The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-21
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Aieeea Tnaf He shot y Defenseless,
Supplicating Eiiipino Prisoner
He Denies the story-war De-
parsment VIII Investtgate.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. M-I.ieut usu. Of
Lawrence, formerly OF the Twentieth Kan
Sas regiment In letter 10 the Topeka
Journal to-day, makes the charge thai 90.
Aetcaf. recently hFevetea hrsgas9ier gem
eras Tor saisansry in the Philippines. shot
an unarEned and supplea;sng Filipino pris-
Sner, ard n support Of Il furnishes the
following affitiasiis of Private Husky. ~
the Twentieth Kansas. and First I.ss,1t
ferguson. or the Thirty infantry:
philippine Islands. City OF Manila
FersanaIiy appeared before me this 24th
day OF July, 1883, Private Harris .. Husky.
company n. Twentieth Kansas Infantry.
I. 3 v. who. being duly sworn. deposes
and SAYS.
That at the battle of caloooan he was
orderly for Maj. w. S. Metcaf Twentieth
Kansas infantry. u. =. V Thaf a, a
point where the insurgent trenches cross
tae Travelled road, near and 10 the right
OF the tralawsy, he saw prisoner brogght
out OF the trenches and 10 Mai. M4sAaIf,
The deponent further says that Maj. W. S.
MetcaH. Twentieth Kansas T. s. V shot
the prisoner vita his revolver. ard at the
time OF the shooting the prisoner was IN
armed and on his knees,
HARRIS o. HUSKY.
Private Company X. Twentieth Kansas
Sworn and subscribed TO before me this
IF II. LAYTON.
First Lieutenant Twenty;,fr.s Infantry;
j. A e. &. NJ
vi 4<SSNt. II Ia kusOu-
San Antonio. =. l.. Aug g. 1889.
ION the 10th day of February. 1885, / was
engaged In she taking of Caloocan by
United States troops. being a corporal in
Company E, Twentieth Kansas infantry,
Immediately after the crossing of the first
line OF iasurgent trenches about thirty
yards south of the Caioocan church. l
heard shot fired to my left and rear, and
looking that way, saw native falling, APP
parently lifeless. to the ground. Maj. Met
calf was standing about six or eight feet
In front of the native with a smoking pis-
toll, and the impression shat l received
was that the major had SHOT the native.
But other matters called ME. and ] went
"ARTHUR NJ. FERGUSON.
First Lieutenant Thirsy-sixth Infantry,
u. s. V"
Gen. Metcalf Denies IL.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov "a dispatch
TO the Times from Cleveland, o.. says;
When Gen MetcaIf was seen at Eiyria,
twenty-five miles from Cleveland. O.. to-
night. where he is visiting. he said:
II understand that the afndavit present
ed By Hall was merely signed A Soldier
That kind OF an affidavit Is not paid any
attention to. The matter with Hall is that
he did not get promotion. There Is notn-
ing In the charge at all.
1.-THE whole story was investigated last
spring bY the Manila army authorities ane
by Dean c. Worcester. member OK the
Philippine commission. AT that time the
charges were Iouna 10 ne utterly SiSuao-
less This is the first time that my name
has been connected with the story. The
story first originated in letter soldier
boy wrote home. and some little inciuent
was greatly exaggerated by this soldier
boy / cannot account for Halls action,
unless he feels resentment against me be-
cause he was not recommended for promo
ton. and expects TO inture me by 1t"
Action by the Department.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ao~-The officials OF
the war department are surprised TO hear
of the charges made against Gen Metcaif.
for whom a very high opinion Is entertained
In army circles.
Secretary Root expressed the belief tina,
the charges were not true. but said he
had no information regarding the matter.
of which be- had not heard anything I'M
til given the press report. In view of the
high rank OF the officer. and OF the ex-
plicit account regarding the alleged crime
contained In the affidavits accompanying
the charge, II Is expected that the officials
VIII take formal action. with view TO
ascertainng the accuracy OF the published
statements.