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Show NEORO SOLDIER CONFESSES. Member of Twenty Flth Infantry Shot un Drowntvllle. Halteaioii Tex The myatery aur-roumllng aur-roumllng the alleged ruld of tho negro toldlcr from the Twciit) fifth Infan try upon Hie piiiple of llniwntvllle, Tetna, on Augutl U, Intt year, lin beiu (li'Hieil up according to n alory pllnlnl by Ihe (lalteatoii New Aflir wieu neiutha of Intratlgatloii by fedeii'l aulhorltlea, what nppenr ti be the iriii' teralmi of Ihe crime haif In en teiurid from I) (' (Iroy, one n( Ihe illM-hura.nl eoldlera. who admll that he parllall rtlrlateil j The man tin been living In (lnlvei4 ton u large portion of Hie lime alnrrf he wna dlti barged from tho nrmy iHHin After the outrage Acordliig lo bl alulemeiit, Ihe no tack wu not premeditated, but vial the remit of nil alleged Injury done onu of the nddler l n whllo man In llrowiiatllle hair uu hour before the raid The negro, returning to the harrnrk, nclred hi ilMa and an nounced Hint he wna going to kill the whllo mini Heteral other negro no) dlcre volunteered to go along and eo the work will dnne, uml to wipe oqt other acore wbldi Ibey bad agalnft Ihe cllltena on uicoiint ut Injurlut which they claimed to have tuffereO, Tho lugrooH returned lo tho liW-ruck liW-ruck after committing the nuiaull m the town, and ninny toldler attlabM In tho hurried cleaning; or the gudj ror Ihu Inatyctlon wtilch llowed cwJ ufler the nliotitliiK In the town ceaVJJ Auirenlly the aoldlor from only oi" company participated In tho raid, il though practical!) thn entire baltaKn knew tho aoldlera hnd done the tlimt-Ing |