Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-14

he could not remember did the shooting.
Stated that he hid in the guardhonse
after tine shooting: just before roll call
Sergt. Reid gave him some cartridges to
replace those used that he would not
be caught If an inspection was ordered.
Conye-s stated that HOloman lived in
Macon and Brown lived i'm Atlanta.
believe this Information is correct as !
never told our negro anything about the
shooting, the name Of the company or
the people who were suspected. Our
who lived in Charleston. S. C.. was pres
emf when Conyers made above state
ment.
Running Down Powell.
W. Lawson reported June IS from At
ianta:
Il was with Powell today and he told
me that he was at Brownsville at the
time of the shooting. and that he met
Brown, Holloman and Conyers at a bar
room at Z o'clock. and that there was
some talk OF shooting up the town that
night-that the colored soldiers had been
treated badly by the citizens. Powell
Dragged considerably about what they did
in the way of shooting up the town. but
/ could not get out of him any OF the
names except Brown. Holloman and Con
yers.''
A. II. Baldwin reported from Ports
mouth. Va. August %. 1908 as TO con-
yersation with James Powell that day:
He stated that on the afternoon and
evening of the shooting he had been in
company with John Brown and negro
named Hallman and Boyd Conyers, all
members Of the negro regiment then sta
toned at Brownsville. He stated that
they were in saloon together in the
. afternoon. ard there was some talk of
shooting up the town that night.
"He claims he left ConyeIs between q
and S o'clock that evening and did not
see him again that night He claims tina
he was at boarding house at the time Of
the shooting, but Immediately after the
shooting he rushed over to the barracks.
arriving there about the time they fin
siled the roll call. He saw Holloman
and Brown, hut could not find Conyers,
and while he STAYED at the barrac ks
about an hour he never did see Conyers.
This man claims that he had no hand in
the shooting and was not with the party
that did it
Statement of w. G. Baldwin.
Atlanta Ga. September II. 1905. !
l went TO Atlanta and found James |
Powell whose home is 305 Fort street. |
and who works for DR.. William Cren- |
shaw, at double cottage in Atlanta.
told this negro that | represented
ma ga zine Of New York, and that we
were anxious to get the facts OF the
Brownsville shooting. Before calling on
Powell l sent George w Gray. who
was in Company G. and whose parents
live in Roanoke and ! believe is one of
the most reliable negroes ] know in TINS
country, TO see Powell and find out what
he had told Lawson and others. After d |
short interview Gray came back to the |
hotel and stated that Powell was lying:
that he had tripped him up in a number /
of his statements, and that he was salts |
fed that he had never been In Browns |
Vile or knew anything about the case.
Ny calling on Powell few minutes |
efterward evidently excited him, and |
when l began to ask him about the |
Brownsville case he told me that he knew |
was not at Brownsville. but had for |
merly belonged to the Tenth Cavalry and
had been discharged at San Francisco !
about six years ago. ! then confronted |
Conyers on August II and asked him |
what he meant by this. His explanation |
was very unsatisfactory and he admitted
to the authorship of the letter. but said !
was the reason for his reply to Conyers
letter written to him about August 10 !
He denied knowing James Brown. |
member of Company +. although he and |
James Brown left Atlanta for PhiladeI- |
phia on the same train about three weeks |
ago. Brown is still in Philadelphia.
l called on DIR. Crenshaw. who told |
me that he knew that this negro. James |
Powell, had not been out of Atlanta for |
three years. except on this trip to Phila- |
deiphia. W. G. BALDWIN.
P. SIT subsequently, developed that |
Powell was for a short time in vol |
unteer regiment He was never in |
Brownsville. but had gotten his informa !
ton from John Brown, one of the raiders |
Atlanta, Ca GO1 Fort Street.
August Is. 1908. |
Deare Friend
received your letter today and was
truly glad to heare from you it found |
me we'll and truly hope when these few |
lines reach you it will find you the same
l was jest Hanging about you when l
got your letter john Brown went to
Philadelphia bought three weeks ago /
have heard OF eny rest of the boys ex-
cept John lone he was throw heare and |
went to Chicago I will meet the LAWYER |
when he come You ask me abought the |
chracker l haven had the opportunity to
meet that Entertainment I have three |
good guns and If eny thang should start I
I will be with them When are YOU COM |
ing to Atlanta Buddie I will take you for |
my Edader because l don't no wheare eny |
rest of the boys
You must excuse bad writing write soon |
and let me heare from YOU from your
friend JAMES JOWELS |
Letter From Senator Foraker.
United States Senate.
Committee on Pacific Islands
and Porto Rico