New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
BOER TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
SHOCKING STATEMENTS OF EYE WITNESSES
EXPECT TO GIVE AND RE-
CEIvE NO QUARTER.

war correspondence of The London Telegraph
the Wonde are accused in many cases of killing
Times of Natal" when two Young ofHcers made the
foilowing statement:
Elandsaage one Of the OF British hs Mesan sa
h MAS haItendng to Two wounded soldiers when
stepped in front Of the little party Without Saying
at the two wounded men killing both PROBABLY
me me doctor would have made third victim, but at
peaIrance, and were the spot before the assassin
expa @rf e P0m bnrFs e b
P1sto d. and fell upon his knees begging for mercy
act act, Parties who were sent out in search of the
Beers. under the Red Cross and then under i flag
In part this revolving narration is corroborated by
Lemtenant Glen Webb who took part with the I'M
s landers In that famous charge the PRECAUTIONS
at johannesburg. and he was one Of the men who
raised the storm after the Edgar murder He
o.. The battle was terrible one. and the slaugh-
won. Our men fought splendidly and led most Of
the charges The artillery shells burst within ten
had to sit on, horses at attention under the fire
6 for hour say some horrible sights and
shell right il the face. Knocking his head clean off
their guns. the Gordons using the bayonet The
Beers we're very plucky-shouted for us to come
badly wounded and CAPTAIN sdhie s saw v KoeF
hs S ana pF Of H'n
hanesburg. Krigersdorp and Boksburg officials
dead and wounded, and others taken prisoners
several Irish and English among them The Lam
GERS made charge into those who ran. Some
and We're let off; others did this and then shot
Gordon officer who let him off Some fine Fellows
were killed, and died bravely. l asked Schur-
mann, of johannesburg what he now thought of
the Johannesburg white slaves. and he replied
prisoner. Captain Schiel PLAYED the part of a
man when badly wounded. refusing help until our
men had been attended to- and ordered his crowd
( to discontinue shooting at wounded. We
killed and wounded all their officers. artillery
shooting is accurate. and the splendid
for hour
1t seems clear that mary OF the Beers came pre-
pared to give quarter. and they expected none.
When they took to flight and the pursuing cavalry
were among them. several OF them cried out: "The
English don't kill their Erisoners," and not few.
Tn English don't kill" Most Dutch speaking
South Africans know moro less English, and
many OF these who thus appealed for mercy were
| spared. Talk with the prisoners and the wounded
| shows that this unstrained quality of mercy had
Its effect Strange as il may seem. the two races
learned 10 respect each other on this bloody field.
| The Briton learned that the Boer was not a cow
ard, and the Boer that the Briton could fight and
not be LOST Beneath the British flag the two
peoples must live together. and II will be some re-
dempton for desecrating these lovely scenes with
slaughter II the struggle engenders mutual respect
| / have passed through this region when in
the full glory of summer. If two words could de-
To stain these fair fields with human blood is next
to impious; but as Lieutenant Webb SAYS tina DO
sition had TO be won-for British supremacy. bv
British valor.