It takes two persons to kill a man. One casts the
noose over his head, and immediately tightens it with all his strength;
the other strikes him on the joint of his knees as he rises, which
causes him to fall forwards. After he has fallen, they kick him on the
temples till he dies, which is usually in a minute. They never commit a
murder until they have taken every precaution not to be found out. They
will follow a traveller for weeks, if necessary, before they destroy
him. After they have murdered him, they gash the body all over and bury
it. They gash it, that it may not swell, and cause cracks to take place
in the ground, which might cause the jackals to dig down to the body,
and thus expose their guilt. If a dog accompanies the person, they
always kill it, lest the faithful creature should lead to the discovery
of his master. They think it to be a very good act to give a part of the
plunder, which they get when they murder a person, to their goddess. If
they fail to put him to death according to their rules, they suppose
that they have made her angry, and they make offerings to her, that she
may be appeased. Thus, you see that their religion teaches them to
commit the blackest of crimes.
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