Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-21
SOVEREIGN REMEDY CO.,
I237 Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
CHARGE AGAINST COZ. METcALT.
Said 10 Have shot an Unarmed ana
SuppIicnting Filipino.

TOPEKA. KAN, November 2O.-Theo.
Cutan. OF Lawrence. formerly Of the
Twentieth Kansas Regiment, I'm letter
TO the Topeka Journal to-day, makes
the charge that Colonel Metcalf, recently
brevctted brigadier-general Tor gallanuy
I'm the Philippines. shot an unarmed ana
duplicating Filipino prisoner, ana IN sup
port of II furnishes the following aiuda-
Wits from Private Uu key, or the IWeh-
tleth Kansas. and First-Lieutenant Fer
guson. Of the Thirty-siXth Infantry:
philippine Islands City Of Manila: Per-
sOnally appeared before me. this 9th day
OF July. 1899. Private Harris %. Huskey'
of Company X, Twentieth Kansas IN
fantry United states Volunteers, VINO,
being duly sworn. deposes and says. that
ct the battle Of Coloocan he was orderly
for Major W. s. Metcalf, Twentieth Kan
sas Infantry, United States volunteers,
and that az q point where the insufgenl
trenches cross the travelled road nearest
10 the right 81 the tramWay ne saw q
prisoner brought out OF the Trenches ana
10 Major Metcaf Deponent further says
that Major ~. S. Metcalf twentieth
Kansas Infantry. United States Nolun-
tcers. shot the prisoner with his revolver,
and at the time Of the shooting the ptl-
sOucr was unarmcd and on his knees.
(Signed) HARRIS O. HUSKE1,
private CO. * 20th Kansas infantry.
Sworn and subscribed TO before me
III
"F. It. LAYTON.
"First-Leutenant. DIST Infantry"
AFFIDAVIT Of First-Iicutena Ferguson;
"San Antonio. =. J., August -. 1899.
con the 10th day of February. 1859. 1
was engaged in the taking Of CalOOcan
by United States troops being q corporal
I'm Company T., Twentieth Kansas Intan-
try Immediately after the crossing u
the first line Of insurgent trenches about
300 Yards south of the CalOocan church. 1
oh. fu..I "a. IDf
and looking that way saw native fall
ing. apparently lifcless, 10 the ground.
Major Metcalf was standing about six or
eight feet I'm front Of the native with a
smoking pistol and the impression i re-
ceived was that the Major had shot the
native but other matters called me. ana
/ went on with the line.
(SigncO ARTHUR VI. FERGUSON,
"First-Lieutenant. Goth T.. S. Infantry
OFFICIALS SURPRISED.
WASHINGTON. November 2).-Tho Of
ncals at the War Department are sur
prised TO hear of the charees maze
against Colonel Metcalf Of whom q very
high opinion is entertained I'm army cir
cles Secretary Root expressed the belief
that the charges were not true, but SAID
he had no Information regarding ihe mat
ter. Of which he had not heard anything
until given the press report
In view of the high rank Of the Of
fcer and Of the explicit account regarding
the alleged crime contained I'm the af-
ndavits accompanying the charge. Il ii
/ said that the officials VIII take formal
action with a view 10 ascortaining the
accuracy Of the published statements.
THE COLONEL ENTERS DENIAL.
ELYRIA. O. November 2o.-Colonel
/ Wilder Metcalf, accused by Lieutenant
/ Hall Of having shot a Filipino prisoner
was I'm thts city tonight, visiting old
/ friends. The Associated Press CORE
/ spondent found him at the Opera-1louse
/ and informed him Of tho nature " the
/ accusation. He said he did not know
what Lieutenant Hall referred 20. and
/ that he could not comprehend how Doe
| came TO make any such statement unless
! q was due to the fact that the Meutcn-
| ant was not recommended for promotion.
| lie declared that the charge was abso-
/ lutcly false.
II don't understand what Han means
10y his story" declared the Colonel. "You
may say for me that l enter q general
denial"