Show WALLER COURT MARTIAL manila march 23 at the continuation yesterday of tlc alc trial by court martial of maj littleton V waller of the marine corps on he charge of executing natives in samar john 11 day of the marine corps asked per mission to amend his evidence saying it was an investigation to which he was a party the judge advocate maj henry P kingsbury of the third cavalry cross examined capt david D porter of the corps who saad it was his ini that gan i smith had riven maj waller tho power of life and death over prisoners capt porter said that while lie was with maj wallers command he did not pec any native commit any act which ho thought should be punished with death capt porter said sergeant quick was with turn and that the sergeants report was consequently gathered from what lie had heard from members of lacut williamea Willi amsa party answering a member 01 the court ro artial capt porter said that gen smith did not explicitly give maj waller me power of life and death over prisoners but that he did by inference baying that he wanted no prisoners and that treachery should be punished with death |