Show S MRS VERBAL BATTLE FOLLOWS PRES OF LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS TO U 8 SENATE senator watson of georgia who presented original charges of army hanola hanging placed on invests gating committee washington Vas hIngton letters anil and telegrams from persons offering to submit proof ef ct I 1 charges that american sollers ov overseas dersons were hanged without trial i weri wera presented in the senate weilan duy day ty ly senator watson dem of georgia whose presentation of blk ori original ginst charges charge in the senate several alys ago resulted in appointment of a committee of investigation ono oito of the telegrams senador witson watson iati was wag from a former major in the army and said ho he could assist in substantiating the charges another alfuther from a resident of philadelphia offered to give two photographs similar to that presented recently by Seli senator ator watson as showing a gallows gallowa tile the philadelphian whose name was not made public by the georgia senator said lie he saw raw on the meuse of a negro in uniform and could supply positive proof of the hanging hacking the correspondent did not say whether tile the hanging was after a n court martial or not in presenting his documents senator watson with much show of feeling clashed with several senators and i was reminded by vice president edt coolidge that he be should proceed la in order and observe senate rules mr watson said that a former georgia soldier was en route here bere to furnish proof of the hanging charges and that ho he might appoint him as his bis see sec reary so that ho be might stand by tho the senators side aide in the chamber to aid in proof senator watson then had bad clerks read ti large number of letters telegrams us and newspaper clippings into the record nil all reporting alleged cruelties cruel ties to or mistreatment of soldiers 1 I would be glad to disbelieve those these charges said bald mr watson it if proof la Is submitted that they are not true I 1 would bo be glad to know they are not true ho then added 1 I can show and I 1 will show that officers had find men ined shot with no trial whatever facing the tha republicans and and shoving 1 out his chin senator watson said you mako make a tight fight on we me it if you can it if you dare you said put my head against a wall come on en do it I 1 senator watson said that three mil lion privates of the war were enlisted with his side and that negroes seeing the photograph be presented would resent it hereafter the man who impugns my lionor honor said sir watson I 1 in n conclusion cl will answer to me not ot only here but somewhere else senator edge rep of new jersey read from a new jersey newspaper presented by mr watson that the soldiers whose execution was there pictured had been found guilty of attacking a 7 year old french sirl irl who had died |