Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
Exhaustive Resume of the
Testimony Taken by Purdy
Commission OF Inquiry.

Commission OF Inquiry.
have the honor now 20 transmit q
you Il copy ~ all the testimony takel
and reduced 4 q writing BY MaJo
Blocksom Under Mr. Purdy's examina
1 ton, Ia pursuance 81 the direction
contained ~ the letters set fortl
above except the statement of on
witness which had little or NO bearin.
or weight upon tho issues raised ~
The present evidence, hui ala have
IL trustworthy, a very direct hearini
upon The issue 10 be raised In the
court martial proceedings pepdinf
against Captain Mackiin. and whicl
have therefore transmitted to big
adler General McCiaskey. command
ing the department 81 Texas. 70 bt
delivered 10 the Judge advocate IN th'
court martial proceedings also en-
close a NOR statement Of one VIII
ness. a hospital steward named Fran.
co.'s Oltmans. taken By Inspector Gen.
crai Darlington by my direction
also enclose a report from Brigadiei
General crozier. chief Of ordnance
aud Captain Rice With respect 10 the
Springfield rifles. model Of 1909. IL
use by the soldiers of the Twenty
firm infantry. ltx operation, its Gait.
Der and its rlflinR. The existence OF
other guns using the same cartridge
~ cartridges or the same size, eic.
Tho map and photograph exhiplts
have been reproduced and are IN
Guided IN the printed copy ~ the eyi4
denee. The shells, clips, ball cart
fiuges and bandoiier referred TO IN
The evidence are III the custody % the
department and VIII be produced
whenever called for.
In order to understand the %testl-
mnnv Al stlould- be said that Fort
Brown reservation lies 70 the south OF
the city II Brownsville and imtaed-
lately adIoins IL The Rio Gfandf
runs by the city on Its west ahd theh
circles around the reservation. III the
minds on the witnesses, therefore, the
river lies 10 the west OF the city. while
The reservation lies 10 rs south.
~ order To prevent private build
tnee cinse IN 10 the reservation, the
.ayrison wall Is constructed thirty
feei within the reservation line, leay-
ins n narrow road OF about thirty
fpnt In width between the garrison
vail and the houses that from the
"a rrisou road on the city side. The
,nuarvnf{on line II not parallel 10 the
reSt ana west streets Of the city, nor
Is ID All right angles to the north and
south stress, bu at the points Of I'm
portanee Ia this controversy. u runs
in 4 general direction east and west.
The streets and places here Involved
we're first. the three barracks of ~
Company, y Company and G Com
pany. They stood about fifty feet IN
side OF the garrison wall. Between
ID and y Companies was a road lead
ing to the garrison gate which led
Immediately into Elizabeth street.
running north from the garrison
through the town. The - Company
barracks were on the west side Of this
gate, Il Company's barracks WAS on
the east side. and next beyond WAS
the G Company's barracks and be-
yond that "a barracks not occupied,
The barracks were two stories ana
had porches above ant below, The
passageway between u and G, behind
the garrison, was Just opposite the
mouth Of an alley IN the north side
Of the garrison road. This was the
alley upon which most OF the shooting
was done. The alley was 100 feet
cast from Elizabeth street and the
same distance from Washington street
on the east. and this alley ana the
i've streets run north from the fort
INTO the lpWHt nav NffNHfRs i'H'
Fourteenth street. then Thirteenth
ana then Twelfth street,
On the garrison road. Immediately
opposite Il Company barracks vas
Il house containing the Western Un-
ion Telegraph station, known as the
Kendall house.
Next Ia TINT WAS the house occupied
bv lose Martinez. Immediately on the
corner Of the alley and the garrison
rnad. Next beyond WAS the Yturrin
Mace. the house % which fronted on
Washington street, but ran back on
the garrison road to the alley These
three houses were shot into. Proceed
ing north on the alley from the gar
riSnn road. the next miersectinR
street IL Fourteenth street ON the
southwest corner Of the alley and
Fourteenth street Is the Cowan house,
which was riddled with bullets, ON
the southeast cerner OF the alley and
Fourteenth street IL the Gram house.
which WAS shot into Across Four
ieenth street. ana on the northwest
corner OF the alley aud Fourteenth
street was the rear OF the Leahy hotel.
which was shot into. Proceeding up
the alley beyond Fourteenth street. on
the southwest corner Of The alley aud
Thirteenth street stands the Miller hoe
rel. which WAS riddled by bullets. the
Miller hotel extending west from the
alley 10 its front from Elizabeth
street. Crossing Thirteenth street.
proceeding az the alley and passing
hv houses on the north side OF that
street. which were shot into. notably
the King blocsk. nc reach on the al
Icy. the rear 81 the Ruby saloon.
owned by Tillman, and called some
times The Ruby saloon and sometimes
the Tiilman s%niioun. This saloon fronts
on Elizabeth street on runs back
through a considerable COURTYARD with
one or more tables and chairs in It,
20 a broad gate or door opening on
The alley The alley 90 course inter-
Sects Twelfth street - ;hs next cor-
ner.
Going back 90 Thirteenth and the
alley. the events of the night carry
a. east on Thirteenth street having
a block Of l2b feet 90 Washington
street toward Twelfth To- "A house
standing on The east side 81 Washing
Ton street and occupied by Ne. Starck
This house was riddied with bullets.
Proceeding up Washington street 10
Twelfth and west on Twelfth. brings
ns again 10 the alley along which. as
already stated. most nf She shooting
was done. The yuiloN Has fired at
the corhef OF Twelfth and the alley.
west fokard the river With This g-.-
aranhlc explanation. which 90 iF nccrs-
fary to keep ia mind I'm order to fol-
faw thc evidence closely, We come NOW
la the events Of the night The shouf-
ing occurred about midnieht.
lose MARTINEZ was "a drug clerk who
used in q house fronting on the north