The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-26
Accused Officer Brands
Them as FalSehoodS.
MCDONALD TAKES THE STAND
Tells Senate Committee ex-Co-poraI
Was Absent at the Time Ofenses
Were Alleged to Have Been Com
mitted in the Philippines.

Frederick Mcdonald, of Charlestown,
Mass, formerly captain Of Company n,
OF the Twenty-sixth Volunteer Infantry.
whose name was connected with crimes
and outrages in the Philippine Islands,
IN the testimony Of Richard O'Brien.
who had served as corporal in his COM
pany, appeared this morning before the
Senate Philippines Committee, so that
be might have an opportunity Of contra
dieting o'Brien's testimony
Being sworn, he said that he had
served in the Philippine Islands for
about eighteen months, beginning in
October, 1893. He had read the first
days report Of O'Brfen's testimony He
was present at the administration of the
water cure at Igbaras. an incident tcsti-
fed 70 by O'BTien, but the latter, the
witness declared, was not there on that
occasion The company's reports would
show that O'Brien was then stationed in
the town Of san Joaquin, thirty miles
away. The witness had never seen the
administration Of the water cure except
Oh that occasion
The chairman quoted portion OF
o BTien's testimony concerning the al
legged violation Of Z Spanish woman by
officers among whom the witness name
was mentioned. and he asked the wit
ness to state whether he knew anything
about that circumstance.
Witness-No such circumstance ever
occurred in that town, or in any other
town over which 1 had command. II IS
lie from beginning TO end. 1 never
have known OF q Spanish woman, or any
other woman, being violated By any
American officers
Officers Did Not Dance.
The chairman read a portion Of
oBrien's testimony as to q wedding
dance at san Joaquin, at which the Wit
ness and Major Cook were represented
as partially disrobing and Waiting
around the room with women in their
arms.
Witness-My command of the voeab-
uIary of the English language is not
large enough TO enable me 70 express
what I would like TO say in regard %
the qualifications OF that lie. Il is {
deliberate lie from beginning to end
Major Cook at that time was on duty
In the island OF Panay and I was at an
other town. l did not attend that we6-
ding.
Inc witness also denied, with cquz
emphasis. O'BTieG's testimony about =
adequate rations, about a price havtz-
been put upon Captain McDonaId's hesE
BIZ the insurgents on account Of his cru
city and haTbarity, and about ether Incl
dents
Natives kindly Treated
Senator Dubois-So far as you know.
there never was but one case Of the
water cure, and that was at Igbaras2
Witness-So far as I know Ny men
had explicit orders to treat the mig
gers" with the greatest care and to be
most particular The cases Of kindness
by our officers and men were too nU-
merous 10 mention As TO the treat
meDt of peaceful Filipinos. 1t was more
like that of a father 20 child They
were treated with extreme kindness.
The attention Of the witness was
called to another part Of 0'BTieR's tes-
timony. as to the shooting Of two old
men who were advancing under flag
of truce. and as 10 the burning OF a
woman and her child He declared that
he had never. heard OF either Of these
circumstances and that the firing at
men under flag of truce was the last
thing an American officer would at
tempt He naQ never he2Tu OF an of-
der to take no prisoners The records
would show that prisoners were taken
right straight through
To questions as 10 the military char
acter OF OBrieu. the witness said that
there had been trouble with him al the
time. not only with commissioned OH
GERS but with nOn-cOmmisSiOned OH
GERS He read to the committee letter
to himself from Sergeant Conway, CON-
planning of O'Brien's INSTRUMENTATION