| Show T THE TROUBLE AT R TH TEXI J Gen Nettleton Makes Independent Independent dent Investigation and Confirms Report to War Department TROOPS WERE WELL TREATED 1111 Con Its 18 Colored Soldiers EI of lJ 10 II 11 Texas No Nov cau cauro ot of the apparent Ing In portions portion of the tho country of oC tho facts which called forth the the three ot of stationed recently colored troops here anti In view or of the resultant In Inthe ot of tho ho or of the tho matter the tho recently requested Gail Oell A II N or of Chicago formerly as 1111 I or of tIn tho treasury now hero on hu to make In hi his own a antI investigation In ivay ot of the tho trag tragedy hits con COli conci edy dy of oC Aug 13 and report cI Gent Gen hits led his in III II a II loiter Iter to the tho Ab Absolutely ij ot of var Ito He III part mado unprejudiced subsided lifter local lorn I excitement hurl hud In ill overy I the tho con can clu lons b by tho thia two ot of leers 11 sent hero by tIme tho Will depart on the tho strength of oC which the thu took his action nH as well as tho clear temperate published immediately after the tho trag e tily y by Chairman Kelt uC of the tho Ilio 1110 citizens committee After summarizing facts hitherto hOd nil as to tile killing or of one citi zen ten the maiming of chief chlof of oC po the lining of volleys Into lint anti and mutiny lIte the tho ot of tho ho entire town the tho letter The well attested evidence to that tho he colored troops treated h here re with the thiC same consideration that cal col soldiers ot of 1118 hearing are treat cd d in mOst all towns of oC tile north ten ern states that on the Iho other hand time the treet conduct of oC semi ot of them was as ot Of Ofen len en aggressively causelessly lent ent shito men nien full that hat there was no provocation for or the tho murderous raid mid b by the tho soldiers unless s neon t can be bc called II a that the tho drinkers among amon them thoma were provided with separate liars In certain saloons and md that on two occasions Individual was resented b by Individual citizens bolh ot of happened to hao been Republican federal officials hero Was no 00 rIot and no street rows La batty newspapers newspaper persist In iii calling the he occurrence It wu was simply n a most to terrify wound md 1 kill men women and amid children hildren ut Lit the tho hour bour of midnight when de tense or re resistance was and hid was not een Evidently not an shot hot was Ion Gen letter leUer raises tile lie question what were leere the um ors COrll ot of the tho garrison on doing on the night ot if the tho raId and closes thus Jo In viol view ot of the tho facts as I find then them here iere the persistent attempt on the part of stone to make of any portion ot of the discharged men would he 10 appalling l If It were not grotesque The rho conspiracy of silence on thc lie part lart ot if nil all members ot of the battalion pre lire the government from tho he previous ot of violence und and murder and the separation ot or nil all alike from rein the which they thoy have die raced because It is 11 inevitable I hat no other course than that which the president hn has pursued was or is 18 etl tO 10 him unless all of 1 decent discipline lii In our ann army is 18 to bl be oiled anti unless every American com coin north and south alike Is to Ito bo Iven caUse to dread the proximity troll 1011 the he garrIson M as It would that of nn nil encampment ot of anti ant uniformed as |
