Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-08-02 | Page 3 | 7 Sentenced to 17 Years for Cutting off Ears

7 Sentenced to 17 Years For Cutting Off Ears MANILA Aug 2 AP The AP-The The In Insular Insular insular In- In sular supreme court sustained to today today today to- to day a lower court decision sentencing sentencing sentencing cing David Pedro and five other Filipinos to seventeen seventeen seventeen seven seven- teen years year each In th the penitentiary for tor having cut off oft the ears of Montenegro and otherwise maltreating him Montenegro was a teacher In the tile Lucena high school in province It was alleged that the convicted men cut off his ears because be because because be- be cause he express himself as opposed opposed opposed op op- posed to Manuel Quezon president of the Philippine senate The defendants Montenegro Montenegro Monte Monte- negro nearly two years yeara ago carried him away In an automobile tied him to a tree beat him with straps and finally cut cutoff oft his ears earl At Atthe Atthe Atthe the time the assault occurred Quezon Quezon Quezon Que Que- zon declared the accused should be punished and expressed sympathy for the mutilated teacher