The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-16
("Shooting up" of Brownsville,
Concluded from Page l.

honest men and frank on the
stand.
After Mr.. McCurdy had told
his story Senator Hemenway
asked: 'Have you told all you
! know regarding the Array
Mr.. McCurdy insisted that he
had told all he knew. He said
that he had served more than
sixteen years in company B, in
Cuba, the Philippines and the
United States, and that he had
frequently been under fire.
Then you are not satisfied
with the character of discharge
YOU received?" asked Mr.. Hem
enway.
NO, sir, l am not replied MIR.
McCurdy. II have done nothing
to be punished for. Let them
punish the guilty parties and not
the innocent. ! have never been
punished before
On further examination it de-
veloped that Mr.. McCurdy in
his entire service never had been
in the guardhouse or disciplined
in any way.
The most important witness so
far was First Sergeant MingU
Sanders. of company b. Tween
v-hfth infantry, testified that
while running from his quarters
to company b barracks after be-
ing awakened by the firing on
the night OF Aug. I3 the shooting
was going on and it came from
the town and was toward the
hospital on the military reserva-
ton. He said the bullets were
whizzing over bis head.
Sanders said that he reported
this fact to Major Jenrose, al
though it did not appear in his
evidence taken by Captain Lyons.
He had not been asked about
it and did not volunteer infOrma-
ton.
Il am looking after Sanders
first" he explained.
Sergeant Sanders said that he
had served in the army twenty
five wears. six months and TWEEN
tv-three DAYS. including the cam
paign in Cuba and three years
in the Philippines. He said he
had never been court martialed,
never reprimanded nor found
fault with to his knowledge.
At Brownsville he had house
to the left of company quarters
and directly in front of the hos
pital. He told of his experiences
in trying to get TO the barracks
after being awakened by the
shooting. He said he started on
a run to B quarters and just al
ter leaving his house the firing
was renewed. 1t came from the
town, he said, and bullets were
flying thick and fast over his
head. As he reached { quarters
he said he saw that men assem-
bled were excited and shouting
to each other.
II heard someone yell. Fall
i'm. he said. Then someone
shouted to get the guns and an
other person answered that they
could not get the guns, as the
racks were locked and the man
with the keys could not be found.
Then Lieutenant Greer-I know
his voice-said, Break those
racks OPEN"
There has been a great deal of
testimony given concerning the
broken racks of c company, but
no person testified positively be-
fore as to the manner in which
they were broken. The testi-
mony of Sergeant Sanders indi-
Gated that the racks were in good
condition before the shooting and
were broken open by the COM
mand of one of the company Of
ficers.
Continuing his testimony he
told of finding his own company
in confusion and of his efforts
to straighten it out. He said he
found some of the men on their
knees and that others were yell
ing to put out the lantern so that
it would not furnish a target for
persons to shoot at.
Il told the men to stand up
and be soldiers and that it was
better to be shot in the ranks
than out" he said. when the
men didn't stand up l told them
some other things | don't want