Telegram-herald., 1890-11-11


with whom be had & quarrel
Bonny confirms the statement that
BArttelot deliberately biz a woman.
The Major, he says, fastened his teeth
In the "oman's cheek. not IN her
shoulder, as stated. For this Bartte lot
would have been lynched n Bonny had
not rescued him Bonny still bears on
his forehead and other parts Of his per-
son the marks of the wounds received
by him in the nEht with The natives
that followed the incident
lie has not.the slightest doubtthat the
boy Soudi died from the effects OF
kick given him by Barttelot On one
occasion he hit the boy on the
forehead with stick, raising q
lump as big as a door-knob Bartte-
lot kicked the boy the day before be
was killed. Gangrsne ensued from the
boys injuries, resulting in his death.
Bonny confirms the state ent that the
mission boy, John Henry, who spoke
the English, Arabic and Zanzibar Ian
guages, and acted as interpreter. died
from the effects Of 500 lashes. He de-
clares, in speaking Of the murder OF
Barttelot, that the best feeling pre-
vailed in the village TIL the Major ar
rived
Immediately upon his arrival" says
Bonny, "the Major demanded that the
chief procure sixty slaves within four
days. as we'll as supplies OF food, etc.
Upon the chiefs stating that that was
impossible in such short time, the
Major began TO abuse him and threat
ened 70 Geyastate the village. This
began the ill-feeling. On the 18th the
boy Soudie was kicked by Barttelot. and
] saved the Major after he had bitten
the woman On the same night he
prodded a Manyuema, friend OF Sau-
gar, thirty times, and finished by beat
ing out the mans brains before the eyes
OF the whole village. Again | was
obliged to fight to save his life. / was
only able TO keep the natives
back by knocking down Bsrttelot my
self, pretending to punish him. lie be-
lieved that the man he killed had fred
at our house on the previous night, but
thcre Was no proof OF that lie occD-
pied my house because no one would
give him one. The firing continued
throughout the night as an expression
Of hatred. The only wonder is We wero
not both killed
Bonny teclares he has no doubt OF tho
correctness OF the Jameson story.
Jameson showed him the cannabalistic
scene and described Il ia detail Six
sketches are now in possession OF jam
eson's widow. They represent the tying
up killing and carving OF the girl. th 9
distribut ton OF the flesh 70 the natives
scrambling for pieces and the cooking
and feasting. He says. in conclusion,
that he can only believe that Barttelot
was insane.
A communication from Mr.. Stanley
appears in Sundays Times. in which he
gives the names OF the persons who in
formed bin OF the jameson incidest
He said that Jameson said that IL such
a charge were brought against him he
woald deny it, lie also SAYS that q
clergyman In London had seen ne
gro's head and neck which jameson
had sent home 70 be stuffed Stanley
adds that he oeuld not have believed
the story himself bad not jameson ap-
pearod TO glory in the fact that be was
the only white man who had seen can
nibalism.
The Pail Mali Gazette says that Mr..
Stanley will prosecute Walter Bart
telot and others who have brought
charges against him in connection with
the controversy regarding the rear
guard OF The Emin Relief Expedition.
Mr. Stanley has retained Mr. George
Lewis and Sir Charles Russell 10 conduct
his czge