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Show I been prepared by tho Judgo advocato : general. "I have talked with Mr. Baldwin and with Mr. Erowne and they think that unless within sixty days tho prospect of success la bright It would be useless use-less to continue tho Investigation further. fur-ther. If, however, tho clews are found, as they expect to find thorn, through tho ubq of the large force of dotectivoa In the employ of Mr. Baldwin, then thirty days further, may be needed In order to render the proofs satisfactory. Tbro 13, as you will see in the contract, con-tract, tho right to cancel the contract at the end of thirty daya and thus save half of the expense, should It turn out that tho effort Is wholly useless. use-less. You will find written on the back of the contract n rormal ondorso-mtnt ondorso-mtnt and authorization by you to Pign In order that tho money may be withdrawn with-drawn and paid from the appropriation appropria-tion mentioned. "Very sincerely yours, ""WILLIAM H. TAFT." The contract recommended by Mr. Taft was for the payment of $5,000 In four weekly Installments, and tho sec-rotary sec-rotary of war pointed out that It could be terminated beforo its expiration if the Investigation by private detectives detec-tives had been concluded if It was not successful. Secretary Wright's letter covers fully the employment of Browne and Baldwin. He says that since the discharge dis-charge order was promulgated numer- ous applications for ro-enllstment had been made by soldiers who asperted their Innocence of participation in the Brownsville affair. It appeared to th"? department says Secretary Wright that tome of the members were innocent in-nocent and for this reason the contract con-tract was mado with Rrowne under which he was to associate Raldwln with him and undertake an Independent Independ-ent Investigation of the Incident. Regarding Brownsville Affair, Af-fair, Taft Makes Some Recommendations. Washington, Jan. 5 Regarding the Brownsville investigation, Mr. Taft wrote to the president as follows: "War Department, April 16, 1908 (Confidential). "My Dear Mr. President: "The Brownsville investigation before be-fore the senate committee, while it establishes beyond any reasonable doubt the correctness of the conclusion conclu-sion reached by you on the report of tho inspectors and the other evidence, has done nothing to identify the particular par-ticular members of the battalion who did the shooting or who were acces-i acces-i scries before or after the fact. "If the bill now pending, introduced by Mr. Warner, passes, it will throw upon you tho duty of further examination examina-tion jnto the evidence to determine v.hetncr certain of those now discharged dis-charged ought not to be restored on the ground that they were not r-ntles to tho shooting, did not know the persons who did it, and were unable un-able to give any clew to the perpetrators. perpetra-tors. It becomes your duty, thoreforo, and that of tho department, to make over' effort possible to Identify the men who did the shooting and to establish es-tablish tho innocence of as many at f re Innocent among those discharged. "In pursuit of that purpose, i navo had a conference with Herbert J. Firowne, who, under circumstances not necessary to repeat, made an investigation inves-tigation into the circumstances of tus affray, and who Is a journalist of considerable experience, and with Mr. W. C Baldwin, tho head of a large detective de-tective agency at Roanoke, Va., serving serv-ing the three great railways that pass through that town. I have written to the presidents of three railroads which Mi. Baldwin serves, to know whether he Is considcrod by them to be trustworthy, trust-worthy, reliable and skillful, and un-. un-. til I have an affirmative reply from tiieni upon the subject, I shall not sign the contract. Tho contract has |