The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-13
DEATH OF OUTLAWS
 IN FIERCE BATTLE
Moro Bandit Leader Fought
 Till He Was Killed
TOOK REFUGE IN A CAVE
Finally Driven to Bay, the Moros Charge the American Soldiers and Many Die Fighting
 While Few Escape.

Manila, July 1S-While detailed ac- counts of the last fight of Jiliri the fa- nous Moro outlaw chieftain, who was killed and his band exterminated in a pitched battle near Patian, on the island of Jolo. July D. have not been received, several brief dispatches and letter or two from American officers who fought the outlaw give fairly complete story of the fight
 Hunted from place to place by the regulars and constabulary JilSiri, with seven followers, two women and one child, took refuge in a cave that pierced the side of the crater of an extinct vol cano.
 Here the outlaws gathered to make their last stand.
 As the soldiers came up the scouts located the party and the troops worked their way around the place until it was entirely surrounded and there was no chance of escape
 Capt George L. Byram of the Sixth cavalry, who commanded the attacking force, then ordered a white flag displayed and through his interpreter called upon Jikiri to surrender. The outlaw refused and declined also to accept safe con- duct for the women of his party who remained with the band and bore their share of the fighting.
 Captain Byram ordered up the guns and a terrific shell fire was opened on the case. Little damage was inflicted however.
 Storming parties worked their way up the steep slope and, finding footing on the ledge, endeavored to rush the larger entrance to the cave, but the outlaws drove their assailants back by a savage spear charge. The soldiers were not to be completely routed. how ever, and taking up their posts at the end of the ledge, poured a terrible rife fire into the mouth of the cave. Jikiri himself singled out Lieut. Arthur H. Wilson of the Sixth cavalry who com manded one section of the attacking party, and slung himself upon the American before Wilson could raise his pistol With one hand gripping the of ficer's hair, the bandit slashed at his neck with the heavy native knife he carried, endeavoring to behead him. Lieut.. Joseph A. Baer of the Sixth cavalry dashed to Wilson's aid. AS Jikiri swung back the knife to strike again, Baer shot him dead, and Wilson dropped to the ground It Is feared that Wilson will be incapacitated from further service In the army, as the muscles and chords of his neck were severed by the bandits knife.
 Hundreds of friendly Moros saw the fight at close range.
 An additional list of casualties in connection with the fight against Jikiri was today received from General Du- wall, commanding the Philippine dlvis- ion. John Hauser, Troop A, Sixth regi- ment, U. S. C., died from wounds re- ceived In action July 10.
 Additional names of the wounded fol- low:
 Edward Fragher, Troop A. Sixth regi- ment, U. s. c.
 John Martin, Frank L. Perdue, Will liam A. Miller, Richard IAndgraf, Troop B, Sixth regiment U. s. c.
 William B. Fraley. Grover c. Steel, Fred Mayse, Troop c, Sixth regiment. U. s. c.
 James W. Mclaughlin, Troop K, Sixth regiment, U. s. c.
 Louis McC1elland, George F. Van Fleet, John c. Scott. Anatol Czarnecki, Alex Literbatsky, Troop E, Second ar tillery.