The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-15

Fali Text Of As~ad Farranss Aasdwvfa--A
RevoltsaR Chapter in the Present Em~

Fail Text Of Aa~ad FaFranss Ansdwvfa--A
RevoltfaR Chapter In the Present Ens~
hronife.
LoyDoS, Nov. 1.-THE Tfmes sAis uorn~
tux, in connection with the Stanley
RssHttelot mstter, publishes the full text of
Assad Farran's affidavit. He describes how
Bar'teiot. after stanley left YRmbaya,
finding food scarce. employed armed SOU
dancse to attack neighboring villages, but
founS them deserterS He then had re-
course 10 capturing native women ard de-
mandsuR food for their ransom Isbnney
did the same. Assad relates how Bartselot
daily ordered the men to be given twenty
ave 10 100 lashes for various ofTcnses.
He speaks OF numsrrous cases OF
the stealing of fosd, the thieves
being punished with ZOE or more
lashes unpdl their acsh was torn. In one
case Barttelot ordered pssBAshment stopped.
but when the yictim recovered somewhat
he was given $50 more Iashes, and then.
compelled 60 walk ton hours I'm the sun
daily, heavily chaineA ThtScontinued for
two monthas when the vietiu,sa sores became
maggoty. Bartteiot then relieved him for
a. week and DIR. Bonney gave him medicine.
after which punishmens af marching In tho
sun, was resumed. The man finally de-
camped but WAS recapturea and shot.
Assad says-the officers, had plenty of food.
but the mens In camp were starving and
dying daily Often. he says. we asked the
mi Sor 10 issae y little ola rostsn rice 10
make soup Cor the invalads, but this was,
impossible, The camp beexme a miserable
sight yet uene Of the Officers appeared To
care. Assad,rnfers partss~aisriy to Ward
and Tnoups saying they seemed content.
having everything they wamted. aud were
disinclined 10 march.
Referring NJ the Jamea@w incident. Assad
says Jamessns expressed tc Tippoo Tib q
curiosity to witness caurabslism. Tippoo
told Jameson he had hsster purchase
slave. Jamesea then paid six haadker-
chiefs for Ie-year~old gifk The girl was
then taken to4he eannlbasss che chief tell
Ing them She YVES presenssfrom the white
nan who wanted to see bar eaten. The
girl was tied to tree, ahen one OF the
natives sta bbed her I'm tlsev belly. She. was,
soon dead. Then the natives cut her up.
some took the legs, arms .aasl other PORTIONS
20 their huts, while osherssaook the entralls
70 the river. and washed AAem. Jameson In
the meantirns making rousb sketches OF the
horrible soene. Then he went 10 bis caEnps
where ko finished the sassches In water
oolurs.
Assad thea describes -tlsa ealcers going to
Stanley Ealls.at the end of May. lie tells
Of JamesoE hsanger at the quarrel of Bart
talot with Eslin MahoIaedsa and of the.anx-
lety OF hothsto seek or Discover whether
Stanley was dead or In pEison as rumored.
Barttaloh believing ~ Ae could relieve
Stanley from imprlsonm&ut he would be
made. a. colonel. Assadlfusther says Jane
son was prnasf OF the oanmahal sketches and
showed tafem 10 an the ofswera.
Bonney aalso makes q s8arther statement
this morning To the effeok that the cannibal
incident was the cause of2she death of both
jameson and Barttelot. Assad told the
Congo state authorities and they, excited
over the incident. sentshk affidavit - Eu-
rope Barstelot. heariag of this, became
terriblyyexcited for fear he would be BLAMED,
and Bonney says he, asrribes the violence
which led 10 Barttelot' 's death to thlscause.
Bonney believes Barttosot was becoming in
sane through privatioR. and that the can
nIbal incident was tho lAst straw and that
he can hardly be held responsible for his
actions thereafter. Jameson also became
uneasy and hurried 20 the coast TO try to
stop the report. and Bonney believes his
worry brought ON the fevsr that killed him.
Bonney rather excuses Jameson ON the
ground OF his being an@nthusiastic natural
list. and says he faisedto realize the serious
ness OF the act. Bonpey relates the Incl
dent of jameson securing the head of the
negro. who had been shot by an Arab. 1t
was salted and semitic London. whsre IL was
stuffed. IL was, aftavward In the possession
of Mrs. jameson.
According 20 tire. Cologne 0szette Dr.
schwelnfurth lRearrithe jameson Gsory from
h4saaa In person, aad II convinced Of itG.
txslsh.