New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-15
AMERICAN CITIZENS ATTACKED ~ M4DA-
GASC1R.
DETAILS CONCERNING THE DEATH or Mr.. EMERSON
MIR. uULETT's CONDITION.
From The London Daily Ne,cs. Jan. 4


From The London Daily Neies. Jan.
Several weeks ago we stated that two mur-
LAST ~ Madagascar where the French Government had
refused TO permit tho Maagasy authorities to land troops
from spondent the following details dated South
West Coast Madagascar September 10 lsS2:
who came VIA Nataarryed at Morondaya some months
since and travelling into tho interior FROM there
came south Nos Ney, where they procured the servi
ces of Monsieur Parent, French native OF Bourbon
who had in Madagascar about seventeen yearsand
was well acquainted with tho language TO act
guide and interpreter. They left Iuear on the 9th
inst with the intention of proceeding to the Antanos
country. On the following day about noon they
arrived at a watering place where they rested for
time I9ey here me S S m" n caIte and
were apparently the way 10 the beach to sell the cat
tie at Ut. Augasnes They appeared quite friendly ana
Stunning the Journey they proceeded about halr mile
without the sgdtest warning, shots fred aud Mr..
Emerson who was slightly IN advance, leu s42t In the
about forty fifty uhe same they nad seen at the
place. with spears, and attacked the Others
The hearers eight or nine Anianos men carrying lug
gage threw down their packages and fed 20 the busu,
one African lnamed Slloarike) getting Killed with
spears. ,,..,. ,.,,,
went AntanOs (Crayat, who was carrying his re
yoIyer hat he was afraid to give 1t Hulrtt and
advised INN he would be certainly killed,
they alone, and whilst aHercating party OF
the natives came ON them, they turned and ram the
tanOs both wOun0cd IN the legs AFTER getting
some distance the Antanos dropped the revolver. which
Mr. HuIett recovered ann although much exhausted,
turned upon pursuers, who, thereupon went into
the buah aud returned to the main body. Mr. Hulett
saws that the last time he NJ. Parent he
surrounded by the natives apparently attempting 10 ex
pOsuate with Them but the AnanOs says tnat he saw
him M ParenD get % spear wound IN the light aide. Mr.
Hulett seeing that his eobo resistance would DE OF
avail went OF the Dush with the Antanos aud they
hid themselves TIL midnight, when they went back TO
could hnd the bodies OF their unforiunate
comr des could do In the dark; they then
made Of their way for the beach On arriving
next morning Mt a village they had passed before
journey up, they hired some people carry them
Tullear, where they arrived on Monday evening" the
III inst, aud where they ara, both very Ill In con
sequence OF their wounds. MI Huett believes that had
killed. On the arriving at Nos Vey, small
Island Headquarters OF MoCuboms and French houses
nineteen miles south Tullear, on Tuesday, Mr.. h.
Allan, empoye OF Messrs. III. una 4. McCubbn, went
to fuear and hired about twenty men. with whom he
proceeded to the tho murders, and found and
recognized the bodies OF Messrs. Emerson ana Parent
ana the African, mutilaeu with spear woundS. Tho
bodies buried OF the ION inst. Mr.
Allan leaving some so that he would again know
the place.