Show trial by ordeal A chief in the kenya country africa aled recently after having been ill III only two days and an old enemy of bla big was immediately charged by the elders of the district with having poisoned him maiju the accused was ordered to pay the usual ree fee of five large sheep to ane ellera afterward they all gathered the corple corp which had been in the bush two full addys da ag yg the ac eme took oh iia his bis clothel clothe and put on those of the dead man then licked the bend mans lips and said may I 1 die as this man died if I 1 poisoned him ill I 1 then ho jumped over the corpse and balked albed round it to where he be started repeating the perform arice seven times I 1 afterward one ot of the elders stood up und and eald bald you have all seen this man clear himself of the charge of poisoning dangora Wan gora gorn lie ile Is not guilty |