Bwana William Bridges kandi yaranditse ati: "Muri iki gihe gishize ikintu cyavugwa, ni uko ibyakozwe byose bitari bigamije inabi, kuko Ota Benga yari ateye amatsiko rubanda rwa New York." 'Ubucuti bw'abashimuswe n'ababashimuse' Hejuru y'ibi byari byaravuzwe, hiyongereyeho igitabo cyasohotse mu 1992 cyanditswe gifatanyijwe n'umwuzukuru wa Samuel Verner, umugabo wagiye muri Congo yitwaje intwaro nyinshi agashimuta Ota Benga n'abandi ngo bazerekanwe mu imurika ry'isi rya St Louis mu 1904.
