The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-19
THE TORTuRES DESCRIBED
The Victims squealed Terribly Under
the Water Cure.
TOWNS THAT WERE GIVEN TO THE FLAMES
Ten thousand People Rendered Homeless a,
the Command Of Captain Glenn. AEeigh.
boring Town Of Twelve Thous-
and Inkab 'tants Fired.
(By the Associated Press

Washington, April 17.-Edward j.
Davis, of Greenfield Mass, who was a
sergeant in Company M, 18th Volunteer
Infantry, was before the Senate Commit
tee on the Philippines today. He was
present in the convent at Igbaras, No
vember 81, 1900 when the "water-cure'
was administered to the preSidente OF
the town of Igbaras.s He said that under
orders from Captain Glenn, he with a
squad, had taken the presidente into
custody on November 9th, and had es-
corted him to the convent, where the
cure" was administered.
He repeated the story of the torture
of the presidente, adding some details.
He was them the witness said, taken
to the water tank and thrown upon his
back, and while an interpreter stood
over him, stream of water was directed
into his mouth, which was held open.
WHO gave the command for this
treatment" asked Senator Rawlins.
Captain Glenn
How was the mans mouth kept
open?'
by means of a stick
Continuing, the witness said that when
the victim of the "cure" was filled with
water the members of the detail would
force it out of him by rolling their fists
over his stomach, and that the process
was kept up for about ten minutes.
Mr.. Davis said, in reply to questions
as to the physical effect of the process
that the man "squealed" terribly and
that his eyes were bloodshot, but that
the next day he was able to mount his
horse and lead the scouts to the noun
tain. Afterwards he was. the witness
said, taken to Iloilo and placed in prison.
The witness also repeated the state
ment that two police officers of the
town of lgbaras had been subjected to
the water cure. There was he added,
"also a native school teacher there who
was maltreated at the same time, but
the water cure was not administered to
him. He was taken into one of the back
rooms of the convent by Dr. Lyons, who
secured the information he wanted from
him by placing two Colts revolvers to
his head, thus rendering it unnecessary
to administer the cure
Ibid you see this?''
q did
Mr.. Davis also gave the details of the
burning of the town of Igbaras, which
he said contained about 10000 people,
but no business places. All except about
fifteen houses were destroyed, and men,
women and children were forced out in
discriminatory.
Senator Burrows-"Who gave the or
ders to burn the town.
The witness-"Captain Glenn
ITO whom did he give it?''
ITO Lieutenant Conger. He told the
Lieutenant to burn the town.
did you hear him."
81 did
The witness also said that neighbor
ing town containing about 1900 people
had been burned. but that he did not
known who had given the order for it's
destruction.
He stated in reply to questions that
the torture in all the instances men
toned had been conducted by the regu-
lar soldiers.
After Mr.. Davis was excused the COM
mittee went into executive session to
consider the advisability of summOning
witnesses from the Philippines and other
portions of the Orient to testify.
Senator Rawlins submitted the follow
ing names as those of the men whom
he thought it necessary to call:
ASuindiuo, MdDiHl, VINO was one Vi
Aguinaldo's principal advisers; Sixto
Lopez, who has been for several years
in the United States in the interest of
Philippine independence; Judge Pho Del
Pillar, General Torres, Howard w. Bray,
an Englishman, who has spent many
years in the Philippines, and Robert M.
Collins. and Harold Martin, press COR
respondents.
The committee postponed action until
a full attendance of members of the
committee could be secured.