, 1890-11-13
HORRORS OF AFRICA
Deliberate Cruelty Of Major
Barttelot.
NATIVE BOY WHIPPED TO DEATH
Unprovoked Stabbing of Chief Un
gunga- Trouble Caused by
Barttelot's Arrival.

LONDON, Nov. 10.-The Times Sunday
morning published three columns of q
signed statement from Bonney, who
opens by regretting that Barttelot 5
brother forced the disclosure OF the pain
full story. Bonney says Stanley only
heard of poisoning suspicious from him
on the 26th OF October. Bonney says
Barttelot and Jameson, after question
ing the Arabs belonging to Stanley's 5
previous expedition as to the fate OF
Pecock and others, expressed the opin-
ion that Stanley would poison anybody.
HI admitted rumors to that effect were
current in Europe, but nothing was ever
proved against Stanley. Bonney con-
firms the report that Barttelot asked him
for tasteless poison with which to re-
move Tippoo Tbs nephew, Selim, with
whom he had quarreled. Bonney hid
all the poisons. Barttelot did not mako
further attempts to poison Selim.
Bonney confirms the statement that
Barttelot deliberately bit o woman. For
this Barttelot would have been lynched
If Bonney had not succeeded in rescuing
him. Bonney has not the slightest
doubt that the boy Soudi died from the
effects of kick given him by Barttelot.
He confirms the statement that the mis-
sion boy, John Henry, who acted as in
tepretor, died from the effects of 800
lashes. lie did not desert, as stated, but
was left on the road. The boy was afraid
to come back, because he had sold Bartte-
lots revolver to procure food. The ma jor
recaptured the boy, and had him public.
ally sentencedt o be shot not intending to
carry out the sentence. The whole camp
threatened to desert If the sentence was
carried out. Barttelot then exclaimed;
by God, will give him 800 lashes."
Henry became insensible after receiving
thirty lashes. The scene was the most
horrible he (Bonney) ever saw. Mortif-
cation 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.
Bonney tells of the unprovoked stab
bing of Chief Ungunga by Barttelot
with a penkife. He declares the best
feeling prevailed in the village till the
major arrived, when he Immediately
caused trouble by extravagant demands
and threats. Bonney confirmed sew
eral others, and tells about the killing
of Seanzibars by Barttelot, who, after
beat ng man frightfully with his staff,
smashed his skull with it. Barttelot, he
says, projected an expedition of his own
to reach Casata, and not to go TO Unrio.
Bonney confirms Stanley's account of
the murder of Barttelot, except that
Bartellot had not cypress stall, but a
revolver in his hand, and punched and
kicked the woman. Bonney iustifles
the sentence of death of the Soudanese
soldier Bourgeon Mohamned, but says
Stanley is entirely correct in stating
that Barttelot projected an expedition
of his own, by which 1t was planned to
each Casata and not 20 to Unrio. Bon
ney threatened that he would enlist the
assistance of the Arabs to refute this
plan, and, therefore. 1t was dropped.
He never thought Stanley was dead.
With regard to Stanley's charge
against him with lack of the initiative,
Bonney says he is glad Barttelots blood
is not on his head, as 1t would have been
had he violently resisted and tried to
stop Barttelots doing. Had he done so
the whole camp SO eXecrated the major
that in q moment, on the raising of Bon
ney's hand, Barttelot would have been
torn limb from limb. Bonney admits
that combined action might have sue
ceeded, but the relations of officers we're
too strained, and single written protest
would have made the protestor a marked
man, and 1t was no slight matter to in
cur Barttelot's dislike.
Bonney declared he has no doubt of
the Jameson story. Jameson showed
him u cannibalistic scene sketch, and
described 1t in detail. Such sketches are
now in possession of Jamieson's widow.
They represent the tying up and killing
and carving OF a girl, scrambling Tor
pieces and cooking and feasting. Bon
ney declares that he told Barttelot's
brother of the whole proceeding, and If
he published complete diary he would
haye thrown much light on the affair.
He says, in conclusion, that he can only
believe that Barttelot was insane, and
he thought 1t q pity the dead mans rel
atives failed to take this charitable view
of it.
A communication from Stanley ap-
pears in this mornings Times, in which
he gives the names of two persons who
in formed him of the Jameson incident.
He says that Jameson said If such u
charge were brought against him he
would deny 1t. lie also says a clergy
man in London said he had seen ne
gro's head and neck which Jameson
h ad sent home to be stuffed. Stanley
adds that he could not have believed
the story himself had not Jameson APP
peared to glory in the fact that he was
tho only white man who had seen can
nibalism. The Times calls upon Bart
telot and Mrs. Jameson to publish
everything in their possession in order
that the whole dreadful business may be
cleared up.