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Judge Advocate General of the Army George B. Davis returns the original report from Secretary of War William H. Taft on the matter of employing Herbert J. Browne and William Gibboney Baldwin to investigate the Brownsville incident. A copy of the report has been submitted to the Senate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-04
Judge-Advocate General Davis sends Army Chief of Staff Bell a memorandum stating that his opinion regarding the proposition made by William Gibboney Baldwin and Herbert J. Browne was given orally to then-Secretary of War William H. Taft. In order for President Roosevelt to obtain some information necessary for him to provide to the Senate, he had to employ Browne and Baldwin, which Davis believed was provided for in an act of Congress setting aside an “emergency fund to meet unforeseen contingencies.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-17
If a bill by Senator Frances E. Warren regarding the Brownsville affair passes, President Roosevelt will need to “make every effort possible” to identify the men who actually did the shooting. To that end, Secretary of War Taft has spoken with William Gibboney Baldwin and Herbert J. Browne, who will investigate the issue for thirty days in an attempt to find out more information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-16
Herbert J. Browne and William Gibboney Baldwin are investigating the Brownsville, Texas, affair to find out the names of the perpetrators. They will receive $5,000 for their work. The articles of agreement prepared by Secretary of War William H. Taft were endorsed by President Roosevelt, with instructions to draw the funds under the Deficiency Act of 1899.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-16
Judge-Advocate General Davis informs Army Chief of Staff Bell that the War Department has received a Senate resolution asking for information on the employment of detectives and the authority granted to them. Davis states that the investigation of Herbert J. Browne and William Gibboney Baldwin into the Brownsville Affair was satisfactory. Gilchrist Stewart spoke with President Roosevelt about the Brownsville Affair, and is satisfied that the shooting occurred as reported, and Browne is going to speak with Stewart to see what information he has on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-17