The Washington times., 1903-12-21
WHY "JURENENTADOS"
WERE BURIED WITH HOG
Religious Fanatics Run
Amuck and Murder.
MOHAMME0AN FEAR OF PORK
Ordinary Punishment by Death, Colonel
Wallace Says, Places These Crimi-
mails in Role of Glorious Martyrs.

Recent news from the Philippines an
nouncing that a religious war among
the Moros was threatened on account
of the body OF ''jurementado'' having
been buried with a pig. by order of the
American officers. calls attention to the
fact that it was Col. Willis A. Wallace,
commander OF the Fifteenth Cavalry.
who is now in Washington on his way
TO Fort Myer, who set the precedent for
this custom, which has been reported
by Lieutenant Colonel Rudgers, his sec
ond in command. at Jolo.
according to the Mohammedan mind
TO be touched with pork is a Dissertation.
and for dead body to come into con-
tact with pork is the greatest of hor-
rors, and so taints the spirit of the de-
parted that entrance to the true Moham-
medan's seventh heaven" is absolutely
prevented.
A Cruel Slaughter
1T was in March a year ago." said
Colonial Wallace yesterday, that we
first had occasion to practice this form
OF punishment on the Moros to prevent
tire wild outbreaks of their 'iurementa-
dose who. protected by religious super
sutton. were allowed, when the spell
OF religious frenzy was on them, to run
amuck in the streets and murder ev-
eIybody In sight with their barongs. a
cruel weapon In Joio. where the regi-
ment had quarters, il was soon found
that these jurementados were a class
or criminals with whom il was difficult
TO deal on account Of the religious idea
which, In the minds OF the natives, gave
them complete license to kill men, WON
en- and children; particularly Christians.
TO the mind of the jurimentado.
wrought up by his religious frenzy, ev-
cry Christian he kills places him so
mich closer in contact with the Mo-
hainnedan heaven. Convictions and
punishment of these men seemed to
have no effect in stopping their out
bursts. their execution by proper law
merely giving them, in the minds of the
natives, an exalted position as martyrs.
Finally. in March of last year, there oc-
CURED a more than usually atrocious
slaughter. Three Of them, fiourishing
their barongs and yelling like wild men.
broke loose in the market place Of Jolo
and killed a man. woman. and a
child. They threatened many others.
and the population was panic-stricken.
Fight in Market Place.
Report was brought TO me of what
had taken place. and at once sent a
squad Of four cavalrymen to the market
place to arrest the lawbreakers. Upon
the approach Of the soldiers the crazed
fanatics came rushing at them nadly
and struck at them with their barongs
In the melee that followed the soldiers,
TO protect themselves. killed all three Of
the 1urimentadoes. II was then decided
that perhaps the best way to impress
the lesson Of lawfulness upon the ma
tives was TO administer the worst form
OF punishment to them by burying their
bodies with a hog. / had the bodies
brought to the hospital and there placed
them on display, calling on all the
Moros In the vicinity who cared to do
80 to come TO see the remains. my OBJ
Ject being to identify them and to give
the proceedings that followed the
greatest publicity.
"A great crowd gathered about the
grave where the interment was to take
place. and It was there that a dead hog
IN plain view OF the multitude was lifted
and placed in the grave in the midst OF
the three bodies, the Moro grave dig
gers themselves being required to do
THIS much to their horror. News Of the
form OF punishment which had been
adopted to put an end 10 the jurimenta-
does soon spread. 1t passed from one
tribe to another throughout the island
and was published in Chinese. Filipino.
ana Spanish in the newspapers. There
Is every indication that the method had
a wholesome effect. as II has not been
necessary TO use It again until appar-
emily the latest instance. I am informed
tnae the same form Of punishment was
put 20 effect by the English at Singapore
ana had equally effective results"
colonel wallace, recently returned
from the Philippines. viii be stationed
with his regiment at Fort Myer.
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