Evening journal., 1902-04-15

"WATER CURE"
Sergeant Tells About Tor
turing Of FiIipinOS
NO I'LL EFFECTS FROM DOSE
Applied 70 PrCSidente Of IgbOraS Who
Confessed He Vas Captain
Of Insurgents
No ILL EFFECTS FROM DOSE

Washington, April 15.-The senate
committee on the Philippines began
the investigation OF the charges to
the effect that the water cure" so
called is practiced on the insurgents.
and Charles S. Riley, of Northampton.
Mass, formerly a sergeant in Com.
pany NJ, Thirty-ssxth Volunteer Inr
fantry. was tho first witness called,
with that end In view.
Mr.. Riley said that upon the ar
rival Of his command at Igboras thsI
presidente was asked whether run
ners had been sent out notifying theI
insurgents of their presence, and that
upon his refusal TO give the informal
tion he was taken to the convent
where the witness was stationed and
the water cure" was administered to
him.
When he (the wltness) first saw HIM
he was standing in the corridor ofl
the convent, stripped to the waist. and
his hands tied behind him, with Cap-l
tain Glenn and Lieutenant Conger, of
the regular army, and DR.. Lyons, a
contract surgeon, standing near,
while many soldiers stood about The
man was then thrown under water
tank which held about 100 gallons
of water. and his mouth placed direct.
ly under the faucet and held open, so,
as TO compel him to swallow the wateiI
which was allowed to escape from|
the tank. over him stood an interpret
ter repeating one word, which theI
witness said he did not understand
but which he believed to be the native
equivalent of confess" When at last
the presidente agreed TO tell what he
knew he was released and allowed to
start away.
Upon refusing TO give further infor.
nation he was again taken as he was
about TO mount his horse, and the cure
administered for the second time.
This time the man was not stripped,
nor was he taken into the building.
DR.. Lyons said the water could be
brought to the spot and given there,
and when It was brought in a FIVE.
gallon can, one end OF a syringe was
placed in Il and the other in the mans
mouth. AS he still refused, a second
syringe was brought and one end of
it placed in the PROSTATE mans nose.
lie still refused. and n handful OF salt
was thrown into the water. This had
the desired effect, and the presidente
agreed TO answer questions.
On cross-examination by Republi.
can senators, Mr.. Riley said that the
cure" had been first resorted to TO
compel the presidente 10 reveal his
own attitude, and that it had been
learned from his confession that while
he professed to be friendly to the
United States, he was in reality a cap.
tain Of the insurgent forces and that
his police were all soldiers. AS a con.
sequence Of this exposure he was ar.
rested and the town burned.
He said that the victim struggled
fiercely while the cure was being ad.
ministered, and that his eyes were
bloodshot. but that the next day when
he saw the man he observed no IN
effects Of the dose" he had received
Chairman Lodge read from a state
ment giving a list of cruelties pracI
ticed by natives upon American sol
diers. The witness said that he knew
of his own knowledge of American
soldiers being buried alive, mutilated,
partially burned and then slashed up
by the natives.