The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-06-01
BRUTAL MURDER
BY j. S. SOLDIERS
Governor Of Philippines Province
Sends Report to Root
PRESIDENTE WAS TORTURED
Was Later Taken Into the Woods,
Who're He Was Forced to Dig
His Own Grave-Shot In
the Back.
PRESIDENTE WAS TORTURED

Washington. May s1.-The secretary of
war has transmitted to the senate COM
mittee on the Philippines a copy of "a
report made by J. @. Livingstone, gov
ernor of the Philippine province of sor-
gosin, of the killing by soldiers Of two
native officials of the town OF Santa
Magdalena. of that province. One of the
men was the presidente o. the town NAM
ed Ysidro Gallanosa, and the other a po-
liceman. The secretary of the town, ono
Quinten CAN'T, also was tortured for
the purpose of forcing a confession from
him.
Gov. Livingstone says a native who
was trusted by the American authorities
was sent to the town to spy out men con-
nected with the movement known as the
'Anting-Anting'' movement; that he ar
rested some such men and took them
with their papers before the presidente,
and that wnle all We're there a detach-
ment of troops under a corporal entered
and arrested all as insurgents. They
v-sre then taken before Lieut.. F. w.
Parker of the Fifteenth Infantry, who
put them to work on the streets. The re-
port continues:
Residents Tortured.
"The next day the presidente and CAN'T
were taken out into the woods and hung
until their feet were nearly on the ground
and were asked If they would talk, to
which they replied that they would. They
were returned to Matnog where the sec
retary was again Questioned by Lieuten-
acter of the presidente, giving, accord
ing to his the secretary's statemenO sat
isfactory answers. He was returned to
the jail and later he, with the presidente
and Ciriaco Funez, policeman of Mag
dalena, were again taken to he hills, be-
ing compelled to carry a rope, a pick
and a spade and on reaching certain
spot the presidente was put to work dig
ging what would appear to be a grave.
Then the presidente was bound and shot
in the back. The secretary states he saw
all of this him self and also saw the po-
liceman bound in the same walk and a
little later beard shots, which he pre-
sumed were Hired at the policeman, as he
was also killed.
The report also says:
"It is claimed that the presidente and
the policeman attempted to escape, and
the soldiers concerned have made affida-
Wits to this effect, but l believe this to be
absolutely untrue"
Killing Was Murder.
Governor Livingstone concluded by
giving his own opinion of the case, say
ing that he was forced to the opinion that
the original order for the arrest of these
men was absolutely unwarranted, and
that their killing was murder.
Enclosed with the Governors report
are affidavits OF the private soldiers who
shot the presldente and also an affidavit
from a native prisoner saying that the
presidente had allowed him to escape for
pay. There is also report upon the case
by Capt. f. Wittenmeyer of the Fifteenth
Infantry, as follows:
AT the time this occurred some 400
prisoners had been captured. most of
whom were members of the "Anting-
Anting'' Society, and have no doubt that
this presidente was a member of this
gang. 1t is a fact that cannot be disputed
that a company Of 'AntingAnting from
st. Magdalena was in the fight at Gait
Sept tember T. and some of their wounded
were cared for by this Npresidente and
his subordnates. There is no doubt in
my mind but that he was guilty of incit-
ing and sustaining insurrection and op-
position against the United States forces"