Project Gutenberg 2017-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 249 Beatty, Kenneth James 1878 1966 Beatty, Sir Kenneth James Beatty, K. J. (Kenneth James) Griffith, W. Brandford (William Brandford), Sir 1858 1939 Griffith, William Brandford, Sir 16022060 Human Leopards : $b an account of the trials of Human Leopards before the Special Commission Court; with a note on Sierra Leone, past and present E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Human Leopards: An Account of the Trials of Human Leopards Before the Special Commission Court" by K. J. Beatty is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the notorious Human Leopard Society, a secretive group in Sierra Leone engaged in murder and cannibalism, particularly focusing on the trials of its members. The text aims to uncover the grim practices of this society and the judicial efforts made to combat its horrific activities. The opening of the book introduces the dire circumstances surrounding the Human Leopard Society and the Special Commission established to investigate its crimes. It begins with a preface that addresses common questions regarding the society's motivations and the brutal practices that led to the murder of individuals intended for ritual purposes. Through personal reflections and observations, Beatty outlines the complex cultural and sociopolitical contexts of Sierra Leone that contributed to the society's existence, setting the stage for detailed narratives of specific trial cases that follow in the text. The atmosphere is charged with an understanding of both the gruesome traditions of the society and the subsequent legal repercussions faced by those involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Cannibalism Ethnology -- Sierra Leone Leopard men Sierra Leone -- History GN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Law & Criminology 308027 2025-06-21T13:22:41.611303 text/html 284302 2024-10-23T01:42:22 text/html 2725836 2025-06-21T13:22:48.323232 application/epub+zip 2728907 2025-06-21T13:22:43.354297 application/epub+zip 167233 2025-06-21T13:22:42.453298 application/epub+zip 2809870 2025-06-21T13:22:52.074224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2787041 2025-06-21T13:22:47.531278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230500 2022-09-24T16:04:20.271311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262480 2025-06-21T13:22:40.892313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242407 2024-10-23T01:42:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17861 2025-06-21T13:22:52.244214 application/rdf+xml 11079 2025-06-21T13:22:42.560289 image/jpeg 1566 2025-06-21T13:22:42.507279 image/jpeg 2672439 2025-06-21T13:22:41.751267 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia