The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-27
Captain Mcdonald Lacked Words.
to Qualify 0'Brien' S Statement.
DELHI ERATE LIE THROUGHOUT
Says Offs RS Who Were Accused of
Miscon at Town of Jaro Were
Sixty Away at Time Denies
MAJ, Other Statements.
(Bx Associated Press \

WASHINGTON. May 26-CaDtain
Mass. formerly of Company NJ, Twenty
frederick McDCDaId, of Charlestown,
sixth Volunteer Infantry, testified before
the Senate Committee on the Philip
pines to-day This company was the one
of which Corporal Richard O'Brien was
member, and much of the Captains
testimony was directed toward contro-
IeTung the testimony of that witness
He also dealt with the Igbaras incidents
concerning which other witnesses, also
members of his company, had testified,
and in addition gave considerable infor-
nation concerning the conduct of affairs
in the Philippines.
Captain Mcdonald said he had been In
the Philippines for eighteen to twenty
months, having gone there In 1893. He
was asked concerning the statements
made by O'Brien, and said he had no
doubt that he was the Captain McDon-
aid referred to by O'Brien.
Being asked II O'Brien was at 1gbaras
when the water-cure was given, the wit
ness replied that O'Bren was not in
Jgbaras at the time. but that he was at
San Joaquin, thirty miles away.
did you see the water-cure admins
tered there?" asked Senator Lodge.
II did, the witness replied.
Ibid you witness other cases of the
water cure?
ministration of the cure in my entire
service in the Philippines and that is the
case referred to-
The witness stated that at that time
greater part of the town had been burned
and he repeated that O'Brien was absent.
HE LACKED WORDS.
The witness emphatically denied that
any woman has been maltreated by an
American officer or soldier, but to the
contrary. they were always protected.
Asked in regard to O'Brien's statement
that he and other officers had demeaned
themselves disgracefuly at native
replied: My English vocabulary is not
sufficient for me to adequately and prop
erly qualify that statement 1t is de-
liberate lie from beginning to end. Major
Cook. whose name is given as that of
one OF the officers present on that oc-
casion, was on duty at the town of Jaro,
sixty miles distant, at the time the dance
is said to have occurred. and I was on
duty at Migoon."
Captain Mcdonald also fatty contra
dicted O'Brien's statement to the effect
that he or any other officers of the COM
pany had withheld from the troops the
rations to which they were entitled.
He also declared that it was not true
that bread received for the company had
been sold. THE soldiers" he said
had fresh bread every day in the week
that he could bake it,
AS to the statement that the insurgents
had put a price upon his head because of
his cruely. Captain Mcdonald said he
never had heard of that fact, if it was a
fact 81 imagine" he said that the
insurgents would have shot any officer
of the American army as we would have
shot any insurgent officer who would not
surrender, but that there was any price
on my head had no evidence and went
freely and alone among the natives at all
times.
prisoner over the head with revolver as
OBrien had charged. If" he said, "a
prisoner had not done as ordered should
have shot him instead of striking him."
MORE DENIALS.
Speaking Of the treatment of peace
able natives by the Americans in the
Philippines. Captain Mcdonald said it
was like the treatment OF child by his
father. At first Filipino prisoners had
supplied to the American soldiers, and
it was cooked in the same way. but
when it was found that the American
style of cooking did not agree with
them, orders were issued to supply them
with their native foods.
The witness also testified concerning
the character of the Barrio of La Nog
in connection with which OBren had
said that an unarmed boy had been fired
upon by the entire command; that three
old men, two of them bearing flag of
truce, were shot down, and that wo-
man and two chifdren had been burned
to death.
He denied all the statements detailing
these supposed circumstances, but said
it was true that the barrio had been cap
ured and burned. 1t was a stockadcd
of Ladrones. When his troops
n pproa ched it the natives fired first. but
the place was taken. The Americans oc-
cupied the town for two hours and then,
a fter giving ample notice of their inten-
lions. had set fire to the place. If any
persons were burned to death he never
had heard of that fact, nor had he ever
given any orders while approaching the
place to take no prisoners.
H.,