Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1901 — HOW AGUINALDO WAS CAPTURED [ARTICLE]

HOW AGUINALDO WAS CAPTURED

Th« Filipino reader Describee How He Wat Taken Prisoner. After talking with Tal Plabido and Segovia for fifteen or twenty minutes, I gave orders that the newly arrived men be allowed to fall put and go to rest In the Quarters which had been prepared for them, says Emil Agulnaldo In Everybody’s Magazine. Captain Segovia Immediately left the house and returned to the place where his men were drawn up waiting for him. As he came up to them Segovia shouted, in a loud voice, aa order which we did not hear distinctly and did not understand. Instantly his men begnn to shoot at the soldiers of my guard, taking them completely by surprise. When *he bring began, not suspecting ahy plan against myself, I thought It was a salute with blank cartridges, and having this In mind, I ran to the window and cried out several times, “Cease firing.” But seeing that the firing continued, and that the bullets from the rifles of the attacking party were directed against me ns well as against the soldiers of my gunrd, I for the first time realized that the newcomers were enemies. I hurriedly left the window and ran Into another room in the hope cf finding some means of escape, but saw at once that the house was already surrounded. Then I seized a revolver, Intending to defend myself, but Dr. Barcelona threw both arms around me, crying out. “Don’t sacrifice yourself. The country needs your life.” Tims I was prevented from carrying out my intention. Colonel Villa ran from the bouse In an attempt to break through the Hues of the enemy and rally our men, but be was shot three times and finnlly taken prisoner. When the firing commenced, Tal Placldo threw himself down on the Boor to avoid the bullets, but now lie got up and told us that we were prisoners of the Americans, who, he said, were on the other side of the river with four liuudred American soldiers. and would soon be here. Just »t this time several of Tal Placldo's soldiers came into the house shouting, “Hurrah for the Macabcbes!” and surrounded Barcelona and myself. A little later five Americans, nil armed with carbines, came Into the 1 room where we were. They came up to us, and one of them asked, “Which of you ls»Agulnnldo?” As soou ns I lmd been Identified by the Americans I was placed, with Dr. Barcelona nnd Colonel Villa, In one of the rooms of tho house, and guards were posted at all the windows nnd doors, under command of one of the Americans. The other four Americans then began to search the house for whatever papers md documents might be there. We were then Informed that our captors were General Funston, Captains Newton nnd Hnzznrd, nnd Lieutenants Huzznrd aud Mitchell.