Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-11
WAS TOWARD FORT
Deadly Missiles Were Flying Over His
Head.
CONSERVATION OF SOLDIERS
He Rebuked Some Who Were on
Knees and Others Who Were
Trying to Hide.

Mingo Sanders, first sergeant of Com
pany B of the 25th Infantry, went before
the Senate committee military affairs
today and told his story concerning the
events on the night of August ID, when the
town Of Brownsville, Tex, was shot I'D.
Sergt. Sanders was by no means an I'M
willing witness. 1t was not necessary to
prod him with questions in order to obtain
his narrative of what took place. Senator
Foraker asked him to go ahead on each
phase of the subject, and Sanders talked
steadily and in most interesting manner
about the subject Of the investigation.
Sergt. Sanders makes rather a striking
figure. He is tail man. with good Shout
ders, head erect and soldierly. He was not
in the least abashed by being brought in
the presence of a senatorial committee
and talked vigorously and in a most posi-
tive manner In making his statement. At
no time did he hesitate for an answer when
questioned but was ready at all times.
In some respects his testimony was the
most interesting of any that has been given
He declared positively that the firing was
from the town and directed toward the
hospital within the Enclosure of the fort
He said he heard bullets whiz over his
head and he knew he was not mistaken
because he had heard similar sounds while
in Cuba and in the Philippines. He testi-
fled also to hearing an order given by an
officer of Company c for the breaking open
of a gun rack. His other testimony was
largely corroborative of what has been told
by previous witnesses.
Upon the opening of the session of the
committee this morning there was some
discussion as to the method of procedure
The committee will probably dispose of wit
nesses from Company B today and will take
up Company c tomorrow. Senator Foraker
sergeant and company clerk of Company D.
Sergeant Luther l.. Thornton Of Company
D, Walker McCurdy, quartermaster, and
Charles Dade, cook of the same company,
and gave corroborative testimony of what
they had previously said. McCurdy testi-
fed concerning bandolier, which holds
sixty rounds of cartridges and which was
said to have been picked up in town. that
fact being regarded as circumstantial evil
dence of guilt of the soldiers. McCurdy
said that no bandoliers had been issued in
Brownsville, but had been issue.. in Mo
brara and there they were turned in daily.
Sanders Tells Of the Alarm.
Mingo Sanders, sergeant of Company b.
was then called. His record was read and
he testified that he had served in the United
States army twenty-five years six months
and twenty-three days. During two months
he was in Cuba and was in the fight of Ell
Caney. He was in the Philippines for three
years. He had never been court-martialed.
never reprimanded and never. to his knowl-
edge, found fault with.
He testified to the incidents of the night
of August. Is, saying that he occupied a
house set aside for enlisted men which was
located on the left of the barracks ana in
front Of the hospital. On that night his
family went to bed and his wife was awak-
ened by q woman pounding at the door.
She called out to know what the matter
was. and the reply came that there was q
IRE or something. He and his wife got up
and just them Sanders heard firing
81 said that IL no fire." said Sergeant San
ders. There IL something going on ran
back and dressed and then ran out of the