▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Smith – W aller ▁conversation , ▁and ▁copies ▁of ▁every ▁written ▁order ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁from ▁Smith . ▁W aller ▁informed ▁the ▁court ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁directed ▁to ▁take ▁no ▁prisoners ▁and ▁to ▁kill ▁every ▁male ▁Filip ino ▁over ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁General ▁Ad na ▁Ch aff ee , ▁military ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁c abled ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁request ing ▁permission ▁to ▁keep ▁Smith ▁in ▁the ▁islands ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁since ▁he ▁fe ared ▁that ▁Smith , ▁if ▁given ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁rep or ters , ▁could ▁speak ▁" abs urd ly ▁un wise " ▁and ▁might ▁say ▁things ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁facts ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁case , ▁" or ▁act ▁like ▁an ▁un bal anced ▁lun atic ." ▁ ▁Smith ' s ▁court - mart ial ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Smith ▁faced ▁court - mart ial ▁for ▁his ▁orders , ▁being ▁tried ▁not ▁for ▁murder ▁or ▁other ▁war ▁cr imes , ▁but ▁for ▁" con duct ▁to ▁the ▁pre jud ice ▁of ▁good ▁order ▁and ▁military ▁discipline ". ▁ ▁The ▁court - mart ial ▁found ▁Smith ▁guilty ▁and ▁sent enced ▁him ▁" to ▁be ▁ad mon ished ▁by ▁the ▁review ing ▁authority ." ▁ ▁To ▁ease ▁the ▁subsequent ▁public ▁out c ry ▁in ▁America , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁Eli hu ▁Root ▁recommended ▁that ▁Smith ▁be ▁retired . ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ▁accepted ▁this ▁recommendation , ▁and ▁ordered ▁Smith ' s ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁Army ,