energetic action of the Government, and in a lesser degree the labours of the Special Commission Court, will have a good effect; but, I fear, only a temporary effect. The remedy must go deeper than mere punishment: the Human Leopard Society must be superseded by Education and Religion. W. BRANDFORD GRIFFITH. 2, ESSEX COURT, TEMPLE, _September, 1915_. CONTENTS _PART I_ CHAPTER I PAGE INTRODUCTORY 1 CHAPTER II THE PORO, TONGO PLAY, BORFIMA, WITCH-DOCTORS, OATHS 15 CHAPTER III THE KALE CASE 27 CHAPTER IV THE IMPERRI CASE 36 CHAPTER V THE KABATI CASE 44 CHAPTER VI THE YANDEHUN CASE 61 CHAPTER VII BORFIMA AND MEMBERSHIP CASES 71 CHAPTER VIII OTHER CASES OF LEOPARD MURDER; THE HUMAN BABOON SOCIETY 80 _PART II_ CHAPTER IX A NOTE ON SIERRA LEONE, PAST AND PRESENT 88 APPENDIX DESPATCH FROM THE GOVERNOR OF SIERRA LEONE REPORTING ON THE 119 MEASURES ADOPTED TO DEAL WITH UNLAWFUL SOCIETIES IN THE PROTECTORATE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS SACKVILLE STREET, FREETOWN _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE VIEW OF FREETOWN 1 A TEMNE GIRL 3 OBLIVIOUS OF HUMAN ALLIGATORS 9 PORO DEVILS 15 ENTRANCE TO A PORO BUSH 19 BUNDU DEVILS, SIERRA LEONE 21 WIVES OF A NATIVE CHIEF 25 A PORO DEVIL 28 WEAVING COUNTRY CLOTH 30 BUNDU GIRLS AND DEVIL 35 STOCKADE SURROUNDING GBANGBAMA PRISON AND GUARDHOUSE. 38 PRISONERS AWAITING TRIAL, GBANGBAMA PRISON