The Washington times., 1908-12-14
Never Taken.

Allison's testimony was never taken.
If RaynOrs reference Is not a mistake
il should be inquired into as 10 what
Allison was doing in the barracks
RayuOr says he gOt his own gun FOR
inspection the next morning. and Lieu
tenant L.LWrzSOn stood him back be-
cause IL was foul He SIepr il tLa
northeast corner OF the ground floor -
the barracks, the corner nearest the
fort wall and the gate. vet would only
admit that he heard the shooting IN the
back part OF the town. I'm the rear OF
= Company, going down the street
- l.. p lt6l) RaynOT'S testimony was
not taken at Brownsville
The baseball crowd tried 10 protect
NE guilty men by deliberate lying. For
instance. Corporal Wade Harris testi-
lied tS- Doc No 402, D 12D that the fr,-
ing mad ceased when Sergeant jackson
was tryinT to unlock the second section
rack This is manifesrlv false for
those OF the second section who were
not on the raid were pouring down
stairs with their guns while the firing
was stil going on
Before proceeding to examine the fes-
uInony relative 10 the raiders, the testf-
mony Of First Sergt- Ningo Sanders
was taken by Lieutenant Colonel Lover
Ing at Brownsville. Septemb mber q 1o0s
nearly six weeks after the raid sboTI(i
be considered Sanders lived in married
quarters east Of the guardhOuse he
was awakened by the shooting dressed
ana naSJened 10 Company 3 barracks.
arriving there after Lieutenant Iawra-
son who testifies that he got there
anouJ nVe or six minutes after tn
SHooung began and that he heard no
SnetS after he jOineu his comosuy
9 tAlacklln trial. o. 81 The last shots
nred ny the raiders were ar the -TiI1r,,ar
saloon and 1t took them. uarhaps ar rra
most a minute. TO run hack to the fort
ana another minute to fall in.
Eight Minutes EIapse.
At least eight minutes eIaDsad from,
the first fusiIlade 10 the time ATireo
Sanders reached the front Of B bar
racks The distance from the T5IIr,s-
saloon 10 the front Of B barracks MS
90 HarGS- The married quarters we've
distant between 800 and so wards -.
ders Is positive that he saw John HOLE
man oeIore Ine shooting ceased Is Doc
- 49, 1.-, p IISl But there was desultorv
hrlng ~oinE on in town from aroused
cltlZenS Tor many minutes after the -afr5
was over Sanders teStines tbst -
company was practically I'm line v-ber,
~ 50 mere which further proves his
idteaeSS- as ali other teStiuOuy- ,J,-.---,
great confusion and deIav in fo,1,i---
the company, men being sent baOL- 80
guns and ammunition. and ar 49,
8 elsEI minutes elapsing from the f7rSt
! -Sl gSlb toe til the line was fairly IN
-' LIE utehahJ Lawrason testifes that II
looN nlm about FIVE minutes Fro-D .;,a
uLle the shooting began to get 10 tbs
company and several minutes - go,
ne, lile company; p. that all the firing took
/ lilaos - IN, y. ABOUT I'VE minutes. and that
lHe taTthest firing seemed II he a. =
lsl-,ce Instance OF not more than 500 or 40
aIus- tNackhn trial, p. 32) He further
- (FehroSe trlal, D. 4S6) that there
VS. Sreat confusion, that the mon
eLaggied Iu- and that the last man
lad taken his place hve or six minutes
after ne arrived. about eicht minutes
ailer the first call TO arms, and about
nlne minutes after the first shots v-ere
Tired The last shots of the rafdsrg
might very probably have been nrpd
aIIer 3 company began 70 assemble.
out the Ilen were straggling in for at
east five minutes.
The Evidence.
II IS circumstantialIy absolute that n
soldiers Of Il Company fred service
-ifies from the upper gallery OF B bar
racks, from the ground inside the fort
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