Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-10
THOSE TERRIBLE SKETCHES.
Mr.. Stanley Interviewed REGARDING
Jameson's ALLEGED Cruelty.

Mr.. Stanley Interviewed REGARDING
Jameson's Alleged Cruelty.
LoNDox, Nov. 10-The Times this morning
publishss the following from its special cor
respondent in New York, who called upon Mr..
Stanley with the request that he particularize
more regarding the story Of cannibalism
charged on Mr.. Jameson. Mr.. Stanley readily
complied with the requeet aud wrote and
signed the following:
Concerning the story Of cannibalism which
u connected with the name of Mr.. Jameson,
nrst heard it. OF course, from MIR. Bonny
was greatly incredulous, and rather suspected
there was some animus, but he told me, But
have seen the sketches myself and the Zanzi-
paris. who had been 10 Stanley Falls, Ger
roborated Mr.. Benny. Then was also in
formed that the state authorities at
Stanley Falls intended arrestinS Mr.. Jameson.
The story, as Mr.. Bonny told it TO me, was not
only current in the camp, but became current
along the Congo from Stanley Pool to Nyangwe.
Even this was not sufficient to entirely satisfy
Us. AT the same time l wrote a letter to Mr..
Jameson that hoped he would be able to dis
prove such fearful story.
we heard no more about the story till
came TO Cairo, and Asaiad Ferran, o Syrian
Christian, formerly interpreter on the expedi-
ton. delivered written document to me, on
reading which saw that the details were cir
cumstantial and related with wonderful clear
ness, and asked him if the facts we're true which
the documents contained. l asked him il he
had written them himself. He answered in
the Affirmative. Two witnesses were called and
in their presence / asked him if the facts in
that document were truthfully related he
answered, Yes, as a Christian.
l said remember these men are dead. What
ever harm they may have done you in Africa
they can never do you any more harm. There
fore think well before you speak. Are the facts
contained in this paper true?" Yes he said, 4
aun Wrrfa ,,,,
these gentlemen if the paper is true. And he
signed his name and the two witnesses signed
theirs attesting the fact that he had solmenly
sworn to the truth Of the document and that
he attached his signature with his hand TO it
-. TRoUP HAD SEEN THEM.
"On reaching England / asked Mr.. John
Rose Troup if the story was true. Mr.. Troup
said: have seen the sketches myself. Capt
vaugol has also seen them"
"On asking gentleman few days later, he
said that a reverend gentleman had seen the
head and neck OF negro which had been sent
home by Mr.. jackson to London to be stuffed.
The clergyman 10 reported to have said that If
he had such q morbid love for such monstrous
curiosities there might be considerable truth
in the other story.
Il was also told at Ranalya that Mr. Jameson
had, after ascertaining that public feeling in
the Arab settlements at Stanley Falls had been
eessu. "oA, ~ CSCI L all Cusu Ecu VIII
it, I'll deny it
1.-The sketches to which the dispatch refers
are thus spoken Of by DIR. Bonny: Il cannot
now describe each of the six sketches, but
they begin with a picture Of the girl being
brought down. tied by one hand to the native,
who holds in his right hand the fatal knife.
He is then represented thrusiing the knife into
the girl, while the blood is seen squirting out
Then there is the scene Of the carving up of
the girl, limb by limb, and of the natives
scrambling for the pieces and running away to
cook them, and the final sketch represents the
feast. These sketches are now or were until
very recently in the hands Of Mrs jameson" VI
STANLEY WILL PROSECUTE.
The Pal Mall Gazette says that Mr.. Stanley
will prosecute Walter Barttelot and others who
have brought charges against him in connec-
ton With the controversy regarding the rear
guard Of the Emn relief expedition. Mr.
Stanley has retained Mr.. George Lewis
and Sir Charles Russell to conduct his case. He
says he will say no more about Maj. Barttelot
until after his first lecture, tomorrow night
He will not answer the criticisms of Mr. j. Ross
Troup or any other of the officers Of the rear
guard, interviews with whom we're printed in
The newspapers yesterday.