More About Stanley.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 15 November 1890, Page 2

More About Stanley.

Mr Bonny states that he seized the drugs and medicine chest to prevent Major Barttelot making an improper, use of them. Barttel t bit a woman in the cheek, at which the ua ive* be-amo incensed, and were only prevented from attacking them by Benny's exertions. Bai'ttelo! was accustomed to prod the natives savagely with his bmce, and he killed a boy with kicks. j J iinieson, according to Bonny, actually confessed that he had purchased a girl for 12s G<\ and a handkerchief, for the purpose of getting ; up a cannibal feast, which he might ; witness and sketch, lie did make I six sketch s, showing the girl b nnid ! stal>bed. and the process of carving , the body up, and finally, tlio natives scram b iug for piece3 of the ghas.ly feast X i Maj r Barttolo^s father demands ' that Parliament s.imild in*titu e an i inquiry int > the charg s brought, | against his son \>y fcyau'oy and i other members 01 the expedition. I Mr J. E. Troup, who was also a | member of th^ roar-^uard, avows : that Major Birttelut was terri'.dy cm. 1, but his version of the cannibal feast completely exp odes Mr lSi'iuiev's. Mr H M. StanU-y handed to The Ti nes the reports and log of his ivar-gu a'd.