Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
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An Awful Confession Made BY MAY
Under Arrest I'm a AxazilIian WIN

AnAwfnl Confession Made BY MAJ
Under Arrest In a I<azillian vnlS
NEW YORK, July "a little THU y
column newspaper arrived in town.
day which bore the most sensational
news which it probably eyer printed.
The newspaper was printed on June l,
and was from the State of Chihuahua,
Santa Rosalia, South America.
1t is a little out-of-the-way place
from which news comes at rare inter-
walls. On the third page of the paper
was an article called "Cannibals in
Brazil" This was the story told, a
literal translation following:
At Selinas, in the State of Minas,
Brazil, 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:
IT'S it true that you nourish yourself
upon human flesh?" was asked.
eyes, Sir" answered the prisoner.
'For some time I and my friends, Ba-
silio, Leandro and others have eaten
human flesh-have lived on it,
"What motive has impelled you to
such barbarous acts before God and
man?''
Because we liked it,"
How did you secure the first VIC
tim?''
Upon going one day to Leandro's
house he invited me to eat piece of
his dead child. had had nothing to
eat; I was hungry and 1 accepted the
invitation. The following day, while
returning to my house, I found wo-
man asleep by the roadside. The
thought came to me to kill her. I did
so, using stone as my weapon. I
took the body to my home"
"After some days killed Simplisio.
and invited Francisco and Severa to
help me eat him, When Simplisio's
flesh was consumed, having no other
resource, it occurred to 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, being
thrown again into the old predicament
Of having nothing to eat, Basilio and
myself killed Francesca and devoured
him. Finally, having discovered that
Basilio had stolen a shirt from me, I
killed him while he was off his guard,
engaged in preparing some roots for
his supper. l ate very little of him for
I was caught two days after I had
killed him.
Fierra was captured in the very act
of making a meal off a portion of Ba-
silio's remains, which lie was devour-
ing with evident relish. The soldiers
found part of Basilio's body packed
away in barrel prepared with pepper
and salt.
''Then has human flesh an agreeable
taste?" Vierra was asked.
NO." he replied, sit is too sweet.
The part found the most toothsome
to the tongue was the brain. No
doubt my stomach was turned each
time l partook of human fesh.''
elbow did you prepare the flesh for
eating?'
"We ate it roasted OF boiled, sea-
soned with salt and a great deal of
PEPPER
''And did not the remains of your
victims inspire you with fear?'
Somewhat, yet the sight of them
did not effect US. but the fear of de-
tection.''
And do you sleep calmly now?''
Eyes. ever so TRANQUILITY"
do you never feel remorse at hay
ing been guilty Of such deeds?''
81 can't remember that I ever do"
Vierra replied.
The man Vierra, the newspaper
states, will have trial.