Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-03
WHAT LECK|E FOUND
Army Officer Tells of Investiga-
ton at Brownsville.
20-CALlBER BALLS USED
Not Conclusive Proof Against the
Soldiers.
THE SALE OF AMMUNITION
Sergeant McIver, 26th Infantry, Tells
Of Alleged Transactions Of Two
Privates in His Company.
20-CALIBER BALLS USED
THE SALE OF AMMUNITION

Sergt. Norman McIver, Company K. 26th
Infantry, testified today before the Senate
committee at the Capitol investigating the
brownsville affair that he had heard that
two privates named Case and Wall OF Com
pany K of his regiment had three days be-
fore the battalion left Brownsville sold
about 80 rounds of ammunition to a man
in the town. He said he could not prove
that this sale took place. but he heard of it
at the time and saw the man who bought
the ammunition
He was questioned i'm great detail by
Senator Warner concerning this transaction,
and said it did not seem to him at the time
as a very particular occurrence Sol
diers, he said can easily get extra ammu-
milton during target practice.
Lieut.. Leckies Investigation.
Lieut. Harry Griffin Leckie Goth Infantry,
who had been sent to Brownsville to make
an investigation of the shooting ARRAY of
last August by Gen. McCoskey, command
ing the Department of Texas testified con-
corning distances, direction of shots occord-
ing to bullet holes he found in BUILDINGS
He located the shooting chiefly in Governs
alley, outside the harra cks wall. He had
previously in October. 1906. dug a soft lead
bullet from a plank outside the barracks
grounds, supposed by some people to have
was without steel jacket. He went to
Brownsville in accordance with the orders
of Gen. McCoskcy early in 1907 and made
an examination. The bullets he sound We're
of 80 caliber. which is the size fired from
the Springfield rife but on cruss-examina-
ton he said the Springfield ammunition
could be fired from kras OF Winches-
ter. He had himself fired it from 4 VIM
chester.
Speaking of the statement of Mrs. Odin
that bullet going through her house had
passed through her hair Senator Foraker
asked the witness whether Mrs. Odin would
have survived to tell the tale if a high
power bullet had passed through her hair
and he replied that she would not have
been able to testify for several weeks at
least. He explained that animals have
been killed by a high-power bullet merely
barking their skin, and said a hich-oower
bullet going through the committee room
near the ceiling would remove all the pa
pers from the table.
Asked whether h knew anything that
would throw light the investigation
he said the fact that :3-caiiber ammuni-
ton was used might be of interest in
that connection. but he did not know
who did the shooting. He knew that the
holes In the houses were made by 3O-cali-
Der bullets.
have been fired from a Winchester or
krag. as well as Springtield?''
Yes, Sir.
Time of the Firing Fixed.
Oscar j. Matlock. clerk In the quarter
masters department at Brownsville on the
night of August 49, testified that he was
leaving the home of friend when the first
shot was fired on that night and was look
Ing at his watch. noting that the time was
1--WE minutes of 10 O'Clock.
Testimony Not Shaken.
Capt. Samuel P. Lyon. Company d. 18th
Infantry, remained on the stand until the
committee adjourned yesterday afternoon
After The Stars report was closed yester-
day his cross-examination was continued,
but it did not result in the changing of his
statements given in his direct examination
in any important respect.
1t is now practically certain that the COM
mittee cannot dispose of witnesses in the
city at this time by the end of the present
week. This will resul: in a delay in taking
a two weeks vacation, according to the
tentative plan of the committee