The sun., 1901-07-23
TRIALS or FILIPINO WAR REBELS"
Three Sentenced TO Death, but Gen. Macarthur
Commute the Sentence Of One.

WsHINaToN. July d -To-day's mail from
Manila brought 10 the War Department copies
Of several interesting military orders. one
Of them being the record In the trial Of Juan
Aganon. native on the unusual charge OF
being a war rebe Aganon was tried by 3
military commission at Corona In the Province
Of Tarlac Capt Robert X Evans. Twelft a
Iufantry, was President Of tho commission
and Lieut. George H. Shields, Jr.. Judge
Advocate
The charge against A9anon was that with
out being part or portion Of any organized
hostile army, and without sharing continu-
ousy In the insurrscion. but living habituslly
at his home. following peaceful avocat on
soldier. did ordcr the nhabitalts OF the Bar
rios of Pura to enter the pueblo for the pur-
pose OF as-aSslnattng the ohiei OF police and
attacking the American troops stationed there.
and Ia compliance with these orders tho
pueblo OF Pura WIS entered, the chisf OF police
badly wounded and the telephone wires be-
tween pura and Victoria cut
The commission found Aganon guilty AM
sentenced tho prisoner to be- hanged Gem
Macarthur. however, Commuted the sentence
to ten years imprisonment saying
1t il shown that the accused, while living
within the lines Of the American forces in the
guiso Of habtual peaceful avocation and
without beng a portion OF any organized
hostile army or having the appearance or
character Of soldier, did actively exert
his energies TO the assistance OF the enemy
and the injury OF the American Government,
tie benefits of whose protection he was
accepting IL 10 sDown that IN obedience to
orders he cut the telephone wires, caused 10
be executed an attempt NJ the assa-s nation
OF the chief Of police Of Pura, resultir in
the serious wounding Of that official. and that
no prearranged an attack on the troops there
stationed OF such war rebels the laws Of
nations and ~ war have definitely fixed the
status and the authorized penalty Ia that OF
death. The sentence IL confirmed, but, IN view
OF the dominant political aspect Of the case.
10 oommuted TO hnprsonnent AT hard labor
for the term OF ten years
Two other natives charged with being war
traitors did not escape death They were Julian
CuuIesOr and Augu'tin JiIoca COnfs-or,
while holdiQg the respective offices Of Presl-
denta aud Vice Prps sidente Of Callahan and
while under oath OF allegiance to the United
States. was Systematically assisting tho
Insurgents. lie issued orders to the police
or the y pieblo 10 abstract arms from tho
Anne ricHn soldiers aud to kill Them where they
companions. and II was shown In the testi-
mony that he caused two Of hls policemen
to a-sa-slnatc Private Hill Of the Eighteenth
Infantry lie WAS also member Of the
kGtpun1n, and in n council Of the order
he agreed to the burning Of the pueblo and
an uttsck upon the Americans. With the
police AZ his command he also aided In this
destruction. The sentence of death Imposed
by the military commission, after adjudEing
him guilty Of murder and being a war trai-
tor" was confirmed by Gen Macarthur
JlOCa also assisted tho insurgents BY rlr-
n.Shlng them with money, supplies ana lntor-
nation, and participated with Confesor IN
the burning of the pueblo. lie was convicted
snd hanged for hl- offence