Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-04
ADMISSION BY DARLINGTON
ASCERTAINED NOTHING IN HIS
INQUIRY AT BROWNSVILLE
Investigation Resumed at the Capitol
Today by the Senate Committee
ON Military Affairs.

The Senate committee military affairs
resumed its investigation of the Brownsville
affray today after a recess of one week.
Gen. L. \. Darlington, inspector general of
the army, testified concerning the invest-
cation he made following those conducted
for the War Department by Col. Lowering
and Mai Blockson of the inspector gen.
erals department.
After going over In detail the efforts made
by him to ascertain the names of the guilty
parties he asked by Senator Foraker
III the upshot OF his investigation was
that he went down there to establish the
guilt of the negroes and that he came
away without any knowledge whatever con-
corning the Array"
Gen Darlington admitted that such was
the case.
Gen Darlington told of the various events
from the time he left for the duty of max
Ing this investigation until it had been
finished.
He declared empha tically that before he
started on the investis cation he had con-
Cluded from the reading of reports of Off
GERS of the battalion stationed at Browns
vile that the colored soldiers were guilty
of shooting up the town, and in his entire
Investigation he had found reason to
change that opinion.
SAYS Macklin Hid Shells.
He testified. among other things, that
while at Brownsville Maj. Penrose had told
him that Capt. Macklin in reporting that
he had found some shells and clips In the
Miller alley near the barracks had said
that at the time he found them there were
citizens in the vicinity. and as there was
a great deal of excitement which he de-
sired to allay, especially in relation to the
feeling of citizens against the soldiers, he
had pressed into the sand or dirt number
OF other shells and clips. In that way the
shells and clips were hidden from view.
This statement, which had not been made
before was the cause of a great deal OF
DISCRIMINATION.
Senator Foraker examined Gen. CARING
ton thoroughly in respect to his testimony
today and statements made in his report
to the Secretary of War on the Browns
willie affair
Cen Darlington said that he had been
unable while at Brownsville to discover
among the soldiers. in his talks with them.
any feeling of resentment toward the citi-
Zens. but he was. nevertheless, of the
opinion that the shooting-up resulted from
such feeling.
Learned No Facts.
He had been able to gain no knowledge
whatever Of the individuals connected with
the ARRAY, but said that there were some,
probably i've TO twenty or twenty-five men.
who went out into the town to shoot 1t up,
and great many more who had some
knowledge of the ARRAY.
He did not believe there was exactly a
conspiracy among the men to shoot up the
town, but thought that having been ordered
To keep within the barracks that night, they
had become unruly, and some of them who
were governed by their impulses went out
into the town and shot it W. After that
there was a general agreement in his opin-
ion. among the men to Keep quiet.
y long crosS-eXa mnation dwelt upon the
accuracy Of statements made in Gen. Gar
lngtou ) report