davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15

or feeling to prevent him from de-
manding Justice
Mr. Clay placed himself on record
as endorsing the presidents action
and said he believed he voiced the
sentiment of majority of the people
Of Georgia
Mr. Bacon had the clerk read d
newspaper clipping announcing that
il cited a precedent for the presidents
action 1t told Of the dismissal Of q
company Of the south Carolina na-
tional guard by Mr.. Tillman, then
governor. because they refused 10
obey orders during the disturbance
over the enforcement Of the liquor
law.
Mr.. Tillman explained the occur
renee. declaring the men Of the COM
pany in question were band box
soldiers. who wanted their uniforms
and brass buttons 10 help them with
the girls
Mr. Bacon said he thought both the
senator and the president had done
right
Senator Spooner remarked that he
presumed that this South Carolina
company was white company.
otherwise, "the senator would have
had them lynChcd.
Mr.. Spoone said he would have
very great contempt for himself II he
could not discuss the questions IN
volved without reference TO the color
OF the troops II was. he said. only
leeal questions that could be involved
Mr.. Spooner denounced the criticism
which had been made Of the Twenty
fifth infantry. both in the letter Of
senator Culberson protesting against
sending the negro troops To Browns
vile and by Mr.. Tillman.
Mr. Tillman stated that he had not
criticized the whole regiment He
added there were many good negroes
As this seemed to surprise Mr..
spooner, air Tillman added that he
had good negroes working for him
thirty years and he believed there
We're millions Of good negroes.
II do not hate the race" he added.
II simply feel ! am superior TO it,
that Is all
THAT Is question I decline to dis
'uss." retorted Mr. Spooner. ''ln some
WAYS the senator Is superior"
This ELECTED from Mr.. Tillman the
explanation when I say Il 1 mean
he white race is superior 70 the coll
lred rece"
Vow viii the senator understand
me o.
Mr. Spooner disclaimed any inten-
ion 10 discuss the race question.
which he said was entirely outside the
present question. lie took the ground
hat % WAS not the function Of the
'enate 10 investigate the act Of the
president in his executive capacity.
Peculiar functions had been imposed
mon the house 81 cpreHcnilfiVcs. -
inly could initiate Impeachment
1his was simply an abstraction in
his case. Ho called attention fn Tire
erious condition 10 the senate. as a
uuri. should find Itself "proiudEed
iaNinr Investigated thf case 400 Hd-
'ancc. lu assuming that ihe president
iHd exercised power be- possessed
o. uleC naFHlnu these soldiers. Alr.
'pnunfI denied ihaf senFTfa bad HnE
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
DEFENSEL.ESS
CITY SHOT Up
BY THUGS
MUST HAVE
KNOWN GUILTY RUFFIANS
Suggestion That Citizens Com
mitted Outrage to Get Rid of
Undesirable Garrison Dis
missed as Ridiculous,

l,,.,, ,,,,,. ,,l,,, ,lift,, - ,,,,, l.I,,1 h,
,h peei anE o'ay ~ ~ i,5atf ~ sis a'iiu !.
sho sa,t ,hot ~ as,,,iio,,t, ,,'a,,a
~ sr,5 Go. e,'s tf,Ii,.' y ~
.ilil,u 7tnlvs ~ ~ Wouiu ',i ~
SvilOi ,, usiNe oi 'iitT l'"in' - hVt oi'S ~.
.iiei .,i i,su u t,.,,,,,,,.,,, 'lrau ~ i,.
ies'usiits ~ t''e "a tle n's ~
Il, ~ w, pus'eeapi az a5t,,,r t.ihs ~
''i,'' Ni''N 80 - ,t.t 'Ni''s VI ''ie 9''''ia'
iPs stlip ~. ,.,.. .-.,a.,
',i -, 4 te','liNu 81"
.ties SaM aiis 1870 1870 y aoiilc =,
the, ti a. W, LIZ ,, Gnu w, ~
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15

? Brownsville. Among these were the
( following:
(A)-The murder of Frank Natus.
(B)-The assault with intent TO Kill
the lieutenant of police, Dominguez,
whose horse was killed under him and
whose arm was shot so severely that il
had to be amputated.
(C)-The assault with intent to
Kill Mr.. and Mrs. Hale Odin and their
little boy who were in the window of
the Miller hotel
(D)--The shooting into several pri-
vate residences of the city OF Browns
Vile, three of them containing
women and children.
(E)-The shooting and slightly
wounding of Preciado.
These crimes were certainly commit
ted by somebody.
AS to the motive for the commits
sion of the crimes, ii appears that
trouble of a more or less serious kind
had occurred between the individual
members of the companies and indi-
vidual citizens of Brownsville. culmi-
mating in complaints which resulted in
the soldiers being confined within the
limits of the garrison on the evening
of the day in question. The evidence.
as viii be seen, shows beyond any pos
sibility Of honest question that some
individuals among the colored troops
whom / had dismissed committed the
outrages mentioned, and that some
or all other of the individuals dis
missed had guilty knowledge Of the
deed and shielded from the law those
who committed Il. The only motive
suggested as possible influencing any
uMe esse, Was a dCsilg ll &c, iiu at thi
cOlored troops so strong that il inn
PEELED the citizens Of Brownsville to
shoot up their own houses. to kill one
of their own number to assault their
OWE police, wounding the lieutenant
who had been an officer for twenty
years-all with the purpose Of dis
crediting the negro troops. The sug-
gestion is on its face so ludicrously inn
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
BAD WRECK ON
ROCK ISLAND
IN KANSAS
THREE TRAINMEN DEAD;
PASSENGERS INJURED
Flying Express Train DasheS
Through Open Switch Into
Standing Freight With Dis
aStrOuS Results,
rny Morning journal special Leased wireI

IIly Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Kansas City. Jan. 15.-Rock Island
Messenger train No. 26 from st. Joseph
TO Kansas City. due to leave st. Jo-
seph at 7:20 p. m. last night. but
which was delayed there by an acct
dent in the yards and which did not
leave until later. collided with a
freight train at Waldron, Mo, killing
three trainmen and injuring a number
of trainmen and passengers.
The Dead.
ENGINEER MJUEEN Of the pas
senger train.
BAGGAGEMAN CHARLES II.
HUNT. of the passenger train.
FIREMAN KING. Of the passenger
brought here. Aside from the fact
All of the dead men belonged in
Kansas Cit.'
The freight train was on switch
which had been left open. and the
train going at full speed
ran into the switch and crashed into
the freight The freight engine was
ditched and the passenger engine
plawed through the freight cars.
and derailing them until 1t
was stopped.
A relief train left Leavenworth.
twelve miles from the scene OF the
wreck. bearing physicians and railroad
officials. returning To LeavenwOrth
This CTuesday) morning. bringing only
the fireman Of the freight train.
whose injuries are not serious The
dead were not brought on the train.
There were hut ten passengers on the
train. and none was seriously injured
The two engines were completely
and the baggage car. in
which Baegageman Hunt was Killed,
was smashed To splinters. The pas
senrcr engine pl0Wcd through two
EARS az efnft
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
IBy Mornlng JournaI speeIaI Lensed wIre.l

ny morning journal special Leased Wire.
Washington, Jan 14.-Senator NAL
lory told the senate today that he
could see no benefit in tie proposed
senate investigation Of the Browns
Vile affair, as the evidence submitted
by the president was enough to con-
vict the soldiers However, ne could
not oppose the inquiry
The bullets and cartridgd shells sent
to the senate, Mr. Mallory baid, would
add greatly to the strength Of the
presidents case.
In addition to the evidence he
maintained that the detestdtion of the
negro soldiers by the citizens Of
Brownsville furnished the motive
They were not allowed ibdrty out Of
the fort after s o'clock at night and
were not served at bar rdoms Mr.
Mallory digressed to call attention to
what he regarded as the bel st ilustra-
ton that could be given bf the in
competency of the negro 10 grapple
with great ouestions His illustration
was the criticism of the president by
a negro mass meeting at Rofton
Mr.. Clay of Georgia tookl the floor
as he said. to reply to tho sweeping
charge against the RrOmnfnt people
of the south made IN Saturday by
senator Patterson AhNinjlstice had
been done to his state ~ahd other
southern states. when IN senator
from Colorado had said he public
men Of the south were IL favor of
mobs and lynch law.
Mr.. Patterson disclaimea making
any such sweeping statemefnt
Mr. Clay, however. believ@l the rec
ord would bear out what nd had said.
He admitted that there w4re differ
ences Of opinion on the Question OF
negro suffrage. but many Ntaies be
sides those i'm the south had nrestricted
suffrage.
He disclaimed any intention to dis
cuss the race question saAing that
he did not want to monopol he a sub
iect belonging exclusively 70 tmy good
friend from South CarolinA (Mr
Tillman)
This stirred Mr. Tillman n activity
and Mr. Clay was hotly "ueftioned as
he proceeded 90 defend the president
on his Brownsville record.
Mr. Tllman insisted he dould not
get away from the fundametfal prin-
ciple that every man chargeb with a
crime should have a fair trial. =
say" he continued. "ihai the president
has been direiict. he transciuded his
authority and was untrue Is duties
of his office in not hOlding u troops
" the army until he had etRusied
every means 10 ascertain % guilty
ones
Mr. CLAW held thar court kmariial
would have resulted in noth ke He
Insisted that tine evidence Of Z b. for
mer cscupahcs nf this rcgimcH justi-
fled their diSrharar. That ~ were
not discharged rs the result uf any
pf the previous ufffn-es. Mr lTNlmau
In. erfupted tn saY. was eYide nro that
ihn president aud ihf SECRETARY ~
var were ignorant ~ the r. hararter
lf ilo negroes
Arain announcing his Hdhet tfnce to
hs f.tln1i tlll4-Il uhnriF NI l1lImHu
slid hf lid nui ALLOW such nilfludlCes
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15


possible that 1t is difficult to treat 1t
as honestly made, This theory sup
poses that the assailants succeeded in
obtaining the uniforms of the negro
soldiers; that before starting on their
raid they got over the fence Of the
fort unchallenged and without discov-
cry BY the negro troops. opened fire
on the town from within the fort. that
they BACKED their faces 40 that at
least fourteen eye-w witnesses mistook
them for negroes that they disguised
their voices so that at least six Wit
nesses who heard them speak mis-
took their voices as being those of ne
groes. They were not MeXicans. for
they were heard by various witnesses
to speak in English. The weapons
they used were Springfield rifles. for
the ammunition which they used was
that Of the Springfield rifle and no
other, and could not have been used
in anv gun in Texas or any part OF
the union or in Mexico or in any other
part Of the world save only in the
Springfield rifle now used bv the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15

the position of the bullet holes shows
7 that llitcen or twenty Of the negro
tfoons gathered inside the fort, and
Chat the FIRST shots fired into the town
were fired from within the fort. some
Of them, "a least, from the upper gall
lerles Of the barracks
The testimony further shows that
the troops then came out over the
walls, some of them perhaps going
through the gate ana advanced a dis
tance Of three hundred yards or
thereabouts into the town. During
their advance they shot inta two hos
tells and some nine or ten other houses
Three OF the private houses into which
they fred contained women and cnild4
rem. They deliberately killed Franls
Natus. the bartender shooting him
down from distance Of about fifteen
yards They shot at man ana
woman, Mr.. and Mrs. Odln. and their
little boy as they stood in the window
Of tho Miller hotel, the bullet eoine
less than two inches from the head
of the woman. They shot down the
lieutenant Of police, who was on
killing his horse aud
him SO that his arm had 10
be amputated. They attempted 10 XIII
the two policemen who We're his COM
panions, shooting one through tho
hat They shot at least eight Eullets
iiiAb Alif AhAAii libuf'tN lldAAtiik bui
lighted lamp on the dining room table.
Mrs. Cowen and her five children were
IN the house: they at once threw
themselves promo on the floor and
were not hit They fred into the
StarclS house. the bullets going
through the mosquito bar of bed
from eighteen To twenty inches above
where three little children were sleep
Ing There was light in the child
ren'g room
The shooting took place near mid
light The panic caused bN the ut
.erly unexpected attack was great
rhe darkness. Of course. Increased the
.onfnsion There is conflict Of testi
mony or some If the miuor points.
Dut every essential poitt " rstabiislie,i
beyond possibility Of honest question.
rhc careful examination of Mr. Purdy.
assistant attorney general, resulted |
merely in strengthening the reports
llready made by the regular army au- !
horities The shooting. 1t appears |
occupied about ten minutes. II Is out |
# The question thar the fifteen or
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
Witnesses Positively
Declare oAssaHants
Wore Army Uniforms
Firing Commenced From Inside Garrison
Walls--Helpless Women and Children
Targets for Bullets OF TreacherouS
Troopers.

twenty men engaged In the assault
could have gathered behind the wall
of the fort, begun firing. some ot tnen,
from the porchcs Of the barracks, .uno
out into the town, fired IN tho neigh.
borhnod of two hundred shots ~ The
tows and then returned The time
occupied from the time OF the FIRST
shot 10 he time of their return hc
ing somewhere In the nciEhhurhuod
OF ten minutes without many Of their
comrades knowing what they had
done. Indeed, the fuller details as
established by tho additional evidence
taken since ! last communicated with
the senate make il likely that there
We're very few, II any. OF the soldiers
dismissed who could have been ignor-
ant Of what had occurred. II Is well
nigh impossible that any of the non-
commissioned officers who were at
the barracks should not have known
what occurred
The additional evidence thus taken
renders 1t In my opinion impossible 10
question the conclusions upon which
my order WAS based
! have gone most carefully over cV-
cry issue of law and fact that has
been raised ! ann now satisfied that
the effect Of my order dismissing these
men without honor WAS net TO bar
them from all ciVi employment under
the governments and therefore that the
paIt of the order which consisted OF
4 declaration to this effect was lacking
ia validity, and | have decided that
such portion be revoked ~ to fhn
rest of the order. dismissing the lndi-
Yiduals Ia question without honor ana
DECLARING he effect pf such discharge.
under Tile law Hnd regulations Ia be
bar 20 their future re-eniistment
eth m the army on the navy. there
II NO doubt Of my constitutional ana
legal poWcr The order was within
my discretion. under the constitution
ana the laws, and cannot be reviewed
y reversed save hV another executive
order. The facts aid not merely war
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
FOE OF GRAFT FORCED
TO QUIT LEGISLATURE
Arkansas Lawmakers Discourage
Member Who Instituted Bribery
Prosecution.

Little Rock. Ark. Jan. 14-State
Senator n u. Adams. who unearthrd
alleged graft iu the Arkansas senate
was forced oui of the senate tadns ON
converting of thc legislature.
senator Adams was Obliged iu 20
tire from the senate caucus nr lice "a
motion of expulsion he announced
that hU viii resign
Dc WHa owing fu Adams testimony
that State Senator l'uti NHs OnnNIHiHi
nf bribery and srnt in fhD pHulirnfiHrN
Tho hnusi-nf rrnIrsHnHfl lNt--ls lHHir
locked upon tnr selection ll % speaker
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15

rant the action | took--they rendered
such action imperative unless was 70
prove false to my sworn duty.
II amy one az the men discharged
hereafter shows to my satisfaction that
he Is clear Of guilt. or Of shielding
the guilty win take What action Il
warranted but the circumstances
have above detailed most certainly put
upon amy such man the burden or
thus clearing himself
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The White House, Jan IA. 1907
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15

As to the order dismissing the I
individuals in question. without I
honor, and declaring the effect
of such discharge, under the I
law and the regulations. to be a
bar 10 their future re-enlistment I
either in the army or the navy,
there Is no doubt OF my constitu- Z
tional and legal power The or Z
der was within my discretion un- 4
der the constitution and the laws, Z
and cannot be reviewed or re- q
Versed save by another executive q
order. The facts dld not merely q
warrant the action took--they Z
rendered such action imperative q
unless J was to prove false to my .
sworn duty Roose- .
velt's Special Message on the .
Brownsville ARRAY. .
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
CARNEGIE HEAVIEST
TAXPAYER IN NEW YORK
IronmaSfer's ASSESSED Valuation Al
most Double That of John
ID. I,ockcfcllcr.

New York. Jan. l4-Andrew Car
ncgie Will be- the heaviest personal
taxpayer ia New YORK. according io
The llst of assessments made public
hy the assessors today The value %
his personal property is fixed at As.-
100000 and that of John ID. liocke-
Teller at 5. 5no.0 .00o-
The total assessed value of real ana
personal property in the clty as ns-
ured hf iht assessor this year WIi nf
about fk.knf.21H.tf0.
The HuHaeN -asr vsittN a ffDfsri
af 500. 0no pNN aud fhr taNrs nn 40
amount approximately in s 3H.NNN.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
IN
MINE KILLS
EIGHT
BODIES OF VICTIMS
FRiGHTFULLY MANGLED
Two Hundred Workmen. Who
Had Just Descended When
Shock Came MiracuIouSIy
Escape Instant Death,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased wire.I
Clinton, Ind. Jan IA Eight men
are dead and two seriously injured as
result OF an explosion ia mine 80.
today
The Dead.
JOE JOSEPH.
EDWARD WOLD.
HERMAN DREHEMEB.
ANTON HETARtt<
JOE POBADO.
JOHN GREGOR.
LEOPOLD pAJiK.
FRANK DARROVNSF1L
The Injured.
Anton Abe.
Charles Osborn.
Two hundred miners bad descended
when terrific explosion shook thc
interior of The mine For several
hours IL was impossible 10 enter the
mine owing 10 The heat. The trap
doors had been blown down and AIR
could not circulaie.
The bodies of the dead when finally
found were badly burned and dis
figured.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
Secretary of War Taft
Issues Order for Rigid
Investigation of ARRAY.

The letter OF the secretary of war
% the president. transmitting the adj
ditlonal testimony ia the Brownsville
case Is as follows
war department Washington Janus
airy IL. 1907.
MY Dear Mr PresIdent:--On the
22d day Of December. 1906 YOU dir
ected me 60 send Major Bloeksam Ia
Brownsville and neighboring places to
procure sworn rC@t.nnny, reduced to
writing and signed By the witnesses,
with reference to the persons who
were The perpetrators of the outrage
commit ted ~ iliup nsAu He 80 fhesnjeht
fthe 18th of August and ordered the
assistant Of the attorney general. Mr.
PurdN 20 accompany Major BlGcksom
90 assist him in the examination by
examining tho witnesses. According.
wrote the following letters to Inspee-
tor General Darlington and Mr.
Purdy,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
PRESIDENT PRESENTS POSITIVE PROOF THAT SHOOTING At bROS WAS
WORK OFNEGRO SOLDIERS DLSMSSEDM DISGRACE FROM SERVICE

No one can read this evidence q
indiciafy without being con- .
vinced beyond reasonable q
doubt that the men who COM .
mtted this outrage were negro .
soldiers from Fort Brown and .
therefore Of the battalion Of the .
Twenty-fifth infantry stationed Q
there, and that it could NOT have .
taken place without awakening .
and attracting the attention OF Q
all who were in the barracks. .
priVatcs and on-commissioned .
officers, and Il is utterly impossi- .
bic that they should not have Q
Deen aware of what WAS going .
on.-Sccretary raft's letter trans o
mitting the report of Assistant .
Attorney General PurdN on the o
Brownsville affray o
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15

December %, 1906.
Sr.-Acung upon the official re-
ports Of Major Blocksom, Lieutenant
Colonel Lowering and yourself all Of
the Inspector generals department.
the president made an order discharg-
ing without honor about l70 men OF
companies b. G aud y, Of the Twenty
ffth infantry. The reasons for his do
ing 50 are set forth IN his message
to congress on the subject The pres
ldent deemed the report Of the u-
specting officers to be entirely suffice
lent upon which to base the executive
action which was taken. The reports
of the inspecting officers were made
in the usual form In such reports and
do not set out at length the evidence
upon which they based their concus-
ions The matter has now become
subject Of resolution In the senate and
for consideration III the house OF rep-
resentatives by reason Of the intro
duction or "a bin intended to affect The
status of the men now discharged
with reference to re-enlistment 4
number of the men who We're dls-
charged have applied for leave 70 re-
enlist The accuracy of the conslus-
ions reported by Major Blocksom has
been questioned because of an absence
Of the evidence in full upon which he
llitut MS report as 10 who committed
the crimes charged All these mat
lefs require the setting out of the evil
Hehcr ~ greater detail than Is con-
talhed IN Major Sloeksom's report.
The president Is Of the opinion, IN
view of the new phases which the
matter has taken, that Major Block
som should be directed tn return to
brownsville and to uther places whore
evidence on the subject matter is
available. 60 have the evidence re-
duced to writing ana taken under the
sanctitN OF an oath 70 assist him
In this matter he has directed that
Assistant Attorney General PurdY
shall accompany him and shall con-
iuct a careful thorough and Impair
'iat examination of the witnesses The
evidence viii be taken by sienogra-
phers' transcribed and submitted To-
ne witnesses for signatures
The president wishes me 10 say that
Major Rlocksom does moi 60 as
prosecuting officer IN the trial OF an
Indictment hut only as an examiner
10 elicit the truth aud to put the
violence In respect to the matter In
permanent form
The president has reached a con-
'lusiun as to what the facts are. but
his should not influence Major Block
SOM la his examination. for II the
Presidents conclusion la the matter is
Nreng he earnestly desires to be set
light Very respectfully.
WILLIAM n. TAFT
Secretary Of War
rhe Inspector General Of the Army
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15

NV Dear Mr Purdy.-As the presi-
deut has directed your visit 90
grncnsvIlc TO accompany Major
Plocksnr nf The Inspector generals
department. 90 conduct thorough.
careful and Impartial examination o.
tbe Witnesses as 90 the issue who
were the perpetrators ~ the crime
on the night of the 18th
81 August in the town ~ nrownsville.
Tex hy shooting into the various
hnnses. and killing one man ANA
Wuundiug The Lieutenant of police. I
enclose IL letter. which. hy direction 90
tcominucd on Neu ras.,l