CANNIBALISM AND STANLEY'S REAR GUARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2887, 15 January 1891, Page 4

CANNIBALISM AND STANLEY'S REAR GUARD.

TriH following are Assad Farran's revolting statements with regard to the killing, cooking and eating of a young girl. —This girl was led liy the orders of Tippoo Tib and tlie other chiefs, at the request of Mr Jameson, to the native huts ta lx- eaten. Mr Jameson and myself, Selim Masoudi and Farliani. Jameson's servant, presented to liim by Tippoo Tib, nnd many others followed. On reaching the native huts, the girl, which was led by the man who brought her, was presented to the cannibals, and a man told them that " this is a present from the white man, he wants to see how you do with her when you eat her." The girl was taken and tied by tlie hand to a tree; about five of the natives were sharpening their knives then a man came and stabbed her wdtli a knife twice in the belly ; the girl did not scream, but knew what what, was going on ; she was looking right and left as if looking for help, and when she was stabbed she fell down dead. The natives then came and began cutting her in pieces, one was cutting the leg, another the arm, another the head and breast, and another took inner parts of the belly. After the meat was divided some took it to the river to wash it, others went straight to the huts. During this time Mr Jameson had his book and pencil in hand, and was making rough sketches of the scene. After this was over wo also went back ; I went to the chief's house, and Mr Jameson, he had his sketches already finished, painted with water colours. They are six small sketches neatly done, the first when the girl was led by the man, the second when slie was tied to the tree and stabbed in the belly, tin; blood gushing out, another whe she was cut in pieces, the fourth a mail eurryiug the leg in one hand itud the

knife in tho other, tin: fifth a man with a native axe and the head and tho breast, and the last a mail with the inward parts of the belly. Mr Jameson, when lie finished these sketches, took tliem to the chief's house and showed them to till the people there, with ninny othor sketches that he did.

Subsequently they returned to the camp and the sketches were seen by various people. The interpreter continues : —Captain Vangele, who came up in the steumer JLe Stanley, saw tho sketches of Mr Jameson about thu girl. He was surprised how Mr. Jameson could see such a thing, and examined the story from the men who were with us. Mr Jameson, being proud of such a sight, showud these sketches to till the officers of the camp and the officers of the two steamers, aud when he was asked if he saw them killing the girl, he made a contradiction in his statements to different officers, to Troup lie said one thing and to Bonny he said another thing. The Major then sent me home with Mr Troup, because Troup was very sick at that time, and had not spoken with tho Major for tho last three months before he left. Tho Major also gave orders that 110 men should go to Mr Troup or do him any service. The officers in the camp were divided into two divisions, Mr Jameson and Major Barttelot were one, and Mr Ward, Troup, and Bouny another, but all were afraid uf the Major, as he was superior to all the officers.