Milford chronicle., 1901-07-19
FUNSTON ON AGUINALDO
Former Rebel Chieftain's CaptOE
Tells How It Was Done.
MACARTHUR APPROVED PLANS.

Forged Letter Introduced Lieutenant
Placino, a one-time Insurgent To
Filipino Leader Who Was Taken
Completely BY Surprise.
Washington, July 1S-The war de- !
partment yesterday made public Briga, |
der General Funston's report of the
capture of Aguinaldo, made under date
of May s. This report presents in de
tail all the facts relating to the capture
of Aguinaldo which were made public
at that time. General Funston shows
that his entire plan of the expedition
was submitted tt the commanding gen
eral of the department of northern
LuZon, and then was S General
Macarthur, by whom it was approved,
General Funston goes into details
concerning the capture of the insur
gent chief Lacuna with official writing
paper bearing the headquarters seal;
and of the forged letters to AguinalfiO,
one introducing Lieutenant Placido as
| captain of d company which Lacuna
desired to send the rebel chieftain.
PlacidO had been captured some time
before by the Americans, and consent
ed to help capture the doughty Agub
naldo. OF the actual capture Funston
says:
THE Maccabees started up into the
town and we heard a few shots. fol
lowed by scattered firing. We hastily
crossed the river, and running up int
the town, found that the Maccabee'
were somewhat demOralized and fritz
wildly in every direction. They wer'
: gotten under control with some diff
Guilty. Aguinaldo's guard of about B
armed and neatly uniformed men ha
been drawn up to receive the reeI
fOrcements, and on being fired int
4 broke and ran, few of them return
4 ing the fire as they retreated. Agu
h naldo, with his officers, had awaite
= in his quarters. PlacidO and SegoYi
6 entered the house to report their q
o rival, and after a short conversatio
/ Segovia stepped outside the house an
ordered the Maccabees, who had jui
y come up from the river bank, to ope
fire on the insurgents who were stan
"A ing in line at a distance of about
d yards. The Maccabees were so g
cited and nervous that their fire We
very ineffective But two of the insu
gents were killed, the remainder
: their flight throwing away IS riff
n and 900 rounds of ammunition.
e. "As soon as SegOvia had given Il
c, order he ran into the house and OPEN
err fire on the officers surrounding Agl
Il IOI
u bra The latter jumped out of t
u house into the river and was not Sc
~ again. Villa on being wounded surrs
40 "a dered, as did also Santiago BaTcelOI
Aguinaldo's treasurer.
1.-THE five remaining officers escaT
from the house and swan the riv
On PlacidO seized Aguinaldo and told h
rs that he was a prisoner of the Anne
.ch cans At this juncture the Americs
III arrived on the scene and gave tn
Oy attention to getting the Maccabees
der control and protecting the pris
ers from them. One Maccabee '
slightly wounded by gunshOt wOU
in the forehead"
In conclusion General Funston de
out praise generously to all who
a share in the expedition, mention
Captain Hazard, Captain Newt
Lieutenant Hazard and Lieuten
Mitchell, while especially prais
Lieutenant Taylor for the discreet
he showed after obtaining the A
naIdo letters. He also speaks in
praise of Commander Barry of
Vicksburg and the assistance the n
rendered him,