The prisoners in the jail were liberated, but many of them had promptly to be put back again because of the disorder which resulted, and that same evening Leyba was obliged to publish a notice threatening robbers with death.
At midnight on September 3 Father Corujedo was taken from the _convento_ by Captain Diego and was again asked for money.

Replying that he had no more to give, he was beaten with the hilt of a sabre and stripped of his habit, preparatory to being executed.

A mock sentence of death was pronounced on him and he was placed facing to the west to be shot in the back.

Diego ordered his soldiers to load, adding, "When I count three all fire," but the fatal count was not completed.

Three priests from Alcala were given similar treatment.
The troubles of the priests imprisoned at Tuguegarao were sufficiently great, but they were augmented a thousand fold when Villa arrived on September 11.