Richmond planet., 1907-06-01

named voschel connected with tne
alleged assault by Negro
soldier upon the wife of a
citizen named Evans. This remark
was said TO have been made the day
prior TO the shooting in conversa-
ton with Maj. Penrose at the post
Noschel said he overheard the mayor
tell Maj. Penrose that unless Ne
gro soldier was arrested before II
O'Clock that night every enlisted man
seen in the town would be shot.
Mayor Combe not only denied max
ing such a remark, but said ne could
produce a letter from Ma. Penrose
denying that such a remark had been
made. number OF the shells. clips
and other exhibits us1CE.a the in
vestigations were found In the streets
by Mayor Combe, and he detailed
the circumstances connected with the
finding.
Mayor Combe had not concluded
his testimony when the committee
adjourned for the day.
Washington Post, May %, 1901
Five witnesses testified yesterday
in the Brownsville investigation be-
fore the Senate Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, Teohlo Martinez, a Mex
lean. who lived in a house next TO
the barracks. told of four bullets hav-
ing been fired into his house from a
point thought TO be somewhere in
Company c barracks.
Albert w. Billingsly, a dairyman,
testified that the only thing he had
ever heard against the Negro SOL
diers being garrisoned at Fort Brown
was from white soldiers, of the
Twenty-sixth Infantry, who did not
want to leave. He said he preferred
Negro soldiers as customers TO whites
because the Negroes used more milk
and paid their bills more promptly.
Jos. l.. Crixell, the saloon-keeper,
was subjected to a searching cross
examination. He saw no Negro SOL
diers, but was positive they did the
shooting. On the afternoon before
the shooting up" of the town, Capt
Macklin and other officers of tae
Twenty-fifth Infantry were drinking
in his saloon. he said, and MackIin,
discussing the act of Customs Oficer
TAFT in knocking down a Negro SOL
dier with his revolver, said to Crix-
ell:
MACKLIN ANTICIPATED RIOT.
Major Penrose and have inves-
tigated the affair and there is moth
ing in the story that the Negro SOL
dier had elbowed Tait's wife of tae
sidewalk. The soldiers are being i'm
posed on by citizens and Federal Of
hcers. Now, Joe. suppose these mig
gers should jump the fence some
night and shoot up this id town.
We couldn't prevent it."
While this conversation was in
progress, Billingsley, the milkman,
had entered the saloon, the witness
said, and, talking to the saloon-keep-
er had remarked that the white CT
hcers were as bad as the Negro SOL
diers. and all OF them ought TO be
sent away. After Billingsley went
out Capt. Macklin said TO the saloon
keeper, according to the latter's tes-
timony:
Those Negroes will surprise that
fellow yet"
In his cross-examination Senator
Foraker brought out the fact that
Crfxell leased out gambling para
phernalia in the room above his sa-
loon. and that craps, roulette and
poker we're played.
did the Negro soldiers play craps
there?"
mo-" was the reply. White Of
fcers and civilians played craps"
Who played roulette?" persisted
Foraker after the laughter
over the first reply had subsided.
"oh, lawyers, doctors, and other
good citizens" replied the saloonist.
MAYOR PRODUCES LETTER.
Mayor combe continued his testi-
mony at the corning session. He
produced at the request OF Senator
Warner. the letter referred to Thurs
day In which MAJ. Penrose. who
commanded the Negro soldiers at
Fort Brown. declared that Private