Richmond planet., 1907-06-01

the afternoon session. Frank r.
Starck and Fred. TAFT, mounted dep
uty inspectors of customs. Neither
of them identified the persons who
did the shooting. The first witness,
who testified he had been in the
border customs service nine years.
said ne was awakened by the shoot
ing and heard a volley in front OF
his house. He and his wife removed
their children 90 a place of safety be
hind the chimney. and he seized n
gun. On looking out of the window
he saw a man sulking behind n tree,
and was on the point of shooting
when the man stepped out of hiding
and revealed himself TO be a police
man.
He said he was certain the shots
came from soldiers, and the follow
ing morning he picked up a lot of
empty shells. They had been fresh
fired and belonged to the type OF
gun used by the soldiers. He ex-
planned that eight bullets struck his
house, and that two passed through
a mosquito netting about eighteen
inches above two OF his sleeping chill
dren.
TAFT, the last witness of the day,
explained the incident of his knock
ing down a Negro soldier who ell
bowed witnesses wife on the pave
ment. He is next-dOor neigabor
TO Starck and heard the shooting
but saw no one. Several times dur
ing the examination Senator Warner
cautioned Senator FORAKER as TO the
manner OF the latter's cross eXamina
ton.
Washington Post, May "a. 1901
For about a minute yesterday 1t
looked as If sensation involving
the son-in-law of the President was
about TO be sprung in connection vita
the Brownsville investigation. Fred.
J. Combe, mayor of Brownsville, the
only witness. was under cross-exam-
ination by Senator Foraker at the
time.
What is there in the story that a
fund OF $4,000 has been raised by
the citizens OF Brownsville as a re-
ward TO the person who will produce
evidence leading to fixing the guilt
of those responsible for shooting up
the town." inquired Mr.. Foraker.
There is nothing in that story,
Senator" replied the mayor. That
was started by an Ohio man"
Senator Warren, the chairman,
and the mirth spread to
other members. Even Mr.. Foraker
smiled.
IAN Ohio MANI" he inquired, af-
fecting surprise. "Wall you be kind
enough to give us the name of this
Ohio MANI"
NOT NICHOLAS LoNGwoRTH
'Longworth, replied the mayor.
at which the laughter became loud
and general.
Certainly not Nicholas Long
worth" suggested Mr.. Foraker,
whose interest in the matter seemed
to quicken perceptibly. You don't
mean the Presidents son-in-law?"
Certainly not" replied Mayor
Combe. with an air Of impatience.
II am glad TO hear that" replied
the Ohio Senator. ''Mr. Nicholas
Longworth is constituent of mine"
AS the association of Mr.. Long
worth's name had nothing to do with
the case. that portion of the conver-
sation was stricken from the record.
During his testimony, Mayor
Combe detailed the incidents con-
nected with the shooting. and told
of the investigation by citizens to
determine VINO did the shooting.
Most of the circumstances connected
with the citizens inquiry has been
made public, but the mayor interest
ed the committee in HIS story of tae
excitement following the shooting.
WANTED TO ATTACK GARRISON.
He said that hundreds of people
appeared In the streets fully armed
and determined TO make an attack
upon the garrison. but that he ad-
dressed the crowd and by calling
prominent citizeas to his aid man
aged to disperse the people to their
homes.
He denied making remark ac-
credited to him by . white soldier