Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-03-22 | Page 1 | Major Waller Told His Men to Avenge Death of Comrades Section

MAJOR WALLER TOLD HI TO AVENGE DEATH OF COMRADES general smith gave the orders under which the officers in samar acted natives were recognized as treacherous brave and savage manila march 22 The prosecution in the trial by court martial of major waller and marino corps on the of executing natives of the island of samar without trial closed today captain arthur T manx of the marine corps representing major waller opened the defense by promising to show five things alio work of the 1 firing party the nature of major wal wali i lera services in samar alio character of the natives the conditions at the base and major wallers status there and that the executions were necessary ces sary lawful and justifiable captain david I 1 porter of the marine corps testified that he was present when general smith gave major wal ler his orders which major waller never exceeded at the outset major waller warned hii command that they were opposed by a treacherous brave and sav age foe and that all treachery should be punished with death and closed with an appeal to alio command to the fate of their old china comrades of the ninth infantry and avenge them