Mathews nemauto ake vakaitawo basa guru mukugumisa Hondo yeAnglo-Zanzibar
we1896 uyo wakabuda mukuedza kudarika chinodikanwa chokuti maSultan matsva anofanira kunzverwa nomumiriri weBritain. Munguva yaaive gurukota rekutanga Mathews akaramba achibatanidzwa nemauto uye aive chikamu chemakwikwi makuru maviri, imwe kuWitu uye imwe kuMwele.