St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-11
Stanley Charges That jane
son, Now Dead, Ate Of
Human Flesh.
Alleged Proofs as Flimsy as
the Noted Explorer Is
Cowardly.
Sketches and the Stories OF
Zanzibaris and Arabs Put
Forward.
The Head of an African Sent
to London to Be
Stuffed.

LONDON, Nov. 10.-The Times this
morning publishes the following from
lite special correspondent in New York,
who called upon Mr.. Stanley with the
request that he particulariZe more re-
charged on Mr.. Jameson. Mr.. Stanley
readily complied with the request. and
wrote and signed the following:
Concerning the story of cannibalism
which is connected with the name of
MIR. Jameson, first heard it, of course.
from Mr. Bonney. l was greatly in
credulOus, and rather suspected there
was some animus. but he told me, But
| have seen the sketches myself and
the ZanZibariS, who has been 10 Stanley
Falls, corroborated Mr.. Bonney. Then
| was also informed taat the state au-
thoritieS AT Stanley Falls intended ar
resting Mir. Jameson. / he story, AS
Mr. Penney told 1t to me, was not only
current In the camp, but became current
along the Congo from Stanley Pool to
Nyangewe. Even this was not sufTi-
cient TO entirely satisfy me. At the
same time | wrote letter to Mr.. Jane
son that hoped he would be able to
dsprove such fearful story. We heard
no more about the story till | came to
SullO. NlViC aSodu CSIIdII, IL LCNIltI
Christian, formerly interpreter OH the
expedition, delivered a written docu-
ment to me, on reading which saw
that the details were circumStantial and
related with wonderful clearneSS. |
asked him if the tacis were true which
the documents contained. ] asked him
if he had written them himself. He
answered in the affirmative. Two wit
nesses were called, and in their pres
ence asked him again if the facts in
tuat document were true as fully
stated. He answered.: Yes, as q
Christian
IL said: Remember, these men are
dead. Whatever harm they may have
done you in Africa, they can never do
You any more harm. Therefore. think
contained in this paper true?'
Yes he said; 4 swear it,
"'Write your name down in the pres
ence of thess gentlemen, if tile paper Is
true;' and he signed his name, and the
two witnesses signed theirs, attesting
the facts that he had sOlemnly sworn to
the truth of the document and that he
attached his signature with his own
hand. On reaching England l asked
John Rose Troup If the story was true.
Mr.. Troup Id: i have seen
the sketches myself. Capt. Vaugel
has also seen Them On asking gen
tlenan a few days later, he said that a
reverend gentleman had seen the head
and neck of negro that had been sent
home by Mr.. Jameson to London to be
stuffed. The clergyman is reported to
have said that if Jameson had such
morbid love for such monstrous cuIiosi-
ties there might be considerable truth
IN the OF er story. / was also told at
Banalya that Mr.. Jameson had, after
ascertaIniilg that public feeling in the
Arab settlements at Stanley Falls had
been aroused, said: We'll, if every man
swears to it, I'll deny it, The docu-
ment is very circumStantial. The story
Is presented in such vivid manner,
without any affectatiOn or pretense. and
is such simple, plain story, that one
does not know what to say. You are
swayed with feeling of increduily,
and, if false, Asaad Ferran is the most
cOnsummate and accomplished liar mex
istence; because, so far as l know,
Jameson has never done anything to
inspire such devi!ish -malignity as to
invent the details. If Jameson had
not shown the sketches, and had
not appeared to take pride in the
fact that he was the only living
white man who has seen this atrOciOus
act or canlDallSm, ASaad Etrran'S
story would not have been deemed
sufficient evidence to convince me to be-
lieye any white man to be capable of
such an act. Had Jameson lived to
reach us l would certainly have in
quired into the truth of every article of
the accusation: but, unfortunately,
Jameson appears to have died at Ban
gala station the same date the advance
column reached Banaaya. The clergy
man who is reported to have seen that
ghusty trophy in London is gentle
man very well known. For the pres
ent l have no right to mention his name.
You have asked me to state what L
know of this act of cannibalism.
present to you what know OF it. The
witnes ses have mentioned are Leonard
K. Wilson and Charles Zeerila, my Sec
rotary and CARRIER"
The story told by Bonney has caused
a thrill of horror throughout England
md the sentiment is generally eX-
pressed that while Stanley is vindicated
as against the charges of Barttelot's
relations, he and his surviving asso-
ciates should long ago have told the
whole truth in the interest of Justice
and humanity.