"Teodoro Patino. A name which all Spaniards should pronounce with
pleasure, because, by his repentance, inspired by divine Providence
(96), Spain was saved from an unending series of bitter experiences.
"Patino, a workman in the printing establishment of the Diario de
Manila, pertained to the Katipunan of Tondo, as did also the majority
of the compositors and book binders of the said establishment.
"Repentant and fearful of the increase of the association, and of
the criminal projects it pursued, he decided to denounce it to
his sister, a student of the College of Looban, directed by the
learned and virtuous Sisters of Mercy (97). His sister made known
the denunciation to her Superior who called Patino into her presence;
and realizing the gravity which surrounded the matter, sent him to the
Rev. P. Mariano Gil, parish priest of Tondo (98), a suburb of Manila;
to this Rev. Father, Patino repeated all that he had manifested, and
all that he could know, he being only a simple initiated member. He
affirmed that in the printing establishment of the Diario receipts
and proclamations were printed, and daggers were secretly made for
the Katipunan, and he offered, moreover, to make known where the
lithographic stones used for the printing were hidden.
"Srs. Grund and Cortes, lieutenants of the sub-division of the Veterana
of that district, were called to the convent by P. Gil, who expounded
to them all that had occurred. These officers made known the facts to
their chiefs, and constituted themselves into a "cuartelillo". That
same night there fell into the power of P. Gil the lithographic stones,
some receipts and printed regulations of the Katipunan: objects which
were placed at the disposition of this Corps. In the "cuartelillo"
Patino was minutely examined, and immediate proceedings were commenced
for the arrest of 22 oath bound katipuneros, whose houses were also
searched. In this search an abundance of documents and effects which
justified the denunciation were encountered. From that time no stone
was left unturned by the officers and guards of this Corps, who for
15 days worked unceasingly and untiringly that their labor might be
crowned with the greatest success.
"More than 500 prisoners of importance, among those who were convicted
and among those who confessed, were handed over to the Courts of
Justice together with all the documents, books, pamphlets, seals,
attributes and the archives of the Supreme Council. The back of the
vast conspiracy was broken; some of the guilty have already expiated
their crimes (99), many have suffered deportation, (100) whilst no
few still remain in prison awaiting the decision of human justice.
"If with our aid we have contributed to the salvation of this portion
of Spanish territory, what better recompense and reward for this
Section of the Guardia Civil Veterana?
"Manila, 28th October 1896--Olegario Diaz--Signed--The document bears
a seal which reads: Seccion de Guardia Civil Veterana.--Manila.
Here ends the document which forms the text. In continuation follow
the notes with their corresponding numbers.