The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-21
CHARGED THAT GEN. METCALF
mOHDERED A DEFENSELEss.
UNARMED FILIPINO
AFFIDlVITS TO THAT EFFECT
THEY Arc FURNISHED BY TWO
SOLDIERS WHO CLAIM TO HAVE
BEEN EYE-WITNESSEs
VICTIM WAS UPON HIS KNEES

fa"d Just Been Dragged Forth From
Trench stormed by the Twen-
fieth Kansas TrooDs-surnr,se ,r
washington at the Story as Told
An Official investigation Tn 4a
ordered to Ascertain the Truth.
TOPEKA, Nov. 2o-L.leut. Hail I
renee formerly Of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment In letter to the Journal to-
oay' makes the charge that Col MetcaIf.
recently brevetted brigadier general for
gaLantry in the Philippines shot an nm
armed and suppltcating Filipino prisoner.
ana IN support Of it furnishes the follow
ing affidavits Of Private Husky of tba
twentieth Kansas, and from Lieut.. Fer
suson OF the Thtrty-sixth infantry:
DPhll1ppine Islands, City of ManiIa-ss
dor 7OiaTy oe Iy appeared before me this 18th
I%S I% Gn,sny, " July, 1898; Private Harris o. Hus-
ny; ny; GIGIapany K, Twentieth Kansas tnfan-
IhyI =. D ", Who, being duly sworn de-
poses and swears that at the hat+ie o4
Matcai9 M0oI9h C ne was under orders of Mai.
;neeIcan, company NJ, Twentieth Kansas
@ @tnianlIy. 1nat at point where the in
sQrsent trenches cover the raJIu,aI- 80,
priSapoL ~ .11e rlght OF the tramway, he saw
p p iS2lIFr brought out of the trenches and
10 MAJ. Metcalf. The deponent fIirtfeT fflaT
says that Maj. W. S. MetcaIf, TwentietF,
oner with his revolver and et tb - Pis Is
OF the shooting the prisoner was arroaG I11t4S
and on his knees ~ i 4iioU
Private, Co. K, Twentieth Ka1sss 1sssAg, Ragi-
ment. Kansas 1@esI-
:, Subscribed and sworn to before me- ,bis
First Lieutenant, Twenty-firstt fl Imam, infan,trv
Affidavit of Lieut.. Ferguson.
,ofS Ha2 IA. anton TO 2. l., Aug, 28 1889 On the
IN IN the taking of Caloocan 6v ff45aiteS
States troops. being a corporal in Com
p5lfE media r. fe1,1 Iweenteth Kansas infantry I'M
H. ely a1ter the crossing of the first
nne e OF fnsurgent trenches, about 900 vsrGs
sputh or the CaloOcan church. I heard q
ipo +bo+ ga TO 10 the left and rear, and look
Ia Iitg 1itat way saw native falling. an
Pareptly lifeless, to the ground NTd{
ftc faetcaI was standing about six or eight
!eet IN front of the native. with a srnoitt
ing pistol, and the Impression rscei33a[7
1as Ii mat the major had shot the nattvst
81 nuI I,,i4 1tneT matters called me, and I went
IT,. Arthur NJ. Ferguson
I 4rst Lieutenant, Twenty-sixth Infantry
SURPRISE AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2a-The officials
OF the war department. are surprised 70
near OF the charges made against Col
Metcalf, for whom very high opinion Is
entertained in army circles. sscretarv
Root expressed the badef that the charges
We're not true, but said he had no infor-
nation regarding the matter of which he
had not heard anything until given the
| press report. In view of the hilN raplr
OF the officer and Of the explicit arcn,,nt
regarding the alleged crime contained ,6
the affidavits accompanying the charge q
Is expected that the officials win taLa
formal action with view to ascertain
ing the accuracy of the published state
ments.
GEN. METCALF DENIES
ELYRIA, O., Nov. 2O.-Gen. Wilder Me-
calf accused by Lieut. Hall of bavin,
shot Filipino prisoner, was in this citv
tonight, visiting old friends. The As
soc1ated Press correspondent found bin,
at the opera house, and Informed him -
the nature of the accusation. He said ba
ulo not Know what Lieut. Hall referred m
ana that he could not comprehend how he
came TO make any such statement unless
II was due to the fact that the lieutenant
was not recommended for promotion He
aecIared that the charge was absolutely
false 'e4y
l do not understand what Hall means
oy his story" declared the colonel .sYon
may say for me that 1 enter 4 general de-
nial."