The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-18
RILEY Is SUSTAINED
Sergeant Davis Also Saw
Water Cure Given.
TO FILIPINO PRESEDEIgTE
Method of Administering the
Cure Is Described.

washington, April II. = Inward J.
Davis. OF Greenfield. Mass. who was
sergeant in company NJ. 18th volunteer
infantry. was before the senate commit
tee on the Philippines today. He was
present in the convent at Igbaras, No
vember p, 1900. when the water cure"
was administered to the presidente of
the town of Igbaras as testified to By
Sergeant Riley and Private Smith and
related the incidents connected there
with. He vas sworn before being ex-
amined and was questioned by Senator
Rawiins He spoke Of the arrival of the
regular under command Of Capt.lin Glenn
He said that under orders from Captain
Glenn, he, with squad had taken the
presidente into custody on November q,
and had escorted him to the convent
where the cure" was administered.
He repeated the story Of the torture
of the presidente. adding some details.
The man was. he said, about 40 years of
age. When he was taken into the con
vent he was asked to give some informa-
ton as to whether runners had been sent
out to notify the insurgents of the ar
rival OF the scouts in the town. Refus-
ing to do this, the water detail, consist
ing Of two privates OF the 18th infantry,
was ordered by Captain Glenn, to strip
him. The mans clothing was removed
above the waist and ms hands tied be-
hind him when the cure was administered
by this detail.
He was then" said the witness,
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 treat
ment?"
Captain Glenn"
How was the mans mouth kept
open?"
BY means of a stick, but could not
see just how it was done"
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
He described the second APPLICATION Of
the cure as previously testified to, and
corroborated Sergeant Riley in the state
ment that the details of this performance
were under the charge of Contract Sur
geon Lyons and that Captain Glenn and
Lieutenant Conger were both present
when it occurred.
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 bIoodshot. but that the
next day he was able to mount his horse
and lead the scouts to the mountains.
Afterwards, he was, the witness testified,
taken to noilo and placed in prison.
The witness also repeated the state
ment that two police ohicerf of the town
of Iebaras had been subjected to the
water cure.
There was" he added also native
school teacher there, who was maItreated
at the same time, but the water cure was
not administered to him. He was taken
into one of the back rooms Of the con
vent by Dr. Lyons who secured the in
formation he wanted from him by placing
two Colts revolvers to his head, thus rem
deriDg it Unnecessary to administer the
cure"
Did you see this?"
II did
Mr.. Davis also gave the details of the
burning OF the town of Igbaras, which
he said contained about 1000 people. but
no business place. All except about fif-
teen houses were destroyed, and men,
women, and children forced out indiscrim-
inately
Senator Burrows: who gave the order
to burn the town.
The witness: Captain Glenn"
To whom did he give it?"
TO Lieutenant Conger, He told the
lieutenant to burn the town. "
Did YOU hear him."
Il did
Did he say why it should be burned?"
He did not
The witness also said that a neighbor-
ing town containing about 1000 people
had been burned, but that ne did not
know who had given the order for. the
destruction.
He stated in reply 70 questions that
the torture in al the instances mentioned
had been conducted By the regular sol
diers. and that they had not been par
tioipated in by members of his regiment.
the 26th volunteers. Ny orders We're,
he said. TO treat the natives kindly, and
so far as I observed the soldiers gen.
orally so treated them, with the excep-
tons ] have mentioned.
He added that the Dresidente had been
a traitor to the American cause ard that
the other natives did not generally seem
to have any sympathy for him. cir.
Davis said he had been in charge Of
detachment of fifteen men if the town
Of Igbaras for several months before the
arrival Of the regulars and also for some
time afterward and that he had never
had any trouble Whatever with the
natives. He had talked with tho reeu-
lar soldiers about the Wate- cure ard
had been given 70 understood that It's
administration was not of rare occur
renee. but said that they had NOT given
names OF persons or places lie replied 90
Senator Ledge that he knew of the muir
der Of several 81 tho members 81 COM
panv +. II his regiment by astives 81
another point but ir has been his uadeT-
standing that they were killed by La-
3rones rather than by ihs town authori-
ties as Col. Dickman had reported.
JAMES M'kULIFF's DEATH