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Show WHAT TBOCP BATS. He does not Know that Jaaeaoa Had m airl Batcbered. Bostox, Nov. 11. Lieutenant Troup, who was an officer of Stanley's Stan-ley's famous rear guard, will sail for Englaud tomorrow. Today his attention at-tention was called to tbe horrible charges made agalnt J.mesou and M.J..r Borttelut by Mr. Bonny. Lieutenant Troup said be had no doubt of the truth of what Bonny said about the major's cruel conduct. Lieutenant Troup referred to tbe stories about cannibalism, and said: "I did see the skeUhe; that Stanley Stan-ley refers to, but I never said that Jameson bought a glri and save ner to the cannibals. The story as I heard It is as follows: Jameson had been sent to Kasoogo by Barttelot to see TIppoo Tib, wbo bad left Stanley Falls some time in April, lbSS, tbe idea being to make new propositions in regard to the proposed pro-posed carriers. Jameson was accompanied ac-companied by Anad Farran, Interpreter Inter-preter to the expedition, and by his black boy. He returued to our camp the first week In June and visited me as I lay tick in my but." Jameson wasa clever artist and an anient naturalist and never lost an opportunity to make a good sketch. It was customary to show them to me, hu calling me his art critic. On this occasion he said he bad made a lot of sketches during his absence and they would amuse me while he was at lunch. One series of sketches Impressed me very strongly. They were tbo cannibal sketches which Bonny alluded to. When he came to my hut after lunch be asked me in a chaffing way if I thought be had Improved. My reply was, "What an awful subject you have here." His reply in effect was that he liail not been present at the killing kill-ing of tbe girl and that that part cf the sketch was drawn from a description, de-scription, but that he came aftei ward, Just as they were feasting. 1 thought nothing more about It at the time. I sent for Farran on our way home nnd cautioned him to be very careful what be said, for I would be in duty bound to report the circum-sLincen circum-sLincen to the Emln Be relief committee on my return home. He assured me that all be had said to Captain Langeli regarding Jame-io' Jame-io' 'a actions was true. I was too I'l u take down the statement In jrritiiig, but tbe recital distressed me like a nightmare. When we arrived ar-rived at Stanley Pool missionaries came to me aud asked the details of the horrible story they bad heard fromAsaod Farran. 1 could tell them nothing except what I had learned in tm above statement, adding that I did not believe It was true. Captain Langeli reported the matter to the administrator-General ol the Congo Free state at Bomo. On my arrival in England I made my report to tho relief onrnmlUee. Assad Farran'd statement having beeu spread broadcast iu (ho Congo region was communicated by mall to tbe English newspapers simul-tancou'Jy simul-tancou'Jy on my arrival. Shortly afterward rarrali anpwircd In London. Lon-don. On the following morning after his arrival Fariau made a retraction re-traction in full, signed by him, cf the charge amlnst Mr. Jameson aud some other charges made against Major BarltcIoL |
