The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-07
Many Suffer Innocently

Following is the concluding portion
~ General Gar'lnEton's Ceport vsich
enbodles the recommendations that by
direction % the resident. win be car
led into effect Immediately by the War
Department.
- soon as practicable. disch3 rging. with
7ut honor. every man IN Companies T.
c and ~. Of the Twenty Infantry.
s~rvinE at Fort Brown. Texas. on the
night Of August j.. 1905 and fcscser do
Earring them from re-eullsjing in the
army or navy oi the United States. -
we'll ~ from empio, ment IN any civil
opacity under the government IT. max
TX thts recommend tiou. I recognize the
TACT that number OF men who have
10 direct know,edg as % TIRE sdentity
OF the men Cf Twenty Iufautry who
actually fred the shots on the night ~
l-ta az 4 1s4st. 1905. VIII incur This eX-
IRENE penalty.
1t has been establis ed bs- careful in
vestlgation. beyond FeaA1 nable doubt. that
t1e Aring into the houses % the citizens 81
brownsville. while TIE Inhabitants there
o, were pursuing t.elr peaceful vOcations.
0- sleeping. and 10y which one citizen
was killed and lle chief Of police -
seriously wounded that Do lost an arm.
was done hy enlisted men % Twenty fifth
Infantry. belonging 20 tic battalion sta
TONED al For; BroSn. After due Oppor-
tUnitv and notice. the enlisted men az the
Tv-uty-nftl Infantry have failed 10 tell
sl tlat 10 is reasonable o. believe they
know concerning she shooting. II Thev
aad done SO, n Els - lad been willing 10
-eiate all the Circumstances. Instances
preliminary 10 the trouble. 81 is cXtre me-
" probably that clue sufficiently definite
10 lead u results would have been dis.
closed.
Resisting Detection.
They appear 70 stand together IN a
determination 20 resist the detection OF
the guilty. Therefore. they should stand
together when the penalty falls 4 force
III lesson should be given 70 tic army
~ large and especially 20 tie non-com-
rliSsioned officers. that their duty does
not cease upon the drill grounds. with
the calling OF che company rolls making
check inspections ana other duty OF Or
NAL Character; but that their rWsponsi-
b-iities OF Office accompany them every
where ana at al times; that Il IS their
duty 10 become thoroughly acquainted
with the individual members OF their
respective units. 10 know their charac-
teristics. 10 be able at all times 20 gauge
their temper In order TO discover the
beginning of discomfort or OF mutinous
intentions. and 70 anticipate organized
act OF disorder: that they must notify
their officers at once Of any such con
ditions. moreover, the people Of tie
United states. wherever they live. must
feel assured that the men wearing the
Uniform Of the army are their protec-
tors, and not midnight assasslns or riot
Gus disturbers OF the peace OF the COM
munity Ia which they may be stationed.
On October &. 1870. a squadron OF the
Ninth Cavalry. an organization Of ColoreG
troops. reported at Fort Sheridan, near
Chicago. H., under orders from tic War
Department assigning them TO duty there
soon after this ass gnment. there appear
ed In the public press the following &C
count OF statement alleged 10 have been
maze with regard TO the matter by Colo
mel William L. Pitcher. Twenty-seventh
Infantry; The negro troops would never
have been quartered at Fort Sheridan
without a protest. n was 70 remain In
command here said Colonel Pitcher. i
never liked them. and the farther away
they are kept the better il pleaseS me
For the life Of me. cannot see why the
United States should try to make soldiers
out Of them. Certainly there are enougb