More Horrors from Darkest Africa.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 11 December 1890, Page 3

More Horrors from Darkest Africa.

The following is a telpgram from London dated November 14th : •- -Ihe Times this morning, in connection with the Stanley, Barttelot matter publishes the full text of Assar Farrar's affidavit. He describes how Bart'.elot, after Stanley left Junibuya, finding food scarce, employed, armed Soudanese to attack the the neighboring villages, but found them deserted. He then had recourse to capturing native women and demanding fend for their ransom. Bonny did the same Assar relates how Barttelot daily ordered the men to be given 25 to 100 lashe3 for various offences He speaks of numerous cases of stealing food, the thieves being punished with 100 or more lashes uniil the flesh was torn. In one case Barttellot ordered thepunishment to ; be stopped, but when the victim recovered somewhat he was given 150 more lashes, and then was compelled to walk ten hours in the sun daily, heavily chained. This continued for two months, when the native's ?ores became magotty, Barttelot relived him for a week and Dr Bonny gave him medicine. After which, punishment of marching in the sun waa resumed, the man finally decamped, but was recaptured and shot. Assar says the officers had plenty of food, but the men camped were starving and dying daily. The camp became a miserable sight, yet none of the officers appeared to care. Assar refers particularly to Ward and Troup, saying they they seemed content, having everything they wanted, and were disinclined to march. Referriog to the Jameson incident. Assar says tbat lamieson expressed to Tippo Tib his curiosity to witness cannibalism. Tippo told Jampson he had better purchase a slave girl. Jameson then paid su handkerchiefs for a ten year-old girl. The girl waß then taken to the cannibals the chief telling them sho was a present from the white man, who wanted to see her eaten. The girl was tied to a tree. Then one of the natives 9tabbed her. She was soon dead, Then the natives cut her up. Some took the legs, arms and other portions to their huts, while others took the eabiails to the river and washed thorn. Jameson in the meantime was making rough sketches of the horrible scene. Then he went to the camp where he finished the sketches in water colour. Assar further says that Jamieson was proud of his caunibal sketches, and showed them to all of the officers. Bouny also made a further statement today to the effect that the cannibal incident was the cause of the death of Batt, Jameson and Barttelot. A«sar told the Consro State authorities, and sent his afti- ' davit to Europe. Barttelot learning , this became terribly excited for tear ' he should bo blamed, and Bonny ascribed the violence which lead to Barttelot's death to this cause. ; Bouny believes Barttelot was becoming insane through privations, I and that the cannibal incident was the last straw, that he can hardly be held, responsible for his actions | thereafter. Jameson also became j uneasy, and hurried to the coast to try and stop the report, and Bonny believes worry killed him. Bonny excuses Jam 1 son on the ground that of his being an enthusiastic natural- ! ist, and says he failed to realise his act. Bonny relates an incident of Jameson securing the head of a negro who had been shot by an Arab. It was salted and tent to London, where it was stuffed. It was afterwards in the possession of Mrs Jameson. According to the Cologne Gazette, Scheinfurth heard the Jameson story from Assar in person, aud is convinced of its truth. In an interview Mrs Jameson denounced as a baseless fabrication ihe story that her late husband purchased a native girl and turned her over to the cannibala to be killed and eateu. She says the sketches were only incidents coming under his own observation as a traveller. — Press Association. .. . i