The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-06
GARDENERS CHARGES OF
CRUELTY MADE PUBLIC
Alleged That Troops Were
Derelict in Their Duty.
4 Number of Villages, or BauioS, Said
to Have Been Burned by Soldiers
III 1901.

The text of General Chaffee's dispatch
relative to Major Gardeners charges vas
made public at the War Department IS
follows:
Manila. May I. 1862.
"Adjutant General. Washington:
In reference to cable CT the third from
the Secretary OF War. send The follow
ing
Major Cornelius Gardeners first let
ter contained no specifications OF which
could act. From his second letter, how
ever. in order to comply with the present
instructions. I submit in the form Of
charges the following data, which are as
complete as possible, under the condi-
tons in which I am at present situated
Charge: The troops that succeeded
the volunteers did not keep up the scout
ing and patToiing system Specification,
that the troops stationed in the central
towns Of Tayabss, to-wit- in Lucban,
Tayabas. Iucena and Saviayo did IN the
spring of 1901 for about three months
fail to scout or patrol the country, ex-
cept as escort to wagon trains On the
main roads.
Charge: Burning of barrios OF villages.
Specification, that troops during the fall
Of 1901 burned a number of barrics be
longing to Dolores and adjacent towns
Charge: TOTtuTing Of natives. Speci-
fcation 1, that certain United States
troops coming from San Pablo, in or near
the town of Dolores, tortured a native
by the water cure, this during the summer
of 1902; specification 2 that the COM
handing officer at Laguimanoc during the
summer OF 1901, tortured OF maitreated a
native boy; specification 3, that troops
coming from Lueeua, or Tayabas, on sew
eral occasions tortured natives belonging
to the pueblo OF Pagbilo; this during the
summer and fall of 1901.
Charge: Harsh treatment Of natives
Specification 1, that men belonging to
detachment of soldiers stationed at Can
deleria. looted store IN that town about
the month OF November 1901; specifica-
ton 2, that a detachment of troops took
away from peaceful citizen Of Dolores a
pony, This about the month Of September,
1901: specification g. that the house of
native in CandelaTia was foTcibly taken
for a smallpox hospital, and afterward
burned by order Of the surgeon at Sari-
ava, and that said native was not re
muBerated, this IN Candelaria about July
1901; specification {, that First Lieutenant
George DEC. Catlin did strike with his
fist natives of Lucena. for failing to take
Of their hats to him, ana did foreibly
with threats compel q native to deal cards
for him. this about September, 1901
specification 3, that First Lieutenant
George DEC. Catlin. at Catanauan. did
keep in the guardhouse for three days
native without food or water, this, about
September, 1901; specifications 6, that
First Lieut. George DEC. Catlin, at
Catanuen. did strike natives in the face
for failing to remove their hats, this while
he was in command at that pest, speci-
fication Z that q party of soldiers at
tackled with pistols three natives working
on the roads near Lucena this about No
vember, 1901 specification s, thst certain
soldiers, belonging 10 a troop of cavalry
stationed In Tayabas Pueblo. did violate
five women Of that town by force, this
in The month Of January or February
1901 The dates are approximate, and the
facts from complaints made to me stated
10 the best of my recollection.
''CHAFFEE.'