The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-04
.BARBARITIES DESCRIBED.
Sergeant EallOcks Testimony Before
Tie SeaEis Committee.
PRISONERS RUTHLESaY SLAUGHTERED
4 Score Of Fi5pinss Given Water Cure,
Confined N Gel Tor MSuths,
Thsa 5utchere5.

Washington. Nay s.-E. HaIlock Of Bos-
ton formerly a s-rEsaz; and theu Z p-i-
vais IL company J. Twenty-s.x-h voiun-
tesr infantry. testified today before the
se-st. countries on the Philippines con-
corning the practice q The water cure
and oths4 crusltes Il the Philippines. Mr.
HaIlock told Of Il. infection az The water
c,rrs upon dozen natives AZ the town Of
Lem, Province Of Panay. Re said they
were captured ard tortured IN order 70
secare the murderer 81 Private OHszrae
q company J. who hzd been not only
killed but roasted and Otherwise tortured
1es1re death ensue5. Captain Glenn, in
charge q scouting parry. had FIST Sc
Cured confession CT participation IN this
crime b ons na-ire who rad Implicated
twelve others These were. the witness
said taken to Leon WHERE his company,
under command Of Captain Gregg. was
stationed. and there III the aiEt and again
Of the zsrd o. August 1899. The cure WIS
administered
Who iaficsed the cure :"
Members o. company l."
'A ere lbey ordered &c dc so?"
They were BY FIRST Sergeant JRnuari-
Us Manning who IS now II Boston
Zslock added tia. lie had witnessed
tbs torture Du- had not participated II
s. and thas while q was in progress Cap
tain Gregg was ~ company headquarters,
less t-su 100 yards distant
Did Captain Gregg know CT the tor
ture Senator Rawiias asked
All the command knew r. and ! don't
see 1cW ne ccuic have helDsa knowing
Going back 70 the capture Of the native
wao had given the Information as 70 the
Identity 81 rhe torrure-s 81 0'Eearue. the
witness sara the names given were those
q natives living I've q six miles from
Leon
TIE administrator Of th- cure On -Aa-
gns- - had 10; EXTENDED 70 al the cap
t.vea ARD when rhe punishment was re-
s-1-ed me seccrd CAV X vas extended =
others Or -hs party ana repeated with some
on rhe etst
What was the eject Of the punish
Ror1e cases witnessed blood come from
the mouth.
ASKED wtzt became Of tie Filipino
prisoners r. whcE TIE cure was admin
lscered be replied thai they were placed
= E-z--house twenty b. twenty-five
t@e- = SIZE, ~ whick there was one WIN
COW. and N WnlcA there were ~ times
eisr5esr men c1-ale1 Twelve prisoners
were kept Tor rctr c- I'VE months and then
they r--e1 20 escape That effort had
Seer sIccesst-l OF me part q some OF
sncI-, nur uVe o. SIX fleeing urison-rs
were shor and killed One Of them had
been killed V1,lc trying 70 get away when
Tne sy1a1 was taken 20 the river for bath.
am me ol1e-s when cc1 az work IN .
genera rush tc- liberty.
We're az tte prisoners who did rot
escape KILLED
think So with one exception. think
o-s was gwen his freedom"
Ny lzHock also stated that he lad
oes1 Present when village Of yooo OF
1000 ha1 been barnsd. and that tie ocru-
pants q tire houses had not had time .
carry out TIE furniture He had known
~ -1-ee ~ tc-- ether eases IF such de-
: T-7i1o7 CT properly, h-t had no, been
ar eyewitness.
n rsa.y 20 ether questions. Mr.. Hal
ieeA s4-- rhe report was current a--cue
me soldiers That me administration al
me wafer c-rs was common when rhev
1es-re- 20 secure information from ~
lF-s re SAID also that during his enti-.
service p the Philippines he had Iz-ou-7
81 me f---1ns O. probably EOS or 400 ns-
-lt1s' NASTY IN battle, ana oil the killing
,-.H--+a AN~-4tN americana.
Senator Lodge brought ouf ire d..sl.
o ne murder 81 Private OEearne.
A- witness said that IN I'm. ro,,
z T-a-ne with tWo o,aer members Of re
company had been ssrt . Ioilo f5- mai
and thst On their return. On Inn. ,,
-hey were REbush-d by 100 nstitrs
-la y 1earne's companions captrr~I
Y t1earne had made 4 dash 70 re, svrsT,
md airst escaping from the attaches
parry lad fallen n with olher rzrIt-s
supposed 10 be friendly hut that iTs+.s5
. proving 70 b SO, they had deyo-45 -
=a-3'e next day - his tortare ana 5-z-b
'esiT7g-iHg a Daylight by cutting hI-r VIZ
oclcS and then roasting him al dsv ~,
4oW 1rer not finishing until r;rbf All
ness "details had the witness 50 49,
( esed rro1a The confessions a N. 49,,
. whom they had given the water cu--
Replying % ether questions he 80 =.
1aa not known any one 70 al. up6-- -
! ARR cue The prisoners were VeS--sIl,-
"a On nee and c0See with an oer-ss--si
nea- o. hard tack He SAID thsv -. ~
,@- he also said he understood -
'f9sss 70 se 70 treat the natives w.T
ne committee decided not n -.,.,...
ne appearance q Major Gardens 80
% ne investigation IN the Philipsin~,