Discovered a party of insurgents inside a wall, climbed to the top of the wall, covered them with his gun, and forced them to stack arms and surrender.
Additional information is available from Lt. Col. James Parker of the 45th Infantry's "Report on the Defense of Vigan, Luzon, P.I., December 4, 1899:"
"While searching the town for insurgents at the close of hte fight Private epps, Company B, Thirty-Third Infantry, asked Captain Van Way permission to search a particular house. Looking over a wall he discovered 17 insurgents armed, and mounting the wall he then covered them with his gun, forcing them to stack arms and surrender. When some surpise was expressed at this incident he replied, 'What else could they do? I had the drop on them.'"