Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-08
NEGRO IN JAIL
FOR ASSAULT
ON MACKL|N
ACCUSED is CORPORAL IN
CAPTAINS OWN REGIMENT
of Bloody Khaki Coat
Leads to Arrest of Wounded
Soldier Charged With At
tempted Robbery,
LBy MornInE JournnI speeIal Lea.ed wIrel

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.l
Guthrie Okla. Jan. IA state Cap
ital special from Fort Reno, SAYS: The
finding Of khaki jacket, one sleeve
OF which was covered with blood ana
puncturod presumably by a bullet led
70 the arrest this afternoon by Corpor-
al Knowles OF the TWenty-hfth intan-
Try colored, ON the charge OF MUIR
derously assaulting Captain Edgar
B. Macklin
When arrested the non-commis-
stoned officer was found To have se~
we're hcsh wound IN the wrist which
he was said To have been treating for
wrist is declared To- have been in
ficted by the same sized bullet as
went through the sleeve Of the packet,
which bore Knowles iniiials The
officers at tho fort and El Reno pu-
lice do not doubt that the negro corr
poral IL the masked man who ON the
night Of December called Captain
Mackln to the back door OF his home
and shot him twice.
The jacket which led to Knowles
arrest was found near the fort sun
day by two boys.
Knowles was given hearing before
United States Commissioner Low at
Fort Reno tonight, but ui 10 This hour
Gl:3o it has been impossible 20 learn
the result II was stated at the Tort
that he would be taken either to El
Reno or Guthrie tonight. a pair Of
khaki trousers was found In the creek
waters late This afternoon near where
the iacket was found Yesterday.
II was learned tonight that another
arrest is to be made aud II Is under
stood that the man next to be taken (
into custody is another negro soldier /
He Us being shadowed in III Reno tor
night and win be arrested rs soon a.
the hearing af Knowles az Fort Reno
Is concluded.
Negro Never In Brownsville,
Knowles was not in brownsville al
the time Of the riots. He was trans
fcrred ia Fort Reno from Fort Wa
bunsee. Wash, several months ago. He
formerly belonged to company pf
which Macklin was captain and It IS
said that he bore a grudge against the
officer fna' some trouble that occurred
before the Brownsville Incident An
officer at the fort. however, states that
the theory being worked out Is that
the shooting grew directly out OF the
Brownsville affair, the former trouble (
being used merely TO incite the negro (
to attack Macklin
At midnight the hearing was adj
journed until tomorrow morning at 10 (
ucluck when the prisoner viii be F.
given chance to offer his defense.
MaclIlin Identifies. Prisoner,
While the officers decline TO tell .
what passed in the room where ne .
examinat ton was held, 1t is stated upon
good authority that Captain Macklin
Is positive that the prisoner is The man
who shot him Major Penrose ana 4
Captain Macklin. Mrs. Macklin, Chris
Madsen. chief clerk an United states
Marshal Abernathys office Willie
Johnson a negress cook for the
Macklins and Miss Aurora Rachs,
hospital matron. were witnesses exam I
Ined tonight. They testified regard I
ing events leading IN To the shooting ,
Watching Another suspect.
No other arrests have been made, 4
but ii is known that the police OF ,
El Reno are watching "a discharged \
soldier. who is to be arrested when the I
nther hearing Is completed, II Is i
known that Knowles IS expected 10 I
give testimony duplicating him,