| Show FOUL MURDER IN INTHE J THE PHILIPPINES Two Span Spaniards Spaniards lards in Province of Manila Oct 9 Charles H Trotter an American m Toledo Toledo and Jor Jo Cayanan Spaniards were killed last Wed Ved Wednesday Wednesday near Lubao in Int the e province of by a party of Filipinos The Themen Themen Themen men were murdered with bolos and their bodies were ere badly mutilated Trotter was c contractor and landown landowner er and had had trouble over land titles with a Filipino who led the party part which killed Trotter and his companions comparion The Filipinos assert that Trotter and his companions were the aggressors but American neighbors say sa that the murder was as deliberately plotted by bJ the Filipinos who waylaid wa laid the party and provoked a quarrel They Thee The further claim that the Fill Fili Filipino pino officials are indisposed to properly proper investigate the crime and prosecute the murderers and they have therefore sent senta a representative to Manila with a petition to Governor General Smith to cause a special investigation of the case to be made The American and Spanish residents are strongly incensed over the murder |
