The sun., 1901-05-25
TRIALS or FILIPIN0S.
A Number Executed for Murder. kidnapping
or Horrible Cruelties.

WASHINGTON, May "a Gen Macarthur
has transmitted TO the War Department
copies OF orders announcing the trials Of a
number Of Fnipinos on charges OF murder.
kidnapping. abduction and aiding and abet-
ting the public enemy The last-named
charge was made against FREDERICK Morales,
who, while serving as Presdente OF La Paz.
furnished information TO the insurgents as
TO the movements OF the American troops.
gave them money. wine and food. and no
titled them OF the approach OF the soldiers.
Morales was sentenced by the court to be
hanged, but Gen Macarthur committed this
10 confinement at hard labor for ten years
Lorenzo Ramos, charged with murder. had
the title Of Captain OF Bolo men and main
tanned a reign Of terror in the vicinity Of his
operations by personally assassinatng all
who met with his displcasure Gen Mac
Arthur says:
lie alone carried a revolver and forbade
the use Of one by his followers Supported
by band Of outlaws, he chose his victims,
ordered out 10 the place Of execution all m
habitants OF the locality as spectators, and
personally shot TO death with q revolver. on
distinct and separate occasions, four men and
two children His motive IN one instance was
retaliation for a refusal of his victim 10 sell
him fish; in another, because too poor 10 pay
him a contribution, and hc killed father
because Of his animos!ty 20 the son. Ramos
was hanged for committing these crimes.
Pablo de Leon was an agent Of one Of the
insurgent organizations whose duty II was to
assist and capture those natives who ex-
hlbited friendliness to the Americans. At-
COmpaned 10y "A band OF supporters, he TOOK
u Filipino from his home ana delivered nm
to an officer of tho insurgcnt forces, VINO hau
him executed by ,decapitation. Leon was
sentenced TO Imprisonment Tor twenty ycara,
In another case six natives armed with guns
and boloS captured q policeman IN the fuebla
Of Missamis, ana after severely beating nun
took their victim upon the hghNaS. rW,pnneaaG
to his breast bearing the inscription country
men, dom initiate me, Tor / IN an American
ista and have talked with the Americans, a.,
Four OF this group were hdhgrd LOT lhc
crime and two Others sentenced 10 long terms
Of Imprisonment Five others, ON" oi Mhoh
was captain Of the Sandatohlns. the mem
bers Of which were bound together hy an
oath 10 collect contributions from the insul-
gents and kill all who did not obey the orders
Of it, chiefs, were tried for having taken
native To Il spot near the sea where tnr!
killed him The order was executed py Ihe
accused men. each stabbing the deceased
with sabre~ and daggerS at the Drink oi
grave In an isolated spot selected lur ms
intcrmcnt and in which grave the victim was
immediately thereafter buried.
The details Of the burial alive OF lNonclo
Torres, bN command Ol dll li9ul S'.'' l'''',''
Rosario. are related by Gen. MacArthur
who says Many eye witnesses teetln"d
10 the horrible details by which q strong
man. IN the unabated yigOr Of lie, was under
the order. and in the presence of the accused,
with fendsh cruelty, sunocated by the mas
Of earth heaped upon his prosrnte hndy
in grave especially prepared for IA" pqI-
pose That this crime Was inspired by
orders from Gen AleiandriuO Is remarked
up0n by Gen Macarthur, VINO furnishes
COW Of an order issued by the insurgent
General, which says.
In accordance with my general order
Of last July. IN which all We're declared traitors
who favored or accepted ofilO" Of the pre-
tended American civil government, hereby
command -
First. All who perform orlcial duties or
who have materially contributed to the ertah-
hshment Of the pretended American clvh
government in the territory within my com:
mand, II caught, will be- punished by a fine Of
not less than siOO up u the death penalty,
hy the most summary trial in accord1ucc
with the circumstances and II committed
by educated people, the guilt will be con-
sdored increased