Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-24

character was dropped. Az soon as the
civil authorities quit the military author
ities quit, except to make effort by per-
sonal interrogation to get tho men to
betray their fellows or to convict them
selves.
So IT seems to mo that there must be
a considerable amount OF bunglng here
at headquarters. There was certainly a
military crime committed. For instance,
the racks were locked in which the rihes
ought to have been. That Il, tho rule
required that they should be locked, and
Yet all the guns were out that were in
Brownsville that night How did they
get out? one rack was broken open
but IT. was said TINT tho soldiers broke
that open in their fright when the firing
began, because they expected to be at
tackled by tho citizens. The prepo.tcrou.
story Is told here that these officers sup
posed that the garrison was being at
tackled; that they did not know any bet
ter, and did not Take any steps to find
out any better, until they sent Captain
Lyons company through tho town TO look
up the absentccs who had not appeared at
the roll call. or course Major Blocksom
tells us that the roll call was farce
that he had no confidence I'm ii, and does
not believe that the record is accurate
or reliable. But We are told that within
half hour after tho sound 10 arms. when
these valiant troops had gotten their
rifles and were lined UP against the walls
to defend themselves from the assault Of
murderous citizens OF Brownsville, who
We're shvering in terror or rage else
whore with no arms. their houses perfor-
ated with bullets, their women and chill
ureH just having escaped murder by
ih'r"cie' their chler OF police shot down a
p"rheop'r murdered ana So on-that with
III unree-quarters OK an hour' according
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"'S"l'SSeu w" companies and kept one
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