He stated that the other sentries in their town were not so bad, but that this man was a villain.
The sentry had tied up his wife—the woman he brought forward—and had made him pay 500 rods before she was released. He had paid the money.
Here Consul asked I I how his hand had been cut off. He and C C C and D D D stated that he had first been shot in the arm, and then when he fell down the sentry had cut his hand off.
Consul: “Did you feel it being cut off?”
Answer: “Yes, I felt it.”
This terminated the inquiry. The Consul informed Y Y and the people present that he should report what he had seen and heard to the Congo Government, and that he should beg them to investigate the charge against the sentry, who deserved severe punishment for his illegal and cruel acts. The things that the sentry was charged with doing were quite illegal, and if the Government of his country knew of such things being done, the perpetrators of such crimes would, in all cases, be punished.
(Signed) ROGER CASEMENT,
His Britannic Majesty’s Consul.
Inclosure 7 in No. 3.
(See p. 59.)
Circular of September 7, 1903, forbidding Soldiers armed with Rifles from going out on Service without Europeans over them.