Note 2 — Chapter III · Of Military Justice
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At one time Cornelio Felizardo had an American in his gang. This degenerate, Luis A. Unselt, was fortunately captured and sentenced, on April 6, 1904, to twenty-five yearsʼ imprisonment as a deserter from the constabulary and bandit.
Previous to this event, the piracy of Johnston and Hermann in the southern islands caused much sensation at the time.
In September, 1905, it was rumoured that, in order to escape capture, Cornelio Felizardo had committed suicide.
One can judge of the ferocity of these men by Clause 3 of what Julian Montalón calls his Law No. 9. Dated April 10, 1904, it says:—