Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-05
WISE AT LAST.

and the orders were to keep their eyes to
the front. He couldn't look around, but
managed to see men standing on the cor
ners of streets with shotguns and VIM
chesters.
s Senator Foraker: ut has been charged
that there was conspiracy of silence
among the men, and that they would not
talk about this matter. What do you say
The witness: II know nothing about such
an agreement"
did you have any hesitation in talking
about it,"
II had but very little to say about the
matter. have talked to a number of peo-
pie of these same things. but not qnite as
much as have said here
By Senator Foster: do. you swear you
f rifieg "'S''nsa'Sh a report OF a Winchester
The witness: THAT is how it sounded to
me- They have a sort of bell sound; they
do not sound like Springfield
You paid special attention to the sound ?''
II paid very close attention"
DO you swear it was report Of Win
CHESTER"
Il would not swear, but that is my belief. -
By Senator Warren: "Why did you pay
particular attention to hear what kind of
arms were being fred?'
ITO hear whether I could distinguish a
Springfield, to see If any of our men were
there"
By Senator Overman: From what YOU
saw and heard you don't believe any of
your men did any firing?"
mo, I do not believe it,"
Nor that men of any of the companies
did any firing?"
Il am speaking Of my company"
BY Senator Warner: Although that call
to arms took place at midnight YOU Aitened
to hear what kind of guns were being
fired?"
II was not scared"
They were firing pretty fast?''
Pretty fast
The vitneSa then rnnoofad +b,+ L. ..,,,a
tell that dii-erent arms were being fired.
Some sounded like six-shooters and some
like Winchesters. He had heard Win
chesters on hunting trips in Montana.
Treatment in the South.
By Senator Overman-"So far as you were
concerned you had no trouble in the
south?"
80 far as I was concerned, personally,
never had any trouble
If the others had behaved themselves
they would have been treated all right,
too?'
II didn't go to these places. Some of the
men thought Here are public places and
that they had a right to go to them. For
myself / am a different man. 1 say II a
person does not want me in his place do
not go. Down in Texas l went in but one
store to buy some clothing and 1 was
treated all right there. I went through
the town every day."
Senator TallaferrO asked how 1t was he
did not have trouble. and the witness re-
piled:
II didn't go around much. like to go to
the front door to spend my money!
He said he didn't know any one of his
company who had trouble. A number of the
men. upon being discharged at Brownsville,
he said, did not re-enlist because they did
not care to serve in the south.
The Alleged Conspiracy.
BY Senator Warner: You said you knew
of no conspiracy of silence and you never
heard this affair talked Of.
II never heard the matter referred to ex-
cept some one would say: i wonder what
viii be done about it That is ALL
T. witness replies about not hearing the
matter talked of, appearing to cover the
discussion involved in the investigation by
the officers of the company, Mr. Foraker in
terceded.
Il don't want the witness taken OFF his
guard he said.
The witness said not more than 10 per
cent of the men Of his company were in
the habit of going to saloons.
The committee then adjourned until 1880
tomorrow morning, when First Sergt. Jacob
Frazier. who counted The men in Company
d on the morning of the nth of August,
of the companies involved In the inquiry
will be called after the present court-mar-
It'll proceedings have ended.
Mr.. Foraker announced that he wanted
to examine all the officers, both commits
stoned and non-commissioned, and the men
tus protested against taking testimony that
has already been taken, but Mr. Foraker
said the witnesses had never been exam
tned as he wanted to examine them.