, 1890-11-20
THE STORY IS TRUE.
Jameson Did Buy a Girl for
a Cannibal Feast.
DETAILS OF THE BUTCHERY
Natives Cut Her Up and Selected
Favorite Morsels While jamie
son Made Sketches.

LONDON, Nov. 13-The Times issue Of
Friday morning, in connection with tho
Stsnley y Barttelot matter. will publish
the full text of Assad Farran's affidavit.
lie describes how Barttelot, after
Stanley left Yambuya, finding food
scarce. employed armed Soudanese to
attack neighboring villages, but found
them deserted. He then had recourse
to capturing native women and demand
ing food for their ransom. Bonny did
the same.
Assad relates how Barttelot daily
ordered men TO be given from twenty.
five to 100 lashes for various oifenses
He speaks of numerous cases of stealing
of food, the thieves being punished with
1OOor moro lashes, until their flesh was
torn, In one case Barttelot ordered tho
punishment stopped, but when the
victim recovered somewhat he was
given 100 more lashes and then COM
PEELED to walk ten hours in the sun
daily, heavily chained. This continued
two months, when the victims sores
became maggoty. Barttelot then relieved
him from work and DR.. Bonney gave
him medicine after which the punish
ment OF marching In the sun was
resumed. The man finally decamped,
but was recaptured and shot.
Assad says the officers had plenty of
food, but the mon in camp were starving
and dying daily. "often," he says, I'VE
asked the major to issue little old rot.
ten rice to make soup for invalids, but
this was impossible. The camp became
miserable sight, yet none OF the officers
appeared to care" Assad refers particu-
larly to Ward and Troup. saying they
seemed contented, having every thing
they wanted and were disinclined to
march.
Referring to the Jameson incident
Assad says Jameson expressed to TIP
poo Tib curiosity OF witnessing cAnni-
balism. Tippoo told Jameson he had bet
ter purchase a slave. Jameson then
paid six handkerchief for 10-year-old
girl. She was then taken to the canni-
balls, the chiet telling them she was
present from white man who
wanted to sec her eaten. The girl was
tied to a tree, then one of the natives
stabbed her in the belly. She was soon
dead. Then the natives cut her up.
Some took the legs, arms and other por-
tions to their huts, while others took the
entrails to the river and washed them,
JAMESON, in the meantime making
rough sketches of tho horrible scene.
Then he went TO his camp where he fin-
ished the sketches in water colors.
Assad then describes the officers going
to Stanley falls at the end of May. He
tells OF Jamieson's anger at the quarrel
of Barttelot with Selm Mahomed and
of the anxiety of both to seek or dis
cover whether Stanley was dead or in
prison, as rumored, Barttelot believing
IL he could relieve Stanley from impris-
onment he would be made colonel.
Assad further says jamie was proud
of his cannibal sketches and showed
them to all the officers
Bonney also makes the further state
ment this morning to the effect that the
cannibal incident was the cause of the
deaths of Jameson aud Barttelot. As
sad told the Congo state authorities and
they, excited over the incident, sent his
affidavit to Europe. Barttelot, learning
this, became terribly excited Tor fear he
would be blamed, and Bonney says he
ascribes the violence which led to Bart
telots death to this cause. Bonney be-
lieves Barttelot was becoming insane
through privation, and that the cannibal
was the last straw, and that he can hard
ly be held responsible Tor his actions
thereafter. Jameson also became un-
easy and hurried to stop the report, and
Bonney believes his worry brought on
the fever that killed him. Bonney rather
excuses Jameson on the ground of his
being an enthusiastic naturalist, and
says he failed to realize the seriousness
of the act. Bonney relates an incident
of Jameson securing the head OF u ne
gro who had been shot by Arabs. 1t
was suited and sent to London, where 1T
was stdtfed. 1t was aftcrward in posses
sion Of Mrs. Jameson, according to the
Cologne Gazette. DIR. Schwinfurth heard
the Jameson story from Assad in per-
son and Is convinced of its truth.