Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-06-22
RINGING TRIBUTE BY
A WHITE OFFICER
Senator FOraker's Declaration. Col
Ored Soldiers Innocent.


Washington Post. June IS, 1907
No public session OF the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs was
held yesterday, an adjournment hav-
ing been taken until to-day. on ac-
count OF the death of Senator Nor
gan. Senator Lodge referred briefly
10 the lass TO the Senate and 20 the
country, and suggested that IL would
be fitting for the committee, which
is the only Senate body now in ses-
sion to adjourn as n mark of re-
spect
An executive session of the COM
mittee was held at which Senator
Pettus was permitted TO record his
vote In support OF the administration
on the Brownsville question. This
was done for the reason that Senator
Pettus will so TO Alabama with the
-hody OF his colleague and probably
viii not return here during the pres
ent session OF the committee. II
was stated that the committee would
conclude the examination OF all Of
the witnesses in prospect by Tuesday
next, but IL is not believed that any
report will be prepared at this time
The question OF going to Browns
Vile was discussed and the argument
made by several Senators that the
case already was sufficiently outlined
10 make the visit unnecessary. The
question was not decided, however,
beyond reaching the agreement that
II later IL should be necessary to
send a committee TO Brownsville the
trip will not be made until Novem-
ber next.
washington Post, June Il, 1907 ]
Officers OF the Twenty-hftn Infan-
try, who had previously testified in
the Brownsville investigation before
the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs, were again on the stand yes
terday.
Lieut.. Lawrason, of Company b.
testified as to the darkness of the
night, contradicting large number
of citizens Of Brownsville, who have
testified that they had recognized
men as Negro soldiers from thirty
feet TO a block away. Lawrason
said that he could not even distin-
guish a uniform seven feet away.
Capt. Macklin, of Company c. con-
cluded his examination, begun on
Tuesday.
When Capt. Lyon was examined
AC was NAON Al NhC AWO SuuC SCAl "
the committee by Gen. Crozier, one
OF which had been cleaned in one
minute by running a thong through
the bore. the other being uncleaned
About one week ago both of these
guns were fired five times at Fort
Myer and taken to the War Depart
ment, where the cleaning of one of
them in one minute took place by
direction of Gen. Crozier.
The witness looked at each gun
carefully and picked the one he thought
was the most foul. That gun proved to
be the one that had been cleaned.
Considerable amusement followed
this statement, and the witness was
asked many questions to bring out
the fact whether the gun stated TO
have been cleaned might not have
been cleaned at the time and had
become foul since. Gen. Crozier's
statement before the committee was
read to him.
so far as appearance is con-
cerned," said Gen. Crozier, II would
not be able to say 1t had been fred. I"
That statement referred TO the
gun that Capt. Lyon said was in a
worse condition than the gun that
the gun that had not been cleaned
at all after being fired five times.
washington Post, June is, 1901
The Investigation Of the Browns
Vile ARRAY by the Senate Committee
on Military Affairs came to a close
yesterday when an adjournment was
taken until November IS. At that
time the committee will decide wheth
er 1t is necessary to go to Browns
Vile to continue the investigation.
No attempt will be made to formu-
late a report until the next session
of Congress.
Four witnesses were on the stand
yesterday. Brig. Gen. Andrew s.
Burt, retired. renowned Indian fighter,
who was colonel Of the Twenty-ffth In
fantsy at the time Of his promotion
and retirement. testified that tnis
regiment OF Negro soldiers was one
OF the best in the United States army
or. In fact, any army In the world.