The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-06
AC0UITTAL OF ARNOLD
Found Not Guilty Of Direct KaOwI-
edge OF Mistreatment
cESSURtD FOR LACK OF DILIGENCE
Which, II Culy Exercised, Wodd Have
Prevented Abuses Reported and
Complained OF to Congress.

Washington, July 5.--The war depart
nent TODAY gave out the result OF the Ia
quirg la-ue ty Colonel Grow seE into the
case OF Aeutcuau, Frederick 4. Arnold,
Fo1rta cavalry aeCuitung alm Of dlrect
/ guowlease Il or completely In the IA.
tr,atuen, or Fup,aos by United stages
soldiers
THIS S. the ease referred 20 by senator
Cu.tegsoH ou the moor OF Tie senate rcme
t.me ago. The case grew CUT Of charges
made by exPEYate Weir against LAeuten-
at arnold, alleging oruc. freatnent or
prisoners Of way occurring within ais com,
Inald wh.e serving IA the Philippines II
was understood that General Miles naa
( recommended to Secretary Root tnat tae
4 charges were Of such Z character as to
/ justify q court marital me action OF
| tAe war department is embedded in the
following extract from letter 10 the neu-
I ten2H; through tAe commanding general
OF the department VI the Missouri;
THE secretary o. war while concurring
in tie CONCLUSION expressed by the IN
( spectoy that tae evidence scguts 700 OF
direct knowledge Of OF completely IN the
lAulclioI o. t1s punishmtu:s shoWn 70
company, Is % the OpluinE that these
abuses were p-eYentSc.e ana could scaA~aly
3 nave occurred had you exercised tant Aga
ueElte OF vigilance Whic1 was imperative.
; ~ demanded ny the uapEuGl condition IN
GeI Mhlrh YOUR command was operating;
taHt your failure 70 90 tails is only meas
Lscatiy excused los the numerous and ex-
acUug c.Fi. duties Imposed upou you ana
Justly exposes !op 10 Ofiiclul censure for
neglect OF duty, tAe direct result OF wnica
I mas been tnat because ~ he few Instances
u cruel treatment of prisoners which were
E 81 nnuplnltl occurrence within your com
q A@hp' tAs MliAfl service In general has
Incurred unjust criticism
That such Eeglec, has not been made
I TIE subject 81 charges Is due TO the con.
/ slltratlpus above noted and % the furt her
lect showing evidence that IN our personal
ana ohlcill relations with the natives YOU
uniformly exhibited Kindness and considern-
non Tor them and worked assiduousiy snd
Win excellent results FOX the betterment
~, Sel.,4Siiss amoAg them, particularly 10
tAe ESTABLISHMENT u municipal government
and maiutenaace Of schools IN THIS con.
hecrlou end as farther influencing the &C.
, ,c asnsp: ne secTeiSry q war s pleased
Enllentry In action extended you by your
reglmentH and division commanders :"
Inc war department also furnishes the
iG 1s statement ~ facts Developed:
investigation shows thHf the punishment
charged by Private Weir OF the native
prisoners al Pasay Was administered BY
thfee native policemen ~ the town of
fRsay, directed and assisted By Sergeant
James c, Edwards, troop II, Ronrth United
states cavalry. IN the quarters OF the de.
tachment commanded By Lieutenant Arnold
and was Witnessed by several noncomnis.
sloned Officers and private 81 the deracn.
ments, SIX Of whom testify In substantial
confederation 81 the more general ailega.
tidns preferred by Weir, but state that No
serious Injury resulted from thts punish,
ment, IL appears that with the exception
81 Sergeant Edwards none o. these men
bad ANYTHING to DO with the ahministra.
lion OF punishment, al except him being
there as spectators
Private We.r's allegations of severe pun.
isnments resorted 70 by members 81 Lien,
tensnt AFnoid's command, Cs!aca, IuKon,
were sisted by him upon bsarssy evidence.
he digcainl,ng aii direct knowledge az 10
these puEishments, The evidence complete,
| ~ refntes the charges, hut does estaOish
the fact that punlshments Of a iesses ds.
gree of cruelty, Int whoilg untustinahie
were secretly insle;ed By Sergeant ia
verbs snd ths nstiys sce,sts IN the quarters
behind steeed dacgs,
4 EDWARDS and Ct rAA zAfiys senGfs VIA N,