The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-15

native women and demanding food 10
their ransom. Bonny did the sam
thing. The women escaped often. Thi
caused isolation In the camp, the native
each fearing kidnapping. Assad relate
how Bartellot daily ordered the men I,
be given from % 10 100 iashes for yari
ous ollenses. He describes the arriva
Of and the negotiations with Tippoo Tib
He speaks OF numerous cases OF the steal
ing Of food, the thieves being punishe,
with 100 or more lashes each until thei
flesh was torn.
iNTluNAS BARDARITY,
In one case the Major ordered tn,
punishment to be stopped, but a few
days later, the victim having recovere'
somewhat, was given 100 more lashes
The man was then compelled 10 wall
ten hours in the sun daily heayil.
chained. This was continued for twi
nontha, when the yictim's g sores becaml
putrid and maggoty. The Major .he1
relieved him for week and DR.. BonnN
gave him medicine, after which tht
punishment Of marching in the eun wal
resumed. The man finally decamped
but was recaptured after four dayt
through the Offering of reward, anG
was shot despite Jameson's protest.
Incidentally, while describing Ward
and Troup's return with ample supplies
from their visit to Tippoo Tip with o
message to hurry the porters, he says;
Ward and Troup having everything
they wanted were content with the lite
at Yambuya and disinCliped TO march
The Manyemas daily brought plenty OIL
varied food, which they exchanged fol
cloth and matches, and the natives
brought fresh fish daily, but the men in
the camp we're starving and dying daily
being reduced to skeletons. Often ".
asked the Major to Issue a little ole
rotten rye to make soup for invalids
but this was impossible. The camp
became a miserable eight, yet none O.
the officers appeared to care"
THE cANNiBAL STORY.
After dealing with the reports OF Stan
ley's death and the getting Of Tippoo'l
men, comes the Jameson affair at Sib
aibksi. Jameson expressed TO Tippoo'l
interpreter curiosity to witness canni
balism. Tppoo consulted with tht
chiefs and told Jameson he had bette
purchase slave. Jameson asked th,
price, and paid six handkerchicfs.
man returned few minutes afterwart
with a ten-year.old girl. Tippoo ant
the chiefs ordered the girl to be taken t
the native huts. Jameson, himself
Selim, Masoudi and Farhani, Jameson,
servant. presented to him by Tippoo
and many others followed. The mel
who had brought the girl said to th.
cannibals: "rhis is present from {
white man who desires to see her eaten
The girl was tied to tree, the native
sharpening their knives the Will,
One OF them stabbed her twice in The
belly. She did not scream, bu
knew what would happen, lookin,
to the right and left for help
When stabbed she fell dead. The ma
tives cut pieces from her body. Some
took the lega, arms, breasts and other
portions straight to the huts, whilt
others took the entrail5 to the river ant
washed them, Jameson in the meantime
making rough sketches OF the horrible
scenes. Then We all returned to tht
chiefs house. Jameson aiterward wen
to his tent, where he finished hi!
sketches in water.colors. There wert
six OF them, all neatly done. The Grs
sketch was OF the girl as she was led t
the tree. The second showed her stab
bed, with the blood gushing from til,
wounds. The third showed her dissect
ed. The fourth showed man carryin,
u leg in one hand and a knife in til,
other. The fifth showed man with !.
native axe and the head and breast o
the victim. Jameson showed these ant
many other sketches to all the chiefs.
Bonny makes further statement t
the effect that the cannibal incident wa
the Cause OF the death OF both Jameson
and Bartellot.
Mrs. Jameson writes to the papers a
follows: "As the Emin Relief Commit
tee appeared to consider that the refuta
ton devolves upon me, ask th,
papers to insert the following letter from
my husband, who died fortnight afte
writing it, and who, therefore, was un
able to take the further steps which ht
intended TO clear his character"
Jameson's letter is addressed to ST.
William McKinno1, and is dated Stan
ley Falls, August 5, 1855. After describ
ing Assad Ferran's statements as falsl
and cruel, Jameson writes: "Upor
arrival at Ribarruba, tho chic
invited me to his residence, where I wit
messed curious native dance, followin,
other ceremonies. which ippoo saii
was usually followed by a cannibal feGst
II laughed sceptically, whereupon an
other Arab described a horribl,
story. l fatty declared that it was i'm
possible that this could happen. Th
Arab retorted: "Give me bit OF clotl
and see." l thought this q mere rus
to obtain the gilt, but the Arab ha
formerly been kind, so I CAV
him piece Of six handkerchiefs. The,
followed the most horrible scene ! eve
witnessed in my life. The Who'll
thing happened 80 quickly that
was impossible to make sketches
had wished 10 do so. Further
/ had nothing 10 sketch with. fh,
small sketches made were done in tn
evening at my own house. The glI
never looked for help. She SCENE
:! to know II WAS her latt
She never stirred hands, foot, or head
| How the girl was obtained don't know
but will send you all particulars signe
by witnesses as promised"
Then follows the statement that Assa
boasted OF swindling the British Go,
ernment in the purchase c
camels at Suakim, where Ii
also made money by diyidin
with policemen, spoils captured fror
gamblers among the troops. The STATE
ment concludes as follows: This
the low brute whose word the Belgia
officers would accept to destroy m
character" :.
He enclosed Assad's retraction, i
which he says the story in r
gard TO buying girl to /
eaten by cannibals was misunde
stood. The handkerchief said
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