The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-14
MAJOR GARDENERS CHARGES.
Some of the ATROCITIES Committed
by Our Soldiers.

When the Philippine committee
met Thursday. Senator Lodge pre-
sented cablegram from Gen. Chaffee
giving the charges and specification of
Maj. Gardner relative to Tayatas pro-
vince. These consisted Of allegations
that troops had burned building, i'll
treatment Of natives by Lieut.. George
dec. Catlin and rape of five women by
soldiers. The cablegram is dated
May i, and is as follows:
Mai. Cornelious Gardner's first let
ter contained no specifications on
which I could act. From his second
letter, however, in order to comply
with the present instructions l sub
nit in the form of charges the follow
ing data which are Us complete as
possible under the conditions in
which | am at present situated:
Charge-The troops that succeeded
the volunteers did not keep up the
scouting and patrolling system.
Specifcation-That the troops sta
tiorod in the central towns Of Taya-
bas, to wit: In Lucban, Tayabas,
Lucena and Saviayo, did i'll the spring
of 1901 for about three month fail to
scout or patrol the country except as
escort to wagon trains on the main
road
Charge-Burning of barrios or vii
lagos.
Specifcation-That troops during
the fall of 1901 burned a number Of
barrioS belonging to Dolores and ad-
jacent towns.
Torturing natives.
Specification THAT United States
troops coming from San Pablo in or
near the town Of Dolores tortured a
native by the water cure. This dur
ing the summer of 1901.
Specification 2-That the command
ing officer of Laguiamanoc during the
summer Of 1901 maltreated or tortured
native boy.
Specification 3-That troops coming
from Lvcene or TayabaS on several
occasions tortured natives belonging
to the Pueblo of Pabbilao. This dur
ing the summer and fall of 1901.
Charge treatment Of ma
tiveS.
Specification THAT men belong
ing to detachment of soldiers STA
toned at Candelaria looted store in
that town about the month of Noyem-
Der. 1901.
Specification 2-That detachment
CT troops took away from peaceful
citizen of Dolores a pony. This about
the month Of September, 1901.
Specification 5-That the house of
native Of Candelaria forcibly taken
for smallpox hospital and afterward
burned by order of the surgeon at
Sariaya; that the said native was not
remunerated. This in Candelaria in
July, 1901.
Specification THAT First Lieut..
George dec. Catlin did strike with
his first natives of Lucena for failing
to take OF their hats to him and did
forcibly with threats compel native
to deal cards for him. This about
September, 1901.
Specification 5--That First Lieut..
George dec. Catlin at Calanauan did
keep in the guard house for three
days native without food Or water.
This about September, 1901.
Specification 6-That First Lieut..
George DEC Catlin did strike natives
in the face for failing to remove their
hats. This while he was in command
at that post.
Specification THAT party Of SOL
diers attacked with pistols three ma
tives working on the roads near Lu-
cena. This about November, 1901.
Specification S-That certain Soldi-
ers belonging toa troopof cavalry sta
toned in Tayabas Pubelo did violate
five women Of that town by force.
This in the month of January or Feb
ruary, 1901.
The dates are approximate. and the
facts from complaints made TO me
stated to the best of my recollection.
ChatTee.