Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-24
Two Lynn Men Write Senator
Lodge of Their Experiences
MEMBERS OF co, D, rs US. v.
Natives Subjected 10 IL 20 Extort in-
formation Tale OF the Torture
OF "a Catholic PRIEST

Lynn, Mass, April 2s.-Two Lynn
men, William LABEL and Albert w.
Bertrand, formerly prlyates in company
d, Twenty-sixth regiment, U. 5. v"
have sent to Senator Lodge a statement
Of Instances of the application Of the
water cure" in the Philippines that
came under their observation. Bertrand
was clerk Of company D and regimental
clerk at headquarters while the regi-
ment was stationed at Panay.
LABEL says that while at Aniao three
natives were treated by company d
men In a Catholic church to the cure
The natives refused to tell where guns
were secreted and after being given the
cure they were blindfolded and guns
fired near their head The instant the
guns were fired another member Of the
squad hit the natives with a stone and
they were told they had been shot.
The natives then told the United
States soldiers where they could find the
guns. LABEL gives the names of the
officers and privates who participated
In administering the punishment.
LABEL further says that In the sum
mer OF 1900, while the United States
forces were about three miles from Es-
trancia, company d captured three ma
tives and gave them the water cure.
After the men had been filled with
water, blood came from their eyes and
ears.
Bertrand has furnished Senator
Lodge with particulars Of the alleged
disappearance and killing of Father
Augustin, Catholic priest, at Bolo. He
says II was reported that Father Au-
gustin knew where insurgent gold was
buried. Men from company ID captured
him In December and dressed him In the
uniform Of the United States artillery
He then was taken to Bano and kept
In well He refused to tell where the
gold was buried, and on the night of
Dec. 8, he was taken to q house for
merly occupied by the presdente OF
the village. Upon his arrival here Bert
rand says the water cure was given
him by the water cure squad" The
men proceeded to get nearly all the
water out of him, but he did not sur
yive. The men became frightened and
a surgeon was sent for His services
proved unsuccessful and Bertrand says
the priest died,
Some OF the men were sworn 10 secre-
cy, and the body was buried In a plot
Of land used by the troops as a baseball
ground, Bertrand says that non
commissioned officer was seen with the
priests watch and chain, and when
commanding officer learned this they
were turned over to him. Bertrand
gives the names Of the men taking part
and also refers to several officers.
According to LABEL, when company
d was out on hike" while stationed
at Dungas, In July. 1900, the men were
ordered to burn everything and see that
no grown person escaped.
This, LABEL says the men proceeded
to do. LABEL and Bertrand say that
while at Dungas Nv soldiers came TO
hut where a native woman had Just !
given girth to child The husband |
was made a prisoner, and the woman |
and child were dragged from the hut |
and left on the ground. The native |
shack was then burned, but LABEL and |
Bertrand do not know what became OF |
the woman and child.