Evening journal., 1890-11-10
BARTTELOT A BAD MAN.
Mr.. Bonny Supports Stanley's
Charges Against the Major.
HIS UNPARALLELED INHUMANITY

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the rear guard. II begins by expressing
regret that Capt. Barttelot should. in his
effort 70 defend Maj Barttelot's memory,
have forced the disclosure OF the painful
story. Barttelot was possessed Of the idea
that Stanley was a poisoner and would
make away with the white men that knew
Of his doings in Africa. Benny admits
that he shared the same idea lie 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 Stanleys
hospitality.
Barttelot's brutality Confirmed.
Bonny confirms various statements re-
hecting upon Barttelot, including Bartte-
lots attempt TO poison Selim 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 native woman.
The bite was 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.
Donny says that Barttelot ran about the
camp prodding people with a steel pointed
staff, and that the boy sud- died from the
effects of 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 a fiogging 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 logging
substituted at the request Of Bonny. This
is only partly true. John Henry could
speak English, Arabic aud Ki Suaheli. He
went with Barttelot in order to act as in
terpreter between that officer and Tippu
Tib. On the road back from the visit to
Tippu Tib Barttelot nogged Henry severe
/ ly and left him on the road. He left his
revolver with the boy. John Henry, being
afraid 80 return to camp, went to his ma
tive village and sold Barttelot's revolver
for food
Henry did not desert, but Barttelot
sent Soudanese guard after him, aud he
| was placed ia the guard room. In talking
with me Barttelot said; John Henry is
a dangerous man and will shoot him
II Idon't shoot him will cut his ears Of,
Nlogged to Death.
"The men all threatened to desert III the
boy was shot and Barttelot decided TO give
| him 800 lashes instead OF killing him
| The lashes were given.n Bonny continues
Henry never uttered a sound after the
first thirty lashes, as he became insensible
to pain. This scene was the most horrible
lever saw. Modification set in; the mans
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 stabbinG of Ungunga.
Bonny then tells Of an event to which
Stanley does not refer-namely, the wholly
unprovoked stabbing of Chief Ungunga
by Barttelot The weapon used was a
pocketknife In regard TO the good effect
Of Barttelot's temporary absence from
camp, Bonny says: after Mai. Barttelot
left me there was not a single desertion,
and l say this Notwithstanding the fact
that my log has been quoted To show that
desertions still continued, for from the
time the major left me had not lost a
single man. / found the way which had
been lost by Maj. Barttelot, and got to the
| village on July is. AS soon as Mai. Bartte-
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which had previously existed disappeared.
Barttelot quarreled with the native chiefs
and threatened them.
The Killing Of the HIanyema.
III was on the 18th that Soudi received
the fatal kick, and | saved the majors life
when he bit the Manyema woman; and il
was on the night of the same day that he
killed the Manyema, the comrade of Sangs.
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times with his steel pointed cypress staff
and finished up by beating the mans
brains out before the eyes of All in the vii
lage. The scene which followed was like
that which occurred when he bit the wom-
an, and again had to fight to save Bart
telot's life, 1t was only by knocking him
down myself that the natives held back,
for then they thought / meant to punish
him. Maj Barttelots reasons for killing
the man as he did were that he believed
him to be the native who had shot at him
and myself while we were sitting in my
house the night before"
The natives were goaded to fury by Bart
telot's brutality by this time, and Bartte-
| lots murder soon followed. Bonny says:
"The description given by Stanley in his
statement TO The Times regarding the
shooting IS correct, with the exception of
the reference to the steel pointed cypress
staff. Barttelot did not have this staff on
that morning, and did not therefore stab
the woman with it, but he did beat her
with his fist, and he did kick her, aud he
had his loaded revolver in his hand, as
stated by Stanley.
Regarding Bonny's Lack of Initiative.
Stanley has said in his book that /
lacked initiative What he means Is that
/ ought TO have taken Maj. Barttelot,
bound him, and sent him away. He be-
lieves that violence should have been used
TO stop the proceedings of Mai Barttelot;
but | can only say that am pleased that
Barttelot's blood is not on my hands, as
would have been the case had l attempted
to do what Stanley suggests. Barttelot
was so hated, so execrated by every black
man in the camp, that the moment he had
passed out Of my hands on the way to the
coast the men would have torn him limb
I from limb
~ am willing to admit that by com bined
action we might perhaps have prevented
the extremes to which Barttelot went.
But there were many reasons why com.
bined action was impossible. The strain.
ed relations existing between some of the
officers had much to do with this state Of
affairs"
Jamieson's Incredible InhumanIty.
Bonny fully corroberates Stanley's
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