The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-11-14
BARTTELOT A BAD MAN.
Mr.. Bonny Supports Stanley's
Charges Against the Major.
HIS UNPARALLELED INnuMANIrY

hhe totnmahuef OF the roar Guhrd WAS
Many Times a Murderer and a Fiend in
Human Form VINO Slaughtered Men
without Reason or Mercy.
LoNDoN Nov. 1O.-The Times publishes
three column letter signed by Bonny, of
the rear guard It begins by expressing
regret that Capt Barttelot should, in his
effort to defend Mai Barttelot's memory.
have forced the disclosure Of the painful
story. Barttelot was possessed Of the idea
that Stanley was poisoner and would
make away with the white men that knew
of his doings ia Africa Bonny admits
that he shared the same idea. He and
Barttelot frequently talked the subject
over, but adds that nothing Of the kind
was ever proved against Stanley. Bartte-
lot and Jameson agreed, ON account Of
these rumors, not to partake of Stanley's
hospitality.
BartteIot's brutality Confirmed.
Bonny confirms various statements re-
flecting upon Barttelot, including Bartte-
lots attempt to poison Selm Ben Mon
tanned, Tippu Tips nephew, because bitter
feeling existed between them. He also
confirms the story Of Barttelot's fastening
his teeth in the flesh of a H8tive woman.
The bite WINS inflicted on the cheek instead
OF the shoulder, as in Stanley's version.
Barttelot would have been lynched for this
offense had not Bonny rescued him. Bonny
still bears marks Of the fierce fight with
the natives following the incident.
The Case of John Henry.
Bonny says that Barttelot ran about the
camp prodding people with a steel pointed
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effects of q kick dealt him by the brutal
major. Continuing Bonny says;
81 now come to the case Of John Henry,
the mission boy who died from the effects
of hogging ordered by Barttelot Walter
Barttelot says John Henry had been or
dered to be shot, but that this punishment
was remitted by the major and hogging
substituted at the request Of Bonny. This
is only partly true.
"Henry did not desert, but Barttelot
sent Soudanese guard after him, and he
was placed in the guard room. In talking
with me Barttelot said John Henry is
a dangerous man and | will shoot him.
If don't shoot him will cut his ears off,
FIogged to Death.
"The men all threatened to desert if the
boy was shot and Barttelot decided to give
him 800 lashes instead of killing him.
L Ht ldohtH NtiG klNNhs l91iAig NbAibAhhtos
Henry never uttered sound after the
first thirty lashes, rs he became insensible
to pain, This scene was the most horrible
| lever saw. Modification set in; the man s
| flesh fell off in pieces on to the ground,
and his body swelled to twice its ordinary
size Within twenty-four hours Henry
| died"
The Killing of the Manyema.
| "It was on the 18th that Soudi received
the fatal kick, and l saved the majors life
when he bit the Manyema woman; and il
| was on the night of the same day that hC
| killed the Mauyema, the comrade of Sanga
This man Barttelot prodded at least thirty
times with his steel pointed cypress stat
and finished mp by beating the man,
brains out before the eyes of all in the vii
lnge. The scene which followed was lik'
that which occurred when he bit the won
an, and again had to fight to save Bart
telot's life. 1t was only by knocking hin
down myself that the natives held back
for then they thought | meant to punisl
| him. Mai. Barttelot's reasons for killing
| the man as he did were that he believes
| him to be the native who had shot at hir
| and myself while we were sitting in m
house the night before"
The natives were goaded to fury by Bar
telot's brutality by this time, and Bartt,
| lou UluTutT SbOu lOllbWGu4 bOulAN say
1.-The description given by Stanley in hi
statement to The Times regarding tn
shooting is correct, with the exception
the reference to the steel pointed cypres
staff Barttelot did not have this staff O
that morning, and did not therefore sta
| the woman with il, but he did beat h,
with his fist, and he did kick her, and |
had his loaded revolver in his hand,
stated by Stanley.
Regarding Bonny's Lack of Initiative.
STANLEY has said in his book that
lacked initiative. What he means is tb
| ] ought to have taken Mai. BarttelC
bound him, and sent him away. He
| lieves that violence should nave been u.s.
to stop the proceedings of Maj BarttelC
but can only say that | am pleased tn
Barttelot's blood is not on my hands,
would have been the case had attempt
to do what Stanley suggests. Barttel
was so hated, SO execrated by every bla
man in the camp, that the moment he Ia
passed out of my hands on the way to t
coast the men would have torn him liz
from limb.
Jamieson's Incredible Inhumanity.
Bonny fully corroberates Stanle
charge that Jameson bought "a girl a
had her killed and eaten by natives ii
he might have exciting incidents for
sketch book. He says;
"Jamieson's servants told the story TO
whole garrison, and Jameson himself
lated to me every incident as described
Stanley. Jameson showed me the sketc
describing the scene in detail / cam
now describe each of the six sketches,
they begin with a picture of the girl be
brought down tied by one hand to the
tive, who holds in his right hand the ia
knife He is then represented thrust
the knife into the girl, while the bloc,
seen squirting out.
"Then there is the scene of the cary
up of the girl limb by limb, and of
natives scrambling for the pieces
running away to cook them, and the fl
sketch represents the feast These sketc
> are now, or were until very recently in
= hands of Mrs. Jameson.
He Warned BartteIot's Brother.
"a "Walter Barttelot will now unlerst
a | what j meant when / asked him nc
h pull his brother out of the grave, and {
n he should not publish Bari eiot's dial
- told him nearly everything that l J.
"a said above, and he cannot claim tina
4 was ignorant Of the charges against
,t brother.
Unfortunately he has seen ft to
press parts of Barttelot's diary and p
Of the letters. Had he published Bal
NJ lots diaries and letters in full they We
~ have thrown much light ON this suble
'e Bonny believes Mai. BaTttelot was
III sane. In conclusion he says Il do
ne wish to defend Stanley. ! am not beho
sh to him nor to anybody else iu this mu
rn But the public have demanded the tr
e. and | consider it my duty 20 give G
~ facts which have come within my
~ knowledge"
Ou Gladstone on the Recent Elections
~ LONDON, Nov 1l.--ln reply TO a req
w for his opinion IN regard TO the Amer
"a elections, Mr. Gladstone writes the Lon
an correspondent of The United Press as
- - lows: Il have received the iutelligeuC
~ The result of the recent elections in An
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not less than economical, and Amer
Ls scarcely less than English, In my opil
~ the example of America in reference tC
y, tariff will not have much weight in
81 rope, / might run the risk, il ] proce,
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