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THE SOTTO CASE

A STATEMENT BY MR. SOOTO- AND A REPLY.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 1913.

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(e)-Among the papers of the first

In the roeantime, what the Imperialist extradition proceedings, which are now authorities of the Philippines should do in the possession of the Hongkongia to pay my nu îndemnity for the moral Supreme Court, is a letter from the and material damages occasioned by the Clovernor General of the Philippines, three unsuccessful and malicious attempts addressed to me and signed by Executive to obtain my extradition, without waiting Secretary Carpenter, showing that in

my taking the matter before the Churts. SI-The third attempt of the Philipment was aware that I was still residing extradition papers presented before the February, 1010, the Philippins Govern-

I say this, because, judging from the pines Government to Secure my in this Colony, and yet, it made no Court, though the last application for ray extradition has at last been decided by attempt on my extradition the Hongkong Polies Court in my

(/)—In October, 1911, I founded here surrender appears to be signed by the faveur, and I believe that the proper The Philippine Republic, a fortnightly American Consul General, the present time has new come for me to say, frankly political journal, which is still being Government in Washington has had in the Hongkong. Press, all that I feel published, Its policy is "We want reither participation nor knowledge of about the matter, so that the cosmo- the immediate restoration of the Philip this sandalous ease. It has been purely politan public of this hospitable island pine Republic by whatever means and in and absolutely the work of the present many be able to indge me. with perfect whatever form."

authorition in a Philippines. And, there knowledge of the cause, inasmuch as I (a)-In the archives of the Eastern fore, they are, the only ones responsible have not been given an opportunity to Extension Telegraph Company, a tele-for the consequences.Yours, etc.. make a detailed explanation why I am

gram from my brother, who is a member accused of the crime of studduction, and of the Philippine Parliament, can be why I am stigmatised as anti-American. found informing me, a few months after The Government of the Philippines the foundation of The Philippine Re- alleges, as the legal ground to secure my public, that because of my renewed extradition, that the American judge. political campaigns in the Press, the Mr. Adolph Wislizonus, of Cebu (there Philippine Government was contemplat- is no trial by Jury in the Philippines sing to secure my extradition. in Hongkong), has found me guilty of the crime of abdinction of a girl 17 years and 11 months old, by the name of Acailina Vasquez, in 1900. Against this charge. I will limit myself to the follow ing facts and documents:--

(1.)-In August, 1012, a few months after the failure of the first attempt ou my extradition, Mr. V. C. Part, an "mployer of the Manile Daily Bulletin and emissary of the Philippine Con- stabulary, came to my office to have an 1.-According to the extradition

He told me that he interview with me. papers, which are now in the possession

came to me in oficial representation of of the Hongkong Palice Court, there are two defendants in this case of abduction: the Philippine authorities. and that, if I would only stop my political campaigna, my employees. Pio Datan, and myself,

2.In the trial of this case, the girl that is, if I would stop publishing 7he declared that she left home of her own Philippine Republic and help the Philip free will, with the object of marrying my pine Government instead, I would he employee, Pio Datan, and that all I did granted pardon without staying a moment was to help them in their wedding cere-in gaol. mony. This declaration is corroboraced (7)-Last September. the Portuguese gentleman, Mr. Viriato Sensa, of Meyerink by Pio Datan hirakelf. the case.)

& Co. of Hongkong, handed me a letter From Mr. Parr, in which the offers of the Philippine Government were reiterated with the additional sum of $5,000. The original copy of this letter is now kept in the office of my solicitor, Mr. Go, K.

(See record of

3-I have in my office the marriage certificate of Aquilios Vasquez and Pio Datan, signed and sealed by the Filipino elergyman, Rev. Antonio Odjinar. Such marriage certificate is at any time at the disposal of the public,

4.-I have certified copies of two com-

Wall Brutton.

VICENTE SOTTO, Editor, The Philippine Republic. Hongkong, August 16th, 1913.

APPEAL COURT'S JUDGMENT IN THE ABDUCTION CASE,

In view of the statements made by Mr.

Setto in the foregoing letter in reference to the charge of chiluetion, it is only fair to the American Authorities, whose band

fides zwe impugned in the letter, that their side of the case should be stated. With that object we qurite below the judgment delivered on November 20th, 1907. on the appeal made by Vicente Sotto et al against a conviction by the Court of First The judgment is prefaced by

Instance.

the following note:-:

Abduction; Principal: Accomplice.--- When a servant, at the instigation of his master, inssists in inducing a girl to learn her home for immoral purposes, the master is the principal and the servant, his accomplice.

WILLARD, J.-At half-past-ten on the night of August 1st, 1906, Aquilina Yasgaz a girl less than 18 years of age.

without the latter's knowledge or conse t and went to the house of Luis Crisologo, where she passed the night. She took

left the house of her mother in Cebu

with ber the defondant Pio. Datan Crisologo compelled them to leave the (.)—Mr. Leopoldo Revira, the Prohouse on the next day and they went to a plaints still pending in the Cebu Court: vincial Fiscal of Bohol. was forced to house in Sumbag in the same city. The one filed against. Aquilina Vasquez and hand his resignation last year, only for mother, searching for her daughter, did Pio Daton, charging them with illegal having addressed me a ktter applauding not discover her whereabouts until the marriage on the ground that the girl married without the consent of her the campaigns of The Philippine Republic. † 3rd of August. She, then made a com- (k)-According to La Demperacia, of plaint to the provincial fiscal, who com against Rev. Antonio Odjinar, for having Manila, all correspondence to or from me ninced an investigation. On the 4th of performed the illegal marriage above are opened and detained in the Manila August, Pio Datao, was taken from the

mother; the other complaint is filed

Post Office, by order of this authorities. referred to These certified copica are

With these Inets and documents in view, also at the disposal of the public.

5.--The certified copy of the firm andean it be seriously maintained that my irrevocable sentence of the Filipino Judge, chose derision, was that the marriage of Pio Datan and Aquilina Vasquez was mulid and real, is also at the disposal of the public.

6--On page 141 of the record of this abduction ease, it appears that, when my Attorney intended to present as an exhibit the Register of Marriages of the Muniche (Sotto) is a political offender, and that cipality of Cebu, Judge Wisliznus said there can be no doubt that there is here

extradition is wanted persistently for an alleged idiculous misdemeanour, now seven years old ? Is it not nitifully plain that my extradition is wanted for purely nolitical purposes Did not Sir Francis Piggott, the ex-Chief Justice of the Hope tong Supreme Court, have reasonin saying that “there can be no doubt that

It is unnecessary. The Court admits sufficient political atmosphere about bis the fact that the marriage took place writing to make him a person obnoxious before or after the marriage certificate

Ho the Philippine Government”? was made."

about this, and he will say: In this case there can lx everything, except

abduction."

nction.

extradition proceedings ? I will answer

I

edited several newspapers in the Philip

found, the complete files of The Philin

bones in Sambag by a messenger of the

fiscal and carried to the latter's offer. It

is claimed by the defendants that on that

day Aquilina Vasquez and Daden were married in the house. Such proceedings were had by the fiscal that on the 10th day of August, 1906, the com- plaint in this case was filed, in the Court of First Instance of the Province of Cebu against Viernté Sotto and Pio Datan, charging them with the crime of rapto.

Judgment was entered in the Court he'ow convicting the defendants and sentencing the defendant Sotto to four years and two months of prison correc-20

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tional, and Pio Datan to four months of by the defendants or not denied by them, / Clemencia, Genoveva, Deogracias, and urged Aquilina Vasquez to In his declarations before Magistrate arresto mayor, and to pay to Genoveva but there are in the case many other Teulista testibed that they were at the house mother's house and go with him fo With these facts and documents before Tazeland. Mr. Welch said that the policy Dachison, the mother of Aquilina Vasquez, questions of fact about which there was a

in Sambag from about 8 in the morning imaoral purpose; that she did leav

Suive of the witnesses house at that time with him, went us, where in the alleged crime of aldne. The Philipine Remdir is "down P. 1,000 From this judgment the defen sharp conflict in the evidence. After conill nearly 12. tion which is so much eackled by my with all Americans end up with Satta.“ dants have appealed.

sidering such evidenco we think that the testified that they saw a priest there, but house of Crisologo, where they pass following facts are established: On the they all testified that nobody entered the portion of the night in the same pursuers? How can there legally be and this is absolutely false. In the Public Some of the facts in the case are 29th of July Sutto wrote a letter to Aqui house. The witnesses for the defendants, and that he visited her often during

was ever celebrated between Aquil crime of abduction. when the supposed ribrary of the Hongkong City Hall en vidmitted by the defendants. Among these lina Vasjuez protesting his love for hun attempting to fix the hour when the following days and nights. No marr abducted girl herself denies it, and when

are the following:--Vicente Sotto and and urging her to leave her house and go alleged marriage was celebrated, varied Vasquez and Pio Datar. It is very p

great deal

their in she is validly and really married to

er and received by Aquilina either on the 10 and 11 o'clock. The priest was utterly. himself from responsibility for his ad another man? Ask any ordinary lawyerne Republic, and I challenge Mr. Welch Aquilina Vasquez prior to the Is of with him. This letter was sent by a messe Aquilina was positive that it was between able that, for the purpose of relict to show in an article in these files to August, were friends. Sotto said that he 30th or the 31st day of July. Without unable to fix the time and begged the Sotto attempted to have such a marria The was accustomed to meet her occasionally considering the testimony of Enero Ocaba Court not to allow the prosecuting celebrated, but his purpose was new rove his unwarranted assertion. Aesintant Executive Secretary confuses in the clubs, and, moreover, was a friend that of Juan Abellana establishes the fact attorney to ask him any more questions accomplished.

that Sotto, instead of meeting Aquilina in regard to that point. One of the That part which Pio Datan played In the past three applications for my Anti-Imperialism with Anti-Anigricaniam of the family. Pio Datan was Sotto's Vasquez where he says he did on the alleged witnesses, Juan Villagonzalo, this affair was a trivial one. He was

washerman. Sotto, on the afternoon of night in question waited for her in a testified that he was accustomed to leave mere servant of Sotto. extradition, the crime of abduction bas My journal is not against the noblu sons the 1st of August, made an arrangement carriage in front of her house. He told his house before 9 o'clock and that by believe from the evidence that any rely been alleged as the ground for legal of Amerien, but only against the members with Crisologo for the renting of his Crisologo, when he arranged for the use hurrying he could get to the office of tions of the kit claimed by the defer But is the committing of this the Republican Party and some pseudo-house, the occupation to commence that of bis house that he wished it for Ang Suga in twelve minutes, but if dants ever existed between him anf

Aquilina Vasquez. alleged crime the real motive of the three democrats, who, like my friend Welch, night. On the night in question Sotto forestry ranger who was just arriving he walked slowly it would take about half placed at her orders by Vicente Sotto an

nist Aquilina Vasquez and Pio Datan from Bohol, The evidence also satisies us an hour; that he thought that morning are in the employ of the Imperialists, the after they had left her mother's house, at that instead of leaving Crisologo's house at it took him about fifteen minutes and that their relations were those of a mistress

and servant. She herself testifed this question by citing the following facts most bitter opponents of my country's a place previously agreed upon between once on the night of the 1st of August, as he was there when the priest arrived.

independence. How can a journal whose them, took the two to the house of he and his witnesses say he did, he re. All of the witnesses for the defendants When I left the house, I took Pio Datur

with me." and documents:

Notwithstanding the sub have grots and, supporters in the United Crisology, entered the house, and with mained there for some considerable time agree that when the priest, with the two onlinate relation which he bore to the (a.)-As everybody knows,

Aquilina Vasquez went into the room, and did not leave until the middle of the witnesses, Filomeno Roble and Juan States are prominent members of the where she passed the night. The two night. All of the witnesses agree that on Villagonzalo, went to the house the first other defendant, his connection with the The principal pines, and I have been prosecuted 22 Democratic Party and the Boston Anti-persons who claimed to have been wit that night Pio Datan slept in the salu time they could not enter that Rehle affair was such as to make him respon

thereupon took the party to another sible as an accomplice. times for criminal libel and twice for Imperialist Lengur be Anti-American?esses to the marriage alleged to have and Aquilinn Vasquez in another room house, left them there, and himself went defendant, the man who really committed

taken place on the 4th both worked for After Aquilina Vasquez, with Pio Datan, in search of a policeman; that he found the

crime,

Is Vicente Sotto,T}} sedition.on account of my campaigns Are President Wilson. Seentary Bryan Sotto in the office of his newspaper Ing had let the house of Crisologo and goze policeman and brought him to the judgment of the Court below is modifi against the abuses and excesses of the Senator Stenr. Congressman Jones Shop Without any previous arrange-to the house in Sambag, Sutto brought house, and that he then went for his com- by imposing upon Pic Datan four mont Republican Administration and the General Miles, Prof. Schurman, Mr. went with then, the priest who is said to there various housekeeping effects. panions and brought them there.

and twenty-one days of arresto may actions of some of its officials,

Carnegie, and a host of other illustrious have performed this ceremony went to White she was in this house Sotto visited The witnesses for the Government testi instead of four months and by striki (b.)-In the record-books of the Con-American patriots also anti-American, the office of the newspaper for them on her day and night. On the 5th be told fed that the policeman, a priest, Roble, out the indemnity of P. 1,000 in fay the morning of the 4th of August. Sotto the mother of Aquilina that now that the and another person were at the house of Geroveva Daclisan, and in lien the naught Hotel (now the Astor House) can

because they favour Philippine indepen-

was in the house of Aquilina Vasquez on honour of her daughter had been lost between 12 and 12. Whether or not the condesining the defendant Sotto to as dowry to Aquilina Vasquez P. be seen that in the early days of Novem-

·dence?

the 6th day of August.

she, the mother, should overlook it and priest actually went into the house, us

and to maintain the offspring of ber, 1907, I arrived in Hongkong and

I loath to end this without telling

Among the facts alleged by the Govern- not crente a public scandal, and he advis testified to by the defendants witnesses,

relations with her, if there be any. accupied a room in said hotel. In doing the American Imperialists, who form the are the following Juan Villagonzalo, one we had commenced. He made the same for, if he did enter, he did not find. Pie all other respects the judgment of

ment and not denied by the defendantsed her to withdraw the prosecution which is in our opinion, entirely immaterial,

Court below is affirmed, with cost all this, I used my own name, leaving philippine Government, not to worry of the witnesses to the alleged marriage, statement at the same time and place to Datan there, and any ceremony of marri

that was

this instance against the defendants. nothing in disguise,

Whatever crimes may have been d possession of an official document which I am only waiting the change of govern. oflice, on the 6th day of August brought of the prosecuting attorney on the 4th and performed without the presence of this itted in connection with the certifi

(r.)--The Hongkong Police Court is in much about my return to the Philippines, and employed by Botto in his newspaper Miguel Abella. Sotto went to the office age

to the office of the provincial seal the tonk Tin Datan therefrom, at about 11 defendant. As soon as the card of Vicente Sotto, on which the latter o'clock.

It appears from the evidence that the of marriage, which from the evidence this case we hold to be false, can not is identified by the Assistant Executivement official thare.

The defendants claim that a legal priest in question was at the time 23 year; Secretary of the Philippine Gorernment, temerats appointed by President Wilson asked if the fiscal had not vet finished

action by the proper officials. Mr. Thomas Cary Welch, and in which come to the Philippines, I will immediately with this matter. The assistant fiscal marriage was celebrated on the 4th of of age and that he was the acting priest considered her hat must be left

ther told Juan Villagonzalo that it had August between Aquilina Vasquez and of the Independent Filipino Church in it is an established fact that as long ago return to Manila, without any extradition not beer finished and that he was about Pie Daten and that the effect of this was Cebu; that he was appointed to the offic ordered.

Arellano, C.J., Torres, Johnson, a as February, 1908, the Philippine Govern. procedings whatever, because I have to ask the judge of the Court of First to pardon both Sotto and Pio Datan. We on the 1st day of August of that year.

Judgment modified; defendant ment was officially informed that I was confidence that the democratic adm ̋nistra Instance for an order compelling Aquiare satisfus from the evidence in this and that his appointment was made by Tracy. J.J., concur.

took the then priest and suretly.

victed On the 5th day of August Aquilina residing in Hongkong, and yet it made I tion will do me Justice. Let me reiterate lina Vasquez and Pio Datan to appear in case that no such marriage ever

answer to the citation theretofore issued place. Pio Datan was taken from the Vasquez told her mother in the house hers what I have always shid :-) ask for for them. Villagonzalo then said that house in Sambag on the morning of the no attempt to apply for my extradition.

(d)-In January, 1910, El certain justice not clemency, because I am not there was no necessity for that, and after th by a messenger from the prosecuting in Sambag, in the presence of Batto, that whole thing was a farce. Sotto, himself. Eulogio Reyes Carrillo, an employee of guilty of any crime. I do not want to a short time he returned, bringing with attorney's office. One of the witnessis: who she had not been married and that the him. Pin Datan and Aquilina Vasquez accompanied this messenger testified that at the same place and on the same day, the Philippines Constabulary, came return now, because I know that the When the messenger of the fiscal went to after leaving the house with Pio Datan told Migust Abella that Pio Datan sud offer me my pardon and the office of Pro-present putrid Government of my country bring Pio Datan on the 4th of August, they passed the Cathedral and the clerk Aquilina Vasques were not married and

* cover. vincial Fiscal, provided that I should cannot and will not give me a square deal, the latter said to him that he could not there indicated that it was 25 minutes that the whole thing was a

Reviewing all the evidence in the case. in turn reveal certain secrets concerning To ask them for justice would be trying go because he was waiting for Vicente past 8. The assistant prosecuting at

Sotto.

torney testified that they arrived at his we find that a day or two before the 1st Japan and some Filipino conspirators. to squeeze blood from radishes.

The foregoing are facts either admitted office before 9 o'clock. The witnesses day of August, 1906, the defendant. Botto

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