“The acts committed by Captain Vicente Tomang, referred to in paragraph 16 of this letter, are punishable both as a serious threat and as illegal detention, because he unlawfully deprived the two Igorrote women of their liberty when they desired to leave his service, for which purpose he threatened to kill them.
“Although not asked for in the indorsement to which this is a reply, I venture to suggest that the Igorrotes who armed themselves and formed a band for the purpose of kidnapping persons for subsequent sale, be punished under Act 1121, which penalizes as bandolerismo the abduction of persons for any purpose, even though there may be no extortion or ransom demanded, if the abduction be done by an armed band.
(Signed) “L. R. Wilfley,
“Attorney-General.”
[12] Also written “Jamaya.”
[13] Republished in “Slavery and Peonage,” pp. 37–39.
[14] “Slavery and Peonage,” pp. 14–15.
[15] Ibid., p. 21.
[16] Ibid., pp. 23–25.
[17] Ibid., pp. 17–19.
[18] “The Filipino People,” Vol. II, No. 1, p. 15, September, 1913.