The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-25
GUILTY OF MANY GRIMES.
Penalties Melted Out To FIIipinos by
Nncarfhur'S Command


General Macarthur has transmitted to
the War Department copies Of orders an
nouucing the trial of a number of Fill
pinos on charges Of murder. kidnapping.
abduction. and aiding and abetting a pub
lie enemy The last named charge was
made against Federico Morales. who
while serving as presidente Of La Paz,
furnished information to the insurgents as
10 the movements Of the American troops
gave them money, wine. and food. and
notified them of the approach Of the sol
dfers Morales was sentenced by the court
to be hanged. but General Macarthur
committed this to confinement at hard
labor for ten years
Lersnzo Ramos. charged with murder,
had the title of captain Of bolomen and
maintained a reign of terror IN the Vi
cinity of his operations by personally as
sassinating all who met with his dis
Pleasure. General Macarthur says:
He alone carried revolver and for
babe the use of one by his followers. Sup
ported by band Of outlaws. he chose
his victims. ordered out 10 the place Of
execution all inhabitants Of the locality
as spectators, and personally shot 10
death with revolver on distinct and sep
arate occasions four men and two chill
dren- His motive n one instance was re-
taliation for a refusal Of his victim to sell
him fish; in another he killed a father
because of his animosity TO the son, be
cause the latter was too poor to pay him
n contribution" Ramos was hanged for
committing these crimes
Pablo de Leon was an agent of one CT
the insuTsent organizations whose duty
il was to ascertain and capture those ma
tives who exhibited frieEdliness to the
Americans. Accompanied by band of
supporters he took a. Filipino from his
home and delivered him TO an officer of
the iusuTgent forces. who had him exc
cuted by decapitation. Leon was sen
fenced to imprisonment for twenty years
In another case six natives, armed with
guns and bolos. captured a policeman in
the Puebla OF NIisamis, and after severely
I beating him, took their victim upon the
highway, where they left his lifeleSs body
with a paper pinned TO his breast, bear
ing the inscription: "Countrymen, don't
initiate me, for I'm an Americanista, and
have talked with Americans" Four of
this group We're hanged for the crime and
two others sentenced to long terms of i'm
! prisonment-
| Five others, one of whom was a captain
| Of the Sandatahans, the members of
]
/ bound together by an oath tc collect con
/ tributicns from the insurgents and Kill
all who did not obey the orders Of its
/ chiefs were tried for having taken &
native to a spot near the sea, where they
! killed him. General Macarthur adds
/ The order was executed by the accused
men. each stabb5ng the deceased with
/ sabeTs and daggers at the brink Of grave
4 IL an isolated spot selected for his inter
rnent, and in which grave the victim was
/ immediately thereafter buried
! The details OF the burial alive Of LeOnclC
! TerTes by command Of an insurEeG1
/ named Rosario. are related Dy Genera
/ nesses testified 10 the horrible details by
/ which a strong man in the undated TIS0I
! Of life was under the orders and IN the
/ presence of the accused. with nendisf
/ cruelty. suffocated by the mass OF eaTtF
/ heaped upon his prustrate body in {
/ grave especially prepared for the pur-
/ pose
That this crime vas inspired by oder:
I from General AlejandTinO IS remarked
upon by General Macarthur, who fur
/ nishes a copy of an order issued eE th'
/ inSurgent general. which SAYS in part
! last June, in which al were declared
! traitors who favored or accepted CtIc'
1 of the pretended American CIVIL govern
ment I hereby commando FirSJ-Ai1 VIE
/ perform official duties OF who nave ma
/ teTlaly contributed to the eSTabllsnIn en-
/ Of the pretended American civil govern
I ment in the territory within ny Hornn1a nd
IF caught viii be punished by a fine no
less than 500 up 10 IN death penalty, DZ
I the most summary trial IN accordance
( with the circumstances and II committee
by educated people the guilt VIII be con
SldeTed increased