The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
ADMITS ORDERING
TOWNS BURNED
Captain Mcdonald DiyuIges Some
important Facts.
o'BRIEH TO BE PROSECUTED
NO EFFORT MADE TO BURN ONLY
DWELLINGS OF THE GUILTY.

III ASHINGTON, May 27.-Captain
w Mcdonald continued his state
ment before the Philippine COM
mission and presented official state
ments to refute the testimony of Cor
poral O'Brien. Senator RawIins said
the statements were unnecessary TO
refute O'Brien. Senator Dietrich re-
torted that if O'Brien's statements had
been suppressed at the point where the
minority wanted it. enough would have
leaked out to give designing politicians
an opportunity to make use of IL. Mr..
Rawlins sharply resented this remark
and said If he could not be protected In
the committee he would remain away.
chairman Lodge stated that Senator
Dletrlch's remark was not in order and
the latter responded that he did not
intend to call high minded senators de-
signing politicians.
Captain Mcdonald was called con-
corning the taking Of prisoners ana
also the burning of some towns. He
said he gave orders to burn several
towns which We're in hostile country
and sheltered ladrones and insurgents.
o'Brien to Be Prosecuted.
Captain Mcdonald stated that he in
tended to ask that O'Brien be prose-
cuted by the federal authorities for
perjury.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the COM
mittee said there was no doubt that
steps would be taken looking to the
mans prosecution.
Captain MCDOnaId's testimony in the
main consisted Of the presentation OF
official documents procured from the
war department for the purpose Of re-
futiug statements made by O'Brien de-
rogatory to the character of Mcdonald.
One Of these was a record showing
that O'Brien had been on duty at SAN
Joaquin from July IL. 1900 to Feb. IS.
1901, whereas he had testified that he
was present at Igbaras, thirty miles
away, when that town was burned,
Nov 2, 1900.
This was the occasion upon which,
according TO O'Brien's testimony. a
Spanish woman was maltreated by
American officers and enlisted men.
The witness also presented a COM
plete set of accounts of company NJ to
show that he was not a thief" as
O'Brien had charged he was. The wit
ness related the details of the execu-
ton at the town of Guimbal Of the
Filipino bandit Pedro GardenerO, who,
Captain Mcdonald TO the extent that
he had been subjected to cOurtmartiaL
The witness said that Gardenero had
been guilty of many heinOus Offenses
against the natives and. having been
captured by them, was about to be ex-
ecuted in the public square when he
was rescued by American soldiers and
turned over to him.
FiIipino Bandit Executed.
Subsequently he had placed Garden
ero IN the hands of Captain Boardman,
who turned him over to the civil atf-
thorities and by them he was exc
cuted. Captain Mcdonald said he and
Boardman had been tried by COurtmar-
tial for placing the man in the hasds
Of the civil authorities and had been
found guilty of the fact. General
Hughes. however. has disapprOved the
findings as inadequate saying that no
punishment was preferable to that pre-
scribed.
Senator Culberson here entered on
the line of questions to bring out the
details Of the witness information
concerning the administration of the
water cure.
Mcdonald said except on one occa-
sion he never had been a witness TO
this process and that this occasion was
the one in which the president of Ig-
baras was subjected to this treatment.
Soldier Given Water Cure.
He said that at the time Captain.
now Major, Glenn, Judge advocate OF
the department was i'm command and
that he understood the prisoner had
been given the water cure on Captain
Glenn's orders for the purpose Of elicit
ing information, which was secured.
Mcdonald said the water was forced
into the mans stomach with a syringe,
but that he was not badly hurt, as he
mounted his horse soon afterward an0
rode into the mountains with the
troops.
Captain Mcdonald told of being pres
ent at the burning Of Igbaras and OF
himself ordering the burning of several
other towns. but he said this was all
in hostile country, many Of them be-
ing the homes Of ladrones and insur-
gents and thus generally being merely
nipa huts. valued at not to exceed $40
He never had made any effort 10 seek
out the residences Of the guilty. but
generally had included the entire town
in hts orders FOR destruction