Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-03-21
Tells ALL ABOUT
BROWNSVILLE RAID
CONFESSION MADE BY ONE OF
THE PARTICIPANTS IN
GALVESTON.
Affair Began with BIow-VengefuI Ne.
gro Soldier Was Helped by Several
Others in Shooting-Many Aided
in Cleaning Guns.

OIhers IN Shootlng-Many Aided
in Cleaning Guns.
Galveston, Tex, March 18.-The
mystery surrounding the murderous
midnight raid of the negro soldiers
from the Twenty fifth infantry upon
the people of Brownsville, Tex, on
August 13 last year, has been cleared
up. A full statement has been made
by one of the discharged negroes to
TWO representative of the Galveston
News
After seven months of investigation
by the authorities of the United
States, during which time the most
searching inquiry has failed to shake
the testimony of the negroes that they
did not commit the outrage, what ap-
pears to be the true version of the
crime has been secured from one of
the discharged soldiers, who admits
that he partially participated. The
man has been living in Galveston a
large portion of the time since he was
discharged without honor from the
military service of the nation which
he swore to serve honorably, and is
still in the city.
Was Result Of a Blow.
According to the statement made to
the reporters, the outrage was not pre-
meditated, but was the result of an
alleged injury done one Of the soldiers
by white man in Brownsville about
half hour before the raid was made
The negro was struck by the white
man at a resort in Brownsville. The
negro, returning to the barracks,
seized his rifle and announced that
he was going to kill the white man.
Several of the negroes promptly VOL
unteored to go along and see the
work we'll done and to wipe out old
stores which they had against the cit
liens on account Of the injuries which
they claimed to have suffered.
The negroes returned to the bar
racks after committing the assault on
the town, and many soldiers assisted
in the hurried cleaning Of the guns for
the inspection which followed soon
after the shooting in the town ceased.
Apparently the soldiers from only
one company participated in the raid,
although practically the entire bat
TALON knew that soldiers had done
the shooting.
The man who talked to the report
ers gave his name a. D. 9. Gray and
stated he was formerly q private in
Company B of the Twenty-fifth In
fantry. He is man of apparently 20
years and is about five feet ten inches
in height and OF copper color He is
a big, strong individual, and Is
model in physical build.
Committee Had Heard Of 1t.
Washington. March 49, Senator
Overman, Of North Carolina, who is
member Of the senate committee on
military affaira, which ia Investigating
the shooting up" Of Brownsville,
when shown the dispatch from Calves
ton, telling Of the alleged confession
of a discharged negro soldier, said
that the committee received informa-
ton two weeks ago that a former
member of the Twenty-fifth infantry
had expressed willingness to make a
full confession If he could receive
some assurance from the government
that he would be protected. Senator
Overman says that this information
was forwarded to Secretary Taft with
the suggestion that it be Investigated
by the war department.
"Al the discharged troops who tell
the truth about the affair."" said the
senator, will certainly be protected
10y the government"
Neither the senate committee on
military affairs, nor the war depart
ment has received any official report
regarding the alleged confession.