The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25

Win sergeant named EDWARDS prac-
ticed crueities toward certain prison
ers brought into camp, the object be-
ing to make them give information
respecting their countrymen. In fact,
it was a sweating process, adapted
to the climate.
Il saw Lieut.. Arnold, with my own
eyes. practice the water cure upon a
Filipino prisoner" said Weir yester-
day. Il agree that it is necessary at
times TO take harsh measures with
some of the criminals and fends we
took as prisoners, but do not be-
hexe in torture. The method employ
ed by Arnold and his sergeant was TO
throw the prisoner on his back and
bind him, SO that he could not make
use of his arms or legs. A piece of
fiat bamboo was then placed in his
mouth TO hold his jaws apart. The
fat side was uppermost and just over
the mans distended mouth was a
hole. The victims jaws We're held so
that he had absolutely no throat &C
ton. A bucket of water and q cup
completed the torture paraphernalia.
Water was poured through the hole
and the victim had to swallow it-he
couldn't disgorge it. When he was
full of water they would allow him to
vomit it, or worked it out OF him as
you do from & half-drowned person.
The torture was repeated until he gave
up information, or alleged informa-
ton.
Another thing they did was to cut
the skin on a victims leg. Then wrap
ping the piece as it hung, about
thin withe, they would roll it up This
was simply a case of skinning the vic
tim. There We're all manner Of cruel
ties practiced-
'One day I went to Lieut.. Arnold's
tent and protested. He became angry
and said he would court-martial me
for INSTRUMENTATION. 1 told him TO go
ahead and that would give me an OPP
portunity to tell what I knew. He
quieted down, but in the end | saw he
would lay the blame on his sergeant. if
the matter was investigated. In fact
he did.
When we returned to the United
States it became noised about that
an investigation of the water-cure and
other tortures was to take place, and
Lieut.. SArnold's name was mentioned
in connection with it. That was just
after I had received my discharge and
while I was living at Duluth, MINI.
In May Sergeant Edwards deserted.
and he has not been arrested to this
day, and don't believe that Lieut.
Arnold wants TO find him. In June
the investigation began, and of course
Edwards was blamed An army Off
Ger came to Duluth and had my testi-
mony taken down in shorthand
\ similar case to this has just come
TO notice in the files Of Manila papers
received by the Gaelic. Robert A.
Wilson, formerly a member of Com
pany II, 18th [. s. Infantry, is in the
hospital of a military prison, waiting
for official channels to bring him It'd
ings that will set him at liberty or
consign him to term of servitude-
In 1900, captures OF Filipinos We're fire.
quent. Among the enemies brought in
were several notorious malcontents-
who proved taciturn when interrog-
ated on subjects affecting the where
abouts of comrades, arms and NUM-
tions of war
Lieut.. Thorn. of wilson's company.
is alleged to have administered the
water-cure as well as TO have inflicted
on their persons injuries which VIII
son says were not justified by the cir
cumstances. nor condoned by the die
tates of humanity. He objected 10
some indescriba bic cruelties and he
soon noticed that his objections awak-
ened the dislike of his immediate COM
manding officer, and from then on life
in his company was disagreeable. A
large sum of money was taken from
the rebel Tecson and it was given out
that the money would be turned over
to the Quartermaster as a government
realization. It is said. however, the
money never left the possession of the
officer. but was appropriated to his
own use. Wilson and Thorn had a
quarrel over the formers deIaand for
a share of the spoils. He was told
to make himself scarce. TO desert, and
he accordingly did so. He was after
ward sent to prison for refusing TO
testify against the convicted treas
urer of Bilibid Prison. and now Ian
cuisines in prison without trial. He be-
lieyes he is being prosecuted