The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-17

Washington, Special - President
Roosevelt. on Monday. sent to Con
sress n special message regarding the
Brownsville incident. which gives adj
illional evidence collected by Assie-
ant Attorney General Purdy and Ma
Ior Blocksom. who were sent TO Texas
" the President to investigate the
affair. The President submitted
with lis message various exhibits. IN
.uding maps of Brownsville and
Fort Brown, a bandoler. 30 empty
shells. seven ball cartridges. picked
Ip In the streets n few hours after
he shooting; three steel-iacketed
outlets and some scraps Of the cast
.ngs of other bullets picked out Of
he houses into which they had been
fired The President declares that
he evidence is positive that the out
ragc Of August l3 was committed by
some Of the cnlored troops that have
occu dismissed and that some or all
of the individuals III the three com
panies of the Twenty-tifth Infantry
had knowledge Of the deed and have
shielded The guilty ones. The negro
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The President message follows
N Tart:
10 the Senate:
in my message TO the Senate treat
lng uf the dismissal. without honor,
Of certain named members of the
three campanies of the Twenty-fftL
Infantry, | gave the report OF the Of
icers uuon which the dismissal WAS
based These reports were made il
accordance with the custom in suci,
eases: for it would of course. be III
possible to preserve discipline III the
army save by pursuing precisely the
course that in this case was pursued
!nasmuch, however. as in the Senate
question was raised as 10 the suf-
hciency of the evidence. | deemed i!
wise to send Major Blockson ano
Assistant Attorney General Purdy Il
Brownsville TO make a thorough III
yesugauOn on the ground III reference
t. the matter. | herewith transnm
Secretary TAFT : report and testlmon!
taken under oath of the various vii
hesses examined III the course OIL III
;.,.o-t;oot;on a1so s,,b,,;t rariou
n.I;b;t- ii,,3;,,o- n,ooS nf BROWN.
Ill a,,i 1sort ~ ohotooranbs 9
various buildings. a letter from Judg
Parks to his wife. together with
bandoler,' 33 empty shells. seven baI
cartridges and four clips picked up
the streets OF Bro"nsvllie WITHIN
few hours after the shooting, thre
steel-Jacketed bullets and some scraI
of the castings Of other bullets plcke
ont OF the houses into which thew ha
been fred. A telegram from Unite
States Commissioner r. B. Creager,
Brownsville. announces that six a
ditionaI hulIets-like the Others fro