The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-15

ernorted by Major Blocksom has been questioned because of an absence oI the evidence in full upon which ne ,ns s crime charged. All these matters require the setting out of the evlusnir ls ;,, in greater detail than is contained ia Major Blocksam's report a,
 The president ds is ol tne ns,cb 9p inc mat ter has taken. that Major Blockson should be directed to return to Bfown, vile and to other places wneIe ,, dence upon the subject matter saad is aS to writing and taken under the sahctL.s of an oath. To assist him Tn tnis lha. z ter. he has directed that Asststant AZ. torney General Purdy shall aee9hpanI .Sn,. ough and impartial examination oi .ne witnesses The evidence will pc tax en by stenographers, transcribed; anu submitted to the witnesses TOT sisha ture.
 Major Blocksom's Capacity.
 The President wishes me to say that Major Biocksom does not act as a prose cutfnE omcer in the triai oI ah ihuie ,.t. mrnt, but only as an examiner 10 eiicil the truth ana get the evidence ln the raspect to the matter m convenient and perinanent form.
 The President has reached con ciusion as to what the facts are, put this should not influence Ma1or biock - Presidents conclusion in the matter is wrong, he earnestly desires to pc SCI right William H. Taft.
 Secretary of War.
 The Inspector General or the Army.
 Secretary Taft then sent letter to MT Purdy enclosing copy Of the in- structions for Major Blocksom. E'
 Secretary Taft's report concludes:
 T have the honor now to transmit 10 you a copy of all the testimony taken and reduced to writing by Major Block son. under MT. Purdy examination, n pursuance of the directions contained Ill the letters set forth aDove except the staIemenr of one witness which had little or no bearing or weight up. on the issues raised upon the present evidence but did have, if trustworthy, a very direct bearing upon the issue to be raised in the court martial pro ceedings pending against Captain Macklln and which l have therefore transmitted to brigadier General MIG. Caskey, commar ding the Department ot Texas to be delivered to the Judgo Advocate in the court martial proceed ings.
 i also enclose a sworn statement ot one witness, hospital steward named Francois Oltmans taken by Inspector General Darlington by my direction. I also enclose report from General Crozier, chief of the ordnance, and cap tain Rices with respect to the Spring field rifle model of 1883, Tn use by the
  ation, its calibre and its rtfiing. the ex- istencs of other guns using the same cartridges, or certrfdges or the same size. etc: The map and photograpn included in the printed copy of the ev-
 The shells, clips. ball cartridges and bandolier referred to in the evidence ana will be produced whenever called for.
 In order to understand the testimony, reservation lies to the south of the city of Brownsville and immediately adjoins 1t. The Rio Grande River runs by the the city on it's west and then circles of the witnesses, therefore, the river lies to the west of the city while the reservation lies to the south.
 In okaer to prevent private buildings garrison wall is constructed thirty feet within the reservation line, leaving a narrow road of about thirty feet in width between the garrison walls and the houses that front the garrison road on the city side. The reservation line is not parallel to the eastwest. streets of the city, nor it 1t at right angles to the north and south streets, but at the points of importance in this contro- versy it runs in general direction east and west
 The streets and places here involved were first, the three barracks of D They stood about fifty feet inside of the garrison wall Between and B conn panies was a road leading to the gar rison gate. which led immediately into the garrison through the town. The D Company barracks was on the west side of this; B Company's barracks was on the east side and next beyond was that a barracks not occupied. The bar racks were two stories and had porches above and below. The pasageway be- tween B and c, behind the garrison alley on the north side of the garri- son road. This was the alley upon which most of the shooting was done.
 On the garrison road immediately house containing the Western Union Telegraph Station, known as the Rem dall house, Next to that was the house occupied by Jose Martinez, immediate ly on the corner of the alley.
 Location of Houses.
 Next beyond was the Yturria place, the house of whicm fronted on Wash ington Street, but ran back on the gar rison road to the alley. The three north on the alley from the garrison road the next intersectink street Is Fourteenth Street. On the south of the corner of the alley and Fourteenth Street is the Cowen house. which was corner of the alley and Fourteenth Street is the Oraza house, which was shot into. Across Fourteenth Street and northwest corner of the alley and Fourteenth Street, was the rear of the Leahy Hotel, which was shot into.
 Proceeding up the alley behind Four teenth Street on the southwest corner of the alley and Thirteenth Street, is the Miller Hotel, which was riddled with bullets. the Miller Hotel, extending Elizabeth Street. Crossing Thirteenth Street, proceeding up the alley and passing by houses on the north side of this street which were shot into, nota- bly the King block, we reach on the alley the rear of the Ruby Saloon. times the Ruby Saloon and sometimes the Tillman Saloon.
 Going back to Thirteenth Street and the alley, the events of the night also a block or 120 feet to Washington, and then on Washington towards Twelfth to a house standing on the east side of Washington Street occupied by Mir. Stark. This house was riddled with bullets Preceding up Washington brings us again to the alley. along which. as already stated, most of the shooting was done. A volley was fired at the corner of Twelfth and the alley west toward the river With this geo. graphic explanation, which it is neces- sary to keep in mind in order to follow the evidence clearly. we come now to the events of the night.
 The shooting occurred about mid night.
 Negroes Jumped Wall.
 Jose Martinez was drug clerk who in nV. ha