The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-06-12
ORIENTAL HORRORS
NEW YORKER RELATES TERRI.
Bile ADVENTURES.
Death of II Companion. Mis-
lead Chinese Coolies and Imprison-
mcnt Without Trial or Heuri,g

mcnt Without Trial or Heapiny.
Three months in a mildewed
Chinese dungeon, on false imprison.
lhent, has cured l.. c. Stewart. OF
New York city, of any desire 70 again
return to the Oriental country He
Is now in Denver, Col, recuperatine
Here is his advice to young men who
think they are anxious to seal, .d.
venture in the Far East:
Ihe orient is no place for n yo,,np
man n | would advise no one to
go there. Our western ideas of mora
lily and dccency are soon lost in tb.t
country. Most Of the white neople
including the women and ever a few
OF the missionaries, take to drinkinp
heavily in the Orient and seem nm,
able TO stop. A general laxitv of
morals results. In the
quarters anything goes and YOU do
anything YOU care to do without los
rig cast" SO long as YOU do not make
100 much noise. It's a good place TO
stay away from"
The Terrible Black Cholera.
Mr.. Stewart was a British collector
o revenue with headquarters a,
llcng Kong. On II OF his trims 10
the interior he picked up an English
maj by the name Of Charles Frank
WAS broke, and wanted to get out of
the country, On the return trim they
Wprn riJinS tnpntl,, ~, A.. =,
coolies, states Mr.. Stewart, when all
OF Il sudden Frank screamed. ana
throwing his arms in the air fell on
Stewart, the black vomit pouring
from his mouth. Within Is minu-
tcs he vas dead.
The coolies fed panic stricken
at the sight relates Mr. Stewart,
but ! covered two of them with my
revolver and forced them to return.
We made Il rough pine box and buri-
cd Frank. marking the spot with ston
cs. Then. with my two coolies, |
started for Rangoon, expecting that
| myself would he stricken any mo-
mcnt. The coolies knew the black
vomit had fallen upon me and were
'IlNlb " 'Ollt ltbI llt. 10 INV sur
prise was not stricken and reach
ed Rangoon after a terrible trip.
False story and Imprisonment.
"My other coolies Mad reached
there tho day before, and when | was
at once arrested and, without a hear
ing, thrown into prison, charged with
having murdered Frank. The Off
Gals would not accept my eN,lana-
ton and | could not get til ,,yo
make an investigation. Then BEGAN
three months Of the worst torture a
MAJ could endure and still live. /
was in n foul, dark cell. dripping
with mildcw and decay. Once a day
a guard would bring me a bowl of
some filthy connection that only
naScatcd me-. For days went with
out food. lying on the damp floor o:
M dungeon
"At last | received a cali from the
RlitiSh resident, and after that was
allowed TO have Il loaf OF bread ana
a pint OF water a day. became de
lirious with fever in my conscious
moments was sure was dying. After
seemingly endless weeks OF suffering
an expedition Was sent to find Franks
body.
1T Was at last brought to Ran
COON, and there an autopsy showed
that he had died from cholera, as |
claimed. "a released in almost Il
dying condition. When had re-
covered sufficiently to travel | went
to Singapore, sent in my resignation
and wen to Manila. never care to
see China again =