The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-17
TWO sTOICAL ARABS
Killed BY order OF = rrenchman After He
HAD vainiy Questionea Them.

Two sTOICAL ARIBS.
Killed By Order Of rrenchman After He
HAD vainiy 0uestsonea Them.
while ago TIE Sun told OF tho butchery In
Central Africa OF the explorer Crampel and OF
the vengeance which. months later. was Wis
tied upon some OF Crampels Arab murderers
by Capt Dybowskl. who caught them with ar
ticles that had belonged to Crampel in their
possession. and promptly executed them. Most
OF those Arabs were taken in battle. Two 9TH
ers were captured n few days later. and
Dybowskrs report OF his efforts to talk with
them before he put them to death Is interest
ing. illustrating as It does the stocism and
the accomplishing resignation to fate OF these
soudanese Arabs. They had probably never
seen white man before they murdered Cram
pei. and knew very we'll that Dybowski's aues-
tons were only preliminary to their death.
The NGapous natives OF that regionl came
to me-" writes Dybowski. with the news that
they had seen two fugitive Arabs sent some
OF my Senegalese to make them prisoners and
bring them to mo. They were captured sep
aratey day later without any loss to our
party The first was q black Of fine appear
ance. his face shaven after the manner OF the
Arabs. He wore around his mock tho chaplet
OF marabout He was questioned by Mr.
Brunache. He declared that he understood
NoAy Wol WuhS was bdlu W illIl, ultBT
would not say word. Question after ques-
ton was asked him. but he remained silent
1t was impossible for me. with my small
force. to guard the prisoner. If he escaped
me knew he would be dangerous to my pro-
tects. As he would not answer our questions
found number OF things that had belonged to
we asked him how these things had come into
MS possession. ordered him to execution.
Then the second prisoner was brought be-
lore me- me; ne was completely naked, though he
him T Fh thas h"d bs to s
man Mix pa uog TWTge
his name was Bakhar. When | said to him
that this could not be his whole name he re-
said. from Cur Rouna. a country to the north
Of a large river. which no had loft at tho be-
,"Q;-Are you acquainted with, gaghirmi2
A:.16No. am acquainted ONLY, with Madai
wadais K. with hesitat HiS u don't KnnW
mins!e with the affairs q the great know
Halem. but he is n Sultan OF little importance.
O., 3.Halsm is subject to a more powerful
Ale is the Sheik snoussi. do not know
T TdGs he he lives. eannot say more, r Your
9St think you e, must knew the shek
KIT" but SH did not stop OPT thers
have heard that the Shcik snoussi lives there
formation. DO not insist upon it.
become OF them? A.-They went on in ad-
vance. can tel you nothing more.
BakSr repy H sat hs ss
utmost stoicism. knowing well TINT he was
soon to DE- put arparelnt!y ind d
A. latter long hesitation)-l am trading-yes.
am tuying ivory; o,.,
goods. The beads YOU have in your bundle
are even Insufficient to buy the food you need.
"o"you SPEAK Of the The shsik snoussi Do
that npm me, Al Know he SET OF the snous-
ehaplet which had been taken from the mara
~. do you rccosnlae this cnarIet? Bakhar.
when he saw the article. placed his head BE-
ground. and wert a !i,tic Then he HeVs sa i'd,
Yes. it belonged to the marabout.'
ycs Aou' Know " Very Well H hat ne lie w Was
with u.s. He was great and holy man. God
isEreatN Whit is Wfsten is written
done nothing wrong and IL you had no wrong
Intentions. YOU had certainly nothing to fear.
"Q,-Haye YOU ever seenlwhitei men? Have
you heard OF those, whites who wero Mt FL
yhrs a has nsss reys o
Gar: Rouna. do not know what happened at
FL kuti. only heard some one say that white
20. Yet see here! Here are objects which
have been found in your baggage and the bag
cage OF other men who were in your camp.
They belonged to these white men. How did
you come by them Al cannot say lam
In your hands. Do with me as you wish"
These were the last words the man sroke.
He could not be induced to answer any further
questions. It was decided that he also must
die. DybOwSki says that unless he had shown
mself ptiless in infictlng punishment upon
the Arabs for the crimes they had committed.
they would have renewed them at the first
opportunity 1T was necessary. also. to teach
tho natives that any attack upon tho whites
would be vigorously punished A file of Senc-
prisoner as he sat on tho ground. and with one
voliey they ended the life Of the poor wretch.
who never tlipched as he saw his rxecutioners