The National tribune., 1900-03-08
By II. c. KIRK, 4th N. Y. II. A.

Going to the Palace one morning about
6o'clock, l noticed large crowd assembled
In the plaza, and found the center of at
traction TO be party of Americans, three
civilians and nine soldiers, just escaped
from the insurgents. One of them, David
Brown, gave me some account of himself
and the party. for which l paid him; since
which time / have obtained the narratives
of Sonnichsen, O'Brien and others, and
though somewhat conflicting, they show
certain facts of interest and suggest others.
Mr.. Brown represented himself to me as
a native of the United States, civilian,
and former resident of st. Paul, MINI.
He said he had been a Methodist clergy
man and lecturer; that he had gone wrong"
in the States, and being thoroughly con-
versant with the Spanish language, had
come out here to build himself up and re-
trieye his fortunes. He went to Malolos in
January, 1899, prior TO the insurgent out
break. knowing it was the seat of their
Government and with the intention Of get
ting into some business there. On the
2Sth of January he was arrested and put in
the MaloloS Jail.
"On being put into JAIL" he said. 81 was
relieved Of everything / possessed by the
guards and was given the insignificant
sum OF three and a half cents and two
pints of rice day on which to live. and was
compelled to mess with the most raScally
set of Filipnos have ever met during my
derers, thieves and deserters of the worst
type. Their bodies We're covered with that
prevailing disease, Sarna, which covers all
parts Of the body with loathsome boils
Being without knife, fork or spoon, / had
to use my fingers, as they did, and all of us
ate from an earthen pot.
''On Feb. 3 the doors Of my prison were
thrown open and two white men pushed
into the narrow cell with me. Taken by
surprise, and expecting TO be released, my
first words were. Have you come to re.
lease me" but my hopes waned when l
learned hs; that they were prisoners like myself.
They were Elmer Honeyman and VIM.
Bruce, of Troop A, 1st New Cav While at
Cayite Nieho, Jan. 81, on pass they were
accused OF being spies and sent TO Malolos.
Their arrival was fortunate for me, as the
Filipinos who had been in the cell with me
were Immediately moved out.
"On Feb. 4 two other prisoners, Harry
Huber and A. Sonnichsen, of the U. S. Hos.
pital Corps, who were at Malolos before
arrived, having been captured at Meycau-
yan, Jan. Z, while on a Photographic trip,
were hurriedly moved over into the cell with
US and to our great CONSERVATION We learne
that hostiltieS had broken out between the
insurrectos and the Americans. The num-
Der OF guards at the doors was doubled and
We were subjected TO many indignities
The sentries amused themselves by ex-
pectorating in our faces, throwing stones
through :he iron bars Of our windows and
hurllng al us all manner OF vile epithets."
AS the first clash with the insurgents
occurred Feb. i, in the arrest of these men at
dates prior 10 that time for military reasons
Is shown the prior purpose of the Filipinos
and where the responsibility for the out
break really lies. Feb. % a man by the
name Of John OBrien, claiming TO be an
Englishman, who had been confined at
Santa Isabel since Jan. 27, in a convent
there, joined them, and March they were