The Washington times., 1909-01-12

peaching' and that II he would escape /
arrest and extraditiou to Texas, from
where he would probably never return
70 his young wife and family, he, too,
must make a statement falsely accus-
ing HIS absent comrades, and then, when
ne refused to comply, asserting his in
nOCeuCe. they fabricated story OF
confession and attempted suicide, which
was a base falSenOOd from beginning
20 end. as has now been completely and
FULLY shown.
I'm an the history of crime and its
detection nothing more atrOCiouE5 dis
reputable and dlsg-aceful has ever been
Senator Foraker then presented facts
TO show that II was an elementary rule
OF law that confessions involving GRIM
inal guilt we're inadmissible In any
court unless IL could be shown they
were entirely voluntary. He declared
that. even if the statements OF Browne,
lawson Baldwin, and others, serving
truthful all that they have done would
be Incompetent But il was not nee
essary, he said. 10 rely on technical
objections,
AssaiIs Confessions
Then, assai1ing the alleged confession
Of Conyers to Browne and other de-
tectives, he presented q long letter from
Sheriff +. q. Arnold, Of Monroe, Ga.
where Conyers lives, I'm which Arnold
thus characterized this sO-called con
fession:
II say It under my solemn OATH 1t
is the most absolutely false the most
willful Misrepresentation Of the truth,
and the most shameful perversiOn OF
what really did take place that have
ever seen over the signature Of any
Arnold declared he was shocked and
Mortified when he read Browne s YER
sion Of his conversations with Conyers
as published IN the Congressional Rec
Six other citizens Of Walton county,
where IS Monroe, presented aIndavIts
porated into his speech in support Of
Arnold's version of the alleged COMES
sion, and Of Conyers' side of his rela-
lions 10 the detectives.
Charges Conspiracy.
Il hazard nothing in saying that this
testimony will prove sufficient" said
Senator Foraker, 'to firmly establish
IN the minds Of all honestNmen from
one end Of this land to the other, not
only that the reports Of these so-Caled
detectives in So far as they attempt to
show confessions and discriminating
statements made by Conyers are base
Iabrications, and without any truth
whatever on which TO rest, but that
the whole work In which they have been
engaged is the result OF a plot and a
conspiracy bIacker and more damnable
than anything that has been charged
against the soldiers themselves. even IF
the worst that has been said should
prove 10 be the truth for. aITOclOus
and indefensible as is the crime OF muir
der, more atrocious and moro indefen-
Sibl6 still is a cold sCheming. calcuiat-
ing plot and conspiracy TO fasteu the
crime Of murder upon an innocent
Defends Soldier.
Senator Foraker defended Boyd Con
yers as a man who had led a blameless
life and who had the confidence and
respect OF every white man as well as
colored man in his community.
He said;
Every member Of the Military At
fairs Committee who can recall him as
he appeared on the witness stand VIII
know, without citing his record and
without any argument IN his behalf.
that what Herbert J. Browne has said
of him is an uutruthful libel. without
any excuse whatever. If the President
would only grant the pathetic appeal
OF this veteran soldier of the republic,
and give him a chance 70 be heard. he
would be in better company and in
better business than he Is when listen
ing 30 his schcminE IraduCers. and Il
happily he should be moved 10 do him
justice. the act would add honor to his
distinguished career and gladden. his
heart for all time 20 come,
And so I might go on as to each and
every other man who is attacked by
Herbert J. Browne and his fellOW-cOu-
spiratOrs, with the same result as 10
each, but II is unnecessary.
Zone Bad, All Bad"
'Falsus in un0, falsus iu omnibus!
Especially should shat maxim andy
where It is shown that the great vital
proposition upon which the whole re
port rests that Boyd Couyers made a
confession. is lie out OF whole cloth
without anything whatever I'm al the
realm of truth on which 10 base 10, and
without any explanation except only
that the men who were put at this iu-
iQuitous and unhOly work were men
who were anxious to make a report
that would secure their retention IN the
employment that had been given them.
IT was vital to the continuance OF their
relations 10 the Treasury that they
should appear TO be making progress
1T IS Impossible to find language with
which 10 dtungiy characterize such a
procedure as this detective business has
been from it's luClpIency down 20 the
rnonstrous stages II has reached.
''Tt IS atrOclous, revolving, shocking %
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