The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20

was in consultation with Major Block
som and Captain Macklin.
WHEN BLOCKSOM FORMED HIS
OPINION.
Il am Captain Mcdonald of the Tex
as Rangers. The governor has sent me
down here to investigate this outrage,
is the manner in which Captain Melon
aid introduced himself to Major Pen
rose and the other officers. wv hat have
you learned about this thing
absolutely nothing, answered Zen
9ose.
Nothing! Do you mean 10 tell me
that you have investigated thIs matter
ard have learned nothing about it? How
about Corpora Miller's connectioa with
IL o.
On connection with Corpsral Mlers
Mcdonald mentioned Che names Of 9th
or aegroes. We had secuted information
from tie ex-soldier andAad gatAeved Che
Games of naug negroes WAo were mixed
60 in Che affair, and he was able TO Galk
in q manner which showed Gha9 he gas
familiar @ltB Che aSae
Corporal Miller was noe m,Nea up 10
this affair OF all PIE vas &c roll caN both
at s clock gld 20 10 O'Clock. 7 sag him
and GarGain Macklin saw him
"1ave Corporal Miller br0uglG On
heee. ana let meoqueseion him and I'LL
prove TO YOU that VOC age mistalleT,
Corporal MILLER Gas brought III and
Che captain conducted Che examlnatidfi.
ally break in with a question. buI the
captain informed them that it was he
that was conducting the examination
that they could ask him questions as O.
where he was last year or the yeas BE
fore, but they would have g. postpone
their questions until he pot through with
the negro; that he wantc6 to know
where Miller was on the night OF the
shooting TIP OF the town
| CORPORAL MILLER MADE AID
MISSIONS
They all got good, and Miller became
very humble, sand the admitted that he
was no in the fort at either s clock or
at II o'clock and that he did not return
to the fort until about or after II o'clock
on the night of the shooting tip of che
town. During this examination the ne
gro had off his cap. Captain Mcdonald
had his attention. 1t was to this civilian
and not to his superior officers that he
humbled himself To the captain he was
negro: to Penrose, Blocksom and
Macklin his attitude was not even chat
of soldier in the presence of his STU
periors He had forgotten that he was a
soldier. And he belched up things right
along, and he got himself arrested for
it, and the captain made the arrest.
Then they go on, Mr., President, with
half column more of it. | shall ask to
have it printed in the Rtcord. | have
read just enough to show the character
of the mans knowledge of this affair and
to show something of the character of
the man himself. | did not intend. when
referred to him some days ago, to do
him any injustice; but III view of the
fact that he seems to think | have, and
especially in view of the fact that my
much esteemed colleague, the Senator
from Texas. seems to think | have re-
flected on him, think it bur due to Cap
tain Mcdonald that these interviews
with himself, which are apparently his
own picture of himself, should be put in
the Record where all the Senate and all
the country and all posterity may read
them and know OF this man, who is as
fearless and brave as he is truthful and
honest.
The Vice President-The matter re-
ferred toby the Senator from Ohio will
be printed in the Record, in the abstnce
of objection.
The matter referred to is as fillows:
Captain Mcdonald arrested thirteen
negroes On warrants issued from the
State courts. Major Penrose told him
that seven or eight OF the negroes under
arrest were the right ones, but that he
was mistaken about the others
ACCUSED PENROSE OF BEING
AN ACCESSORY
IF you know that much about this
thing, hiw is IT that YOU do not know all
about it and who were connected with
it? Why don't you assist me in bring
ing the guilty scoundrels to justice?"
And right there Captain Mcdonald
threw il into the teeth Of Major Penrose
that he was an accessory to the Crime.
Major Blocksom heard it and there
ISM much wonder that he is of the opin-
ion that Captain Mcdonald. of the
Rangers Of Texas, would charge hell
with one bucket of water.
But this is not all that> Major Block
som saw of the captain that firmly fixed
this in his mind During the time that
the thirteen negro soldiers were locked
up in the guardhouse the wires were
kept hot The order to move the troops
came. Captain Mcdonald had the war
rants ii his pocket and the negroes were
in the guardhouse inside the fort. He
could not place them in the county jail.
At least he deemed that the temper of the
people made it advisable that the ne
groes be kept locked up inside the fort.
/ he officers of Brownsville had allied
themselves with Major Penrose and
against Mcdonald. They demanded that
he. give over the warrants which he had
in his possession. He still refused. The
demand was made upon the orders of the
court and officers went to him as Of
ficers and made demand and fortified
themselves, as officers do under such cir
cumstances, back of their guns. 1t was
no use The captain had the warrants.
He was ready for any test, and he stood
them off Meanwhile he had asked the
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