Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-29
M'D0NALD TESTIPIES
Captain Of the Twenty.Sixth Re.
futes 0'Brien's Statement.
ONLY saw The WATER CURE ONCE.


Washington, May 27.-Capt. Melon
aid. from the Twenty-sixth volunteer
infantry, one of the officers accused
In Corporal O'Brien's testimony, was
before the Philippine committee Of
the senate yesterday. He denied all
the allegations made by O'Brien and
said O'Brien was on duty elsewhere
at the time he claimed to have been
present. Mcdonald said that Ameri-
can officers had not violated q Span
tsh woman nor other women to his
knowledge.
Capt. Mcdonald, who is from
Charlestown, Mass, said he had no
doubt that he was the Capt. Frederick
Mcdonald referred to in Corporal
O'Brien's testimony. He admitted
having seen the water cure admins
tered at Igbaras, but asserted that
OBrien was at San Joaquin, 80 miles
away, at the time. The one case
named was the only time he ever saw
the water cure administered.
Senator Lodge: $40 you know
anything of the violation Of the per-
son OF Spanish woman by American
Officers, as testified to by O'Brien"
Capt. Mcdonald: mo such cjrcum.
stance as that ever occurred at that |
time or any other from the begin
ming to the end Of my stay in the |
Philippines, and have never known |
OF Spanish woman or any other |
woman being violated by an Ameri-
can officer"
Regarding 6'Brien's statement that
Mcdonald and other officers had de-
meaned themselves disgracefully at
. native dance at San joaquin, Cant.
Mcdonald said: "That statement Is a
deliberate lie from beginning to end.
Maj. Cook, whose name il given as
mat Of one OF the officers present
On that occasion, was on duty at the
town OF Jaro, go miles distant, at the
lime the dance is said TO have oc-
cured and | was on duty at MI
room"
Capt. Mcdonald also fatty contra
licted O'I'rien's statement TO the e.
Get that he or any other officers Of }
ne company had withheld from the ,
roops the rations to which they ;
we're entitled. In that connection he
allied attention to the fact that the =
aptain OF company never handles
ne FUND for the purchase of sup
'lies needed by his command.
speaking of the treatment Of !
'eaceable natives by the Americans r
the Philippines, Capt. Mcdonald a
ald 1t was like the treatment of a n
hid by his father. e
The witness also testified CONCERN t
ng the capture of the barrio Of 5
'anog. in connection with which i
CBrien had said that an unarmcd y
oy had been fred upon by the en- $
Ire command, that three old men, v
wo Of them bearing n flag of truce, c.
al been shot down and that a wom-
n and two children had been burned
. DEATH He denied all the state
tents detailing these supposed cir Y
but said it was true that y
be barrio had been captured and u
urned 1t was stockaded strong W
old OF ladrones, set on q hill and II
Onsidered inaccessible while the II
paniards controlled the country. q
When his troops approached it the U
atives fired first, but the place was 81
aken. The Americans occupied The p
own for two hours and then, after u
wing ample notice of their inten-
Ions, had set fire to the place II
ny person was burned to death he a
ever had heard of the fact. Nor a
'ad he ever given any orders while t
approaching the place to take no v
|risoners. '