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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, DECEJIEER 15, 1C03. 111 hi U.iIi.,J -Ul.-lJ IKE OWKSVIILE AFfAIR (Continued from Page One.) OUMPIO DIXEGATKS TO MEET. Will Gathi-r In Vu'l- t Moiali to Solottr a lldtt Unround I ur Hie 'i Game of 1012 Maria Bidders For Uie liig Meet. ' New York. Doc. 14. Buroa Pierre do Coubertiro, president of the Inter national Olvmulo committee, nas is. sued a call for the Olympic delegate to meet in Paris in January lor the purpose of selecting a oatuegrouna for the fJlvmDlc ramos Of 1813.. Ger many, Bwedaa and Italy already have i aoclied for the a-ames ana in an proD- abillty one of those countries will yet ; them, gtockhoim is saia v oe tavor a ) ed over . Rome ot Berlin. , - Though -i ithe . Italians and the Germans both want the Olympiad, they have not ' shown the willingness1 to provide funds ." -that the Swedes have shown.- . v On'- account of the unsettled reTa ' tlons between the sport-governing body of the United states and Great Britain IV is hardly likely that Uncle ' fcam will make application, for ' the a-ames. Should the international com . snlttee. however favor : the United Mates, Pittsburg1 will make a strong fold for the houomf,The Pittsburg Athletic Association,- formed only a . few months a 20 and occupying' a mil v lion-dollar home in the fashionable . 1 Oakland district, . has that aim in "view and Is working- to get the 1111 Olympiad for the Smoky City. H. NJ Van voorhia, Byeray oeorg Oliver. John B. Barbour, Jr.. and Wil , . ilam Stevenson,' prominent In the so ' Clal and financial life of Pittsburg;, -, were appointed a committee to pro- v - tnote the idea,, and r the men already v have stirred up a great deal ot inter-V- est la .the scheme. .' San . Francisco Is Pittsburg's only Clival at present for the honor,- ; The Olympic igub l sponsor for the idea. and it plans to markjSan Francisco's .: rise from ruin ty a huge athletic car blval. On account of Pittsburg's c- " cesslblllty .the steel city - stands the best show -for . bolng . the . -battl- r around of" the-' Olympians..: provided the international committee awards . the erames to the United States. . I v -vvn.ua tne international com mi t- . ... j . Minn, tna mi.Htinn rnji . i riu clan government is Completingplane for the -regular Oreek Olympiad at Athene in 110. The Athenian games a hold regularly, every four years, i regardless of meets elsewhere. - - In the strictest Interpretation they are me oniy- real .viympic games. i ne other games in realltftaro simply ln- iinwuoiui : meets. .- . yt;.v r ' rUMUDAAUTO' RACKS. . ','' ly ., 11 1 ' 1 I !., .4, ; Third Week In March Willi Probably .Witness Asmwi Event at injrUws v New Tork. 'Deo.- I l.-r-tTh - Florida ' Automobile races, - which have , been field each spring;- for several ; years, ' Will probably take place this year on the- )aytona-Ormond. Beach In the ' third week in March, when it is plan ed to have a week's racing. ;i At pres- ent It .looks as -though Daytona would v probably win Out over her-Tlval, Or , tnond; by having- the racing beadquar v tars established at the former place. 5?he question , of which of the two places should receive- this .advantage - has been a burning; one whenever the races fcave been. held. In the South. Under ' present plans there are to te the annual sprint jracea.Vv with 100 nd. 290 tnlle contests, as'well as the :, posslbje awarding -of the speed crown f. to anjr- driver? who may succeed in lowering Demegeot'a record of two enlles a minute made In l0i ln- the ' too horse-power Darracq. , Demegeot t was really mechanician for H emery, who came In second in the recent errand prlxe race at Savannah. At the Florida meet the foreign driver , sjrot Into a controversy I over the re driving of a half-mile , exhibition , agalnet '. time and - was suspended 1 by the Automobile Club of America, with the result that Demegeot took " his place as driver and smashed all ree rda :v :.,r: : : it Is planned now to have a week of racing; at -Daytona.' and ' it is hoped that some of - the . American ' grand prise cars will enter In the event , Bout Between tittle Fcllowa ; y ' , New York, Dee.' 14-An important fcout beivoen little : fellows has been arranged, s, The fighters who will -' 'ure In It are Jem Drlacoll, the legit- - Imate featherweight champion ; of England, and Charley Griffin, the Ans- trail an featherweight champion. , - They -will come together in twelve-round tattle at a show to be - held ii-the Armory Aj at Rnatnn. - on December 8th. ; this will be the , aocond time they have fought , In . vieir- previous contest,' which . was fought at the National Sporting; Club ef London, several months ago, Grtf - fin was disqualified on'a foul In the ... fifteenth round, , - .' .V... ' : - r . Xtoranda and IxKijrhont Ttcady Tor toe ; , - KBS IghU - j . 1 New Tork,. Dee. 14. Dorando Pie- 1 trL the Marathon runner, and 'Tom ,. tAngboat, the Canadian Indian, to-day ended their trainingr- for- the race In Madison Square Garden to-morrow night.; Both mob are said to be in grlme condition. .-. ' j The race will be for 1 miles, 185 '.yards, the London Olympio Marathon ' distance,' and, will be run over the "? tan track on which Dorando defeat- e& John J. Hayes a Short time ago. JHoyd MacFarland. the bicyclist who yos the recent six-day race, will fire the starting signal r promptly vat 9 'o'clock. --". ':1 V. the extent of virtually encouraein? j those who were participant. As to companies q and D, there can be no Question that practically every man in them roust have had knowledge that the shooting was done by some of the soldiers of B Troop, and pos sibly by one or two others in on of the other, troops. .. This concealment Was Itself a grave offense which was greatly aggravated - by their testify ing before the Senate, committee that they were Ignorant of what they must have known. .Nevertheless, it is to be said in partial extenuation that they were probably cowed by threats, made by the more, desperate of the men who had actually .been engaged In the shooting, as to what would happen to any man who failed toApro teet the wrongdoers. Moreovertner are circumstances tending to 'Show that these misguided men were en couraged by outsiders to persist, in their course of concealment and doi nlai. I feel, therefore, that the guilt of the men who, after the event, thus shielded the perpetrators ' of the wrong by refusing to tell the truth bout them, though serious, was In part due to the unwise and improper aiuiuae or., otners,,, ana that; some measure or allowance should be made for the misconduct. In other words. I believe we can afford to .reinstate any of these men who now truthfully wit wnat nas oappenea. give all the aid they can to ibc the responsibility upon those who are really guilty, and show that they themselves had ' no guilty -knowledge - beforehand 4'and were In no way implicated in the af fair, save by having; knowledge t It (forwards and railing and refusing to divulge It, . Under the elrcumstancea and in view of the length of time they nave oeen out or me service, and their loss of the benefit that would have accrued to them, by continuous long-time service, we can afford to treat the men who meet the require ments - given above as having been sufficiently punished by the ' conse quences they brought upon themselves when they rendered necessary the ex ercise . of the disciplinary noweri T recommend that a law be passed al lowing me secretary of War, within a fixed period of time, say a. year, to reinstate any of these soldiers whom he, after careful examination, finds to nave ' oeen : innocent and whom ha finds to have done all, in his power to help bring- to Justice the guilty. . , Meanwhile the Investigation will be Continued The resnlta ham i uoviousjSTiai oniy oy carrying on the nvesugauon as tne war Department has actually oarried It on is there iha lightest chance of brlnsrina- the of. fenders to Justice or of separating vot me innocent, , tor there were doubtless naraiy any innocent, but the Ism rati. ty from those whose guilt was hein ous. 1 , i THEODORE ROOSEVELT, The White House. December U. l0i. .' ' , . Jeffries to Keferc Again. ' , 4 , Los Angeles. CaI., :Dec.- 1. Jim 'Jeffries, who has repeately declared that be would never referee another fght, has been compelled to chance tils mind, and will officiate In the 25 round scrap between Billy Papke and Siuso Keny. which takes place at the Jeffries Athletic Club on December 15th. Papke is responsible for Jeff crolng back into the business ' as . a referee.. Billy told Jeffries that he .was not satisfied wlth-Charley Eyfon, the oiiieia) referee of the club, and If he would not Judge the battle he would throw op the-mateh. Not car- Ing about having the contest fall through, Jeffries agreed to referee the mill. .-i ... , . . t It 11 bo Bfarqnard Wants a Show Down. IxmisviJle. Kyi Dec.' 14. "Rube J'jrquard. who is in this city, says tviat unless he gets $2,500 of the $11.000 -paid for. him to Indianapolis' fry the Giants he will not play In New York next-yeitrv-- Marriiftt'-eem4-have already been turned down by the Indianapolis club; but the matter ynay be reconsi Jered. . Doc3 TLh Cuit You? Fnpllsh-McLarty Co., the enter rrl'lnsr Drigci!t3 of Charlotte, ere r.svlnff i:i-li a l:ii- run on "I1IXDI TO," tl.'e new Kilncy Cure and Nerve Tonic, and hrar it so hlsi!y j-ralsed that they row c"r to guar antee It in evty ; f cure a'l firms cf KMn. y 'iroui ies mi rvotis l)!sorder.4. They pay 1"r It If It does cot give j i entire nii! r n. If j'Tj 1 i-, it U tU''r ri rot -tk. A ;..'t iv -t t-,'i m i ty U.iJ v . r ; . . . . a t . j r - : a. ' ' - 'War Department, Washington. Dmo. 10. 1 sat. My Dear Mr. Prealdnnti j -:,.' I have the honor to send van ttn. with a report of Investigation made by Mr. Herbert 1. Browne.; vhn wa employed by this department In con junction With; CapU fW;i -a.' Baldwin to Investigate as far as Dossible the occurrence at 'Brownsville on the IJth, ana iin 01 August. xoi. . ttincereiy .yours, ,- U?.The President. Fbltowlng Is the essential suhstanca 01 me report; ?i; THE GBNCRAIi IMPORT. Sir: 1 have the. honor ' tn ahhmit the following report -relaUve to the loyefltigauon or the BrownsvUle raid: Ex-Private Boyd Convera of Com pany B, Twenty-fifth Infantry, now at Aipnroe, ua., told William Lawson, a detective In the employ of Capt, W1K nam ut jsaiawin,. or itoanoke. Vs., that he and three for four other mnn of the Twenty-fifth Infantry were th I leaders in the Brownsville raid. : ThisS Information was obtained at different aaies auring the month or June, 108. -I submit the ftTdavit as presented. There are certain discrepancies of a minor character,- due to the fact that Lawson is illiterate and had to deoend on his memory for details. - But it should be borne In mind that Lawson was unacquainted With the details of m .Brownsviiie raia ana 'Was igiveu information whlnfc (. plde the fort, and that the soldiers of company u were the guiltv parties. - We earnestly urge that we be per muted to ccntlnua the investigation. Several detectives are still in the field. ana within the coming week a num ber of affidavits will be forthcoming PJUVATE CONTERS' STORT. '- th some repetition of matter ap pearing later in the report, Boyd Con ) era' story is given here In narrative torm i , The rumors of trouble over the as signment of colored troops to Browns ville were circulated before the troops left Fort Niobrara, and preparations were mado. among the men to "get even with the crackers," no the whites were -called. 6ome cartridges were held out at ranfee practice, but more en route to trownsvlll j.' : Pretense was made that they were aiven away at stations alonr the road. Homa were, but a large number wera secretei) At Inspection in Browrsvllie, Lieu tenant . Lawrason,' Company . , B, Threatened -punishment to th,'m4n who were sh-ict of ammunltioa, but nothing was done about it, an.i ihe ceiictency waa supplied. The friction with citizens of Brownsville, began at once. In Boyd Conytrs" language, "Whiskey made all the trouble. . If vwe hadn't been drink ing we wouldn't have had the nerve to shoot-up the town." It was agreed, at a gathering of a few , men In the saloon of Allison, the (colored ex-soldier, on the after noody of August , 13th, 190, that the ma snouia raxe place mat nignt at II o'ulock. It seems to have been de layed a few minutes to let Tamayo, the Mexican scavenger, get away from the B barracks, v. US -A- t John -Holloman,'the-vmoney:1nder of Company B. was the chief conspir ator and leader In the raid and cus todian and ' distributor of the cart ridges, but his plans could not have been oarried out had not Sergeant George Jackson, of Company B, In charge of the keys to the gun rackv In B barracks, and Sergeant Red,1n command of the guards, co-operated both, before and after the raid. vTbo four men who led the raid were John Hollornan, John Brown, Boyd Chnyers. and Carolina de Saus sure; all of Company B (nd prob ably. R.-Lv Collier, of Company C. Hollornan weg In barracks, Brown la the bake shop, Conyers and da Saus- ure in the :. guardhouse. The two latter were In the same detail and had been relieved at about 11 o'clock. Do Saujmure on the post at the guard- nouse, ana conyers on No. s. .around the barracks and faclnsr ; the town. Hollornan got the party together. Con- ! yors and De- Saussure sltfnt on- the same bunk la the guardhouse, claim- 1 Ing that they wanted t get under the mosquito net, and they bad the trick; of taking their guns Into the bunk In. Mead of placing them in the open rack, on the excuse that they didn't rust so badly under cover, but really so me aneence of tne guns rrom the open guardhouse rack would not at tract attention, and their own absence would be ascribed to a visit to the closet, which was back of the guard house, ' These two men slipped out thO rear door of the guardhouse. J leased through the sally port and olned Hollornan and Brown. '. ..' Tho party crossed the wall of the iori flown near the end of A barracka went hp the roadway to the entrance to the Cowen alley, where the signal shots - were fired. Thes shots were Immediately tallied onto bv the alarm shots of Joseph B. Howard, guard on No. z, and formed the series testified to by Mrs. Katie E. Leahy, of Browns ville. Her testimony Is further borne out by the statement that not over thirty seconds -elapsed before a num ber of the men of Company B swarm ed out on the tipper gallery and, open ed a fusillade on the town. .. -. 1 It is an absolute certainly that It would have been Impossible for Ser geant Jackson to have -opened the gun racks, for the men to have as sembled, secured their guns,-loaded tnem, gone out to the gallery, and started firing, all after the first shot was fired; all aroused, as they testi fied unanimously, from - sound slum ber. In less than two minutes. In the confusion of a dark barrack room, -Beyond the possibility of a doubt, the "racks had been opened and the Inside conspirators were ready to pour out on' the signal shots. The testimony is ampie mat mere were - scarcely information which could have 'com only from one familiar with the se cret; history of the affair. Lawson's first-report included the names of Conyers. John, Hollornan, John Brown, and "another man.', Subsequently ha supplied the name of James Powell, but I think the .original name given was that of Robert L. Collier. Com pany C, one pf the relief guard. This Information was corroborated In the presence of witnesses, v but r. before Lawson -could finish his work Con yers - became suspicious and won I'd give no; further evidence Incriminat ing himself.. From then on he fur. nlshed to A, H. Baldwin, Capt W. G u.iuwiii, ana 10 mysen information piecemeal and reluctantly. .The ntms of Carolina do Saussure, his bunk mate, was the last one obtained. . -. Conyers tried to commit suicide af ter he found that he had made his statements to a detective, declaring that the other negroes would kill him when it got out He finally wrote to Senator Foraker and received -a re Ply, a copy of which is annexed. That reply he construed to mean that be should stick to his original story told before the ; Senate committee at all hazards, and there he stands. I have every reason .to. believe that his con fession la genuine and- gives for the first time the true secret history of the-Brownsville raid.. , '"-JV-'--' .The list of participants given:, In this report Conyers furnlshwl ma n-r. sonally. I believe it in substantially correct, but with the Influences shown to be hacklnir Conyers to adhere to his false testimony given before the Sen ate committee still belnz exerted ho can not ie relied on to suppofT his own confession until It in thoroughly sustained from other sources. . evidences of similar encoursgenwnt tO Stick tO the lies told at Tlr-m-n.. vllle and before the tfere found in many places, and sub sequent to the date of tbe' Foraker leuer inev bffame stronc.r an.l mnr obstructive than ever. ' - -The investlMtlon ham Kn diicte! with strict recognition of the advtsablilty of preserving secrecy, and with discretion. No frmnle of im munity were made. The knowledge on the part of the ex-soln ie.rs that gcrniTinr rnn! I not tinnlsh 1 mem auer tneir separation from the service, coupled with the belief that by rreservintr fllrnre t'ley would aid In the paa e of the relief legislation noti- ponding- in runrrp-s, h is added to the 1 :ricjhy of aecurinar Inform a. tlnn. The l.ue hns ovMonfV become r- c!ni. T!. "-'!re 1etecti' would' be confronted f requentlj In the mailr :nr where these men are living with a dfminj from colored men fur Ja-for-a:;on as to their ht;;ne. ) We hnve located over-ISO cf th ex-soli, vrt, and have been In tlsi-y ftiites In q'jp't of Information. Th- li.ppii.lirm live s'-t'ement a8 t-1 too r- io,!;i : n n ; ; - Pi.-! i. ;, a Hie j ,rt f th f v koi : - rs that tie road un frc-m li- A aosE EIIAVE Many of Them Happening Every Day Bat Soon .forgotten. - . Close shaves' would bo of more fre quent occurrence- but for the tender faces of many men, .which will not permit of shaving often. Heretofore, nothing .- has been said in these columns about Doslam. a new skin discovery, in connection with Its use after shaving. ' Its publicity andsales nave oeen confined almost exclusively to its - remarkable properties - as a eczema cure;. it stops the itching at once ana. cures the worst casns in few days. While the application of poslam, after shaving is one of Its minor uses, such as for pimples,-the complexion, , etc.. shavers will and It a revelation, as It does for abrasions. roughness and severe scrapings what it uoes ior au manner or skut aim. cultles -heals and cures 1 in- a few hours. It is the only article 'pos sessing" real . antiseptic , and curative value that has ever been exploited for this purpose, and will soothe and tone np tne skin as no toilet preparation could - possibly ; do. ', '.. : '.!'.. Poslam can be had for flftt cents ai any? reliable . druggist's, particu larly k, H. Jordan Co... who make a specialty of ju Or the Emergency LADoratoriea No. It Wrut tith Htraat. w xork city, will send a trial sud liiy iree oy mall to any one vfio will write ioa it. This is sufficient to show results in 4 hours. , , , about halfway between ' th4 sutlonl nuuse and Main street We talked some twenty or twenty-live .minutes. I broached the Brownsville case, and mentioned the fact that the soldiers had shown their good sons by keep- ma . inoir mourns . wnue at ; waehln. toa.1 1 then asked him what the mo uvewas for the shooting. 'He told me that tbe "crackers' at Brownsville had - made- threats that they would nave no negro soldiers at Brownsville, and the soldiers had made it up in their, minds- that if they bothered them that they would go In and clean up the' around. He also aald that iney mentioned this to Sergeant Reld, who was commander-of the. ruarda and that Reld said, 'All that I have to ay is to take care of . yourself and the boys when you go down there. S. H. Parker., whose hems laLi at unarieston, g. wti. present and heard the same conversation, o ; t , --bout then a": gentleman ' f called Conyers to come and ' clean ' some Clothes, and Con vera left, and noth ing further was said about the mat ter at this time. 1 was with Conyers nearly every day, and went to Gaines ville, ua., on an excursion with htm on the ISth of June, v I did not men tion the Brownsville matter to Con yers ' again until ' on the ' lth of June, when I returned from Atlanta, having gone there on June I"th. On mis aate I met him at Joe Blaasln game's, and had a pint bottle of liquor, offered him a drink he would not drink in the house, but we went up tne street and we stopped under a store-house porch, near Main street We took a drink or two, and J start ed the Brownsville case again. - He told me that he was dong guard duty at the time of the shootlnar at Browns ville, and was stationed at the outlet toward the town. He said that when the guard was called the night of the hooting they mentioned' to Sergeant rteid what had occurred down town, and - he said 'Boys. If ' you are not satisfied, you will have to go and get satisfied,' . and they remarked v that they, were going to get satisfaction mat nignt, , Held, then laughed and said,-1 'Boys,- dont yotr g6 down -there and let them get the best of you.' He then assigned the guard and - went away,,;'. -;v . ... Mrt this conversation. Conyers told me tnat John Brown, J. H. Hollornan. and a man named Powell, and several others, came down where he was on guard, and that they went down town and Just gave them hell, and after they shot out all of their cartridges may ran back to the barracks, and when they got back to the barracks they found that the alarm had been sounded and the officers were calling the roll. HoUoman, Brown, and him self were late for roll call, but' that some one -answered for'Bt .wn and Holloman.-but that he wsi Kte. and tnat Held told him that ley had sot- twenty seconds between the last 'of I ten themselves and himself In a hell the signal shots and the- first general 1 of a hole, and told him to go the guardhouse and pretend to be asleep, volley from B barracks. Tbe number, firing from-the bar' racks Is unknown, but ' perhaps ' - 29 men were Involved. A smaller num. ber went to the ground and followed the leaders up the alley, y It will be remembered that one of the witnesses testified to-shearing some one of the group ot Voldlers exclaim, "There they go!" Whereupon these men leap ed over the wall and ran up th ley. , -i '.-...'Ar 1 .- V1-: ".' Boyd Convert Is the man v whose gun. Jammed at the -exit of the alley by the Cowen. house.) testified to by Herbert Elklns. and It was taken from him by De Saussuro and fixed in the street where the . light from the street lamp, at the corner of Ellsa- Oetn street shone on them. -' Less than five minutes elapsed from the time tbe first shot was fired un til, these men were all. back Inside the fort--t : y'-i -1 'f-'",, . ; Conyers stated that Reld -was told that they were going to shoot up the town, and he had laughed and said. Pon t go out - there and let the crackers get the best of you." u '": When Conyers and ' De . Saussure reached the guardhouse fhey ran In the ' back ways and got into their bunks. ; Sergeant Reld came in and wore at them, but Conyers-was so excited and out of breath that he could hardly stand, so Reld stationed hint at the rear of the guardhouse in tbe dark where he could not be scru tinised so closely.'. - ' Hollornan came around with extra cleaned before daylight " UWSO.vS - DEPOSITION. ' ' This day personally appeared be fore me William Lawson, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says: "On June ttn, 108, I was sent to Monroe, Ga., to interview Boyd Con yers. one of the soldiers who was sta tioned at Brownsville, Tex., in August SOS. I was sent by Mr. Baldwin to get in with Conyers and ascertain if e knew who did the shooting at that point-- I was not given the names of any -of the members' of either of the companies stationed at that point nor was I given any other Information, ex cept the fact that a shooting occurred at the time and place above mention ed and that Boyd Conyers was sus pected of knowing who did same. I arrived at Monroe, Oa., on June f th, and stopped t the home of Esther Crews,' CoXareO: I met fi-rrd-Coover; who is known as 'Buddie' Conyers, on the morning of June 6th, but had very little conversation with him, but was introduced to him as sn old sol dier. On the morning of June 8th, be tween t and o'clock. I met Conyers MEDICINE THAT 1 MEDICINE. 'I hsve suffered a Rood deal with ma laria and stomach complaints, but I hsve now found a remedy tt-st keeps me weil, an that remedy Is Elect no Bitters: a meHlne that ts mdidne tor stomach B'ol Hv-r trouM-, snd for mn dwn mn (i (tons." says W C. Klestier, of Haill ".;, A -It. Fleelrle Hitters purify snd em-?,-h ti.- H-.o'l, tons up the ftervts. and I" ,- art vor eneriyr to the weak. 1 ,r to .: y wisi Le r-fund-t H It falls to " i lc. at W. L. liaod A Vo.'s - S . '. wnicn, no 01a. - " - - - ' "He .told me that they d allpped a few cartridges when at target prac tice and that before inspection, sfter the shooting, Reld gave him some cartridges to replace the ones he had used. He further said that they had all screed before thev went out that If ai! tixT would keep their mouths, and Investigation at Washington all about the shooting, but that ho was afraid. X had no further talk) with Conyers, because I saw, that X- was being sus pected by the pegroes around Monroe, "WILLIAM. (his x mark) LAWSON." Witnesses:-' v1"-; t -tr -r--- -j.-.-.,,-, H. J. BROWNE,- - '.'...,'....-" GEO. W. MADERT. i-". o District of Columbia, tar'"-. i , o r Subscribed and sworn to before ma, notary publie In and for the District aforesaid, this if th day of October, A. D 1108. .Mt. yr..- , ... , ... (SeaL) ;, -- OlEa W. MADERT. ' -v ';- ; Notary Publlo, : K BROWNE'S DEPOSITION. Thla day personally appeared be fore mo Herbert J. Browns, of Wash ington, D. C, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says: -.-;-. "I was employed by the War De partment In May, 108, In company with Capt WUIiam a Baldwin, . of Roanoke, Va chief of the Baldwin Detective Agency,-to- Investigate the Brownsville, Tex., which conduct re sulted in the Brownsville raid, so called, on the night of August- 11-14, ius, wnerein one Frank Natus waa killed. Lieutenant of Police Domia- guei badly wounded, and the houses of several citizens were shot Into. Captain Baldwin has -charge of the secret work for tbe Norfolk v.and Western Hallway, tbe Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, -. the Southern Railway, and the Atlantic Coast Line. and is one ' of the - best known and most responsible detectives in the country. - ... - In conjunction with him f ' hsve been continuously employed upon this work since its inception, in May. "The faots forth In mv reoort addressed to Oen. George I!. Davis, Judge-Advocate-Genersi. War De partment under date of December 5th lr- are- treto-4be-best-' of- sn? knowledge and belief. "In particular I visited Monroe. Ga.. to corroborate the investigation at that point of William Lawson. a col ored detective In the employ of Cap- lain baldwin, whose a... lavit and re ports are nneied o anJ made a rart of my report of December Ith, iJ"s, above referred to. "I had several Interviews at' Mon roe with Boyd Conyers. ex-private of Company B. Twenty-fifth Infantry, one of the guard on the night of the Prownsvllle raid, and found that Wil liam Lawson's statements rerardlng fonyers Were substantially and essen tially correct 1 personally obtained from Conyers further information de tai.jxg bow the caruiCgee used la the WILLIAM FIRTH, PRES. 14 - - UUJ o f'jPRAjnC B COUI-VS, Tloe Pres. and Xrt mmim- moistewiwg wmm ji . 1 ; '79 Uflk Street, Boston, Zlasi ? J . """" '. .'.." -.; ' ,1.;4 !' , ,, $ ,'. ,- ', - - j . " - " ,-. 1 ,'.. . --..7." ' .5V: S. COTHIIAIT, Soltl,en? -o Tnwt pu CIIAJZLOTTE, IT. a raid were surreptitiously' and Illegal ly obtained and distributed,' how the principal raiders proceeded, when and by whom the gun racks in Company B were-unlawfully and secretly open ed for the purpose-of the raid, how tne raiders were protected during ana subsequent to the raid and given op portunity to clean their guns, and, in particular, was furnished by Conyers with . the names of eight participants In the raid other than the three nam ed by him In his statements to Wil liam Lawson, a total of eleven. Includ ing himself, ' the said Conyers, ' . all members of Company B,- Twoaty-flf tb lnfsjtry.;i.J.-W;::,;.:vv.i1- W-voV tThe leaders of the raid, as named by Boyd Conyers, were John Hollo-' man, John Brown, Carolina De Baus- sure, snd himself. - Following them were William Anderson. James Bailey. Charles H- Cooper, William Lemons,' Henry jtmeraon, James 'Restus John son,7 and Henry - 'Sonny Jones." Sergeant-Reld, In charge of the guard. was accused by . Conyers 1 of knowl edge before and 'after the raid. Ser geant George, Jackson, ta charge of the keys of the gun racks of Company K, waa accused of opening the racks for the raiders, -and of again opening them subsequent to the raid In ardor that tho guns might bo removed and cleaned, vt ti . v1? ' t I found Boyd Conyors' la -a dis turbed frame of mind. No claim Is made that his original declarations to William Lawson - - were other than those of a criminal boasting to one of his own race 0 his crime and of his success In escAplng discovery.. His subsequent - declarations to t me - were given partly during momenta of. con trition and in a desire to unload his conscience by a confession and partly as tne result Of careful and persis tent - qnertionuig..''':' '-,- js'it-rJ; -I found the effect of th letter from Senator Foraker to Conyers ex tremely obstructive. - He seemed, to regard It as a mandate to adhere to the false story told by him before the Benate committeo on Military Affairs, and as absolving him from-any ahd all obligations to aid- In uncovering the truth. Similar Influences were encountered at many points, adding largely to th OUBculty of obtaining admissions of even the most obvious facta relative to the rald.i -j?.vt v. '. ' "HERBE3RT J. BROWNE." Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day df December, 108. . , . Seal.) rTJ. B., RANDOLPH," . k ,' , . '' 'i Notary , PubUc: Senator Fowrkor took the floor as soon as the President's meesags and the accompanying reports had - been read.. 'He read a letter from'TBoyd Conyers, a discharged soldier, who ts alleged to have made a confession to colored detective - named Lawson, whoso report accompanies others con. talned .ln the document made up by tne war Department ana read to-day. In his letter to Senator Foraker, Con yers speaks of the visit of Lawson to Monro, Ga., where- Conyers has been livlnar. Conyers says he learned that Lawson was there to pick lm and that .ho had the "high sheriff" arrest Lawson,: As Lawson had not had an opportunity to have a private talk with Conyers, according to the tat ter's letter. It made him angry and Conyers says Lawson. "'told lies to the sheriff about him, ,., s,-,, ,', MR. FORAKER ,WARM8 UP, At this point Mro Foraket referred caustically to this colored - detective, calling attention to the fact that his fhlgh sounding, smooth, v logical re port is signed -with his mark" and, pausing 'to look -around - the Senate the Senator added: ' "Wtis thla thtnsr ta t-sna Is t tia bottom of. all honest men wilf be ashamed of it.?-' 1 Mr. Foraker said the statement ot the President concerning this Inves- RextFJInthotdiRooflnG. t . ; -;-rr '3be Best For Leaky Eoofs.; , - ' " ' V - -For sale"only bj' - ; " : GHARLOTTE. QUPPLV GO. ; " (We carry everything in Mill Furnishings . The . 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Price fifty cents per bottle. . - - ; tlgatioa by detect!jM showed the pro priety of doptlpsTsuob a provision as that embodied in his amendment "It seems to. me," he said. -; that on of the . worst - features-of ,;. this whole unfortunate business Is - that this man should now be pursued in thla way by secret . detectives In th manner I Jhave described.", ;'.. Senator Foraker read a letter ' h had written to Conyers In which he said he th Senator) would . ...look after", th detectives who wer vis iting jilm , "at th proper tlme.T "That promise will be mad good, . declared Mr.- Foraker. .? iVHi.-. "Enough has been shown." he as serted, "to make it. the imperative duty of the Senate to create a tribun al before which these men can go and receive a hearing. ! there anything more , atrocious than -.this proceeding gainst these menT Thla .Is the sixth time they have been put on trial-and Ave times they nave oeen acqumea. In my .opinion." , -4 - oj . - YorkvtU Court Ttestunes.- ;. f : Special to The Observer. , Yorkvllley 8. xj Dec, 5 1 4 A f ter taking a recess for a, week to allow the members of the local bar to at tend the Supreme Court the Court of Common Pleas resumed this morning and unless it breaks down for lack of material, will continue until next Sat urday, There are a number of cases sc for trial this week, snd strange as It may appear the majority of them 1 re. between Individuals. The law-. yers evidently agreed to give t,he cor porations a short rest ' . ''''' ""' : ' " ': ''5', New Drug Rtoro For Monroe. 1 -. Special t The Observer. ' " " Monro,' Dee.' 14.- Messrs. J.' E. Stewart Charles A. Long and A. M. Secrest have applied for a charter of incorporation under the name of "The Union Drug Company," and are now fitting up a store on Lafayette atreet In which they will conduct a general drug - business after the first of the year. The new business wilt be under the management of Mr. A. M. Secrest a graduate In pharmacy and an ex perienced druggist-.. ... .: -. .: A CIIAPTKltf OF CRIME. A n 1 une iiomiciae, soveral Slartloroti A.- eaniis a a swaoer or luitTie J Down Spartanburg Way Details of ; the Affairs. .t- . Special: 10 The' Observer. "-, U.J ' Spartanburg, g; C, Deci 14. There has been much crime In. Spartanburg and adjoining counties since last Fri day night t In this county there hna been one homicide,: one murderous assault and stabbing,' both of wh-h , may prove fatal, two robberies: whila In Laurens county, Just ' across the Spartanburg line, there has been one homicide oo-,--.,, -fv . - George Mint, a young white man. who knocked Mrs. gallie Green In ths bead with an axe at her home la the upper section of the county, rob bed ber of $77 and .then, made his escape, was arrested In- Piedmont MitsMlaM, hv.rt.M.t.tit., u... u city and lodged in Jail this morning. Mints made partial confession, admit ting that the money, he had on his' person' came' from Green's : jtpme, though he said ho had a confederate. Mrs. Green Is In aaerious; condition and Is. not, expected to liv. . , ' Saturday night, while on their way 1 to a colored frolic, Charlie. Dorroh hot and killed. Jess' Leake, .'near ftwitser, seven mites from this place. Both. had. been drinking and fell out ever som trivial, matter, when Dor rob, raised his gun and shot Leake 1 "At Cowpens' yesterday morning a Whit man was stabbed several times In the breast by another white man, who- made his escape. Both men were employed pn th Carolina, Cllnchfleld & Ohio Road. They dis agreed about some grade work. A negro by the nam or Kllgor was shot snd killed by Griff Spark on Walter Gray's place, not far from Woodruff, in Laurens county. The particulars are not known.'---- ' Mrs. Thomas, an aged white lady of thi cMy, was hll tip by a neitro man on Spring street Saturday niuht snd robbed of , her : money. . Mrs. Thomas had been shopping in the city and was on her way home. - ; - Mexican Lluslang Linimsnt ' S , CONTAINS NO ALCOHOL. r Ererjr drop go&ka iiv none wasted by evaporation. More economical you need Ies goes farthest, Penetrates muscle and tissues banishes , painheals all the wounds of Man and Beast Threeiizes, 25c, SOc and $1, At all drug stores. A -.,'? LTON MAJtUFACTURING CfX, 2 Ma Fifth Su 8ROOXXTN, N. Y. V" ji-'.' 'f '''- t . ,?.v....,..-:':i..-,V ' 0- 1 Pure IrS I '. U . I Whiskey Jkw A -n d 4 M. e I 1 o Yf OLD AREY North Carolina Corn , b AXl GALLON BOTTLES OLD AKET Is a stntirht. tmmi wblakev-maja ht the eld faahxxMd war a4 bastha old-faatuenad auality of tvoinmt. No fancy label, poetry, B4cturaa or axaa-iraraud claima, bat wkuVey 'that Is benaficud snd plaaainf. It la ahir-ped In laM bottW-full gailaailse" aoroacaoa aowalaar and fine ewry drop of it la, 1 Csllon Bottle, delivered $3.00. f , a Gallon Bottles, delivered t;f.0. , "r ;.oLD;AREY;ity Tills la rloe with sew !eliht fully palatable and eamtatd nder taa Pura Food and Drua- Act. lu tba Une fim want lor , aorial ecceskms.siid a dapendable aaaat for the lmU umlxium . I CaTlon Bottle.; delrvered f 3.3S. , 2 Gallon Bottles, delivered 8.5a. . - TO0 CITT TOUB KOSrr BACK If tfca MHa srs aot xaetlr as wa mmmmt, or fail ta "t atitbe aaticfaetinn. - , ' - Bmi P. O. or Expraas lioawy Ordar av Caahiar's Cheek, and we will SU a forward ymtv areav by Bist n trial. . AU gooda Skktped hi plain aaaMaaekaeaa.'. .i BEKBriCC3l Panpla'a National Bank or Sny etW eiuaea of Saliabury. M.C Banuitaa Treat farum Bank,Clntanattaa. "ni . . . - I 1 t write w eotnpiawpneouBs. - CHAS. AREY CO. SaHsbuiTi N. 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Dec. 15, 1908, edition 1
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