The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-18
FILlPIN0S REFEL
IN ACTS of CRIME
Punished for Blood
thirsty Murders.
MEN AND WOMEN
STABBED TO DEATH
Made Drunk and Then
Brutality Killed.

Washington, June ia Philippine
mail, brings to the war department. the
records in eleven cases wherein Fill
pinos were tried by military commits
sion on charges including murder, rape.
kidnapping assault and battery bur
glary and violation OF the rules of war.
An especially notable case arose out
or the operations of q famous oath
bound band of FiipinOs called the so
ciety Of the Sandathahans' The
principal officers of this society. next to
a triunViTate OF chiefs are a chief
e1ecuuoner and assistants. and re-
Quisite number of grave diggers. who
participate in the. self-appOinted work
Of the band.
The leaders select their victim. cap
tuFe and carry MIN away in the-nigllt
] beach covered with very tau grass.
where the dlggers already have pre-
pared the grave Here. in the presencs
of the assembled band. HELPLESS men
ana women from tIneFto time have
peen stabbed TO death and tossed into
the graves. The members OF the band
then dlsperse and trust 10 the rise and
fan of the nearby waters to hide The
evidence Of their CHASTITY work Ten.
members OF the band. including two
Of the chiefs, We're tried before . milf
tary commission and eight OF them
[ We're sentenced to be hanged In ap-
proving the sentences Generals Mac
Arthur says;
$40 the reviewing authority 1t lis evil
dent that there can be no hope for
/ peace for the Filipinos nor -secErItv for
their lives and property Until they shall
Elearn TO unite against AN hands Of
/ naurderers and assassins. Under what.
( ever name they shall assume and
I come to the assistance of the officers
Of the law in their determination TO
bring them all 10 Justice
/ IN another case an armed band of
ABOUT I've ty-hve FihpinOs carried
away nlne or the Inhabitants of this
4peated blows frorl The butts Of their
trifies drove them to the presiderlcfs
4 of Cabaruan. Here all hands drank
4 freely Of v1no. and the prisoners 1Ters
testimony Of tgE9 0f the prisoners, who
fescaped, the Qtller seven were led off
in The dract OF a grove OF trees
\ WRe1e two days later their beheaded
! BQQles were discovered The members
Fo4 the bana Wh0 were captured re-
4 celved sentences of death in some cases
4 and Imprisonment at hard labor for
I varying terms lpsQthers
sour native pcliceTaen- who had been
kSenE to gather wood tpE. a detachment
lof American troops, were set upOn.eone
QI their number was killed and an
othe1t lost his arm member of the
4 palld WHICH attaGFzed them. was SEN
tellcel5 TO twenty years Imprisonment.
a p tive named Miranda was tried
koR four charges A band Under his
leadership 5ubusheds robbed and killed
I Two native brothers. Laferthe accused
4 led his band against the cpilntry house
1 Of native, set tit afire, loafed IT'S con-
tents and carried. off int0A the fields
/ three daughters of the owner. rObbins
/ them Of their Jewelry- Three days
/ later his band atUaci1ed the town resi-
[ dence or the same native and thor
! Oughly sacked it. His last crime was
4 the murder Of a native named Abelin0.
] who frequeuted gambling house kept
/ by bis 5namorita, for the sole reason
! that Abelino had not paid a gambling
1 debt Miranda Ras sentenced TO 5e
! hanged
Three natives were tried charged
with the murder OF Private Henry ~.
I ShaIers company f. SeNenteenth ln-
I tantry- Fhey were sentenced TO De
/ hanged nut this was commuted py
/ General Mac Arthur In the case OF two
/ or them. 10 Imprisonment Tor Life, and
4 IN the ease OF the other one 10 imprlS-
onment for twenty years
! Jose BaliEod, the presiden te-elect Of
! the pueblo OF Tuao, under the system
{ established by the American govern
/ mis- Office. became cognizant OF the or