The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
ORDERED TOWNS FIRED
CAPTAIN M'DoNALD CONTINUES
 HIS TESTIMONY.
Senators Rawlins and Dietrich En- gage in a coiloquy and the Lat ter is Called to Order by
 Mr. Lodge.

WdSningIon, May H-Captaln Mac. Donald continued his statement before the Senate Philippines Committed today and produced statements to refute the statements of Corporal O'Brien Senator Rawlins said the statements were unnec- essary to refute OBrien.
 Senator Dietrich retorted that if O Brien's statement had been suppressed at the point where the minority wanted 1t, enough would have leaked out to give designing politicians an opportunity to make use of it. Mir. Rawlins sharply re- scented this remark, and said if he could not be protected in the committee he would remain away.
 Chairman Lodge stated that Senator Dietrichs rernsrk was not in order, and the latter rea3saaesf that hcs aid not sin- tend to call hIgh-minded Senators design. ing politicians.
 All references to the incident was then stricken from the record.
 Captain Mcdonald was questioned about the taking of prisoners and also the burning of some towns. He said he gave orders to burn several towns which were in hostile country and sheltered la drones and insurgents. Captain Mac Donald stated that he intended to ask that O 'Brien be- prosecuted by the Fed eral authorities for perjury.
 Senator Lodge said there was no doubt that steps would be taken looking to the mans prosecution. Captain MacDonald's $ testimony in the main consisted of the presentation of official documents pro- cured from the War Department for the .f rof no af lat mi a by O'Brien derogatory to the character of MacDonaid. The first of these was a record showing that O'Brien had been on duty at San Joaquin from July 12, 1900, to Feb. 26. 1902, whereas. he had testified that he was present at Igbaris when that town was burned, Nov. 2, 1901. This was the occasion upon which, according to O'Brien, that a Spanish woman was maltreated by American officers and en- listed men. Having produced the recofd of O'Brien's absence, Captain Macdonald remarked: This clearly proves that he has lied in this instance" The witness also presented complete set of accounts of Company M to show that he was not q thief" as O'Brien had charged he was.
 The witness related the details of the execution of the Filipino bandit Pedro Gardenero at the town of Guimbai, who O'Brien had said was mistreated by Cap tain Mcdonald to the extent that he had been subjected to court martial. The witness said that Cardenero had been guilty of many heinous offenses against the natives and being captured by them was about to be executed in the public square when he was rescued by American soldiers and turned over to him. Sub seauentiy he had placed Gardenero in the hands of Captain Boardman who turned him over to the civil authorities and by them he was executed. Captain Me- Donald said he and Boardman had been tried by court martial for placing the man in the hands of the civil authorities and had been found guilty of the fact General Hughes, however. had disapprov- ed the finding and in as inadequate saying that no punishment was preferable to that prescribed. Senator Culoerson here entered on a line of questioning to bring out the details of the witness's in formation regarding the administration of the water cure. Mcdonald said ex- cent on one occasion he had never been a witness to this process and that this occasion was the one in which the presi- dente of Igbaris was subjected to this treatment. He said that at the time Captain (now major) Glenn was in com mand and that he understood the prisoner had been given the water cure upon Cap- tain Glenn's orders for the purpose of eIiciting information.
 Mcdonald said the water was forced into the mans stomach with syringe. hut that he was not badly hurt. as he mounted his horse soon afterward and rode into the mountains with the troops
 Captain Mcdonald told of being present al the burning of Igbaris and of himself ordering the burning of several other towns. but said they were all In hostile country. many of them being the somes of Iadrones and insurgents and the houses generally being merely nipa huts valued st not to exceed $l0. He never had made any effort to seek out the residences Of inc guilty but generally had included the entire town in his order for destruction.