Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-22
BROWNSVILLE CASE TO
Be INVESTIGATED AGAIN
Purpose is To Determine Which Sole
iers Did the Shooting
up.

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complete investigation OF all the
circumstances connected with the
shoc,.ns, Up OF Brownsville, Texas, on
the night of August 1914, 1906 will
be made by the court OF inquiry
which will soon meet in pursuance
CT an act CT Congress rassed last
winter The especial purpose of this
inquiry is Ito hear and report upon
all ci.arses and testimony relating to
the shooting ARRAY which took place
at Brownsville and to determine
which soldiers m non-comissioned
officers, If any. of Companies B. c.
ard d. .25th infantry. who were dis
charged from the military service as
members CT that regiment are quail
flied for re-inlistmeEt in the Army Of
the United States" While that is the
specific duty placed upon the court
the investigation they will make prob
ably will be as comprehensive as acy
ether that has taken place.
While the date for the initial
meeting OF the court has not been
determined the work devolved upon
it is now going on as rapidly as
would be the case If the court had
been organized and had started its
work by the holding Of sessions. The
task Of preparing for the work Of
such a body involves the necessity
of engaging stenographers and other
assistants of laying out a general
plsn Of inquiry to be pursued. and
on the part OF every member Of the
court Ct familiorizing himself with
the testimony AMI official orders bear
ing upo, the case Ali this work IS
now going On done by means Of con-
fercnces as actively It is said. as il
the court were rganized.
There have been five Investigations
of the Brownsville affair. The drst
was by Majcr Blocksom, department
inspector. who was later charged by
Senator Foraker in a very vigorous
speech with being a prejudiced !nyes-
tigator. The second was by the Cit.
zens' Committee Ct Brownsville, the
chairman of which was Captain win.
lam Kelly. q Uuion veteran Of the
Civil War. There was an investi-
g. zion bv General Darlington. inspec-
tor general Of the army. and still an
ether by Assistant Attorney General
Purdy. who was charged by the Ad-
miHistration with the duty of still
mere Developing a. the facts In the
case. After these Investigations had
been eomuleted the activity OF Sen
ator Foraker brought about still an.
other. and perhaps the most compre-
honsive inquiry Of all. by the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs. The
testimony takea In these several at.
'scmpts 10 ferret oct the guilty per.
sons. whether in the negro regiment
or among the people Of Brownsville.
is contained in several large volumes.
full set of which has been given
To each member OF the court OF in
Puiry and they are now reviewing
the Testimony with great care.
This court Is composed q Lieu
tenant Samuel u. ". Young. Major
Joseph r. Sanger. Brigadicr General
,JChn " WISH. Brigadier Genera!
Thcodnrc Schgan and Br.gadicr Cen
rial Butler D. Price. ~! Of whom arc
on tho retired list " tho army. Cap
tain Cha RIGS Y Rowland. 2ist Infan-
try. is the recorder of tho court Al
n~mbcrs Vt tho court were horn north
or northwest. except General schwsn
WIN - a native nf Germany General
Wilson Is the only graduate os West
Point on tn. ccurt. Gcncrs,s Young