Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-18
Ten FlL|P|N0S
TO Be HANGED.
s.nbprs of an Oath bound Secret
Society
THEIR OBJECT is CRIME
,.r Rape, Kidnapping, Assault
violation OF the Rnies OF war
charged Against Them

,,,eton. June ia Philippine
!, wings TO the war department the
n'" an several cases wherein FIN
W. wore tried by military commits
pu' an charges including murder
Nv" Kidnapping, assault and battery
iAp' 80 and violation of the rules OF
var ..oa ont
Ono operations Of famous OATH
hand OF Filipinos called the So
0oun' the "Sandathahans' The
Ss,loelpal officers of this society heNt
trlumyirate of chiefs, are ehiel
Wrnfoner and assistants, and
Na,slte number of grave-diggers VINO
lGcpate In the self-appointed work
h The band iii, oon
and carry him away in the night
secret rendezvous on sandy
S covered with very tall grass
ta 'rs the diggers already have pre-
'ns the grave. Here, in the presence
s,be assembled band, helpless men ana
men from time to time have been
',ob6ed TO death and tossed into the
go The members Of the band then
'nsrse. and trust TO the rise and fan
W. me nearby waters to hide the evil
Ssrce OF their CHASTITY work.
uI Tso members Of the band, including
,.io ~ the chiefs, were tried before
rlnary commission ana eight OF them
ssre sentenced to be hanged In APP
,,ovne the sentences, Gen. Macarthur
says .,d
a.nt that there can be no hope for
rsoce for the Filipinos nor security Tor
,boir lives and property until they shall
Earn TO unite against all bands or
,nrrderers and assassins under what
name they shall assume, and come
"a the assistance OF the officers of the
law In their determination to bring
them all to justice
In another case an armed band or
.bout twenty-five Fllipinos carried
suoy nine Of the inhabitants of the
nrrlo Of Casantulairan and by repeat
"A blows from the butts Of their rifles
drove them TO the presidential of Cabar-
nan. Here all hands drank freely or
Vino and the prisoners were made
iunk. Then, according to the testl-
mons Of two of the prisoners who es-
,oped the other seven were led Off In
Mo direction Of grove of trees, where
tgo DAYS later their beheaded bodies
were discovered The members of the
hnd who were captured received sem
tnees OF death In some cases and I'M
,Hgnment at hard labor for varying
,rms In others.
Four native policemen who had been
gs to Gather wood for detachment
N american troops, were set upon. one
N thelr number was killed and anoth
or lost his arm. A member OF the band
! which attacked them was sentenced To
twenty years imprisonment
native named Miranda was tried
on four charges. A band under his
leadership ambushed, robbed and killed
two native brothers Later the accused
led hts band against the country house
Of a native set II afire. looted its con-
tents and carried off into the fields
three daughters OF the owner, robbing
them o. their jewelry. Three days la
ter his band attacked the town resi-
denee Of the same native and thorough
" sacked Il. His last crime was the
murder Of native named Abelino, who
ireQuented a gambling house kept by
his inamorlta, for the sole reason thai
Abelino had not paid a gambling debt
Miranda was sentenced 10 be hanged.
Three natives were tried, charged
with the murder Of Private Henry f
Shafer. company H. Seventeenth IN
ianty. They were sentenced to b'
hanged, but this was c0mmuted by
Gen. Macarthur In the case OF I'VE
them TO Imprisonment for life, an'
the case Of the other one TO i'm
i1sonment for twenty years.
Jose Baligod the presidente of TN
province Of Tuao, under the system es
hblIshed by the American government
While exercising the functions OF III
Office, became cognizant of the organ
ilatlon Of band In a neighbprlnl
bario for the purpose Of attacking Tn
small garrison Of nineteen American
soldiers stationed at Tuao. He co
operated with the leader OF the band
advised him as to the most ausplei0u
time to mare an attack, intercepted
messenger sent to warn the Amerl
cans and otherwise treaeherous
abused the trust OF his office. he wa
sentenced to be confined at hard labo
Tor twenty years.
seyerlno de Gua. vice president Q
Bacoor while returning in a carromat
"a native yChicle) from San Nicolas
Cayite province, was set upon by
native band They struck the coach
man senseless, aud carried off the VIC
president and his two young SONS VII
were With him at the time Some dls
lance of they shot him dead betoi
lhe eyes Of his children and lung NJ
body on a pile OF rocks. A membf
Of the band who was captured was ser
fenced 20 he hanged.
Three natives were tried jointly on
charge Of being a part Of an arme
band Of robbers which forced on ei
trance into the home OF a native, robbie
u NJ money, iewelry and other vail
ablcs forced the inmates to come OF
OF the house. bound and maltreated u
men and brutally assaulted the womel
Two NJ them were sentenced to impri'
onment at hard labor for twenty veal
and the other TO Imprisonment at haI
labor Of ten years.
RUSSELL SAGE SUED.