The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-03-21
CITIZENS MEETING
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The chairman called upon R. B.
Creager to present the object for
which the meeting was called.
Mr.. Creager spoke very plainly re-
garding the methods of the court
martial at Fort Sam Houston, and
the unprofessional conduct of Col.
Glenn, counsel for Major Penrose,
whose prejudice against Browns
vile, he said, is manifest on every
occasion possible. Mr.. Creager
advised the meeting to invite the
senatorial committee in Washing
ton, as well as the court in San
Antonio, to visit Brownsville, to
see for themselves the physical
facts which demonstrate incontro-
vertibly that none other than the
negro soldiers did the shooting on
the night of Aug. Is. The mute
testimony of fractured walls, torn
easements and other equally strong
features of the scene of the shoot
ing will convince them that the
came from within the garrison
walls. These are, however, merely
proofs which can be submitted to
establish Browusville's Innocence
of the foul insinuations and charg-
es made against her.
Another phase of the situation
consists in our discussing here to-
night the lying testimony of the
officers regarding Brownsville. It
is mistake to call these men gen
tlemen, and it behooves us to make
this fact clear by disclosing their
real character. p"
DIR. c. H. Thorn formally pro-
posed that the meeting express its
disapproval of the said officers,
and that the senatorial committee
in Washington and the San An
tonic court martial be invited to
visit Brownsville to see for them
selves the situation which existed
at the time of the murderous at
tack of the negroes, and to
hear the evidence of number of
our citizeus.
1t was proposed by Mr.. Creager
that a committee of fve'be appoint
to. draft resolution fitting for the
occasion. Before the appointment
of the committee, Messrs. Louis
Kowalski, Jno. w. Vann, E. c.
Forto and S. P. Wreford addressed
the meeting, strongly supporting
Mr.. Creager's proposition.
The Chairman as members of the
committee R. B. Creager, DR.. c.
H. Thorn, J. o. Wheeler, Capt.
VIM. Kelly and E. c. Forto, making
six in all 1t was decided that the
committee meet at Mr.. Creager's
office at 2 o'clock today and frame
suitable resolutions, which will be
presented to the citizens at meet
ing to be held tonight at eight
o'clock at the Federal building for
the purpose of ratifying the said
resolutions. 1t is expected there
will be large meeting and the res
olutions will be discussed fully,
and ordered sent to the senate
committee at Washington and
eourt-martial at San Antonio as
expressing the sentiments and
wishes of the people of Brownsville
i'll this emergency.
A set of resolutions, framed by
S. P. Wreford, was read TO the
meeting by the secretary. The pa
per referred to evidently struck the
right chord, covering the position
fully and briefly, and it is more
than probable same will be en-
bodied in the resolutions to be for
warded to Washington.
It is earnestly requested that
every citizen of Brownsville be
present at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Federal building to participate in
the defense of the town.
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