Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-17
EXECUTED
Filipinos Who Transgressed the
 Laws of the Land.
FAMOUS OATH BOUND BAND.

Said to Have Put to Death Many or
 Their Own People-Women and Men
 Treated Alike-Stabbed to Death
 and Then Tossed Into Grave
 General Macarthur Delivers a
 Speech in Which He Warned Them
 that Lawlessness Must Stop.
 Washington, June 1T.-A Philippine mail brings to the war department the records in Il cases wherein Filipinos were tried by military commissions on charges including the murder, rape Kidnapping, assault and battery, bur glary and violation of the rules of war.
 An especially notable case arose out of the operations of famous oath bound band of F'ilipinos called the so- ciety of the .'Sandatahans." The prin- cipal officers of this society, next to triumvirate of chiefs, are a chief exc cufioner and assistants, and requl- site number of grave diggers who par ticipate in the self appointed work or the bands. The leaders select thelr victim, capture and carry him away in the night to a secret rendezvous on. a sandy beach covered with very tall grass. where the diggers already have prepared the grave. Here, in the pres epce of the assembled band, helpless men and women from time to time have been stabbed to death and tossed into the graves. The members of the band then disperse and trust to the rise and fall of the near by waters to hide the evidences of their ghastly work. Ten members of the band, ln- cluding two chiefs, were tried before a military commission and eight or them were sentenced to be hanged. In approving the sentences, Gen Mac Arthur saws: ssTo the reviewing au- thority it is evident that there can be no hope of peace for the Filipino peo- pie nor security for their lives and property. until they shall learn to unite against all bands of murderers and assassins, under whatever name they shall assume, and come to the assistance of the officers of the law in their determination to bring them all to justice"
 Tn another case an armed band of about 9 Filipinos carried away nine of the inhabitants of the Barrie of Casantalucian, and by repeated blows from the butts Of their rifles drove them to the presidancia of Cabaruan. Here all hands drank freely of wine and the prisoners were made drunk. Then, according to the testimony of two of uthe prisoners who escapeds the other seven were led of in the dfrec ton of a grove of trees, where two days later their beheaded bodies were discovered. The members of the band who were captured received sentences of death in some cases and imprison- ment at hard labor for varying terms in others.
 Four native policemen who had been sent to gather wood for detachment one of their number was killed and another lost his arm. A member of the band which attacked them was sentenced to 20 years Imprisonment.
 A native named Miranda was tried on four charges. A band under his leadership ambushed, killed and rob- bed two native brothers. Later the accused led his band against the coun- try house of a native. set it afire, loot ed it's contents and carried off into the fields three daughters of the owners, robbing them of their jewelry. Three days later his band attacked the town residence of the same native and thor oughly sacked it. His last crime was the murder of a native named Abe limo, who frequented a gambling house kept by his inamorita, for the sole req son that Abelino had not paid gam bling debt Miranda was sentenced to be hanged.
 Three natives were tried, charged with the murder of Private Henry F. Schafer, company l., 7th infantry. They were sentenced to be hanged, but this was commuted by General Macarthur in the case of two of them to Imprisonment for life, and in the case of the other one a term of i'm prisonment for 20 years.
 Jose Baligod. the president-eIect of the Pueblo of Tuao under the system established by the American govern ment while exercising the functions of his office became cognizant of the organization of a band in a neighbor- ing barrie for the purpose of attacking the small American garrison of 19 sol diers stationed at Tuao. He traitor Ously co-operated with the leader of the band, advised him as to the most suspicious time to make an attack, iT- fercepted messenger sent to warn the Americans and otherwise treach- erously abused the trust of his office. He was sentenced to be confined at hard labor for 20 years.
 Seyerino de Guia, vice president of Bacoor, while returning in a carro- mata Ia native vehicle) from San Mic olas, Cavite province, was set upon by native band. They struck the coachman senseless and carried off the vice president and his two young sons who were with him at the time. Some distance off they shot him dead before the eyes of his children and flung his body on pile of rocks A member of the band who was captured was sen fenced to be hanged.
 Three natives were tried jointly on a charge of being a part of an armed band of robbers which forced an en- trance into the home of a native. robbed it of money, jewelry and other yaluables, bound and maltreated the men and brutaIly assaulted the wo- men, Two of them were sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for % years, and the other to a term of i'm at hard labor for 10 years.