St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-10
Graphic Story Of the Doings
OF Maj. Barttelot in
Africa.
His Brutality the Direct Cause
of the Death Of Several
People.
Benny Corroborates the Story
of Jameson in Most Of Its
Details.

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signed statement from Mr.. Benny.
The writer opens by regretting
that Barttelot's brother has fore
ed the disclosure of a pain
full story. Bonny says that
Stanley only heard of the poisoning sus-
picions from him on the 18th of last Oc-
tOber in the course of conversation on
Barttelot's book. Bonny testifies that
when Barttelot and Jameson. after
Arabs belonging to
Stanley's previous expedition as to the
fate of POcock and others, expressed
the opinion that Stanley would poison
he admitted that Iumors
to that effect we're current in
Europe, but nothing was ever proved
against Stanley. Barttelot and jane
son agreed not to partake of his hospi-
tality. Benny confirms the report that
Barttelot asked him for tasteless
poison with which to remove Tippoo
Tbs nephew, SeIim, with whom
he had had a quarrel. Benny pretended
to search for such poison, but hid all
the poisons. lie then told Barttelot,
who was angry, that he procured cya-
hide of potassium, but rejected
it as useless for the purpose
on account of its salinity. Barttelot
did not make further attempts to poison
Selim. Benny confirms the statement
that Barttelot deliberately bit a
woman. The major. he says, fast
ened his teeth III the woman's cheek,
not in her shoulder, as stated. For this
BarttelOt would have been lynched if
Benny had not rescued him. Bonny
still bears On his forehead and other
parts of his person the
Marks of the Wounds
received by him in the light with the
natives that followed the incident.
Bonny says it Is quite true that
the major grinned ferociously at
the natives, and that he prodded
them with steeI-pointed staff.
He has not the slightest doubt
that the boy Soudi died from the effects
of kick given him by Barttelot. The
major often called the boy names and
distorted his face before him. On
one OCCASION he hit the boy with a
stick On the forehead, raising a
lump as big as door knob. Barttelot
kicked the boy the day before he was
killed. Gangrene ensued from the
boys injuries, resulting in his death.
Benny confirms the statement that
the mission boy, John Henry, who
spoke the English, Arabic and Zanzibar
languages, and acted as Interpreter,
died from the effects of 500 Iashes.
He Gid not desert, as stated,
but was left on the road. After
TO return because he had sold Bart
telot's revolver to procure food. The
major recaptured the boy, and threat
ened to either shoot him or cut his ears
off. Benny protested, when the major
had the boy publicly sentenced
to be shot. not intending to carry out
the sentence. The whole camp threat
ened to desert if the sentence was car
ried out. Barttelot then exclaimed:
"By God. l will give him 500 lashes."
Four Soudanese, each one over
six feet in height, were selected to give
seventy-fye lashes each. Henry be-
came inSensibie after receiving thirty
lashes. The scene was the most horri-
bic he (Bonny) ever saw. Modification
set in, and the flesh Of the victim fell in
pieces to the ground. His body
SWelled to
Twice Its Ordinary Size,
and he died in twenty-four hours.
Bonny tells of the unprovoked stabbing
of the chief. UnguHga, by Barttelot
with a penknife, All Incident which
Stanley has not mentioned, but
which the narrator says Troup can
confirm. He declares, in speaking Of
the murder of Barttelot, that the best
feeling prevailed in the village till the
his arrival" says BonDy, 1.-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 threatened to devastate
the village. This began the i'll
feeling. On the 18th the boy Soudi was
kicked by BarttelOt, and l saved the
major after he had bitten the woman.
On the same night he prodded man.
yuema, a friend of Sanga's, thirty
times, and finished by beating
out his brains before the eyes of the
whole village. Again was obliged to
fight to save his life. l was only able
to keep the natives back by knocking
down Bartlelot myself. pretending
to punish him. He believed that
the man he killed had fired a house on
the previous night, but there was no
proof of that. He occupied 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 were not both killed. -
Bonnv confirms Stanley's account of
the murder of Barttelot except
that Barttelot had not cypress
staff. but had revolver in his
hand, and punched and kicked
the woman. Benny justifies the sen
tence of death on the Soudanese soldier,
Bergen Mahommed, but says that STAN
ley is entirely correct in stating that
Barttelot projected an expedition of his
own by which it was planned to reach
Casati and not to go to Unyoro. Benny
threatened that he would enlist the as
sistance of the Arabs to Illustrate this
plan, and therefore it was dropped. He
never thought that Stanley was dead.
With regard to
SANKEY'S Charge
against him of a lack of initiative,
Benny says he is glad that Barttelot's
blood is not on his head, as it would
have been had he violently resisted
and tried to stop Barttelot's do.
ing. Had he done so, the whole
camp SO execrated the major, in mo-
ment. on the raising of Bonny's hand,
Barttelot would have been torn limb
from limb. Benny admits that COM
bined action might nave succeeded.
but the relations of the officers
were too strained, and a single written
protest would have made the protester
marked man, and it was no slight
matter to incur Barttelot's dis.
like. Bonny declares he has
no doubt of the correctness
of Jameson'S srory. Jameson showed
him the sketches of the scene and de-
scribed it in details. Six sketches are
now in the possession of Jameson's
widow. They represent the tying
up, killing and carving of the
body, the distribution to the natives
scrambling for the pieces, and the cook
ing and feasting. Benny declares that
he told Barttelot's brother of the whole
proceeding, and that had he pub
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