The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-13
MEMBERS TIRE OF
SENATE INQUIRY
SAMENESS OF TESTIMONY OF
DlscHAsCED NEGRO TROOPS
CUTS ATTENDANCE.
AN ATTACK ON GARRISON
Instead of An Attack On Brownsville
is Alleged BY Soldiers at Ex-
aminaton---Say Shots Came
From the Town.


Washington, Feb. 12.-Senator For
aker has about completed the exami
nation of former members Of com
panes b and d Twenty fifth infantry
and expects tomorrow 10 examine for
mer members of company c as tC
their alleged pa ticipation in the az.
| fray at Brownsville, Texas. The sen.
/ ate committee on military affairs,
which is conducting The inquiry. is
tring Of the proceedings and every
/ session marks a dropping off in at.
tendance of senators.
There Is such similarity in the
stories told by theformer negro sol
ders that these il little interes
Today there was a slight departure
when Thomas j. Green, who was
auartermaster sergeant of company
d tald of seeing flashes from guns
followed by reports of the guns. He
aid the shooting came from the town
On cross examination he said he
never told anyone Of seeing the
flashes Of the guns and that he did
not consider il the duty Of an enlisted
man to investigate the effect Of the
shooting.
Alleges Attack On Garrison.
According to Green's account Of in
cidents Of the night Of August 18th.
he did not sleep well and was awake
when the first shot was fred His
room was in the building occupied by
company p and located ON the side
next to the town He said he rose in
bed and saw the firing and that 1t was
apparent to him thai an attack was
being made on the garrison After
that he dressed and assumed his duty
upon the call to arms being sounded
M!ngO Sanders. formerly first ser,
eeant Of company h, was also wit.
ness Today, He is. one Of the most in
terdsting characters Of the battallaa
which was dismissed by tie president
and has been used as the chief object
Of the alleged injustice of the dis
charging of the three companies San
ders has served the army more than
- years, and participated in some
)f the engagements in Cuba in which |
The president himself took part.
Bullets Whixzed Der His Head.
The ex sergeant's testimony was
argely cDrfoborative of what had |
peen adduced during the examina-
Jon of previous Witnesses He said
le was positive that the Gown was
shot mp by others than the cOlored
and his conviction on this
lont was based on the fact that bul
cts came toward the barracks from
he town on The night Of the affray.
Sanders said that while running
rom his quar- ers to company b bar
acks several bullets whizzed over
lis head. He had a house To the left
# the company quarters and directly
II front of the hospital After being
Weakened by the shooting he noted
hat the men of company c were ex,
lied and shouting TO each other
II hear some one yell. Fall in
q said. Then some shouted to get
b guns. and another person answered
hat they could not get the guns. as
he racks We're locked and The maa
nth the KEYS could NOT be found
hen Lieutenant Greer knew his
oice-sad Break those rack
pen.
Racks Broken Open.
Thcie has been a great dead of tes.
mony given concerning the broken
icks Of company c. but no persons
ad testified positively before as To 2
le manner in which they were
rollen. The testimony of Sanders in
catej tina the racks were in good
before the shooting aud .
ere broken open bv command Of
le of the company officers.
Continuing his testimony Sanders q
I'D of finding h. own company in
and uf his efforts 10
raighfcn il ont he said he found
'mc of the men down on their knees
I'd that o.aess were yelling 10 put
u tho lantern. 50 that 81 would not
rnfsh a target FIR persons to shoot
. Il told the men 20 stand rp AMI
ldiers and that ir was better 20 Die
the rank than ont
When the men did not stand up
Id them some things I don't want Ut
repeat here. H