Evening journal., 1904-05-02
REAL MAN EATER
TELLS HIS STORY
Converted Cannibal Relates
How He Lived With Afri-
can Savages
WAS MADE CHIEF OF A TRIBE

Before a large assembly in the SAL
vation Army Hall last night. George
Washington, the converted cannibal
and ex-man eater. told a blood curdling
story OF how he spent fifteen years as
chief of one Of the tribes in the wilds
Of Africa and was worshipped by them
as a god.
Although the narrttve which was
spoken In broken English. was Interest,"
! ing, Il almost sickened those who heard
az.
Mr. Washington Is about s feet three
inches In height, with black biistly
hair, sallow skin, and high cheek bones
and bears every trace of the long habi-
tation with the African tribes. He is
the son Of Charles A. Washington. a
trader Of Boston. His mother was a
Miss Jessie Grant OF Charleston, Mass.
How He Was Captured.
His father traded in Africa and took
his wife and little boy there on a visit.
Mrs. Washington wished to remain
there as missionary and her husband
sailed away leaving the child with the
mother While at Bongo the boy, at
the age of three years. was captured by
the Madaquagas tribe of Africans and
carried OF to the interior Of the coun-
try where the foot OF white man had
never trod. There the boy was looked
upon as a supernatural being and set
up as a god TO be worshipped by all the
tribe. He was given a nurse and a
body guard Of so men who never lost
sight of him lest he escape. When he
had reached the age of twelve he was
given full sway over the tribe and die
tated their laws.
All this time he, as the others. had
subsisted chiefly on the flesh Of hui
man beings. He with number Of the
others were on a hunting expedition
b one day for captives when he saw his
mother who was working among the
/ various tribes to convert them. She
recognized him and caught the boy in
her arms. Before the lad could protest
+ and make her identity known one OF
the chiefs of his tribe had sprang for
ward and with one blow Of his knife
killed her. He swooned away and when
revived found himself among the wilds
of the country among trlbesmen and
closely guarded. From that time or
until the age Of is he ruled the mem.
bers Of that particular set.
missionary Converted Him.
When oaptives were brought in 4
was his duty TO say what torture shoul,
be meted out to them If they would
refuse to renounce the God OF tn,
Christians and adore the god OF the
tribe. one day while on a hunting
trip for victims to the god he met the
famous missionary, the Rev. DR.. r. II
Frederickson He took Washington tc
Cape Town put him in a school foi
young savages and taught him for two
years the ways Of the civilized world
He learned English and then set out
to find his father Of whom he had los
all trace. He landed in this country II
Baltimore last Christmas and found his
way into the Salvation Army quarter.
b where he Joined and has since been fol.
lowing. He is in the industrial depart
ment travelling through the country
telling of his past experience.
Speaker Tortured Victims.
The speaker told of the tortures h'
/ himself inflicted on helpless women and
, children, how without the slightest sign
Of remorse he would stick a knife int,
a victim or torture them in other ways
Women Stood Torture Best.
. Mr.. Washington said women stool
the agonies more stoicly than the men
e 1t was his delight to see the men wine,
- under the pain and they would always
: do IL although they seldom gave up
The women on the other hand woulS
not finch.
Great Difficulty to Resist Temptation
! The speaker said. and the announce
i ment made a shudder run through tn,
! audience. that it was the greatest diff
1 ficulty that he today resisted the temp,
tation TO taste of human flesh Ever
D when he graduated from the school II
! Cape Town he could not resist the de-
sire to go back and once more see tn
D members of the tribe he had so lonl
+ ruled. When he arrived the tribesmel
7 hailed him as their returned god an,
! had a war dance I'm his hoBor In al
his experience with the tribe OF canni
balls Mr.. Washington said he never saw
man or woman die a natural DEATH