| Show SHOT 8 would be assassin supposed to be one of discharged soldiers of captain is to be for failure to exercise due D in preventing rioting in brownsville Browns ville last august el reno ok captain adgar macklen ot company twenty fifth united states infantry was shot twice and dangerously wounded friday night by a begio and belief la ex pressed heie that it was one of he members of the troops discharged by president roosevelt for participation in the brownsville Browns ville riots bloodhounds will be brought apie from oklahoma city to track the assassin ass asbin the shooting occurred at the boffl s quarters at I 1 ort reno captain macklin and his wife seated at the dinner table when some one tried to gain entrance at the front door aptakin macklin asked who is there the reply came chave a message for you come around to the back door said captain macklin A negro part of his face cov ered by a mask entered with the command throw up your hands and give me all the money without giving captain macklen time to reply he fired twice then fled into the darkness one bullet entered captain s abdomen the sec ond striking him in the jaw the sur geon says that while his wounds are dangerous they are not necessarily fatal captain macklen is about thirty years old and is a son of colonel Mackl lii who recently retired with the pay of a brigadier general on december 1 the secretary of war upon recommendation of the general staff ordered the trial by court martial of captain macklen un der the sixty second article of w ar for conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline in falling to ex due diligence in preventing the occurrence of rioting at brownsville Browns ville last august |
