The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-08-14
MASS MEETING
OF CITIZENS
Committee Sent to Call on Major
Penrose at Post.
Telegram Sent Gen. Hulen Asking Him
to Come and Investigale-Also
Wire Asking Governor and SEN
ators to Request Removal
of Negro Troops.


held at the Federal court house
this morning at eleven o'clock, for
the purpose of taking steps regard
ing regarding the dastardly outrage
of last night. Mayor Combe ad-
dressed the meeting and said he
hoped there would be no incendiary
talk, that steps would be taken to
prevent any further trouble.
Judge Bartlett stated that a tele-
gram had been sent this morning
by the county officials and others
to Adjutant General Hu1en at Aus
tin asked him to come to Browns
vile at once TO investigate the af-
fair. a telegram reporting the
affair had also been sent, he said,
to Judge Wells at Dallas, asking
him to lay the matter before the
governor, u. S. senators and con-
gressmen, and request them to use
their inhueri ice 70 have the negro
soldiers removed from here at once.
Speeches were made by Capt.
Kelly, W. n. Parks and others ex-
pressing indignation at the outrage,
and suggesting steps to be taken
in the matter. It was decided by
the meeting to appoint a commit
tee of citizens to call on Major Pen
rose, commanding officer at Fort
Brown, and ask his assistance in
ferreting out the criminals, as well
as taking measures to prevent fur
ther trouble. The following were
named on this committee:
VIM. Kelly, Judge Jno. Bartlett,
| J. A. Browne, J. G. Fernandez,
W. NJ. Radcliffe, E. H. Goodrich,
Mayor Combe, Jesse o. Wheeler
NJ. Hanson, w. F. bennett, F W.
Kibbe, P. E. Blalack and John W.
Hoyt.
The mayor further assured the
meeting that he would appoint
extra police to guard the city and
take all precautions possible to pre-
vent further trouble.
The meeting was adjourned ur,
til four o'clock this afternoon
when the committee appointed &c
call on the major would report anC
other matters relative to the inves-
tigation of this affair would be dis
cussed.
COMMITTEE CALLS ON THE MAJOR
Persuant to instructions, the
committee above named proceeded
at once from the meeting TO For
Brown TO call on Major Penrose
who was found at the Admins
tration building. The matter wa.
laid before the Major by Capt
Kelly. who informed him of wha-
had transpired and demanded o.
him, on behalf of an outraged PEG
pie, the names of the guilty partie:
and that they be delivered up Il
justice.
Major Penrose replied that he
had no idea which of his men wert
implicated in the affair. He seemed
greatly wrought up and declared
that he would rather have lost al
arm than to have had this outrage
perpetrated by his men. He further
assured the committee that ht
would do all in his power to ferre
out the guilty parties and woulC
assuredly turn them over to tn,
civil authorities if any were arrest
ed. Last night, he said, he fel
sure that the soldiers had not beer
guilty, but today he had been con
WINGED beyond doubt that it wa
the soldiers. He declared that Il,
further uneasiness need be felt b,
the citizens as he would take tn
: strctest measures to prevent an
5 arms whatever being carried b,
t any soldiers except those on guard
: and that he would not allow a sin
gle man to leave the post. Statistic
that Major Penrose was entirely i,
j earnest, the committee thanke,
D him and retired.
e Up to the hour of going 10 press
no arrests u,fa+eva- I,o6 beer, va,