The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18
HAZE MADE
INSANE By
SICKNESS
Alleged Traitor Was a
Physical and Mental
Wreck.

If the man who is reported to have
deserted his colors and met death in
the ranks of the Filipinos is former
Corporal Henry F. Haze he is an Eng
lishman and not very well known in
this city, though he has lived here off
and on for some years and has mar
ried sister living hereJt He was an
itinerant sort of fellow and followed
the sea prior to his enlistment in the
army. Haze has served terms in the
United States navy and has made two
or three trips to the Arctic in the whal-
ing service.
Il knew Corporal Haze very well, "
said one of the officers of the First Reg
iment, who recently returned from Ma
Mia. Judging from the condition he
was in when l last saw him Haze would
be liable to do almost anything. He
was a perfect wreck from dysentery
and fever and was drinking very heav-
ily There is very little doubt in my
mind that Haze was not in his right
mind if he deserted. Perhaps he may
have been discharged from our regi-
ment and then enlisted in the Filipino
ranks as an officer. l know that a
commission had been offered him by an
officer of the Filipino forces who was
high in authority, but l can hardly con-
ceive of his accepting it unless he had
been discharged from our army.
LAS a soldier Haze had no peer in the
regiment. l had charge of Colonel
Smiths boat and it was my duty to
select two men from several companies
to man the boat. After giving Haze
one trial l always made 1t point to
choose him as one of the boats crew.
He understood his business as boat
man thoroughly and was careful and
conscientious about his work.
He was fairly well educated and in
leisure moments he was wont to tell
me Of his experiences aboard ship. He
also told me that he had a married
sister living in San Francisco. He
wrote to her quite frequently.
Haze was a wild, daredevil sort of
a chap. One night when off duty he
was walking down one of the streets
of Manila when he met few of the
Minnesota boys who were preparing to
raid a gambling den. Haze saw an
opportunity to have a. free-for-a all fight
and he joined with the Minnesota boys
in their raid. When the fracas was
over Haze was found lying on the floor
with two or three of his ribs broken
and a deep knife wound in his arm.
Shortly afterward he was taken sick,
and when / left there Haze was phy-
sical and almost mental wreck.
"The last time l saw him was two or
three days before L left. met MIN
crossing the Puenta Colgante bridge.
He was intoxicated, and when advised
him to quit drinking he told me the
doctors had ordered brandy and he was
only drinking to regain his health. He
was given to association with native
women. l never knew of any woman in
particular he would have been likely to
marry. He was a man who would be
liable to do most anything but desert
the flag and raise his arms against its
protectors.
Haze was not the only man in the
regiment who was offered a commission
in the Filipino army. At the time of
which 1 speak there were no signs of
warfare between our army and the
Filipinos and overtures were made to
induce several of our discharged men
to join, their forces. Knowing what
do of Haze I feel safe in saying that he
received his discharge from our army
hefore he jotned tbe FNiliDinOS"