The San Francisco call., 1899-11-21

MaIolos. He slowed himself away the Tar
tar 70 return 70 san Francisco. refused 20 do
his share OF work when discovered. and was
put on bread and water for two weeks by
Colonel Metcalf. He applied 20 me FOR relief
and 1 told him he could stay on bread and
water all his life before l would interfere. He
promptly registered 10 do me. II
would doubtless be delightful surprise TO the
people OF Oakland 70 know that this fellow
is now employed in their Hall OF Records. Re
garding Captain Abernethy. quote:
Lieutenant Abernethy. formerly % the
Third Artillery. but now captain of COM
pany Of the Thirtieth Volunteer Regiment
entered the church at Pasig in the latter
part of last February and broke open the
glass case that contained the statue % ST.
Augustine Finding nothing OF unusual
value ne left the church In charge Of a
guard. Later ne returned. hoping 20 find
something OF value on the statue. The black
robe. Of little value. in which the figure
was dressed torn into shreds. The gilt
beading. which the captain hoped was gold.
was taken. after which the statue
broken into many pieces
Captain Abernethy. who belongs % the
Thirty-sixth instead OF 10 the Thirtieth was
lieutenant in the Third Artillery. which was
brigaded with the Twentieth Kansas on the
north line at Caloocan. fifteen miles from
Pasig. 1 know that Lieutenant Abernethy was
on constant duty with his regiment. and II Is
utterly impossible for him 20 have been at
Pasig in February or at any other time during
the war. So much for lie No. 2.
Now for another.
quote again from the reliable journalist: I:
The members OF the Twentieth Infantry
entered church at Malolos on March 5 or
and treated the statues erected 70 various
saints In a manner similar TO that pur-
sued by Abernethy in the church at CAL
ocean. A statue encased in glass in a recess
~ ard
pices by the soldiers. the ivory hands and
head being taken The empty casket was
utilized as bed by one OF the soldiers.
The Twentieth Infantry was never In MaIo-
los nor within thirty miles OF that place
How could any American troops have been
there on March or when Malolos was not
captured until the 3lst day OF that month? So
far. good. Now for lie No. 4.
Second Lieutenant IApp Company C.
First South Dakota Regiment. has a sur
plice taken from the church az san Pedro
Macati. II was taken from the sacristy ad-
joining the sanctuary. number OF other
vestments were also taken. but were lost
or mislaid on the voyage from Manila 10
the United States. Lapp claimed that he
would not sell the article at any price, as
he considered IL a valuable relic OF the
Philippine campaign.
The South Dakota Regiment was In MacAr-
thurs division. many miles from san Pedro
Macati. and never during the whole war was
within twenty miles of that place.
1 pass over number OF wild statements re-
garding private soldiers OF various organiza-
tions. as /. for obvious reasons have not al
hand the facts necessary 10 refute all OF the
reliable journalists" statements One OF
them. however. as II deals with my old reEi-
ment, ] can attend 20.
Private Andrew Dalton. Twentieth Kan
sas Regiment. has in his possession a mani
pie taken from a church in san Pedro
Macati. II is Of gorgeous pattern and maRrl-
ncently ornamented in gold and silver IL
value is intestimable. Il can thank A
Filipino for this vestment." he said In tell
ing how he procured It. The regiment was
encamped in the church for several davs
and during that time nearly everything ~
value was taken by the boys ALTHOUGH 7
was with them. was unable 10 secure anv-
thing save piece OF the altar One dav T
noticed a native crouching in one corner of
the vestibule leading TO the church. Al
though he was detailed to clean the church
noticed that he was unusually quiet ar
parently hiding from the boys 1 accosted
him and ordered him to leave the place and
get TO work. No sooner had he left than
began to investigate the cause Of his hiding.