The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-11-29
UNFOUNDED
WERE THE SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST GENERAL MErCALF.
Tho stsry Involved Another Man Origin
ally, and Metcalfs Name was not Con-
neeted with it-FunstonS Explanation
Gen. Metoalf Interviewed.

81 have nothing to say in denial Of
the charges published against me fur
ther than what has already appeared
in the Cleveland Leader and Plain
Dealer. The charges have already
been investigated by the war depart
ment and found to be untrue. This is
the frat time that my name has been
connected with them, as far as | know.
do not care to say more at present"
Such was Gen. Wilder S. Metcalfs
modest refntation OF the serious accus-
alton made against him, when inter-
viewed by an Enterprise reporter Sat
urday afternoon.
"But, General" Intercepted the
interviewer, what is the origin Of
the story; or was it manufactured
from whole cloth2"
THAT cannot say, but / see that
Gen. Funston. in an interview at San
francisco, attempts an explanation,
which is the first one that have seen.
The charge that Filipino prisoners
were shot by American officers was
first made by Kansas soldier, who
was fond Of writing fairy tales, and by
him published in the Minneapolis,
Kan, Messenger. Itwas then publish
ed in the New York Evening Post, and
copied by the Sprinfield, Mass, Repub-
lican. An investigation, ordered by
the war department, was begun at
Malolos and concluded at San Fernan-
do. 1t was very exhaustive. My name
had not then been connected with the
chnrges. The original charges were
made against Capt. Bishop of the
Twentieth Kansas"
Declining to go any further into de-
tails, Gen. Metcalf handed the reporter
the following statement from Gen.
Frederick Funston, which was made
in San Francisco on the eve of the Gen
erals departure for the Philippines.
The statement is sweeping denial
: Of the charges against Gen. Metcalf,
and follows:
Facts in the Bishop Case.
.'The investigation had at the time
q shows that two elisted men of Company
| whose names are in the records at
Washington, shot two Filipino pris-
4 oners under a misapprehension of or
J. ders.
Re 1.-The facts were all brought out in ar
IT inquiry, which was held at San Fer.
is nando by Major ]. S. Mallory, chief in.
Df spector of the Second division on Gen
le MacArthur's staff. His report, which
Df saw two weeks afterward at Gen
le MacArthur's headquarters, tells the
1t story truthful y and thoroughly. Maiol
le Mallory is an old regular army officer
er He went at his work without fear Oi
l. favor. He could not have been inhu
ii enced one way or the other, and it il
ID absurd on the very face of it, undel
st such circumstances, to suppose that |
/ or any other volunteer officer. coulC
h. step in the way Of such inquiry.
ut more than twenty officers and %
ne men of the regiment were separated!
p and individually examined by Majo
ir Mallory, whose report is now on fill
ne with the War department at Washing
IS ton. Indeed SO rigidly did he conduc
l the investigation that felt he wa
n, going a little beyond the bounds o
n military inquiry ! thought he wa
"a showing undue zeal in his work, and $
of | stated to Gen. Macarthur.
ut Misunderstood Captain Bishop.
to "Major Mallory's report showed tina
nd these Two Filipinos had been shot b
lie two enlisted men Of the kansas reg
at ment at Clloocln on Feb. 10. The
he we're killed during the hand-tO-han
fighting which took place at the trenche
within 30 ards Of the church. Thes
Filipinos had surrendered to Cap
Flanders Of Co. /. who ordered two {
his men TO take the prisoners to th
rear. The FilipinOs refused TO go an
- went down on their knees, begging an
~ gesticulating. Capt. Flanders had gon
forward with his company, and Will
l. this was going on l had sent Cap
~ Bishop of Co. NJ over to see iwhy Co.
n was not keeping up on the line with Ii
:, rest of the regiment. Bishop, so ii
WW WW report says, heard Flanders tell ii
two privates to take the Filipinos to Il
rear. The men were unable to mOV
- their prisoners, and they said to BishC
- as their company advanced: "WhI
eo shall we dor" Capt. Bishop 'replieC
~ "You know your orders; go ahead
=. With that Bishop left the men al
started ahead on the line Of battle. +
= heard the cracks Of rifles as he wen
The names Of the men who killed Il
"a prisoners do not remember; they CT
be had at Washington. Capt. Flande
is now at Paola. Kas, and Capt Bisbc
is IA major in in the S6th infantry in Il
Philippines.
nd MeteaIf in No Way Connected.
&c. "As for Colonel, then Major Metcal