New-York tribune., 1902-04-18
MORE ABOUT WATER CURE.
MOTHER SOLDIER SwEARs HE SAW
FILIPINos TORTURED.

November u, 1910, when the water cure was
administered TO the presidente Of the town of
1qharas, as testified to by Sergeant Riley and
private Smith. He was sworn before being ex-
annined. and questioned by Senator Raw
ltns He spoke Of the arrival Of the regulars
,5z- the command Of Captain Glenn and said
hat under orders from Captain Glenn, he with
a SQUAD, had taken the presidente into custody
IN November q, and had escorted him to the
oonvent where the cure" administered. He
reneated the story of the torture Of the presi-
den+e adding some details The man was he
said about forty years old. When he taken
,r+o the convent he was asked to give informa-
-ion as to whether runners had been sent out
N inform the insurgents OF the arrival of the
scouts in the town. Refusing to do this. the
.u-a+er detail" consisting of two privates of
-be 18th Infantry, ordered by Captain
t-lann to strip him The mans clothing
,arooved above the waist and his hands were
,,e5 behind him. when the cure was admins
.ered by this detail He was them the wit
ness said taken TO the water tank and thrown
,,an his back. and while interpreter stood
o1ar him stream of water was directed into
his mouth, which was held open.
.czyho gave The command for this treatment"
captain Glenn"
.rTJoU was the mans mouth kept open?"
.I3y means Of 6 stick, but I couldn't see just
how It was done
The witness said that when the victim Of the
~cure" was filed with water the members Of
+be detail would force it out OF him by rolling
tbeir fists over his stomach. and that the proc
ess was kept up for about ten minutes. He de-
sr-Ibed the second application of the cure as
rreyionsly testified to. and corroborated Ser
yean+ Riley IN the statement that the details of
This performance were under the charge OF Con-
tract Surgeon Lyons. and that Captain Glenn
both present when
It occurred.
MI Davis said, in reply to questions as to the
-bvscal effect Of this process that the man
4souealed" terribly and that his eyes We're
tloodshot but that the next day he was able to
mount his horse and lead the scouts to the
mountains. Afterward he was, the witness
said AIKEN to IIoilo and placed in prison
The witness also repeated the statement that
+ro noIice officers of the town of Igbaras had
bAen subjected to the water cure There
was" he added. also native school teacher
.bere who was maltreated at the same time,
bu+ the water cure was not administered to
him. He was taken into one Of the back rooms
of the convent by DR.. Lyons. who secured the
inflammation he wanted from him by placing
two Colts revolvers to his head, thus rendering
1t unnecessary to administer the cure"
Ibid you see this?'
at did"
THE BURNING OF IGBARAS-
Mr.. Davis also gave the details Of the burning
of the town Of Igbaras, which, he said, con-
tatued about ten thousand people, but no pus-
mess places All except about fifteen houses
were destroyed, and men, women and chlloreh
were forced out indiscriminately
who gave the order to burn the town.
asked Senator Barrows.
captain Glenn replied the witness.
ITO whom did he give lt?'
ITO Lieutenant ConSer- he toIo the lieu'e'A
9nts to burn the town..
did you hear hiInE -5- 2. -.s--..
~pia oh he say why it should be burned?'
TIE witness also said that a neighborlng
town, containing about twelve thousailu t bG
had been burned, but he did not kho" "iio 4-Ao
given the order. . -,+ +,o +or+,,re
IN an me Instances mentioned had been con
Sncte5 h,y the regular soldiers, and that lhe
members Of his regiment, the IWehty-slAlhh n u u
unteers, had not taken part IN II Ny ,jIlIIr
were" he said, ito treat the NATIVES h-ii, oii,,
and so far as / observed the soldlers geleidlS i
50 treated them. with the exceptions H@
mentioned" He added that the preSluel4Ie ~ ~
been d traitor 70 the American cause ana lhdt
The other natives did not genefaHy Stem ~
have any sympathy for him =, .,-,,.co 20 .
Mr. Davis said he had been IN chdI se OA
detachment of fifteen men IN the FOWL %
Tgbaras for several months before lhe a. 80 "a
of III regulars and for some time afterWaIo ana
that he never had any trouble Win Cie St,,+
He had talked with the regular solqlers aOog'
the water cure. and understood lhdC ll9 -
rninistrs ton was not of rare occurrence put iL1-
NOT heard the names Of persons or places u
rerlied 10 Senator Lodge that he knew OF IN IN
,ri5r5e,. of several of the members Of Company
r of his regiment by natives at another point
but ii had been his understanding that lhey
were killed by ladrones rather thah by lne lor'
authorities as Colonel Diclman had reIoflel-
After Mr. Davis had been excused the con- c5
nittee went into executive SESSION 10 CoIlsI1eI
the advisa bility of sUrnrnonlng Wllles9SS -
the Philirpi.7e-s and other portion OF the oIIeLiI
10 TESTIFY Senator Rawlns thought II neceSS-
sarv 10 cal! Aguinafdo Mabini, one OF AEnliiaI-
dos r,rinci-al advisers: SeXto Lopez, VINO mas
been for several years in the United states IA
the interest OF Philippine independence: Judee
Pic del Pillar. General Torres, Howard w y"
an Engiishrnan VINO has spent many ye5iLS TN III
the Phiiiupines and Robert NJ. Collins ana mar
old Martin press correspondents Inc coIiIiIl- m
tee discussed the advisabilty OF Suiiliiiot;i .r
full attendance Of members could be secureu;
Objection TO calling them was made bE sSNeI1I
members on The ground that some OF the per
sons were formerly in insurrection against the
United States that others We're not cltlZsnS oL
this country and that most Of them Would nae
10 be brought a great distance