The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
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occupied by a Mr.. and Mrs. Hale Odin,
with ave of their children Mr. Odin
is graduate OF Ann Arbor and engaged
IN the land and immigration business;
was in the habit OF staying at Browns
vllle Two or three months at time. his
business requiring him 10 travel about
the country although his home Is nom
lnally at san antonio. There were four
beds IN Ihe room and all the children
were there. a baby OF a year old was
I'D and Mrs. Odin was attending TO it,
There was dim light in the room. Mr..
and Mrs. Odin hears the shooting at the
barracks, coming north, and they took
position at window on the alley near
a bed in which was sleeping a boy eleven
years old. He stood up IN bed so that
the three OF them with their heads to-
gether, were looking out OF the window
on the alley as the men came up. They
heard the remark which other witnesses
report. calling for a Yolley at DOmin-
gucZs ana the expression OF Satisfaction
az having hit him. When the boy made
a remark 10 the mother. which she an
swered. il called the attention OF one
Of the men below to their presence,
Whefeupon he took his gun and fred at
polnt-hlank range at them. The bullet
struck the screen through which they
were looking struck the lower sash OF
the window. which was raised, and went
into the ceiling and through into the
room lust over the Odin's room. Mrs.
Ddin says that the bullet went through
her hair; that her face was snarted
with what She thought was powder from
the gun. that the man who fired with
the gun raised could not have been
much more than twelve feet from where
they We're standing. The boy fell in
the bed al the time OF the shot Mrs.
Odin testified that in the light or the
discharge they were able to see the face
Il
that OF a freckled or speckled faced
negro. They also testified that the men
came up the alley in files or two, first
in a squad 81 seven, ana then a squad
OF five. one man leading each squad
and that In the light Of the street lamps
and the flashes or the guns they were
able 20 count twelve, and that they were
all negroes In uniform. three OF four
without hats. three OF four IN shirts.
Recognize Negro Wees.
Odin testified that he looked from the
window on Thirteenth street, after they
crossed Thirteenth street. but is unable
10 say whether they all went up the
alley or not. He also testihes that he
saw them return, running at double
quick down the alley toward the bar
racks some minutes afterward after
he had heard the firing IN the neighbor-
hood Of the Tillman saloon. Other
guests OF the hotel. a locomotive en-
gineer and a locomotive fireman. one
from the second and the other from the
third floor. on Thirteenth street. testl-
fed 10 seeing negro soldiers cross the
street, The clerk OF the hotel, and a
guest OF the hotel. who were on the
ground moor and who secreted them
selves in The sample room. heard the
working OF the guns. the extracting OF
The cartridges. ana the guest who was
very near 10 where the men We're heard
the voices In the discussion over Domin-
guez and recognized the voices as those
Of negroes. Two other guests swear %
the hearing OF the negro voices. As the
squad crossed Thirteenth street after
having fired the voliey at Dominguez,
and shot into the Odin room. they fired a
yolley 90 the eastward on Thirteenth
street toward the two policemen who
had accompanied Dominguez from
Washington along Thirteenth street
toward the alley. but had stopped be-
fore reaching the alley and Fetreated.
These men testify that they saw the
armed men at the alley and Tetreated,
but that one going east on Thirteenth
beyond Washington and hiding behind
wall In the next alley and the other
going up Washington street from Thir-
teenth street. They both testify that
they saw the squad go around the cor
l-EA 81 4AtA AeE4sAll ana ~ A@4AllAtr Lttlii
where there was a street light and where
they both again recognized the men as
soldiers. The squad apparently had d.
vided into two one going up the alley
TO Iillman's saloon and the other going
east on Thirteenth street 70 Washing
ton and the Starck house.
The Starck house stood on the east
side OF Washington street II was next
10 the house or q man named Tate,
who had knocked down a member OF c
con nHHH HHEH p H. az.
previous. They doubtless mistO0k the
StsrCk house for the Tate house The
assailants could not FIRE into the SJarck
house except by going clear 20 the front
Of Do, FOR 10 was protected by a livery
stable wall 10 the south OF il. which
was not touched They thus indicated
their desire 10 fire into that particular
house. They fired some eight or ten
shots into the secOnd-story rooms ia the
front Of the house, in which there was a
light and in which rooms four or i've
cildren of Mr. and Mrs. Starck were
sleeping. These bullets went through
the mosquito bars Of the beds in which
the children were sleeping, and one
went through the house and struck a
church beyond.
Bartender Is Shot.
A Mr.. Porter. whose house was on
the southeast corner Of Washington and
Thirteenth streets. testified 10 hearing
the men come east on Thirteenth and
go up Washington street and fire a vol
ley. and testified 10 a scurTying OF feet
afterward as soon as the volley was
fired Indicating a return down Wash
ington street and around into Thir-
teenth street OF the squad. The testi-
mony Of one OF the policemen. however,
is that after firing at the Starck house
the squad proceeded up 10 Twelfth
street, then out Twelfth street, which
would bring them to the mouth OF the
alley where another witness, Manuel
Alonzo, says that he saw them firing
toward the river on Twelfth. and this