Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18
SANB0RN WAS ON STAND
Manager Of the Western Union
Telegraph Office
SAW SOLDIER WITH GUN.
Relates ossvrssnees on Night Of the
-Shsssiag Up" Of BsownsviIle. and
Dr.. Chsslss H. Thosas. . Dentist. 10
Also Exemined.

Washington. May IF. A. NJ. San
born. manager Of the Western Union
Telegraph company at Brownsville,
Tex. In the Brownsville investigation
before the senate committee on militia
ry affairs, testified that he saw a ne
gro soldier carrying q gun entering
the post about the same time the fir
ing ceased on the night Of Aug. 10.
On cross-examination he said the man
was walking deliberately. and did not
appear to be hurrying from the crime
TO escape detection. sanborn was
somewhat confused as to incidents of
the night because OF fright. although
occupying room directly across the
road from the main gate OF the post.
many OF the occurrences over which
there Is no conflict OF testimony es-
capped him. He was positive. however.
that the man was a negro soldier. and
that he carried a gun.
Sanborn has lived at Brownsville
between thirty and forty years. He
said he awakened from a sound sleep
the night OF the shooting by hearing
firing very near him. and II appeared
10 come from between the telegraph
office and the garrison. although II
might have been from behind the wall
He said he did not think II advisable
To open his door. hut after several min
utes he lighted a lamp In the office
n NJ gpf fA ~ d l..sI <t..
dow. He saw nothing prior to the
passing OF the soldier down the garri-
son road and his entrance to the post
near the main gate. He gave the
Twenty-fifth regiment rather bad
name as to discipline. saying that the
men were loosely controlled and vui-
gar and boisterous, although he dis.
claimed any prejudice against them.
DIR. Charles II. Thorne. dentist at
Brownsville. who lives about a square
from the garrison. was the next wit.
ness. He said he was awakened on
the night OF the shooting by the sound
Of heavy firing. but II appeared some
distance away. and at first he paid
NO attention TO II. IL came nearer.
and he. recognized the shooting as
proceeding from high power rifles.
and then he heard men coming down
the alley. which Is known as the Cow.
an alley" and leads 10 the r~-riaon
He went TO his back window, ard there
heard voices which he judged TO be
those Of negroes. Almost under his
window. but about thirty feet away.
he heard some OF the men say:
There he goes" or rather. There
they CO." but could not tell which. |
Then followed loud voices and he dis
Give him hell" and the |
other voices. from which he dIstin.
guished: Yes. him." after this many |
shots being fired. and the party passed |
down the alley. Thorne could not see
them.
Two other Witnesses testified that I
they saw the negroes shooting up I
he town. One Of these was Lieutenant /
Of the Brownsville police.
who received bullet through the arm
and had his horse shot from under 1
him while trying to warn citizens OF
me approach OF the armed men. whom i
he declared positively TO be negro sol.
Hers from the garrison. The other
vas Policeman Padron. who described
/ busy quarter OF an hour dudging bul.
cts. He was positive the men doing
he shooting were negro soldiers.