The Washington times., 1908-12-14

D I'D that he thought all his relief was
present, but wasn't certain whether
they were present or absent lie had
Gozed OF when the firing began The
relief was formed double rank IN front
and held for fifteen or twenty minutes.
he testifiez. befs-e being thrown into
skirmish line lying down
Corporal Burdett testihes (S. Doc. zl2.
p 12l) that ne was asleep, but doesn't
remember how many privates were IN
the gUardhouse.
Musician Hoyt Robinson IS equally IN
communicative He was asleep in the
entrance TO the guardhouse- Was
awakened IS. Doc <02 D. 145, s. L, p.
$50 by Sergeant Reid and Corporal
Wheeler and told TO sound the alarm.
Went back into the guardroOm before
doing so 10 see the time by the clock;
found It was y o'clock. Saw Privates
Johnson and Battle, but doesn't remem-
Der any others. johnson wss sentinel
in front OF the guardhouse, post No. j
Privates Lawrence Daniels, BOunsler.
Mitchell. and Battle gave very brief
testimony at Brownsville and were not
examined thereafter They all stated
that they were asleep in the guardhouSe,
but made no statement as 70 the other
members OF the relief
Private Joseph Rogers first testified
that he was asleep Is Doc No. 4O2. ..
800, but at the Macklin trial (Nackliu.
Is l.. pp. 96-9S5) claims that he was
awake. reading q novel. doesn't remeul-
Der what novel or what II was about;
was sent 70 awake Captain Macklin. but
told several conflicting stories OF what
he did and IS diSCredited BY the officers
or the battalion. He didn't know how
many men OF who were present, but
said Tthey were supposed to be there"
He admitted at the Maclzlin trial that
he had been ccurt-maTtialed at least
five times yet was discharged with
character good" az each OF his first
two eulistments-
The Summary
Summarizing the testimony as 20 the
presence Of the privates OF the relief
guard in the guarderoom. IL IS ex-
tremely nonconlmittaI and uncertain as
70 who were there and who were absent
when the alarm was sounded. In JUS
tice to the commissioned officers OF the
battalion It should De stated that for
weeks they conducted a painstaking,
personal, searching investigation and
examination Of the soldiers in their en-
deavor TO ferret out the guilty parties, I
DUt the seal OF secrecy had been puJ
on the mouths Of the men. The few /
soldiers who conscIeuJiously tried TO aid /
the officers were called dog robbers /
and made TO feel the displeasure Of their !
fellows. Private Elmer Brown, Com /
pany 9, who slept in the corral the |
night Of the raid. testifes 10 this.
Priys-te 3. F. Johnson. Company d. on /
post TO. ]. In front of the gUardh0use. >
is personally sufficiently accounted for /
He retreated behind a dense CLOUD. Of 4
ignorance when interrogated at Browns
Vile He Sidu'U know anything: dtdn I
even know who was the corporal OF his |
detail. heard seven shots together, and 4
knew nothing more Didn't know what 4
posted him; what corporal re- /
he was not further examined and was
finally discharged under a general 4
COUTt-maTt.al, November p, 1906
Howard Examined.
Private Joseph II. Howard, OF Com 4
oany .. on post No 2 around the bar
racks, has been thoroughly examined
the first shots or the raiders
he fired the alarm signal. retreatiug be
tween 3 and c barracks, OF three shots
aimed generally over the officers quar-
ers and perhaps thereby explaining the
lullets which several witnesses testified
10 having heard Whistling over the post.
His several statements differ widely as
% the place where the first shots OF the
-aiders ware fred from down near the
Allison saloon, several hundred yards
East OF him 10 g point near the COwen
zlley- auO in time from four minutes
IN two seconds before he called the
alarm and fired his rifle. In better posi-
Ion than any other private TO see. hear.
md know what actually occurred in
and near the rear OF the barracks, he
succeeded In demonstrating how much
be could say and how little ne could
ell in four eZamlnaIiOuS-aT Browns
lille, at the NIaChlin and PenroSe courts
martial and before the Senate Commit
Private Charley Hairston, Company 3.
IN post No 3, around the officers quar- ]
ers, throws considerable light on sew
raj mOOted questions At the MaCklin
rial he stated opp I9 and 50 that he
lad carried out Major PenroSe'S insJruc-
ions 10 have the call to arms sounded. {
lad then llstened 20 the rol call or
Company B, and had gone back 10 his
'Ost before Private De SausSUre came
I'D and told him that Sergeant Reid
wanted him to call Captain MaCNlin. the
'ffcer of the day This places De SaUS-
UTe'S mission considerably later than
'is own testimony would Indicate. and I
Increases sufficiently the margin OF
ine needed for De SauSSure to have
in the raid and returned to
he gUarGhOuse.
Two Pistol Shots.
Hairston further reports hearing two
,5stol shots IS. Z, 2. 74D OF 70 the
outheast some twenty minutes before
he real fI.sillade. This would cover
towards confused effort to couple thSse
hots with the firing at the entrance 10
ne Cowan alley and 10 bring them all /
Nth his firing the alarm into the limit |
extreme time) Of four minutes Hairs
on also heard bullets WhiStling over
,ead. evidently Howard's three shots. .
nd thought he heard horses gaUOpiuC.
presumably the Mexican SCaVeuger'S
art huT-iedIy driven to a place Of safe
Y from the rear OF the barracks Eafr-
ton located the general fusilaSs cor
eCtly back of 3 Company barra KS.
Private Alexander Ash. Company ,, /
n post No. 4, was remote from the
7hOle- affray-in the far southeastern
nd Of the fort around the corral He
brew no special light on the situation. !
ie had the confidence OF his command
Ig officers as a reliable soldier
John Brown. the last member or the !
rincipaI COnSpiratOrS. was disposed OF ,
a three lines In the Investigation at Z ,
brownsville he Claimed he was asIeeDi
4 the bake shop. He was not subse-
uentiy examined. He was serving his ,
lird enliStnn. IA On Boyd COnyerS' /
tatement. made at Monroe, Ga, Brown |
-as sought in Atlanta James Powell |
Tho had claimed TO have been n dis
harged soldier OF the Ninth Cavalry.
nd to have been in Brownsville the