The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-15
EXAMINE BULLETS
SET TO BROWNSVILLE FACTS
 THROUGH SCIENCE.
Balls Will Be Placed Under Micro scope to Determine Watcher They Were Fired from Spring
 lieIdm or Not.

Washington. March 1.--Expert testi- mony concerning ammunition and guns will be given before the Senate Com mittee on Military Affairs within few days, perhaps tomorrow.
 This will include a report of the re- suits of the microscopic examination of the bullets extracted from the walls of the houses in Brownsville, and the car tridges picked up in the streets there. From these reports. 1t is expected the committee will be able to form an opinion as to whether the bullets found were fred from guns in the hands of negro soldiers or whether citizens had obtained army ammunition and fired 1t from rifles of other makes. This Is regarded as by far the most important evidence the committee now has in view.
 Several days ago the. Senate Com mlttee returned to the War Department the exhibits of bullets and cartridges sent to the Senate by the President in connection with the Investigation made for the President by Assistant Attor- ney- General Purdy. On yesterday the committee again called for those ex- .hibits. which contest of thirty-three shells and six ball cartridges and to- day letter was received from Secre- tary Taft saying he had sent the ex- tADllo tO llC dt oDA1l 6t eoPI lClu lOt microscopic examination.
 The Secretarys' letter reports that the examination of the shells was to be completed today, and that the of- ficer conducting the examination had been directed to bring the shells and ball cartridges together with a final report of his whole investigation.
 Senator Warren. chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, which | fa sv.rr~ ~.kt tnxlS SNvnw T0..-~ -N fray. today received letter from Sena- tor Culbersoon. contradicting testimony given by Capt D. W. Kilburn of the 26th infantry, indicating that life is held cheaply at Brownsville.
 Captain Kilburn had testified that Tom Hill killed Mexican there and never was brought to trial. The de- niai by Senator Culberson declares that Hill was arrested, indicted and acquitted of the charge of murder. The Texas Senator said he would reply fur ther to that part of the testimony which cast aspersion upon the respect. ability and refinement of the people ot Brownsville.
 The first witness today was Nelson Huron. sergeant of company M. 26th infantry. who said he had conversed with the police and citizens of Browns vile after the publication of the or der to send negro soldiers to Fort Brown and these persons said they did not want negro troops, and if they were sent there ways would be found to get them out in a short time. The witness repeated conversation he said he had had with Policeman Fernandez. According to Huron's story he met Fernandez in front of q saloon and the policeman said: T see they are going to send nigger soldiers here. Huron replied that it was true and the policeman said the people would not stand for the ''niggers' as they had no use for them, and tap ping his revolver, the policeman ad- ded, 'I want to kill a couple of them when they get here"
 That soldiers could sell cartridges al certain saloon was believed by Hu- ron