The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-19
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1908
THE TRUTH ABOUT CAPT.
MCDONALD.

Inc truth ABOUT BROWNSVILLE Dy
one man who knows, being chapter
from the Memoirs of Captain Bill Nc
Donald of Texas is the very attrac-
tive heading fthe article by Albert
Bigelow Paine, which was given space
IN Pearson's magazine. that provoked
The Herald, in defense of its home
town, to denounce some of the mis-
statements and exaggerated reports
which it contained in regard to the
events of the raid on Brownsville and
to speak word for the officials and
citizens of Brownsville of whom Capt.
Mcdonald was quoted as speaking
IN insulting terms. 1t is poor paper
indeed that will not defend its home
town, even at the risk of offending a
person with such a reputation of be-
ing quick with his gun as the doughty
ranger captain. And, even though
that individual has seen fit to inform
his mouthpiece the Austin correspond
ent of the San Antonio papers, that
he would make it personal matter"
with the editor of the Brownsville
paper" that had dared to dispute his
word, The Herald cannot refrain
from replying to the insulting letter
from Mcdonald which was given
space in yesterdays Herald, and
showing further the true nature of
the slush with which Mr.. Paine is
serving the readers of Parsons. AS
TO the remarks of Capt. Mcdonald in
regard to the course of The Herald
In relation to the negro soldier out
rage and to the officers, including Ma
Ior Penrose, Capt Macklin, and 9TH
ers, who did all in their power to COW
er up the crime and shield those
black fiends, any readers of The Her
aid since that time, who have seen
the unqualified denunciation which
this paper has heaped upon those
blood guilty ones, ever since the day
the outrage, need no denial of McDon-
aid s charge that we were call affiict-
ed with bad case of nervous prostra-
ton" and were in mental dread of Of
Tending the niger soldiers and their
officers. The editor living within a
block of the garrison, stood his
ground and during the time imme-
diately subsequent to the outrage,
and for long after, The Herald
daily denounced the crime and the ne
gro soldiers, as well as their pusil-
Luminous and cowardly officers.
Accompanied by the mayor alone,
the editor entered the garrison after
the outrage, and his only weapon was
a small penknife. He saw the negro
soldiers at the entrance carrying their
army rifles, but did not need to act the
part which Mr.. Bigelow attributes to
Capt Mcdonald upon his first en-
trance to the garrison sevaral days
later, which is copied from PJearson's
as follows:
The captain carried an automatic
shotgun that would go off about
eight times a second, and his sergeant
bore winchester repeating rife
These lay in positions for easy and
immediate action. The two men had
been in many conflicts, and had faced
death too often to waver now At
the entrance they were suddenly con-
frOnted by a file of about twenty SOL
: diers with rifles leveIed.
Haiti
Captain Bill and his sergeant new
'er even hesitated. With their arms in
position for instant action they
marched steadily into the muzzles of
those 1eveled guns-the captain
meantime, admonishing the men be-
hind them.
"'You niggers hold up there!
You've already got into trouble with
them old guns of yours. I'm Captain
Mcdonald, of the state rangers, and
I'm down here to investigate a foul