The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-18
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the torture known as the water cure,
the Philippine committee went into ex-
eoutive session. An earnest discussion
was then held as to the ACCESSIBILITY Of
summoniug witnesses from the Philip
pines. Senator Rawlins submitted the
names OF Aguinaldo, Mabini and a
number of others that he believed
should be brought here to testify
Edward J. Davis Of Greenfield, Mass,
who vas a sergeant IN company d.
Twenty-sixth volunteer infantry. was
before the senate committee on the
Philippines TO-DAY He was present in
the convent at Igbaras, Nov z. lSOO'
when the water cure" was admins
tered to the presidente of the town OF
IgharaS as testified to by Sergeant
Riley and Private Smith. and related
the Incidents connected Herewith.
He was sworn before being examined
and was questioned by Senator Raw
Inns. He spoke of the arrival of tho
regulars under the command OF Captain
Glenn. lie said that under orders from
Captain Glenn ne, with squad. had
taken the presidente into custody on
Nov. 81 and had escorted him t. the
convent, where the "cure" was admin
istered.
Story Of the Torture
he repeated the story of the torture
Of the presidente. adding some details.
The man was he said. abodt 40 years
OF age When he vas taken into the
convent he was asked To give informa-
ton as to whether runners had been
sent TO notify the insurgents of the ar
rival Of the scouts in the town. Re-
fusing TO do this, the water detail. con-
sisting Of TWO privates Of the Eight
eenth infantry, was ordered BY Captain
Glenn 10 strip him. The mans cloth
ing was removed above the waist and
his hands tied behind his back, when
the Gre was administered by this de-
tail.
He vas then" 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
trestmeut2"
Captain Glenn"
How was the mans mouth kept
open?'
.By means Of a stick. bgt could not
see just how il was done
Ten Minutes Of Horror.
Continuing, the witness said that
when the victim of the cure was filled
with water the members Of the detail
would force IL out Of him by rolling
their fist over his stomach, and that
the process was kept up for about ten
minutes.
He described the second application
of the cure as previously testified to
and corroborated Sergeant Riley in the
statement that the detaTs OF this per
Torrance were under the charge of
Contract Surgeon Lyons and that Cap
tain Glenn and Lieutenant Conger
were both present when it occurred.
Mr.. Davis said in reply to questions
as 10 the physical effects Of the process
that the man -squealed terribly and
that his eyes We're bloodshot, but that
the next day he was able to mount his
horse and lead the scouts TO the noun
lains. Afterward 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 Igbaras had been subjected to
the water cure.
School Teacher Intimidated.
There was. he added. also a native
school teacher there who was mall
cure was not administered to him. He
was taken into one Of the back rooms
of the convent by Dr. Lyons, who Sc
cured the information he wanted from
him by placing two Colts revolvers TO
his head. thus rendering 1t unueces-
sary to administer the cure"
Did gou see this?'
"T did
Mr.. Davis also gave the details of
the burning Of the town of Igbaras,
which. he said. contained about 10000
qeople. but no business place. All eX-
cept about fifteen houses were de-
stroyed, and men, women and children
were forced out indiscriminately.
Senator Burrows: Who gave the or
der 20 burn the town.
The witness: Captain Glenn"
TO whom did he give it?"
ITO Lieutenant Conger. He told the
lieutenant 20 burn the town.
Did you hear him2
Il did,
Gave No Reasons.
Did he say why it should be
burned?"
He did not
THE witness also said that neigh
boring town containing about l200t
people had been burned. but that he
did not know who had given the order
for its destruction.
He stated in reply to questions that
The torture in ali instances mentioned
had beer conducted by the regular sol
diers and that they had not been par
ticipatet III by the members of his reg
iment the Twenty volunteers.
MY orders were" he said. ito trea'
the natives kindly, and so far as I OBJ.
served the soldiers generally so treated
them with the exceptions / have men
toned"
He added that the presidente haC
been a traitor 10 the American caus,
and that the other natives did not gen.
orally seem TO have any sympathy fOl
him. Mr. Davis said he had been il
charge of a detachment Of fifteen meI
In the town of Igbaras for seyera
months before the arrival of the regu
lars and also for some time aft2rwardl
and that be had EeYer had any trOubIi
whatever with the natives.
Was q Common Practice.
lie had talked with the regriar sol
fiers about the water cure and Ia,
been given 10 understand that its ad
nnilJstratiou was not of RAE occurrence
but said they had not given names o
persons or places He replied to Sen
AloE LUIGI bttot i.5 hiaO' VI tiil Llot
der Of several Of the members of Com
pahy = % his regiment by natives a
another point, but it bad been his IN
Outstanding that they were killed b,
ladrones rather than by the town au
thorities. IS Colonel Dickman Tad re
ported.
After Mr. Davis was excused tn
committee went into executive session
TO consider the advisability of summon
ing witnesses from the Philippines an
other z,orrious of the Orient to testify.