The Washington times., 1902-05-20
Declares Dum-Dun Bull
lets Were Used Against
Filipino Natives.
SAYS OFFICERS Held Wild ORGIES
Emphatic Denial Made by Gen. R. B.
Hughes That Orders Were Given for
the inaic.ion CT the Water Cure Tor
ture On Insurgents.


Mass, now residing in New York, and fer
merly corporal of Company N. Twenty
sixth Volunteer Infantry. was a witness
before thesenate Philippines Committee
yesterday. He served in the islands for
about eighteen months, up TO May, 1901.
When asked by the chairman, Senator
Lodge. as to instances of water cure he
replied that before going into the ques-
tion he desired TO make a statement of an
occurrence which had taken place at the
burning of the town OF Igbaras. and which
he said he had seen no reference to in the
testimony of other witnesses.
The witness continued: There was a
Spanish woman living in the town-a
highly educated woman. graduate of the
seminary there. Her husband was a con-
sumptiye. At the burning of the town
this woman was assaulted by army off,
GERS
Lapse of Memory.
What officers?" the chairman asked.
Il do not know their Names
at is very important to know their
Names" said the chairman. what officers
were there?"
The witness named several officers
Captain James, Captain Mcdonald, Major
Cook. and others-and he added:
This is what | got from the woman's
husband. Afterward she was assaulted by
the enlisted men,
The Chairman-And you do not know !
the name Of anybody concerned?
Witnes3-No.
Chairman-You are speaking from
what her husband told you?
Witness-Ycs.
Q. Was he a Spaniard,
A. He was a Mestzo-a half breed.
Q. You have mentioned the names of
all the officers?
A. Yes.
Testimony Hearsay.
Senators Rawlins and Patterson, OF the |
minority of the committee. suggested that
rs this testimony was wholly hearsay. IL |
should be omitted, but the chairman said |
that 1t had already gone TO the press.
The witness went on TO tell OF another /
Incident where Captain Mcdonald, Lieu !
.enant Plummer. and Major Cook gave |
,arty. to which some women from Iloilo ;
we're invited, and where the officers took |
vi their outer garments and waitzed
'ound the room with the women. He said
hat he witnessed this himself. as did
he entire detachment.
Then he told of an instance of Captain
dcDonaid and Major Cook visiting an i'm
roper house. He said he did not know
he present whereabouts of these officers
,aptain Cook was in command of witness |
Witness was not on good terms
With him. the dispute arising out of a
question of rations.
Prisoners Were Killed. y
The witness detailed other incidents
onnected with his service in the ISL
nds. including the order to take no
and the killing OF two old
flipinos at Miagao, who came out, hand
a hand. under a white flag. There was
o battle going on at the time. As to
liking no prisoners. he could not say
nat any order TO that effect had been
iven. IL simply came down the line"
S sort of unwritten law.
How did 1t happen" Senator Bever-
ge asked. that your humanity did not
.yolt against the order to take no pris-
ners?"
1T was not my business" the witness ,
piled. Ito dictate to my officers =
Dum-Dum Bullets Used.
The wltaess related the incident of the t
irning of woman and her two little a
lildren In a shack" when the village l
as burned down. He also spoke OF the I
suing Of dumdum or explosive bullets
the American troops. They were is i
led, he said. in the regular way, and /
ere different from the regulation bullets c
not being stamped by the L. s., and Il
cir effect was different. He had seen Q
man hit in the face with one OF them.
blew the whole top OF his head off.
mother hit in the abdomen had had the q
hole front of his body laid open. He
ID brought some Of these bullets home
Ith him, and had sent TO North Adams I
r them in order TO show them to the a
mmitlce. v
He expected them to arrive today. q
He was asked whether his company had
er taken prisoners, and he said that 1t
d. He instanced one occasion when y
~ had taken 800 or 400 head Of cattle, c,
4 they wanted prisoners to take care of NJ
IN. There had been ten or fifteen |
soners.
!. Did you kill the prisoners! m
!. No. sir. ~
!. Did you treat them wcIlf u
d. Yes. n
You had no orders from Captain Nc ] p