Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14

alley. Lieut.. Dominique ot the police. and
Padron. policeman. give evidence to
the presence of soldiers on 14th street near
these houses and their firing into it, which
they witnessed from the corner of Wash
ington and 14th streets, half a block away:
but as their evidence is more important
with reference to the Miller Hotel, when
Dominguez came close to the men who did
the shooting, and was shot. the policemen
are grouped under the Miller Hotel wit
nesses.
g. Proceeding up the alley. the next wit
ness Is DR.. Thorn. whose room was in a
house about the middle of the block be-
tween 18th and 14th streets. on the alley.
4. Next are the witnesses in the Miller
Hotel. at southwest corner Of 18th and the
alley.
5. Next are the witnesses Of Tillman's sa-
loon, on the alley between Ut, and 18th,
where Natus was killed.
6. The next witness is Manuel AlonZO who
says he saw firing at the corner of the alley
and 18th street west, toward the river, the
further point from the garrison wall to
which the evidence traces squad
7. The witnesses indicate a division of the
squad on 18th street. so that part went up
the alley to Tillman's saloon and part went
out 18th street to Washington, and up
Washington to the Starck house. with
somt conflict as to whether the armed men
returned by 18th street and the alley or by
18th street and the alley
8. Then there Is group of witnesses
whose evidence is only general as to the
direction of the sound of the shots, begin
nil q at the garrison and progressing up
town. and the time between .ne beginning
of the shots and the ceasing of the firing
of the high-power guns. This includes 4
statement taken by Gen. Darlington of
Francois l.. Oltmans. hospital sergeant.
Next follows the testimony of wit
nesSes who testify only to the disposition
and effect of the lights
10 Then the testimony of a group of
witnesses as to finding shells. clips, and
la ndoleer Is next.
II. Then the testimony of a group of wit
ncsses as Il the bullet marks and the find
in:, of tie bullets follows.
10 Then comes the testimony of a group
of neutrality-suspicious. the report or the
ordnance officers as to guns and ammuni-
ton.
49, Finally, there is testimony of wit
nesses O: miscellaneous character.
WIN. H. TAFT. Secretary Of War.
Report Of Maj. Blocksom.
Then follows the report of Maj. Block
som which precedes the testimony:
Washington. u. c.. January IL. 1907.
The Military Secretary
United States Army,
Washington, d. c.
Sir: have the honor to report that under
and pursuant to instructions contained In
your letter Of December =. 1905, L. IN com.
to the Attorney General. proceeded to
Brownsville in the state of Texas. for the
purpose Of making an investigation and
taking evidence under oath relative 20 the
shooting which occurred in that city on
the night Of the 18th of August, 1905. We
arrived at Brownsville on the evening of
the 26th of December and began the taking
OF the testimony on the following morning
and continued the investigation without
interruption until the first day of January.
1907 During this time we examined forty
five witnesses. From Brownsville we pro-
ceeded to San Antonio. Tex. at which
place we examined ten witnesses from the
I'd to the 9Th Of January. inclusive. From
San Antonio we proceeded to Houston.
Tex, and on the TIN Of January examined
four additional witnesses. From Houston
we returned direct to Washington, where
we arrived on the 10th Of January. Upon
our arrival here we received by mail from
r. B. Creager. United States commissioner
at Brownsville, three afldavlts a. to the