Connecticut western news., 1902-06-12
MAJOR GLENN'S TRIAL.
Accused Officer Says He Him. self Took the Water Cure.
A GOOD MEDICINE FOR FEVER

Colonel of Native COnstabulary Gives
 Some Interesting TestimOny-COurt
 Rejects Evidence That Cure Was
 Prncticed by New York Police.
 Manila, June 1.-The members of the court martial which tried Major Edwin F. Glenn of the Fifth infantry, who was charged with administering the water cure to Filipinos, have re turned to Manila. The court held its sessions at Catbalogan, island of Sa- mar.
 The Glenn court martial refused to admit evidence from places outside of the Philippine Islands which was brought forward to show that prac- tices similar to the water cure had been conducted by the police of New York city in 1894, when Brigadier Gen. eral F. D. Grant was one of the police commissioners. General Grant was president of the Glenn court martial.
 Glenn Himself Took Cure.
 Major Glenn, Surgeons Jones, Rhodes and Beal and Lieutenant Connor testi-
 
 cure, that 1t was not dangerous, but that it produced a fear of death by strangulation in the man to whom it was administered. Major Charles J.. Crane of the adjutant generals depart ment testified that in his opinion Major Glenn's work in the island of Panay had done more than that of any other one man with the exception of the eff forts of General R. P. Hughes to bring about the successful pacification of the island. Major Crane said he consid- cred it impossible to obtain informa- tion from natives without coercion and that he regarded Major Glenn's work at Igbaras, in the province of Iloilo, Panay, as the opening wedge which led to the paciication of the first large territory in the Philippine archipelago.
 Water Cure Good For Fever.
 Colonel Nicolas Roces of the native eral of his men ten days furlough on account of the fact that they were suf- fering from dengue fever, that these men were caught by American sol diers, who gave them the water cure, and that the men returned in three days time fully recovered from the eff fleets of the fever. Colonel Roces said these men now thought the water cure was a good fever remedy.
 Lieutenant Julian K. Gaujot of the Tenth cavalry, who was tried on charges similar to those preferred against Major Glenn, admitted all the charges and said he considered the re- suits obtained amply justified the methods employed.
 Lieutenant Norman E. Cook of the Philippine scouts, who was tried by court martial for manslaughter on the charge of having ordered the execution of three natives. denied that he had given orders to this effect and claimed that the men in question were shot without his knowledge while endeavor. ing to escape.
 The ports of the island of Leyte have been closed since the 1st of June. The native constabulary of the island will conduct an aggressive campaign against the bandits there and have re- fused the assistance of United States troops in the work. Major Henry T. Allen, the chief of the native constabu- larry, will probably personally take command of his forces in Leyte. In surgent flags are now defiantly flying in many places on the island. First Lieutenant Lytle Brown of the engineers has been court martialed for assaulting the editor of the American and sentenced to be reprimanded in orders.