Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 217, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 14, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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BROWNSVILLE
UAILY
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VOL. XV. NO 217
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TJETQRSDAY MARCH 14 1907.
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DEFAMERS OE
BROWNSVILLE
Indignation at Testimony ' at Kil-
burn and Thompson.
Kilburn's Record Such as to Merit Dis
.grace by Court Martial Long Line
of Alliances Between Army and
Town Disprove Assertions.
The statement wired from Wash
ington yesterday by Senator Cul
berson relative to the vicious at
tack upon. Brownsville by Captain
D. W. Kilburn and Lieut. E. P.
Thompson of the 26th. Infantry
in their testimony before the senate
committee has filled the citizens
of Brownsville with the greatest in-
dignation. Not not only are they
boiling with wrath at the contem-
tible falsehoods which have been
sworn to by those officers but they
are also extremely surprised at the
audacity of Captain Kilburn in
daring to asperse the good name
of the people of Brownsville after
the latter had been so lenient in
overlooking the deprevity which
characterized that the officer's con
duct while in Brownsville. The
vileness of Kilburn's record would
disgrace a decent paper and the
facts will not be printed in The
Herald but it is sufficient to note
that the proofs of his actions while
here will be sent to Washington at
once and if the army does not
purge itself of such a man by
court-martial proceedings on learn
ing the facts it will no longer de
serve the respect of United States
citizens. These facts against Kil
burn had been passed over by our
people heretofore but those cogni
zant of his record during his tour
t Fort Brown were not slow in
saying today that he ought to have
been court-martialed long ago on
account of his moral depravity
mat sucn a man snould presume
to swear that he would not asso
ciate witb more than a dozen fami
lies of Brownsville is audacious to
say the least of it.
To offset the insulting state
ments of Captain Kiiburu concern
ing the social status of the citizen
ship of Brownsville is the fact that
he himself was married to a young
lady residing in Brownsville whose
social relations here were such that
quite a number of the leading peo
pie of the town were invited and
attended their wedding reception
considerably more than a dozen
Brownsville families being repre-
sented. The only wonder connected
wiui mis event was tnat so pure
and lovely a young woman should
be mated with so depraved and
vicious a man.
uut not oniy jUDurn wen in
Brownsville the other officer
Lieut. Thompson who has also
added his voice in defamation of
our little city also wedded a
daughter of Brownsville and a
long line of . marriages between
army omcers wno nave been sta-
tioned at Fort Brown proves that
many of Captain Kilburn's pre
decessors here have not found it
beneath them to seek alliance
with Brownsville families. Some
of these marriages were as follows:
Dr. McParlor U. S. A. surgeon and
Miss Mary Roca whose mother
closely related to President Van
Buren; Lieut. Reynolds and Miss
Mary Dye; Captain Kirkman and
Miss Adrienne'' -Fauche; Captain
Chilson and Miss Jessie Wood-
house; Lieut. H. B. Moon and
Miss Rita Michael; Captain Charles
O'Connor and Miss Salhe Ecker-
son; Lieut. Reynold and Miss Ade-
lajde Eckerson; Lieut. Jack Dent
and Miss Minnie Derby Lieut.
Dent being a nephew of Gen.
Grant; Captain Merriain and Miss
Una McPherson McNeill who was.
a niece of Jasper Lynch English
"consul at Matamoros. v
Most of-these were brilliant:
church weddiiia at which "nuiu-
Brownsville people werecoarts.maAiaI of thia zone
of them date from
and even previous
It is only fair to the army to say
that many of the; officer stationed
at Fort Brown from-time to time
have been on terms of intimate
friendship with the leading people
of Brownsville and have stood high
here. Especially was this true
previous to the Civil War among
the number having been Robert
E. Lee then a captain in the
Uui:ed States army who was a
welcome guest at many homes here.
Man v other instances might be
noted to show the previous cordial
relations between post and town
whenever the character of the of-
ficers has been such as to warrant
it.
COL.
FORDYCE
VISITS BROWNSVILLE
Principal Builder of Brownsville Road
Came by Special Train Last Night-
A special train bearing Col. Sam
Fordyce of St. Louis chairman of
the executive committee of the St.
L. B. & M. railroad and a party
of friends arrived last evening
about six o'clock the personnel of
the party being as follows: L. F.
Loree of New York chairman of
the executive committee of the
Kansas City Southern; J. A. Ed-
son of Kansas City Mo. presi
dent of the K. C. S.: R. J. Mc-
Carty of Kansas City vice presi-
dent and auditor of the same road;
Edwards Whitaker of St. Louis
vice president of the St. Louis
Union Trust Co.; Mrs. L. F. Loree
and Miss Loree besides Col. For
dyce himself was Jeff N. Miller of
Corpus Christi Texas vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
St. L. B. & M. whose private'ear
was attached to the train.
The jJarty spent last night in
Brownsville leaving this morning
shortly after eight o'clock.
Col. Fordyce who is known as
one of the wealthy capitalists of
St. Louis and who was one of the
leading men who built the St.
Louis Brownsville and Mexico
railroad visited Brownsville about
three years ago at which time he
met a number of our citizens. He
is one of the surviving officers of
the Civil War and is withal a ge-
nial and approachable gentleman
whom it is a pleasure to meet.
His present visit is for the purpose
of looking over the road and also
investigating developments in this
section in which he is extensively
interested. It is also surmised
that the fact of his being accompa-
nied by the other railroad repre-
sentatives named may have some
bearing on the early settlement of
the ownership of this road.
Aiatamoros Matters.
Reported for The Heraid.
Matamoros Mexico March' 14
IvUis truerra firmer treasurer
of customs at Matamoros has been
appointed chief of the rural police
along the border his district ex-
tending to Laredo with head
quarters at Jamargo. Mr. Guerra
left for his new station yesterday
tie win nave unaer mm two cap
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tains Valentin Ramirez stationed
at Guerrero and Francisco Trevi-
no lormerv judge ot cue civil reg
istry stationed at Matamoros.
Military matters in the old
Heroic City wear quite a different
aspect since this was made the
headquarters of the third military
zone tne torces now stationed
here comprise one squadron of the
2nd Cavalry and one company of
the 9th Infantry brides the band
of the latter regiment with twenty
olficers and their families who
came here from .Monterey. About
thirty prisoners heid for various
military offences were also brought
her to he tried by court martial
Matamoros bei:ijj !io v the head-
quarters itud hue the seat of the
guests. Some
the Civil War
to that time.
General Lauro Villar" as com-
mander of the third military zone
has under his command' the entire
forces of thTs zone' numbering
about 5000 all told. This includes
the military strength of the- states
of famaulipas- Nuevb 'Leon and
Coahuila. General Villa'r came
here directly " from Mexico City
where he formerly held the officer
of chief of the war and marine
departments. The general and
his family including his wife and
two sisters have taken up their
residence in the brick building
next to the postoffice.' '
General Villar is a native of
Matamoros and left here 2
years ago when quite a boy.
He finds things very much
changed in Matamoros as he re
marked recently to an acquaint-
ance. When he lived here before
this was quite a city having thirty j
thousand population. Prosperity
ruled in those days. Gold was
plentiful being almost- the only
currency. Wages were very high
skilled laborers receiving as high
as from $5 to $10 an hour Mex
ican currency.
The general is a most pleasant
gentleman full of interesting re-
miniscences. TAKES THE EXPRESS TO TASK.
Citizen of Brownsville Asks that Paper
to Do Justice to this Outrag-
ed Town.
The following communication
published in the San Antonio Ex-
press of March 2 from Dr. C. H.
Thorn the well known dentist of
this city shows that some of our
citizens are sufficiently interested
in the investigation of the outrage
by Penrose's soldiers against
Brownsville to make a demand
for impartiality and justice on the
part of the leading papers of the
state.
Editor Express: I think a pa-
per which has been so fair and
just in its editorials upon the
Bailey investigation as well as
upon the investigating of the mid-
night raid by some of the members
of the Twenty-fifth United States
Infantry upon Brownsville would
be so impartial as to comment in
tne same manner upon the same
kind of testimony whether the
witness be black or white. Yet
while lustly sarcastic over the
testimony of Mingo Sanders and
oergt. Aiaj. o. in. xanaierro tne
express has only a complimentary
notice.of the testimony of Lieut
enant Grier. The others the ne
groes" heard the report of guns of
different make and calibre and of
whistling bullets but Lieutenant
Grier heard a sound like bullets
falling upon the grass of the parade
ground; and this remarkable state
ment receives no notice. Lieu-
tenant Grier's testimony also flat-
ly contradicts remarks he made in
the presence of Mrs. Kate Leahy
and Herbert Elkins upon the
morning of Aug. 14th in the din
ing room of the Leahy hotel. At
that time he stated that he and
other officers on hearing the shoot
ing believed that the soldiers
were fighting among themselves.
He also said that he and Major
Penrose took their wives to Capt.
Lyon's quarters for safety and
that their wives were afraid to let
them -go to the barracks. He said
nothing at that time about hearing
a sound as of balls falling upon
the grass or that he believed .every
one in the post thought that they
were being attacked by the citi
zens of Brownsville.
In the interest of truth and
justiee turn on the searchlight and "
let truth prevail.-
C. H. Thorn.
Sl inicure-Shampoo-Hair-Dr e.s
cr. ..Mrs. W. 'B. Arthur ' Phnnp
48- ' 217-223. f
Lost A small gold Greek fra
r.-ui ty pin between the Miller ho
tel and the Baptist church. Re.
turn to Herald office. .217-218
B. AND M. BRIDGES
ALL COMPLETED
But Service to Houston Delayed
Two Months More.
Many Miles of Track Require Ballasting
. Before through Service Can Be In-
83 augurated. Mr. Miller. Beautfy- .
frig All Sfations On Road.
From General Manager Jeff N".
Miller of the St. Louis Browns
ville Sc. Mexico railroad who was
here last night with Col. Fordyce
The Herald learned that all
bridges on the track between
Brownsville and Algo are now
completed. This includes the
Brazos river bridge which has
caused the constructors Messrs.
Johnston Bros. of St- Elmo 111.
no end of trouble. The first bridge
over this stream was lost through
a rise in the river and. had to be
reconstructed.
The opening of through service
to Houston will not be inaugurat
ed for some time yet however so
Mr. Miller informs The Herald
owing to the tact that the track;
from Bay City to Algo has yet to
be Dallasted. This will be done at
once and the entire roadbed put in
first class condition before run-
ning trains into Houston. This
Mr. Miller says will require about
sixty days which will ' probably
postpone the date of openinpot
through service to Houstoa until
May 15th."
Mr. Miller is using his best
efforts to beautify the stations
along hisroad and is having or-
namental parks planted at all of
the principal stations. This in
addition to the neat and attractive
depot buildings which have been
erected all along the line will
make the trip over the Biownsville
road one of pleasure to all travel-
ers coming this way.
Mr. Miller says there is no truth
in the report that two trains a day
will be i'uu over the road-
Informal Receptioa
A very pleasant ihiormar recep-
tion was given Tuesday afternoon
from 4 to 6 o clock by Mrs. J. W.
Hancock at her home on Fifteenth
street to the ladies of the mission-
ary societies of the Methodist
Presbyterian and Baptist churches.
Those who participated thoroughly
enjoyed the informal sociabilty
which characterized the entertain-
ment. Pink and white constituted
the color scheme of the decorations
which included the dainty aprons
of the ladies who assisted Mrs.
Hancock in dispensing hospitality.
Refreshments consisting of ice
cream and cake were served.
Those present were Mesdames
Burress W. H. Wilson Grey
Tucker Thorn Barbour Honse
Burnett Perdomo Wynn Foster
Kirkpatrick; WilkinsTate Baker
Collins Booth Verhelle Lamb
W. H. Clay Misses' Etta Brrress
Wynn Pearl Elstim and Miss
Florence Macey of Matamoros.
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that it's always well to be just.
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Wheeler, Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 217, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 14, 1907, newspaper, March 14, 1907; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth147405/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .