The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-01
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put Anastasfa on the stand, and
questioned her as follows:
O. Where were you on the night
OF Aug. - A. Right here in tins
house. Q. Tell what you saw ana
remember on that night? A. l heard
shooting ana stepped out OF the
house to see what the matter was.
I stood riga. here and saw shooting
toward the town, but could not see
from which quarters. Could see
nights w. point toward the town;
saw great many flashes
The recorder here called attention
to The position OF the barracks and
also directed the attention of the
court to the fact that the building
painted yellow on the right was the
Kendall cottage. Mrs GraZa in an
swer 10 -ae question, was there any
brush or shrubbery ia front OF the
house on the night of the firing re-
piled that there was not
Gen. Daggett. Were the flashes
near the building? No, sir, toward
the fence beyond the other end OF
the Dui.-.ng Q. ANY flashes en-
Ieft side OF building? A. No, sir,
the flashes were in the center. O.
How many flashes? a. Couldn
tell. GLOW long did YOU remain
here and see the shooting A.
AbQdt ten or fifteen minutes O.
Have you heard army riues at tar
get practice. A. 81 s, sir. They
sounded Ike army rifles.
The court then visited the resi-
dence of Mrs. J. C. Musel on Jeffer-
son street, opposite the pdrOchial
school near the garrison, and ques-
toned her
@. Do you remember the night
of aug. 10, when shots were fired
Did you hear fringe A. Yes, sir
Q. Where did you hear the firing
on Twelfth street2 a. Yes, sir. @
Was it in the alley or on the street?
Q. Could not tell We were all
asleep, and sol up when we heard
the shooting.
The home Of Mrs. Margaret Wal
lis was visited on the corner OF
Washington street and Garrison
road Mrs Wallis testified THAI
she was living in the same house,
only she occupied the other half, on
that night Mrs. Wallis testified
that she both heard and saw the
shooting, and that the time was in
the neighborhOOd of . o'clock She
said. The first shot I heard came
from the direction of the post. /
got up and went to the gate and
nd q Cd he
street / went from the gate to the
porch, and when ! looked up they
were firing from those barracks,
Dointing When they stopped
l went tO the fence. climbed on it.
and stood there. ] heard q great
deal of chOpping while I stood there
I heard yoiey fired which sounded
like q gatling gun ia the alley One
half hour later I heard the roll call
inside the post
Did YOU hear the shots? A.
Yes, sir. al Nurria's house. The
bullets sizzled down the street
There was loud talking in the post
] saw some men cleaning guns the
next morning about = o'clock. They
used g ramrod and G. rag. ] saw
man on he middle barracks fire
hree times. and 7 saw one other
man fire from the barracks nearest
the river, and after me fired ne
whoOped like an indian.
Gen. Daggett: Did you hear the
roll caH2 A. Yes. sir. O. How
long after the shooting did YOU hear
the roll call? a. About q half
hour O. AT what time did you see
the men cleaning their guns? A.
About o'clock O. Was it sun
rise 8. Yes, sir. @. Were there
any other men cleaning their guns
A. J did not notice
Gen. Price: Did you hear pound
ing before or after the shOCting2
A. 1T was after the firing.
Cen Sanger. Did you hear
the bugle call? g. No, sir @.
Where were the men don't
know, as was lyins down
The court then proceeded 10 the
Federal court building and resumed
the examination of witnesses.
Jose Martinez was called and was
asked by the recorder concerning his
former testimony. The recorder
said there was some doubt as to what
position he occupied on the night of
Aug. 10 He asked: What win
dow did YOU look ont of and what
was your position while looking
Out?" Martinez stated that he was
looking out Of the second window
from the alley and he leaned on the
window sill and was in a STOPPING
position
Gen. Schwan: Did you lie down