The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-20

LII CORPORAL Richard O'Brlen or
" North Adams, Mass, Of company
# Twenty-sixth volunteers, who
.,vsd i'm the Philippines for eighteen
months. was before the senate commit
tss on the Philippines today.
Before Mr. O'Brien took the witness
stand Chairman Lodge laid before the
committee a letter from General II. 2.
Hughes. enclosing a letter from Sem
ator CuIberson Of the committee. to
captain ". II. Bridgeman of Balti-
more. and q reply 70 that letter. In
lis letter Senator Culberson said he
had been Informed that Captain
P-idgeman could give testimony of
having heard General Hughes and
cher officers give orders for the adj
rfuistrati0u Of the water cure.
Captain Bridgeman's reply contained
denial Of this report. General Hughes. /
.7 bis letter. said that IF there was to
De- AM investigation it should be thor
mgh. and he introduced a roster Of Of
fcsrs .n his mommand whom. he said,
he would ike 90 have summoned If his
conduct was 90 be inquired into. Gen
gaI Hughes. in his letter. said:
'I presume there were about $4,000
troops iu my command, first and last,
end am certain that not one Of them
can truthfully assert that I ever con-
r.ousIy, verbally or in writing, directly
Or Indirectly by sign or signal, author {
led. instructed or ordered any Of them
70 use the sO-Called water cure. in any
form OF any character whatever"
Fire Where here Is Smoke.
Senator Patterson read a letter from
w. s. Snifin of Boston concerning the
bitter Of a son Of The Rev. Mr. Walker. /
serving In the Philippines, in which 1t /
vas stated that he had given the de-
tails Of the killing Of 1000 Filipinos. Mr.. /
s1iHn said that, Notwithstanding Mr.
Walkers denial. there was i'm his con-
duet and statements justification for
The newspaper report.
Witness O'Brieu said that he had
ben present at Isbaras when the water
cure was administered to the presi- /
e1,e OF that town, and then made
aafge of serious nature against the
American officers there. There was"
De said. "a Spanish woman in the
mNn-a woman OF educa iOn-who was
violated by the American officers"
This statement was made without
any questioning, and as soon as the F.
witness h3dI made it senator Lodge I
ested i1r the names OF the officers. Z
Iaese, the witness said. he could not /
give. adding that he had not witnessed
NE Incident but that the woman's I
husband was his authority for the /
statement
senator RaWli1s and Senator Patter-
son objected 10 the testimony as mere
hea.say. and urged that it should not /
go INTO The record The witness was /
men asked II he could not give further
PROOF OF the correctness Of his charge.
ll response. he related another in /
stance Of disOrderly conduct. which. he
ton.
Gentlemen" Of the Army.
This occurred at san joaquin. the
p'esdente Of which place gave a re-
teplon 20 when "a number of native .
women were invited from Iloilo. They
were he said above the average-not /
peasant women"
among those present were CAPTAIN
N.n'nald. Lieutenant Plummer of
company n. and Major Cook. The Wit /
. SAID these officers became fntox- /
l.a,ea and while in that condition
on AN their clothes except their /
o's.iIiS ana their trousers. and.
t.'-- lhe women about the waists
5I on their Waiting with them.
'.a To me disgust Of the women.
,.Nsi Questioning brought out the
+-.lat - brien had not been on good f
s WITH Captain Mcdonald. This
que, ne said. To the fact that No
'o'l nad failed TO issue the rations
MS men. He believed. though
"al no proof, that the officer sold
aUons which should have been ie- 1
.' lne men. He said that tboy,
---al only twice a week. and broad
l"lce during the entire eighteen
'ls or MIS- etay IN the Philippines
-. ven! on Co say that there was a
vH iHe captains head. offered nv
,--.-.. 'Is gents. because Of the officers
r.,. ss Witness had seen him strike
-.IlAo prisoner over the head with
,.- 'oEeI and said that the water
,- was administered to the same
.5E after be had taken tine oatb
White Flag Fired On
5h1en then related the particulars
r. iljre of the town of I.ouag. in
r-s7, t. s-e of Panay. by a detach-
q 49, -.0Hi q company of which he was
m. tlsI- As the troops approached
f.. LnN loey saw mt a distance a ma
,..- 10y ON a Cariboo. and one of The
f,r..- .el "a shot at him. but as his
---- -dled to hit its object Others
ft. -.-a. himself included. AT first
tar,s '.. D.. SAID he had fred in ODE
tss-. 10 orders. and then said that
CAM. Had been no orders to fire. 81
ny 's'l Why 7 fired" he added wbey,
ted. .au fired. "''0i'
-As shooting" he Dro-ee5o,7
s-l5nl The people To their doors -
r.- Nose who came out was an oi5
VINO was shot i'm the abdomen and
f7- .aIls died. Later. while the FIR
b--,-.- l9 progress. two other old men
rv ~ me ages of so and 70. 7 shouI5
ana nc ls out toward us hand in hand
st5. E-.I-s a white flag. Both were
C5--..--" D and the sergeant reDorte5 to
tr, -u Mcdonald that ne had Killed
that .e AisEers.' Another case was
ir 5a9-' d. d woman and two children. one
b---sr 'Ilns. Who were killed ana then
G.B- Ap Do their house"
VAS c-. 7aii that when a comnanv
in fRs marching single file at nigbt
along tL- ,,,..-.alns the order came back
'-s Inc TO take no prisoners. but