The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
COURT-MARTIAL CASES.
Filipino to BE Hanged Friday for
Murder and CannibaIism,

WASHINGTON, Dec. u.-Cannibilism has
appeared in the varied list of crimes
charged again Filipinos by American mill
tary courts. According To the record OF a
ccurt-martial convened in the Department
of the Viscayas. Il. l., which has been re-
ceived at the War Department. Raymunlo
Fonte, a native, found his working COM
psnion, LiberatC Benliro, sleeping on his
(Fonte's) boat. FOnte became enraged,
killed the sleeping man with blow of an
car, cut off his nose and ears and, accord
ing to his own confession, cooked and ate
part of the body. He was sentenced to be
hung at Capiz, Panay, on the 18th inst.
a military commission. headed by Mai.
Henry s. Turrill surgeon, sentenced Juan
Oliver, Filipino, TO be hanged. oliver was
the leader OF band or ladrones when
made an attack upon the house OF TeOd0re
Labrador, presidente of mines, Panay, and
captured him, his brother, wife, grand
mother, godmother small daughter and
policeman. The grandmother. gOdmOther
and daughter were shot TO death in the
vicinity OF the capture; Labrador, his vile
and the policeman were taken To an $50
lated spot and killed with bolos. The
brother made his escape Incidentally Oliver
and his band robbed Labrador OF seventy
eight carts, 500 pesos and other articles.
General Chaffee criticised the proceedings
the ground that the accused was
charged solely with the murder Of Labra-
dor. assault upon him with intent 10 XIII,
ard robbery, while the murder Of three
women, one small girl and the policeman
were not included i'm the charge.
A band of Tulisanes armed with bolos.
rifles and daggers killed eleven members
of the Echevarria family at Marc. Mas
bate, on Aug. IA, 1900. for the sole reason
that the victims were Spaniards. Two
members of the band were brought TO trial
and were sentenced 10 be hanged. But in
view of the fact that the more responsible
participants in this crime already had paid
the death penalty the sentences were COM
muted by General Chaffee 10 life imprisOn-
ment.
Ygnecio Siaotong, an insurgent leader
operating against the American govern
ment after having taken the oath OF
allegiance was sentenced 10 hang for muir
dering a native woman suspected OF friend
illness 10 the United States.
In his annual report made pubic Few
days ago General Chaffee, military Gov
ernor of the Philippines assigned as one
of the principal factors in the prOlongati ton
OF the warfare in the Philippines the terri
BILE vengeance visited on any native who Is
even suspected of friendliness 10 the Amerl-
can cause In passing upon the case OF
Filipino recently tried by court-martial for
/ such a crime General Chaffee said: AS
guerrilla and all other bandit chiefs have
no shadow Of lawful authority 10 take the
/ lives of the inhabitants OF these islands,
/ and as it is the duty Of the United States
TO protect all in the enjoyment Of their
/ lives and property the warning. often
/ given will be repeated until all shall heed
/ in that both the chiefs who order and the
! followers who obey their orders TO do muir
/ der must, upon conviction thereof. expect
/ to suffer the extreme penalties of the law"
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