Tongues Torn Out.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 200, 23 April 1887, Page 6

Tongues Torn Out.

SNFOR.fftA.aaaN from Porto Novo, a place under the French fla^, reports some teirible cases of atrocity. The ruling King is Tofa, and a i^riace and his eon, whose names were not m-vntionsd.in the despatch, were alleged to • poasesrf medicines with which to kill the King, In conpeq-uenee of this charge the unfortunate Prince and his son had their Uwerj<ijva broken and their tongues tore, out by ihe roots The tongues were after w jrds strung \»p. before the eyes of th& untorranate victims.. Tbe Prince and b:«eon W'oro afterwards hanged and their bodiae " rud filled." TwooS Prince Togbe'a ?oo?,, Jais of eight and twelve years of age ;especty/oly, wot subsequently murdered iiai the presence o5 their mother and pistes.. Botli>of the ls\tror ar& stated to bo now s>r» pi'iscn. Before the above outrage t?.*ok placa another ciae of terriblo atrocity .Vf\-< committed w» two other subjects offthe> Prince— a man and a woman. The tccture weat on tor four day®, during which time) each bad a» eye put out, the woman being pcalpyd and the mas otherwise ill-tsaatedL They, were afterwards cut with knives, salt beiog put io the wounds. To finish »p their euffesingH, the poor creatnrea had-. d?y graes tied over thesa, which was oil&d aad then set fire to, Ifc was also re ported that when ib-a- nt?ws of the death of one of the Lagoa Govern menfc C&saruu'sioßers reached King Tofit, the Kint, r ordered j?uns to be fired- to cele- , brata tk>e death. King Tofa was »fe one Jtime a ToniniissifOner'H servant