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Show WATSON PURSUES HANGINOGHARGES VERBAL BATTLE FOLLOWS PRES-ENTATION PRES-ENTATION OF LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS TO U. 8. SENATE 8enator Watton of Georgia Who Presented Pres-ented Original Charges of Army Hanging Placed On Investigating Investi-gating Commltteo Washington Letters and telegrams from persons offering to submit proof of chnrges that American boPIpis overseas wero hanged without trial wore presented In the senate Wediww-day Wediww-day by Senator Watson (Dem.) of Georgia, whoso presentation of tho original charges In the senate several dtjrs ago resulted In appointment of a special commlttob of Investigation. One of tho telegrams, Senator Watson Wat-son tald, was from a former major in tho army and said ho could "assist In substantiating the charges." Anothtr from a resident of Philadelphia, of-fercd of-fercd to give two photographs similar to that presented recently by Senator WaUon, as showing a gallows. The Philadelphia whose name was not mado public by tho Georgia senator, said ho saw one hanging on tho Meuso of a negro In uniform nnd could supply sup-ply "positive proof of the hanging. The correspondent did not say whether tho hanging was aftor a court-martial ornoL In prcsontlng his documents, Senator Sena-tor Watson, with much show of fooling, fool-ing, clashed with several senators and was reminded by Vico Prcsldont Cool-Idgo Cool-Idgo that ho should "proceed In order" and "observo sennto rules." Mr. Watson said that a former Georgia Geor-gia soldier was en route here to furnish furn-ish proof of tlio hanging charges, and that he might appoint hlra as his soc-renry soc-renry so that he might stand by tho senator's sklo In tho chamber to aid In proof. Senator Watson then had senate clerks read a largo numbor ot lotters, telegrams and newspaper clippings Into In-to tho rocord, all reporting alleged cruelties to or mistreatment ot soldiers. "I would bo glad to disbelieve these charges," said Mr. Watson. "If proof Is submitted that they are not truo, I would be glad to know thoy are not true." Ho then added: "I can show and I will show that officers had men shot with no trial whatever." Facing tho Republicans and shoving out his chin, Senator Watson said : "You mako a fight on mo If you can, If you dare. You said you'd put my head ugalnst a wall. Come on, do It I" Senator Watson said that three million mil-lion privates of tho war wero "enlisted" "enlist-ed" with his sldo, nnd that negroes seo-Ing seo-Ing tho photograph ho prosentcd would resent It. "Hereafter the man who Impugns my honor," said Mr. Watson, in conclusion, con-clusion, "will answer to me, not only here, but somewhere olse." Senator Kdgo (Itep.) of New Jersoy rend from a Now Jersey newspaper prescntod by Mr. Watson tluK tho soldiers sol-diers whose oxecutlon was there pictured pic-tured had been found guilty of attacking attack-ing a 7-year-old French girl, who hnd 6lcd. |