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MASTERLY ARRAY
OF FACTS.
Continued From First Page.)

good; that there was but one arrest
by the police, and that was for 50
trivial a matter that the soldier was
released Without any punishment.
There is no testimony whatever
to show that the soldiers had been in
terfered with in the slightest degree
by any of the police officials of the
town.
On the contrary, the testimony OF
all the police officials is that there
was no occasion for them to make
any arrests or to interfere in any
way with the soldiers, who appeared
to have deported themselves with e&,
ceptionally good conduct
II does appear, however, that Dom
inguez was an efficient officer of
many years service and very pop
ular with the citizens OF Browns
Vile, because of the faithful and eff
hcient manner in which he had han
died criminals in the discharge of
his official duties.
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TILE MRS. EVANS STORY.

There is no sworn testimony in all
the record TO show that any such
assault occurred. but an abundance
of evidence 10 show that on accouu.
.ot the circulation of this kind of a
story there was great excitement A.
mong the people of Brownsville on
Monday, August -, and that I'm CON
sequence such an ugly spirit was mal,
ltested with respect TO the soldiers
that Mayor Come felt it his duty to
Visit Major Penrose at the garrison
about o'clock that afternoon and
warn him not TO allow any of his
soldiers 60 be i'm Brownsville that
might. telling him i'm that connection
III any OF them should appear on the
streets OF Brownsville that night he
would not be responsible for their
lives, or words TO that effect.
In consequence. Major Penrose is
sued an order Canceling am passes
and requiring all his men to return
TO quarters by s O'Clock that evening
and TO remain i'm quarters during the
night.
mere is no testimony to show that
any OF the men knew why this order
was Issued. and no pretense of any
testimony that any of the mon re-
scented 1t or expressed dissatisfaction
ON account of it i'm any way what
ever.
The Evans incident. therefore. in
stead OF furnishing q motive for tho
shooting up of the town by the sol
dieIs, only furnishes a motive for
shooting zap the soldiers 10y the cit
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natural and reasonable to suppose
that ne was fired upon by those who
had cause. real or imaginary, for
seeking revenge rather than by those
who had no such cause. There is
no word of testimony to show that
any soldier of the battalion had ev-
er so much as even heard of DOM
inguez, let alone that they had any
cause TO injure or modest him in any
way.
In this connection there is much
also in the testimony about a story
being circulated among the people Of
Brownsville on the day Of the assault
that on the preceding evening a Mrs.
Evans, who resided near the garri-
son, was assaulted by one of the sol
diers, who seized her by the hair and
threw her to the ground and then
ran away.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-05-09

The testimony further shows that
each OF these three companies the
morning after the firing not only me-
counted for every round OF bali ann
muniuon. but also for every round
OF this guard ammunition.
Each of the companies turned d.
yer 10 the Government at El Reno.
whore Tho soldiers were DISCHARGED
without honor, exactly Goo rounds.
except only ID Company. which turned
iu only C45 rounds.
This shortage OF one clip OF GUARD
ammunition was fully accounted
Tor Toy Captain Lyon. the command
ing omccr of Company ID.
no one urotCnds that there fs any
evidence that amy BULLETS of this
character were used that uieht. so
trace OF amy such bullet has been
found
10 follows necessarily that. $50 FAR
at least as Company G. IS concerned
there lis absolutely mo- evidence 90
show chat they participated I'M the
array cor 90 warrant the suspicion
mat they did, and yet 10 was this
company toward which AN suspicious
or guilt wero directed by Major
Siocksom and an others down 20 the
time when this fact with respect TO
IT'S ammunition was established.
suspicion was directed 90 this com
pany because Newton. Reid and A.
dalr the three mon. each OF whom
had some kind of trouble at Browns
vile. all belonged 90 this compauv
and because there was delay I'm the
oppning OF the gun racks. i'm conso-
quence OF which at least two of them
were broken open by order of Major
Penrosc.
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eye fell upon her he quickly lifted his
sweetheart's head and hold her from
him a little.
rs that Lady Ellen?" he asked.
Yes" said Debbie contriteiy, Il
was so glad to see you. forgot"
rs she dead?'
Tainted. / think. You see we saw
all that terrible battle"
I'VE must get her out OF here at
once" said Sir Charles. releasing Deb
orah. He stopped down and, although
Ellen was no light burden for any
man. he picked her up and followed
by Debbie forced his way through the
coppice on to the sward which had
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a NATURAL CONCLUSION.

It appears that during his long ser
vice he had made many arrests, and
that in some instances he had found
~ necessary TO resort to force in ar
resting and handling disorderly char
acters. and that in at least one in
stance he had found it necessary to
take life.
If the suggestion is warranted that
the raiders fired upon Dominguez for
the purpose of avenging themselves
upon him, IL would seem far more
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whereas the BAH ammunition has AZ
grains of powder. They have a plain
lead bullet without amy steel jack
let such as the BAH ammunition has.
The testimony further shows chat.
except only these 600 rounds for each
OF these three companies. there was
mo- other ammunition of this kind is
sued TO the battalion or procurabIe
by the battalion nc either Fort Mo
hrara or Fort Brown
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already been the scene or sucn mem
orable events that morning. He laid
her gently on the grass. babe Debbie
loosen her collar, ran to the brook,
came back with hat full OF water
and splashed il. manlike, uncere,
moniously into Ellens face Then he
drew from his pocket a small flask
which he happened TO have with him.
and forced a few drops of liquor be-
tween Lady Elleu's pale lips Then he
and Deborah fell TO chatting her hands.
Presently with a long sigh Lady Ellen
opened her eyes.
She stared hard at Seton for mo-
ment and then the color slowly came
back into her checks. She strove
weakly 10 rise upon her hand and Deb
bic slipped her arm behind her and
supported her
Where is my lord2~ she asked
family. 81 saw It all. Oh. my God.
I saw il all"
Lord Carriurton was not hurt
Il know" faltered Ellen. "Strath-
gate, How horribly he was punished"
she murmured. we have all suffered,
but l must go 20 my lord now. You
have run me down on a lee shore.
Sir Charles. VIII you take me to
him."
Dear Lady Darlington" said Sir
Charles. tenderly. II would do So
You must prepare yourself for anoth-
er shock"
This time Ellen sat bolt upright.
disdaining Deborah's help and in spite
Of her restraining arm.
My lord is weH?" she cried In an
guished tones.
Perfectly we'll" said Sir Charles,
"but arrested"
For what? For the duol?"
Nay. for disobedieuce of orders.
for refusing go rejoin his ship. for"
And ne was following me-" cried
Lady Ellen with a heavenly smile.
"he cared more for me than orders.
or"
And then the thought Of Lady Ce-
ely swept into her mind and clouded
her heart
Madam" said Seton. believe me
he cares more for you than anything
under heaven"
And am 7 not To- ro 90 him uow?'
asked Ellen. Cd see how foolish !
have been"
"If you viii forgive mc the sucges-
tiou.' said seton "tis Darlington
who has played llc forl and now he's
iu "a grave situation Admiral Kep-
hard SIS Dis friend h1t De ls helpless.
My lord must stand % court martial
and Ills likely to go hard with him"
What is to De- d1uo2" asked Ellen.
seeing her new found cup of happiness
about 90 De- dashed from her lips.
You must goo to- tine king. tell him
the whole story"
"Who Will take me therec" asked
Ellen, after "a long pause.
q wiu" returned Sir Charles
Think you that having at last run
you down 7 would allow Mistress Deb
bic out of my sigh, aeaiuo Courage.
madam. We win appeal 20 hiss majesty
in person IIc hath q kind heart for
an his strange ways. God bless him!
We viii an 90 together and appeal 10
him but arst must set you shelter"
and Sir Charles looked away ass ne
spoke-"and clothes sl,t9hlo for your
sex. We viii ro to Dly,hcdaIo hall
"IIayo they taken Lord Strathcate
there2"
"Ay," returned Sir Charles. "in a
helpless faintiug condition"
81 viii never Eo." said Ellen. de-
cidcdlv. under any roof !n which he
ahidos. living or dead
Very Ven" said Sir Charles. Mis-
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MAJOR BLOCKSOM'S PREDICA-
MENT

Major Blocksom and others en-
gagged in the Investigation seemed
10 think that 10 was an evidence that
these men were engaged in this CON
spiracy. which because of their care
IN organizing and executing IL seems
impossible 10 disclose. were. while
so expert on the one hand. so abso-
lutely stupid on the other that they
would commence their operations by
breaking open their gun racks and
committing other acts that would be-
tray their identity.
How anybody possessed OF the
slightest power to reason could find
evidence of guilt in such perform
ances surpasses ordinary comprehen-
sion. Only man so blinded with
prejudice and egotism as to be inca
pable of Weighing conduct intelH-
gently could be guilty Of reaching
so utterly absurd.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
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to be believed on their oaths. He
said:
81 would believe them IL I were
sitting on a cOurt-martial and they
were called in their own defense"
He gave them the highest charac-
ter both as men and as soldiers.
Captain Macklin testified that they
were peaceable, orderly, well be-
haved; that they drank much less
than white soldiers; that there was
very little trouble on pay day, and
comparatively few arrests.
Caption Lyon testified in an e.
qually complimentary way.
NictOriano Fernandez, policeman,
testified that his beat was on Eliza
beth street. the principal street of
the town: that il led directly from the
fort; that he saw the soldiers every
day passing TO and fro. and that in
all the time they were there he new
or saw one of them drunk CT disor-
derby. and that he had no occasion
20 make any arrests.
This good character and good con
duct and good discipline should great
ly strengthen the presumption of in
nOcence in their favor. for It is not
likely that men OF such character
would engage in such an ARRAY as
that which occurred at Brownsville:
certainly not unless they had some
positive and adequate motive of an
unusual and exasperating character
and that. the evidence clearly shows
they did not have.
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\ STRAIGHTFORWARD STATE
MENT.

The foregoing statements as to the
ammunition should be modified as
to c Company.
Each man OF this company carried
with him 10 Brownsville from Fort
Niobrara twenty rounds Of ball car
tridges, but a few days after arrival
at Brownsville Captain Macklin or
dered that all the ball ammunition
should be returned to the quarter
master-sergeant, and that the men
should be supplied with guard car
tridges, ten rounds TO each man.
According to the testimony. when
the shooting commenced, on the night
OF August 10, each man in this com
pany had ten rounds Of these car
tridges, and not man in this COM
pany had possession of a single ball
cartridge. Every one had been taken
from them only a few days before
under this special order.
The testimony further shows that
each OF these companies had $50
rounds of guard cartrjdges-no more
no less.
This ammunition was issued to
them at Fort Niobrara. These car
tridges are. as their name indicates.
intended for only guard purposes.
They have only Is grains of powder.
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TEsTIMoNF OF THE SOLDIERS

In the next place, there is the tes-
timony of the soldiers themselves as
TO their innocence.
In one form or another these men
have all expressed themselves under
oath. and in no case is there any
contradiction whatever I'm the testi-
mony of any one of them upon any
essential point.
Every man, I'm giving his testimony
spoke from his personal knowledge.
for each one OF them knew whether
or not he participated i'm the ARRAY.
and each one Of them knew where he
was when the ARRAY commenced.
while it was i'm progress. and when
70 was ended. and. without exception
each man has given a clear straight
forward account of himself I'm these
particulars.
The statements so made by these
men are believed by their officers.
who testified that. with few excep-
tions. they are truthful and TO be
believed.
These officers knew these men bot
ter than anybody else. They were
.in better situation than anybody
rlsc 90 determine what crodcucc
should Dee attached TO their state
mcnts. All these officers arc satis-
fed that these statements of their
men as 90 where they were ana that
their statements that they were not
among the raiders are truthful
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-05-09
ALL THE SOLDIERS PRESENT

The roll was called in b Company.
IL was still in progress. but almost
concluded. when the firing ceased.
Every man of the company was pres
ent or accounted for.
ID Company was quickly formed.
and the men were verified by a per
sonal inspection by Captain Lyon.
Not a man was missing from the
ranks who was not accounted for.
The officers of these companies tes-
tilted that while such a thing was
possible as that some of the men
might have participated in the shoot
ing and then returned and Joined
their companies without detection.
yet they do not believe that any such
thing occurred, or that it could have
occurred without the men being de-
tected.
Later that night. after Mayor
Combe notified Major Penrose that
the men were charged with doing tho.
shooting, the men were again verified
and every man was satisfactorily ac-
counted for.
The following morning, as soon as
II was light enough TO see and 20
make an inspection, the guns were
carefully inspected, and the ammu-
milton was verified. with the result
that not cartridge was missing and
not a dirty gun was found Every
one was as bright and clean as il
had been found two days before at
their regular weekly inspection.
There is much testimony in the
record as 10 whether or not in the
nighttime, and without artificial
light. the men could have cleaned
their guns IL they had used them on
the raid so as TO have them free from
any indication OF use.
The overwhelming weight of this
testimony is that IL is a difficult mat
ter TO clean these rifles; that IL re-
quires from fifteen to thirty minutes
to clean them, and that IL is abso-
lutely impossible to clean them In the
dark, or with the aid OF artificial
light. so they would pass such an in
spection as they were subjected to
by the officers Of these companies
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a LOGICAL CONCLUSION.

To refuse Go believe thcm is TO as
sert as said in the minority report:
"Ihat as fine body of soldiers
and as truthful. saccordiug 30 all
their officers. as can be found en- the
entire Army are conspirat0rs. muir
.derers. and perjurcrs, and an this
uyon the uncertain unreliable. and
contradictory statements of witness
as who did not pretend 10 give per-
sonal knowledge. but only conclusions
based upon what was necessarily un-
certain observations"
But these soldiers are confirmed.
not only by the circumstances and
probabilities, but also by facts of the
weighticst character.
Within "a few minutes after the
firing commenced the sentinel on
guard gave the alarm required 20 Doe
given under such circumstances by
nring his piece In the air three times
and calling out after each shot for
the corporal OF the guard.
Major Penrose. who had retired
but was yet awake. Immediately or
dered the sergeant of the guard to
sound the call 90 arms This call 10
arms and the firing Instantly awak-
encd the whole garrison Excite
mcnt and more or less confusion fol-
lowed. The formation OF the COM
panics was ordered. The sergeant
in charge of the gun racks of Com
pany G refused TO open them until
ne had an order from "a superior of
hccr.
This led. after some minutes of
delay, 10 an order from Major PEN
rose TO break open the gun racks.
on account of this delay c Com
pany was not formed until some min
utes after the firing had ceased. but
the other companies were formed i'm
mediateiy after the call to arms was
sounded.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-05-09
GEN. BURTs RINGING CoMMEN-
DATION.

Gen Andrew s. Burt, who com
manded the regiment for ten years.
testified that they were all worthy
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-24
BILLY PAPKE TO
GET $4,000, WIN,
LOSE OR DRAW
Illinois Thunderbolt Receives
Big inducements for His Com
ing Bout with KetcheI.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2A.-Billy Papke, the
Illinois thunderbolt and middle weight
champion of the world, is to receive
$4,000. win, lose or draw, for meeting
Stanley Ketchel a third time. Jack
Gleason, of San Francisco, who is pro-
noting the show OF Thanksgiving Day,
Is giving Papke these inducements.
Papke and Ketchel are good drawing
cards. but a club is forced to go some
to make ends meet when they offer
purses OF that size.
Both Jimmy Coffroth, of the Colna
Club. and Jack Gleason. Of the Occi-
dental Club. of San Francisco, were
bidding for the battle. Coffroth offered
Papke $1,000 as his enc of the purse,
and Gleason raised him 81, 900, gave the
principals the privilege of dividing SO
per cent. of the gross receipts of the
show, 80 per con to the winner and 40
per cent. to the loser, with a 20 per
bonus to Papke.
Papke went to Chicago Monday
from his home at Kewanee, where he
has been doing light training work. and
left for San Francisco the same night.
The ''thunderbolt" is in good condition,
and will not have to do much hard
work to get In fighting trim.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-24

at a time when the East Orange rider
found it more profitable to ride here.
That he Is a faster rider than Eilegaard
was proven by his repeated victories
over the title holder on other European
tracks. Poulain, Dupre, Friol and
Meyer are some of the other European
stars whom Kramer has defeated while
abroad.
Asked as to the method of training he
would advise for beginners who may
have aspirations in that line. Kramer
handed out this bit Of information:
1.-THE first step q beginner should take
if he has a natural hankering for the
game is lowell. the first thing he
should do is to get a bicycle. My ad-
vice can be condensed into very few
words. Eat well, keep good hours for
sleeping and behave yourself well gen.
orally. To train for cycle racing is like
preparing for any other branch of sport.
A healthy body and a strong constitu-
ton are the most important essentials.
A daily jaunt on a wheel of five miles
or so is a good way of developing tho
legs. Perseverance counts for a whole
lot, but it's my belief that If you
haven't the championship stuff bred in
you, you can't we'll become a champion.
Hundreds of others have tried and
failed"
Kramer has been offered contracts to
ride in Europe and Australia next
spring, but at present he has not de-
termhled whether to cross the pond
again or not. He has until December
81 to make his decision. b
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-24
WITH THE AUTOISTS

below the official stand. G. G. Wridg-
way took care Of the Peerless owners
just west Of the grandstand. The
White cars found a place reserved for
them about a mile from the stand.
while Frank Eveland took care of the
Steyens-Duryea owners at Cocks Cor
ner, on the Jericho turnpike.
The Middleby Auto Company has
opened a garage at 457 Washington
street, where the concern will handle
the new Middleby car which will short
ly be placed upon the market.
The building at 8 Marshall street.
which vas formerly occupied by Alex
ander Pashby as a garage, has been
leased by William Ross, of this city,
who will conduct a general automobile
repair shop on the premises.
The Ellis Motor Car Company, Of 124-
1875 Washington street. has disposed Of
three Pierce Arrow cars during the
past two weeks. One Of these was
a .si~x-cylinder which sold for $4,000.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-24
JERSEY AUTO|STS
ARE PLANNING AN
ACTIVE SEASON

The New Jersey Automobile and Mo-
tor Club is planning many events for
the near future, both of a social and
practical nature. and everything points
to- a season of great activity.
The great success of the ladies' night
and house -warming recently given by
the club has induced the house commft-
smoker, which will be held at the club
house on Park place on the evening of
November 20.
The committee promises to make this
event even a larger affair thsn the ono
held last week and have already en-
gagged several New York artists to en-
terrain the members with song. story
and instrumental music, besides ar
ranging to serve an excellent lunch dur
ing the evening.
The clubhouse will also be thrown
open to members and their friends on
election night, November 3. st which
time full national, State and local cleo
ton returns will be received by tele-
graph and announced to those present.
On this occasion there will also be en-
tertainment and refreshments Furnished
by the house committee
The rumor Is being widely circulated
that the club is getting ready to hold a
big Neutrality-suspicious. endurance con-
test In the very near future. Such an
event, similar to the successful one held
last year, would be welcomed by deal,
ers and owners alike, and would be as
sured Of a large entry and great interest
and enthusiasm.