Note 53 — Chapter XXVI · Murder As a Governmental Agency
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The following is a sample report. It will be noted that its author was a civilian, not a soldier:—
“January 19, 1900.
“Sr. Lieut. Col. A. Tecson:
“With due respect I address you to inform you that yesterday at 10 A.M., I was in the barrio of Bagonbaulat and I saw one of the enemy’s soldiers who was lagging behind his companions, and what I did was to order the man in charge of that place and three men to be called whom I ordered to capture the said soldier, and when a prisoner I ordered him to be led to the woods and there they killed him and buried the body; the rifle he carried and ninety cartridges I left with the people and continued my march to San Isidro; on my return when I was to get the rifle mentioned I could not find it and they told me they had sent it to Major Manolo. I inform you of this in compliance with the order.
“God guard you many years.
“Entablado, 19th January, 1900.
(Signed) “Roman I. Torres, “Commissioner.” —P. I. R., 573. 2.