Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-08
STANLEY'S STORY.
The GreSr Explorer Replies 10 the Charge.
Of us Enemies.

Barttelot'S diarieA Nh LieuteNpr
Troup's book: UponRyt|urn from\k
bert NyanZa in search SON \he rear ~
umn, a distance Of SpQNNes, said NJ
Stanley. got reports Al EyNyala OF TIN
condition Of the rear SOMAn, which
had left at Yambuya. MAY grown APP
prehenSive a. to its sVf,NN, and had
travelled back these 500 Nuns, 10 learn
something Of the SplepdiAYNNuipped
guard that had left AehiAd M'eharge
Of Major Barttclot, withNOuA pfier OIL
GERS. heard that the raar cNlu&h was
ia an awful condition. anlh When !
reached Iambuya l fou(d me IMPORT
confirmed: the camp was " Adethora-
lied state, many Of the mek we've dead,
and of all the officers only fonAey was
left. | was Mortified al this statf OF az
fairs, and wrote At once ~ th9 Emin
relief committee on account of What |
had found ~ Nambuya. ttoldi them
that the rear column was treci ted by
the irreSOuti0n of its oticert, the
neglect of their promise aud Heir III
difference 20 the interests of the dNp9di-
ton. All the talk that hdS ricently
been made was called fortht by Dire re-
marks 1 made in the letter. iWhdn | re
turned 70 Europe, of course thefe was
au attempt made TO get me tQm02ify
my charges. But Troup, in "a Yean-
while, had announced the fmDfediate
publication of his book, and an injunc-
tion had been obtained by SIR Francis
Wintou, Secretary OF the EWh Relief
Committee. To prcya7rt> l<circulation.
la TrOup'S first book there was 4
wholcsale condemnation Of Barttelot;
but Sinree the Injunction he had tii+sc-r0
alter The first part and the IsSt part Of
that book ON account O[1he cenSIr,-1
made on the rear guard.
IL seems that b-f0re my arrival at
Yambuya, and after Barrclot'S murder,
Bonuey had written d report to the
committeoas he. in common with 9TH
erS, had thought that was dead. So
when | asked him if he had any evil
dence of what had taken place. he said:
Il k.yc a letter which was just about
.<6nding TO the committee" They said
AS am here and am your superior
officer Of the expedition, | have author
lty to open it," After reading it !aS6ed
him % address il 70 me rs chief Of the
expedition instead of the committee,
and il was in this way that prevented
that report of his from going To Eng
land.
have that letter. 1t explained very
clearly what had happened. II was
written before | arrived. Therefore |
have Bonney'S report, Troup'S two let
tiers. Wards account. which | received.
and more important than all, have
the log book signed by the officers day
after day. Without any other evidence
that log book Of itself would prove that
| was justified in my ccuSure OF the rear
column, which was very mild in my let
ter 10 the committee. Am | going TO
publish that log? cannot say. /
think il better 10 wait while. till |
have read Troup'S book.
Bonney could remove all this criticism
by telling what he knows, and writing 4
plain. simple story of what took place:
how il was that Major BarttelOt was
killed: how il was these men died like
sheep: that the rear column, so grandlY
equipped before starting, fell 10 rot
lie told all the same story, and told IL TO
Emin Pasha. and we all have heard ii,
but | also have his written story record
ed al the time. The log book was writ
ten every day. like ships log, stating
what had occurred during the day. II
is signed officially by whoever was Off
Ger % the day. The log book is very
valuable, and with the social results in
my possession fully j"~tify sac ia a-Ay
ccusure of the rear column and acQuit
me OF the charge that | have acted
otherwise than an honorable man and an
officer.
Barttclot was shot ON July 10, and |
arrived on the scene on August l.,
therefore I did not see the deed nor did
| witness the causes which led to 1t.
The whole and sole cause was the vio-
lent temper Of the Major.
Barttelot had just come from Nyanza
and was in camp where the rear guard
had camped before. His very presence
seemed TO stir up the natives in camp.
Tie demanded so men from the Arab
chief as cOuricrS. when he had already
had an that was necessary. The chief
told him that he could not give them to
him, for they were not 20 be found. He
threatened him with reporting his de-
NAL and again demanded the men, and
then complained 90 Bonney. Bonney
told him hc had enough men already,
aud IL hc put the Is loads of rifles into
their hands they could 90 ahead and
protect themselves. That was July l..
lie went To the Arab chief and beat him
with "A cypress stick. and left him in 4
horrible condition. Early in the morn
ing of July 10 BarttelOt was awakened
and disturbed by loud singing and
beating Of drums. He sent his sergeant
To lind ont who made the noise. The
sergeant reported he could find nobody
responsible for il. lie then sent his lit
tie boy. S0Ulti, who reported on his re-
turn that q woman was singing and the
men were drumming, which IS the Atri-
cans custom in Saluting the rising sun.
BarttelOt said with an oath that he
would shoot the first one who refused
To stop the noise. and Suiting the action
10 the word, he tool, down his revolver
and marched ont TO find the native sing
ers. lie found near the chiefs hut
woman. who was the chiefs wife. She
was singing and the men drumming.
lie told them 70 stop, aud the woman
looked nj him in 4 defiant way and
kept ON. for an the natives hated him.
he then struck and kicked her. She
and her husband, who was
in the hut. not five yards away cleaning
his gun. looked out OF lOophOle, aud
seeing BarttclOt abusing his wife ne put
his gun through the loOphole aud fired,
killing Barttelot instantly. The muir
lcrcr was chief. not a slave.
and these men love their
wives as much as you do here. Ii was
lone i'm a spaSm ofanger. TO protect his
wife from the officers brutal treatment.
From what reports can obtain. he
made himself very diStaSteful to the
natives. lie had habit OF standing in
.hc pathway and grinning and making
faces m them. He had four front teeth
that were very prominent, aud when he
showed these IL made the natives angry. /
For these reports | don't rely on Mr..
bonner. for there were 500 people who
could tell me how the affair happened.
Both Arab and native chiefs went over
h very infinitely, and although they
might be- somewhat preiudiced, they
,qrecd TO the letter IN their statements
p I.