action.
Ell RENO, Okla, Dec 22.-Capt.
Edgar 3. Macklin of Co. C, Twenty-ffth
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 hospital
EXPIRE sed the belief that he would re-
cover
No trace Of the wouid-be 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 BarteIl, detective, arrived
here early today from Oklahoma City
with bloodhouds which he placed upon
the trail of the negro. Capt. Macklin
says positively that the man who shot
him was & negro. He says he knows OF
no cause for the assault. Capt Macklin
rose from the ranks. He is Il native of
North Dakota but was appointed from
Missouri. lie is a son of Gen. Macklin,
retired
quarters ut 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: Il have a message
for YOU"
Come around to the back door" said
! Capt MacBlin.
Masked Negro Shoots Him
negro. part Of his face covered by
Il mask, entered with the command:
mn, ,yi,r
the money you've GOT
Without giving Capt. Macklin time to
reply he fired twice, then fed into the
darkness. One bullet entered Capt.
NIacl1lins abdomen, the second struck
him in the jaw.
Was Ordered to Court Martial
December II 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 III preventing the occur
renee of rioting at Brownsville last Au-
gust.
Capt. MackIin is the son-in-law Of
| Bishop +. r. AtwiIl of the Episcopal
church Of Kansas City.
Another Slap at Roosevelt.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dee. %
| William j. Sinclair. president, and n. +.
A1oSsell, secretary of the local branch of
ttt consult uLIGllttI league, TO-DAY sent q
lengthy message to President Roosevelt
denOunCing the action taken in dismiss
ing the IWenty-hfth infantry.
Atte.- protesting against his "Super-
heated denunciation of the coI0red 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 are supported by the white
people and have very recently seized and
lynched prisoner who was in the custody
OF the supreme court of the United States,
and while the lyncherS were in Washing
ton answering the charge of contempt be-
fore the federal supreme court the nation
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
men and women; slain by brutal red handed
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
! tor the report of the facts connected
with the publicati ton that an attack had
been made by armed soldiers from Fort
Barrancas, Ella, upon a 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 Il report to the mill
tary secretary Friday. Gen. Duvan did
not regard the first report as sufficiently
explicit, and so Informed Col. Stewart
In a 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 We're fired at the car by parties
from ambush. The conductor thought
the shots We're fired by soldiers.
A board of officers is now investigat-
ing the matter.
Ohio Regiment Angered.
The Sixtieth Ohio, mentioned in the
Presidents message on the Brownsville
case as a precedent demanded an inves-
tigation Friday. 1t develops the regi-
ment was honoraby 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 III regard to the Six
tieth Ohio, which includes a letter to
Adjt.-Gen. Thomas at Washington. dat
ed Chicago, October %, 1862, Gen. Ty-
I Ter uses that words: This regiment
(the SiXtieth OHIO volunteers is disor-
gained, 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 Segment be brought before
the secretary Of war. 1T WILL" Gen.
Tyler added. lid she government of
worthless regiment
Next b Il telegram from Gen. Thomas
directing the muster out Of the regiment