The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-30

1t. Greer and others. The former
asked her what she had heard and
seen of the shooting up and then
said that they (the officersl had
heard the shooting and knew il was
being done by soldiers from the
sound of the high power rifles, but
that they were afraid at first to
leave their families, to investigate
as they thought it was a fight among
the soldiers, such scraps having oc
Cured before and Major Penrose
and Greer finally went over to the
barracks.
An important piece of evidence
was next given by John Moore, a
negro, who formerly worked as a
teamster in the post He was asleep
in his quarters at the corral on the
night OF Aug. 1 3 until being awak-
ened by the discharge of a gun by
the sentry patrolling in front of
the corral He then got up. Gres-
sed and went over to the ice plant
and while he was dressing an order
came by telephone for the ambu-
lance and he heard the men out
side hitching up the mules He left
the corral before the ambulance
was ready and doesn't know when it
left or where it went
Both the discharge of the gun by
the sentry and the ordering of the
ambulance are new points of testi-
mOny.
The next witness was J. X. Pow
ers, a veteran, who lost his right arm
at Shiloh, and is now superintend-
ent of the National cemetery, at San
Antonio. He occupied a similar po-
sitiOn at Fort Brown in 1906. His
evidence showed that the night of
August 13 was very clear, as looking
from his window after the firing
had ceased he could see in the star
light the posts of a barbwire fence
225 feet away.
On the night of the 4th he went
to Major PenrOse's house to get :,
pass from him. The latter, who
seemed very much exercised asked
Mr.. Powers to step 0uC of hearing
of his wife and talking of the itouble
said to him: 4 would as soon have
lost my right arm as have my men
do this shooting"
He said his battalion had always
been the crack one in the 18th
Infantry and that he would give
years salary to know VINO had done
the shooting
On next day, the 18th, while driv-
ing by d barracks with his wife.
bound for town, soldier stopped
him and giving him a rass5cok On
the Merchants Banl, asked him to
draw out his money for him as he
could not get out. MI Powers Re
niied that h uIuers;cnd that and
the soldier then said. 1 want YOU
10 understand that ! was not ole Of
those who went out and did TIE
shooting. l am a GOd-fearin< man
and don't believe in that kind of
business"
Mr. Powers can not recall the name
of the soldier nor can it be found
at the bank The last witness in
tTOduced this morning was Mrs. J
K. Powers, who testified that she
was living on her bed reading when
the firing began She listened
awhile, then called her husband. who
had retired early, telling him that
soldiers we're shooting in Browns
vile. She said this because of the
sound Of the rifles, which was IA
miliar one to her. she having learn
ed to recognize il by constant hear
ing of the firing at rifle practice.
Mrs. Powers was very positive on
this point.
She cOrroborated her husband
testimony regarding the clearness OF
the night and the conversation with
the cOloTed soldier; also with regard
to the Penrose conversation. which
she said, Mr.. Powers related to her
the same day it occurred
Al one o'clock the court took
recess until 2:f5.
The court concluded its hearings
at brownsville this afternoon at 4:35
o'clock and adjourned TO meet at
Washington at a future early date
The testimony taken this after
noon VIII be reported in tomorrow
Herald