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for lack Of strength or will. but because they had
broken and used up the thee rods (bajucos) when
they had brought with them.
A LAST DELICATE ATTENTION.

when they stopped. they sprinkled some hand
fuls OF sand over my wounds for the purpose OF
plaguing me more. and OF increasing the pain
On the return from the beach ! could not stand
on account OF the ill-treatment had suffered and
they made me take the arms OF two of them: but
] was so weak that could not hold on, and fell
again whereupon Lete struck me In the right tenn
pie as I fell so hard to injure my right eye
When lete saw that IT was impossible for me TO
walk he went In search Of people to carry me-
volunteers sitting In the sand and prostrate
listening TO their conversation. Among other mat,
strokes they had siven me- and the others
answered that it was matter OF six hundred. And
believe. too. that he far wrong in his cal
culation, for | remember that when they stopped
20 give me a send-on with another hundred cuts
ana the other two followed his example. each CIV
time. Lete returned with three men. who carried
, 10 vehicle waiting In the road; in II we re-,
the wagon, as could not sit. on account Of my
wounds they disposed me on the floor among their
feet, as if had been dog When had reached
being SO weak that could not do 1t myself.
able neither to at nor to Stand In my me necessity
had to be helped by the turnkey of my prison
mouth. which was disabled ' from doing G on ac-
count of the wounds made my hands The scars
Will never disappear During al this time I
not permitted TO use sleeping mat nor to have
dark was obliged " on n%y h"fd S SaTe
cement pavement. using. instead OF pillow. my
tie cell. not more than twelve feet square The
uae OF bed was only granted me when 1t was
qnestcd by the lieutenant Of the Civil Guard. Don
Jesualdo Ieesas. the same day that my decara-
~ 9n Was akfm os before him acting in The capacity
my companions and had been turned over to the
Finally. on December 6, they put me on board the
steamer 1t san Fernando. with my two compaa-
Ions L1thers Gaeran and Cares and three secd
Queseda, were manaced TO be taken board
servod a fo as a aenr o wb Sb1
clerical and secular persons from Vigan. who were
picity in the present bloody insurrect,on on
the evening OF the next day reached ;his
Of Veteran Civi Guard who bound us before dis
cnharkaiion and conducted us TO the guardhouse
There they took my secular companions and N"
clerics 81 Vigan 20 Bnihid Prison Cine Preside
TO the consular seminary Of this Archbishopric. a.
which We remained as prisoners. although WIN
the nigh, Of December 81 when were trans
ferrod to the prison Of Bibid. where We now are
presented memorial TO Ills Exceency Captain
General Camille de Polavieja. who had Just taken
ord to our own 5ishop Of New-segoyia Who had
reached Manila tile before rs. In these memo
soquent coercion which We had undergone. ana
alleged our innocence Of nl the charges whic
mad been causelessly made against US for m
considering the matter His Excellency would
please Ike Into account ne reitactGn o. NEE
Of the said toriurcs and coercion. and might the
Most Illus;rious depn TO take us under his pro,
lection and defend from the caiumnies and
persecution OF unknown enemies.
This is exact and true account OF all th..
torturcs which | endured In the seminary %
Nicin and I'm the prison Of San Fernando Ann
since many details IN this short narrative might
seem incredible for I; IS Incredible that there
are persons calling themselves Christians ana
civilized so hardhearted and perverse as those
who tortured me morally and physically. and espe-
cially priests; AMI incredible also that man can
suffer such horrible torments without losing NE
fe therefore I declare and affirm al these
things on my very conscience. for II Is all certin
and true and | willing 10 ratify II All before
my own cOnfessor
MARIANA DECANAY. Preshyter.
Manila. Miitary Prison OF Bilibid department.
Of Political Prisoners. February Is. 1897.