St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-10
CANNIDALISTIC TALE.
Horrible Recital of a DrOll
Cannibal'S Deeds in South
America.
The Yarn Of the Nancy Bell
0utdone by This Interest
ing Innocent.
He Vietualed Free on Two or
Three and Had Some Left
to Pickle.
An ArkansaW Woman Who
Proved a Jewel and a
Terror.

New YORK, July GA little, three
column newspaper arrived i'll town TO-
| day which bore the most sensational
news which it probably ever printed.
The newspaper was printed June l, ano
was from the state of chihuahua, Santa
Rosalla, South America. 1t is a little
out of The way from which news comes
at rare intervals. On the third page OF
the paper was an article called "Cannl-
balls in Brazil.'' This was the story
told, literal translation following: AT
Salinas, in the state of Minas, Brazil. a
man named Clemente Vierra has been
arrested charged with eating human
flesh. The editor of the local paper,
Cida De Leopoldina, visited Vierra in
jail and had the following interview
with him:
SIS it true that you nourish yourself
upon human fiesh?n was asked.
Yes, SIR" answered the prisoner.
''For some time l and my friends,
Basilio, Leandro and others, have eaten
human tieSh-we live on it,"
"What motive has impelled you to
such barbarous acts before God and
manW
because we liked it,
"How did you secure the first vic
tim?'
With the utmost franBness Vierra re-
Piled: Upon going one day to Lean
dro's house he invited me to eat
A Piece of His Dead Child.
81 had had nothing to eat; l was
hungry, and l accepted the invitation.
The following day, while returning to
my house, found woman asleep by
the roadside. The thought came to me
to kill her. | did so, using stone as
my weapon. | took the body to my
home. After some days | killed SIM
pliSio and invited Francisco and Severa
to help me eat him. When Simplisio'S
flesh was consumed, having no other
resource, it occurred 10 me to kill his
two sons for a further supply of
food. With two blows the deed was
done. The flesh of the two children
lasted us a fortnight. After this time
had elapsed. beilfg thrown again into
the old predicament of having nothing
to eat, Basilio and myself6Silled Fran
cisco and devOured him. Finally, hav-
ing discovered that BasiliO had stolen
shirt from me, killed him while he
was off his guard engaged in preparing
oOltC 1OOto AOl AilO OuPPNAs pIN tNAy
little of him, for was caught two days
after had killed him.
Vierra was captured in the very act
of making meal off a portion of Basil
los remains, which he was devouring
with evident relish. The soldiers found
part of Basilio's body packed away in
a barrel prepared with pepper and salt.
1t Was Too Sweet.
"Then has human flesh an agreeable
taste?" VIerra was asked.
NO" he replied. sit is too sweet.
The parts | found the most toothsome
to the tongue was the brain. No doubt
my stomach was turned each time l par
took of human flesh."
''How did you prepare the flesh for
eating?"
1--WE ate 1t roasted or boiled. seasoned
with salt and great deal of pepper"
"And did not the remains of your
victims inspire you with fear?'
Somewhat; yet the sight of them
did not affect US but the fear of detec-
tion."
"And do you sleep calmly now?"
"Yes, ever so TRANQUILITY"
do you never feel remOrSe at having
been guilty of such deeds?'
II can't remember that l ever do''
Vierra replied. The newspaper states
that Vierra will have trial.