Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-14
in FOREIGN l4adDS.
Assad sarraf Tells Of Balttslot's
Cruellies in Africa.
BURCHELL TO BE HANGED TO-DAY.
Bismarck Refuses to Allow Emperor
William to Revise His
New Book.
In FOREIGN lads.
BURCHELL TO BE HANGED TO-DAY.
frsGAL DxrArcHs TO TIE asooao-umos.l
rHE AFRICAN soANDAL.
Assad Farrar Described the Cruelti,
Practiced by Barttelot.

Assad Farrar Described the Cruelties
Practiced by Barttelot.
LONDON, November l4th.-A. M.-The
Times this friday morning, in connection
with the Stanley Barttelot matter, pub
fishes the full text of Assad Farrar's
affidavit. He describes how Barttelot, after
Stanley left Yambuya. finding food scarce,
employed armed Soudanese to attack the
neighboring villages, but found them de-
serters He then had recourse to capturing
native women and demanding food for
their ransom. Bonny did the same.
Assad relates how Barttelot daily ordered
the men to be given from % to 1000 lashes
for various offenses. He speaks of numer-
Gus cases of the stealing of food, the thieves
being punished with 100 or more lashes
until their flesh was torn.
In one case Bsrttelot ordered the punish
ment stopped, but when the victim re-
covered somewhat he was given $50 more
lashes and then was compelled to walk ten
hours in the sun daily, heavily chained.
This continued for two months, when the
victims sores became maggoty. Barttelot
then relieved him for week and Doctor
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 that the men in camp were starving
and dying daily. "Often," he says. "we
asked the Major to issue little old rotten
rice to make soup for the invalids, but this
was impossible. The camp became mis-
cradle sight, yet none OF the officers ap-
peared to care" Assad refers particularly
to Ward and Troup, saying that they
seemed content, having everything they
dicir o1 m M rob
Referring to the Jameson incident, Assad
saws that Jameson expressed to Tippoo lib
q curiosity to witness cannibalism. Tippoo
told Jameson he had better purchase a
slave. Jameson then paid six handkercEiefs
for a ten.year-old girl. The girl was then
taken to the cannibals chief, telling them
she was a present from white man, who
wanted to see her eaten.
The girl was tied to 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 ana other
portions to their huts, while others took
| the entrails 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 finished the
sketches in water colors.
Assad then describes the officers going 10
Stanley Falls at the end of May. He tells
of Jameson's anger at the quarrel of Bartte-
lot with Selin Mahomed and of the anx-
iety of both to seek or discover whether
Stanley was dead or in prison, as rumored,
Barttelot believing that if he could release
Stanley from Imprisonment he would be
made Colonel.
Bonney also makes further statement
| this morning, to the effect that the cannl-
bal incident was the cause OF the death OF
| both Jameson and Barttelot.
Assad told the Congo State authorities,
| and they, excited over the incident, sent
his affidavit to Europe. Barttelot, learning
this, became terribly excited for fear be
would be blamed, and Bonny says be
ascribes the violence which led to Bartie
| lots death to this cause.