The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
Native Presidents Hanged Till
He Talked and Then Shot.
FIRST DUG HIS OWN CRAVE
Report Which Was Sent to Committee
by Secretary of War Was Sent by
Governor Livingstone, Who Said
He Reluctantly Admitted
He Believed Charges
Were Mainly True.
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. May 31.-The Secretary
Committee on the Philippines a copy of
a report made by J. G. Livingstone, Gov
ernor OF the Philippine province of Sorso-
gon, Of the killing by soldiers of the
two native officials of Santa Magdalend.
of that province. One Of the men was
the President of the town named Ysidro
Gailanosa, and the other 4 policeman.
The secretary of the town, one Quintin
CAN'T, also was tortured for the pur-
pose of forcing confession from him.
Governor Livingstone says that a ma
tive. who was trusted by the American
authorities. was sent to the town to
spy out men connected with the move
1nent known as the .Anting- Anting'
movement; that he arrested some such
men and took them with their papers be-
fore the President, and that while all
were there a detachment of troops under
a corporal entered and arrested all as in
surgents. They We're then taken before
Lieutenant F. W. diarker. of the Fiji
teenth Infantry, who put them to work
on the streets. The report continues:
''TheSnext day the President and CAN'T
were taken out in the woods ard hung
until their feet were nearly off the ground
and were asked if they would talk, to
which they naturally replied that they
would. ~
DUG HIS OWN GRAVE.
They were returned to Matnog. where
the secretary was again questioned by
Lieutenant Harker as to the conduct and
character Of the President, CIV
ing according to his the sec
retarys) statement. satisfactory
answers. He was returned TO the jail,
and later. he. with tie President and
Ciraco Fues. policeman of Masdaiena,
we're again taken to the hills. being
compelled to carry a rope, PICK ana
shade. and on reaching certain spot the
President was put to work digging "hat
would appear to be a grave. lhei l,ie
President was bound and shot in the
h.c,s The secretary states that he saw
all nf this himself and also saw the po-
liceman bound In the same way and
little later heard shots. which he pre-
s,,med were fired at the policeman, as
he was also killed.
THE renort also says: TT is claimed
that the Presidente and policeman at
tempted to escape, and the soldiers coil-
cerned have made aftidavits TO th,s e..
feet. but / believe this to be absolutely
untrue.
BELIEVES IT TRUE.
Governor Livingstone concludes by CIV
srp his own opinion of the case as 1ol-
lows: a.
..T-non careful consideration OF the
whole question from my knowledge OF
.he conditions existing at the time ana
from nv personal knowledge OF those
most directly concerned. l am 1orceo 10
the opinion that the original order LOT
,ha arrest of the men was absoluteiS
,.nwarranted possibly due to mal-lhter-
nretation and overzealousness on lile
rart of the corporal; that the TWO prs
oners killed did not attempt 10 ESCAPE
aud that their killing was murder
enclosed with the Governors repolt
affi3syits of the private soldiers VINO
ssa+ tho Presidente,- and also. an athdaNlt
sra,, a native prisoner saying that the
pras,dente had allowed him to escape Tor
80 There also is a report upon lno
case by Captain E. Wittenmeyer' OIL 'he
1-ifteenth Infantry. as follows:
1T wish to call your attention 10 me
90, ,bat at the time this, occurred some
sno prisoners had been captured most o
~ 80, wore members of the Anting-An-
ting Society. and have no oouue . .,,is
this Presidente was meoei - AZ.
aug It is a fact that cannot De JUS
orted that a company OF Ant'hs.tAii.'i a.
trorn ST. Magdalena was In the nsn.
c.ti Septenber 9TH, and some VI u.e'
.,.o,,nded were cared for by TINS res .-
So,ta and his subordinates. There Is no
sor,t in my mind but that he was suiies
- incitinr and sustaining insurrectoh
"a annosition against the United states