The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-14
GENERAL eABLNGToN's REPORT.

FOLLOWING is she concluding pol'
tion Of General Garlington's report,
whieh embodies the recommendations
that, by direction Of the president,
will be carried into effect immediate.
ly By the war department.:
g. recommend that orders be issued
as soon as practicable, dischsrgiug,
without honor, every man in Com.
pan!es B, O and D Of the Twenty.
fifth infantry, serving at Fort Brown,
Texas, On the night OF August l3
1908, and forever debsrring them
ftom re.enlisting in the army or navy
Of the United States as well as from
employment In sny civil capacity un.
der the government. In making this
recommendation, ! recognize the fact
that Q number OF man who have no
direct knowledge as to the identity OF
the mon Of the Twenty-hfth infantry
who astually fred the shoss on the
night Of the 18th Of August 1905,
gill incure this extreme penalty.
zEgUsgD 70 TELL.
s'It has been established by a csre.
ful investigation beyond reasonable
doubt that the firing into the houses
Of the citizens Of Brownsville while
the inhabitants thereof were pursu-
ing their peaceful 7ocstions OF Sleep
Ing, and by which one clt.zsn was
killed and the chief Of police so seri-
ously wounded that he lost an arm,
was done by enlisted men Of the
TWenty-ffth infantry, belonging to
batsalion stationed at Fort Brown.
After due opportunity and notice,
the enlisted men of the Twenty. fifth
infantry have failed TO tell al that 1t
Ia reasonable to bslieve they know
concerning the shooting. II they
had done 90: II they had been willing
to relate all the circU ustsnces-in-
stances preliminary to the trouble
|is Is extremely probable that cue
suficiently definite to lesd to results
would have been disclosed. They ap.
pear to stand together In determine
tion to resist tbs detection OF the
guilty, therefore, they should stand
together when the penslty falls. A
foYoeful lesson should be given to the
army at large, and especially to the
non. commissioned officers, that their
duty doss not cease upon the drill
ground, with the calling Of the com
psoy rolls, making check inspections
and otheS duty OF formal chsracte!;
but that their responsibilities OF Office
accompany them every where and at
al times; that it is their duty to be-.
come thoroughly acquainted with the
individual members Of their respect
i've units to know their characterisS
les; to bs able at all times to gauge
their temper, in order to discover the
beginning OF diseonteDt or Of mutt.
nous Intentions, and to anticipate
any organised act Of disorder; that
they must notify their f1cers at once
OF any such conditions; moreover, the
people Of the United States, whsrevel
they live, must feel assured that the
men wearing the uniform Of the army
are their protectors, and not midnight
assassins or riotous disturbsrs OF tne
peass Of the community in which
they may be stationed.
GUT OUT THE NEGROES
ION October S, 1905, sQusdro!
Of tho Ninth cavalry, an organization
iof colored troops, reported at For
Sheridan, near Chicago, ILL.,, unde
orders from the war department
assigning them to duty there. Soo'
sitter this assignment there apreare
; in the public press the following at
count of 3 statement alleged to haV
been made with regard to the matte
} by Colonel William L. Pitcher
I Twensy-seventh infsntHy:
The negro troops would neVe
have been Qusrtered at Fort sherida
e without q protest If I was to remal
o in command here said Colonel Pitc'
Il ar. T never liked them and the ia
sAap avay Sron me they axe kept IL