The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22
ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT.
Can't. BoItwood Makes One Pub
lie Concerning Maj. Bishop.

ottawa, Nov. 22.-Captain Edmond
Boltwood, late commanding company
K, spoke farther late last evening OF
the Metcalf expose. Major Bishop IS
also accused of shooting down unarmed
Filipino prisoners and Captain Bolt
wood produces an affidavit of Private
Thorne of company K to that erect
Captain Boltwood says:
II have in my possession the original
affidavit of Harris o. Husky. L may
saw also that there is other proof OF the
shooting charged against colonel, then
major, Netcalf, and that there IS PROOF
beyond that of the killing of prisoners
by major, then captain, Bishop, com
manding company M At the time the
war department cabled the order dl-
recting an investigation of this shoot
ing Major Mallory of Gen Otis stan
questioned me concerning it, but my
Information being than vague and un-
satisfactory, L simply repled TO MN
that I heard the killing charged.
subsequently, however. upon reliable
information being then vague and un-
jor Mallory the names of the following
men, who claimed to have seen the
shooting of defenseless prisoners Lieut..
Arthur n. Ferguson, then corporal OF
company E; Lieut.. Teft, then first ser
geant now lieutenant, company r;
Private Donald ThOrne. company h,
and Private Moore, company E. These
witnesses have never, to my certain
knowledge, been examined by Major
Mallory, the officer having the invest
igation in charge.
Il have" continued the captain, in
my possession the original affidavit of
Donald Thorne of company K bearing
upon this general subject, which is as
follows:
Philippine Islands. City of Manila, ss.:
Personally appeared before me, this
25th day of July, 1899 Private Donald
ThOrne, company K, Twentieth Kansas
volunteer infantry, who, being duly
sworn, depOSeS and says: That on Feb
ruary 10, during the battle OF CalOOcan.
at the time the firing line had reached
a point about half a mile beyond the
town Of CalOOCan, and about the time
the firing had nearly ceased, 1 crossed
from my company on the right OF the
regiment to company F, which was to-
wards the left, to see if my brothers,
Oscar ThOrne, who belonged to COM
pany F, had come out all right. While
passing in rear OF h company saw two
F'ilipinOs lying on the ground and near
each other One of them was wounded
and the other. / supposed from appear
ances was dead. I had passed them a
few steps when I heard a shot fired and
looking around saw Captain Bishop of
company NJ, Twentieth Kansas infan-
try, L. S. v, over them, and emptying
his revolver apparently into the bodies
of the two FilipinOs I had just passed.
Captain Bishop fired three shots after
I turned around. This occurred about
fifty yards in the rear of the firing line
DONALD THORNE,
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 25th day Of July, 1899.
T. H. LAWTON,
First Lieutenant Twenty-first Infan-
try, J. A c. NJ.
GOVERNMENT CAN NOT ACT.
Washington, Nov. 22.-Relative to the
allegations that have been made by
some of the late officers of the Kansas
volunteers against Colonel Metcalf, on
the ground of cruelty, it is said at the
war department, that the regiment and
all of the officers concerned having
been mustered out of the United States
service the department can take no
Cognizance of the matter.
FROM CAPT. SCOTT.
The State Journal has received a COM
InunicatiOn from Captain Howard A.
Scott. late of Co. G. 20th Kansas, showing
conclusiyely that Lieut.. W A. Callahan
was on the nring line at GuiguintO at the
time of the battle and not back at Manila
hospital charged by General Funston.
Lieutenant Callahan was a member of
Captain ScOtt's company
The letter is dated Independence, Nov.
70, and says:
win say that Lieut.. Callahan was
present with the company faithfully per
forming his duties as commander of the
nrst platoon and will state further that
quite a number of the boys of the com
the statements of Callahan in regard to
thls engagement; also saying that Gala
nan was very visible character during
the encounter In response to your state
1nent that some one has denied that Cal
4ahan was present on that occasion.
VIII say that the party making that
or else Is making a Willful and studied
eTort to impeach his character and to
blacken and malign his reputation Yours
HOWARD A. SCOTT.
Late Captain 20th Kan Vol, Command
Ing company G."