, 1890-11-14
B%ARTEL0T'S CRUELTY.
Men Whipped and Compelled
to Walk in the Sun.
Food for the Officers, but
None for the Men.
The Cannibal Story Con-
frmed by Affidavit.

LONDON, Nov. l3.-The Times this
(Fndayl morning. In connection with the
Stanley arttelot matter. publishes the
full text OF Assad Farrau's affidavit. He
describes how Barttelot, after Stanley left
Yambuya, finding food scarce, employed
armed Soudanese to attack the neighbor-
ing villages, but found them deserted.
He then had recourse to capturing native
women and demanding food for their ran
som. Bonney did the same. Assad re-
lates how Barttelot iaily ordered men to
be given from twenty-five to 100 lashes
for various offences. He speaks OF
numerous cases of the stealing OF food,
the thieves being punished with 100 or
more lashes, until their flesh was torn.
In one case Barttelot ordered the punish
ment stopped, but when the victim re-
covered somewhat be was given $50 lashes
and her compelled to walk ten hours in
the sun daily, heavily chained. This
continued for two months, when the VIC
tim sores became maggottY. Barttelot
then relieved him for a week, aud DIR.
Bonney gave him medicine, after which
the punishment 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 men in the camp were starry
ing and dying daily. Often, he says, we
asked the major TO issue us a little old
rotten rice to make soup for the invalids,
but this was impossible. The camp be
came a miserable sight, yet none of the
officers appeared to care. Assad refers
particularly to Ward and Troup, saying
they seemed content, having everything
they wanted and were disinclined TO
march.
Referring to the Jameson incident, As
sad expressed to Tippoo lib a curiosity to
witness csnnibalism. Tippoo told Jane
son he had better purchase a slave.
Jameson then paid six handkerchiefs for
a 10 y~ear-old GIRL. The girl was then
taken to the cannihals, the chief telling
them she was a present from a white man
who wanted to see her eaten. The girl
was tied to a tree; then one of the ma
tives stabbed her in the belly. She was
soon dead. Then the natives cut her up.
Some took the legs, arms and other por-
tons to their huts, while others took the
e%utrails to the river and washed them,
Jameson, IN the meantime, making
rough sketches of the horrible scene.
Then he went to his camp. where he I'm
ished the sketches in water colurs.
Assad then describes the officers going
to Stanley Falls at the end of May. He
tells of Jameson's anger at the quarrel Of
Barttelot with Selin Mabomed and the
anxiety of both to seek or discover
whether Stanley was dead or in prison, as
rum0red, Barttelot believing if he could
relieve Stanley from imprisonment he
would be made a colonel. Assad further
says jameson was proud of his cannibal
sketches and showed them to all the of
ficers.
Bonney also makes the further state
ment this morning to the effect that the
cannibal incident was the cause of the
death OF both Jameson and Barttelot.
Assad told the Congo State authorities
and they got excited over the incident and
sent his affidavit to Europe. Barttelot,
learning of this, became terribly excited
for fear he would be blamed, and Bonney
says he ascribes the violence which led to
Barttelots death to this cause. Bonney
believes Barttelot was becoming insane
through %privation, and that the caunibal
was Tx lAol SHAW duu that ut
can hardly be held responsible for his
actions thereafter. Jameson also became
uneasy and hurried to the coast to stop
the report.
BonneY believes his worry brought on
the fever that killed him. Bonney rather
excuses Jameson on the ground Of his be-
ing an enthusiastic naturalist, and says he
failed to realize the seriousness OF his act.
Bonney relates the incident of Jameson
securing the head OF the negro, who had
been shot by an Arab. 1t was sailed and
sent to London, where 1t was stuffed. 1t
was afterwards IN the possession of Mrs
Jameson.
According to the Cologne Gazette DR..
Schweinfurth heard the Jameson story
from Assad in person, and is convinced
of its truth.
There is no caudy in the world equal
to HuYler's. The ouly place to get it in
Cheyenne is at Rhodes & Troxelrs.
Fine costumes will be on baud fol- the
masquerade ball on Thanksgiving evening.