The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
Anew Method
Of Torture
BY ALBERT 7. KENYON

Lieutenant Winward OF the -th Unit.
ed States Infantry. stationed on tho
island OF Luzon. Philippine Islands.
was sent with n detachment of twelve
men 10 regulate some unruly natives
He found n larger number than he had
expected, and. instead OF regulating
them. they regulated him and his men,
There were about fifty OF them. and
they had good arms aud ammunition,
They drove the soldiers into n sort OF
pocket. where they killed most OF them
and put the rest TO the sword, except
the lieutenant, whose leadership had
resulted In the slaughter of nearly one
third their number. This and their
hatred for Americans generally decided
them to put him TO death by as fright
ful a means as could be devised.
Being near the seashore. four OF their
number were deputed TO take the Off
Ger TO the beach and bury him TO his
chin In the sand. where an incoming
tide would drown him. The four men
were well armed. while Winward was
defenselcss. The Filipinos had pos
sessed themselves of a demijohn Of |
whisky and quinine which the soldiers
had brought with them as protection
against malaria. This the execution
ers. after giving every man left behind
drink, took with them. but, being
aware of its effect, prudently determin-
ed to abstain from 1t till they had ac-
complished their purpose.
When they reached the seashore
there was a discussion among them
which Winward. not understanding
their language, could not interpret, but
by their gestures he inferred that some
were in favor of giving him short
time to live by placing him far from
the incoming tide, while others pro-
posed that he should be placed near It,
He also believed that the latter wish
ed to make quick work with him in
order to get at the liquor. He hoped
they would prevail. since the longer
the contemplation of such death pin ..
ned in the sand the more agonizing 1t ;
would be. A compromise was made
by placing him at half tide. the waters ,
receding. This would give him TIL the
return Of the food tide to live
A hole was dug In the sand deep
enough to place him in the proposed
position. When they attempted to put
lin in he made a desperate fight hop.
Eg to force them to shoot him. But.
seeing his intention, they refrained.
md. being powerful men while Win !,
ward was small and slight. notwith-
that horror gave him :"
strength. they had no great difficulty J
u burying him. His arms were placed :
gainst his sides and the sand packed 7
lose about him by the men tramping :
ipon 1t. He was placed with his face
o the ocean in order that he might .
suffer the greater mental torture by "
eeing it slowly crawl upon him.
No sooner had he been buried than q
ome of the Filipinos began to show y
igns by their actions that they were :.
n favor of taking pull from the demi- ~ =,
ohm. Winward could not see how ii =
ould make any difference to him q,
whether they were drunk or sober. -
\ .
. drink at once prevailed they would ~
ave had time to get drunk and sober as
gain before the tide receded and re- :"
Irned to their victim, but there was
ne who seemed to be leader among
lem who counseled delay. Why, the =,
ficer could not understand At any -
tie he was enabled to keep them from ~
n L. n |
lssed half the distance between the ~
ID and the man it was to drown.
hen one of the men seized the demi- 80
hn and took a drink. That started o,e
e rest including the leader, and they No
got drunk. "a,
When the last one had succumbed III
e waters had advanced to within a on
w feet Of the buried man. The ST. 90
nee permitted his mind to concen- A.