Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-18
SAN NBENITANS ASK
DELAY IN CASE OF
LIEUT.. J. {. MORT
WIRE REPRESENTATIVES Ar WASH
INGT0N TO SEE WAR DEPART.
MENT FOR A DISMISSAL.
SEVERAL HUNDRED tlkmeas ADOPT
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE
CHARGES BE DROPPED. II

san BenHo citizens today became active
IN behalf Of Lieutenant John +. Nor. of the
Fourth Field Artillery, whose court mar
tial ! scheduled to be held at Mercedes
Monday IN connection with the crossing III
Prcsre>o. Texas. last January When United
STATES SOLDIERS Went into Mexico in an ~.
Tort To rescue two comrades whom they
believed IN danger of their lives. :
kilograms were sent a. Senator Morris
Sheppard and congressman John n. Gar
ner and Jeff McLemore. asking them to see
the war department immediately in behalf
81 me lieutenant "a secure dismissal ~
the charges against him and his restora-
tlon 10 his former rank in the army. with
ont the iormalitv Of a trial.
In connection with the forthcoming trial.
IT became known today that Lieutenant
Mort and his comrades had the sympathy
81 well known Mexican ranchmen residing
near San Bcmto, who, when they learned Of
hIs arrest. raised a fund of $50 which they
intended 10 contribute Ia Il fund "a w.
raised IN his defense.
Several hundred farmers in mcetin. Al
san Benito this afternoon, among other
things, adopted q resolution asking Colonel
II. l.. Bullard al IIarlingen to use his ef-
forts to delay the trial of Lieutenant Mort
~ least until after 3 o'clock Monday. ~
winch Time u u hoped an answer will ~
had from The representations sent Ia
Washington.
The resolutions adopted sny.
''therpnG haV.u.. ........
ton Of the people Of this section of Texss
that Lieutenant J. y. Mort, the gallant III.
iicer of the United States army whe
crossed the Rio Grande at Progreso. IN.
dalgo county, Texas. in an effort Ia rescur
ms comrades who had been captured ~
MexIcanS, Is TO be tried by court martial at
Mercedes. Texas. next Monday; and.
Whereas, 4 appears to the people ~
Tins section Of the United States, who's.
hives and property this Young officer wa
sent here 10 protect that an ininsiicc and
humiliation might hc inflicted upou .ur
whose actions were but those Of a true ap.I
brave American. and whose conduct in this
instance was IN the line Of his iuty a. M
saw II. To protect the lives of soldiers unJsr
NJ ''iHnitHu
Therefore. bc II resolved by thi, badv
81 American sitizenS IN this convention a.
sembled, that We endorse the action Of
sam Robertson and others in wiring our
senators and representatives IN conrrS> ~
ise their best efforts with the war dcpat
ment to secure continuance of IN. ea-.
~ ihi~ gallant Young officer aud 10 fully
aI.
use Their Efforts 10 secure the Dismissal
"i the charges against him and that he l.x
veNtored To- his command: and, !.
lie y further resolved. that This ho.lv
81 citizens hereby place themselves on rec
ord individually and a. y whole in reone-f-
ing Colonel Bullard ~ DELAY. IN po~-il.lr
the hearing ~ this ease until The efforts ~
"nr senators and congressman can h.
heard from. which we believe will n.t A..
later than Monday M . - w. and. t
BE u further resolved. that ihis meeting
return vote Of thanks io the patr,..ti..
MeNIcan citizens cf this community ~hn
- literally contributed 10 TIE fund II. ,ux
Tor the expense Of sending wires, ese.. ~
me interest OF Lieutenant Mort; and
BE Y further resolved. that u cypy VIZ
these resolutions be despatched ss .uer ~
Colonel Bullard 1T fIarlipgrn and 10 th@
press of thiS state and that our -rrntort
and congressman br notified ~ our s,rt,an., N.