Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-12
TuEmYRIOFYTO TRAGEDY.
Constantinople Messenger,


A fortnight ago we reported On OK
traordinary occurrence at u small VII
LACE called Sterna. short distance
from Myriofyto, on the Marmora
coast, the principal feature in which
was the shooting Of man named
Dimitri by zaptieh, in the presence
of the caimakam of Myriofyto. Our
correspondent at Peristasis now sends
us the following further details =
Dimitri and his father, who is up
wards of seventy years OF age, own
ed flock of goats, the son having
been brought up MS u goatherd. An
epizootic disease breaking out in the
district, which made great havoc es-
pecially among goats, Dimitri resolv-
ed to kill off his flock at once rather
than run tho risk of having it swept |
away by disease. Accordingly he
drove his goats down to Sterna, and
every day he slaughtered some of
them, retailing the meat to the villa
gers at price sufficiently low to en-
sure the sale OF it. Now, there is
nt Sterna certain Yanco, who
some months ago distinguished him
self by denouncing to the Turkish
authorities the signatories OF u Pc
tition sent from Sterna to the Euro
pean Commission of Reforms, for
which service the governor OF CALI
poll appointed him tcttish, or detec-
tive, of the village. ianco either
had grudge against Dimitri, or he
wished to show his zeal as q detect
i've, or both, for he accused Dimitri
of having stolen the goats, an accu-
sation which Dimtri Indignantly re-
PEELED. High words ensued, and on
the next day Yanco went to Myrioiyto
and made statement to the author
tiles there. On the faith ofthis state
ment the cdimakdm, Tahsin hey,
mounted his horse and proceeded ut
once, escorted by party of zaptiehs,
to Sterna. Dismounting, he seated
himself in a cotfee-housc, and de-
' spatched the zaptiehs in search OIL
mitri. Meeting the former mouhhhu
. of the village, certain Rail-, the
zaptiehs ordered him to conduct them
D to the house of Dimitri, which he did.
At the door of the house the atlianced
sweetheart of Dimitr was standing
: cheapening the wares of n draper
named Kosma Alevrou of Myriofyto
u The zaptehs had scarcely had time to
: ask for Dimitri before he descended
|
l. the staircase, but before he reached
. the foot of it the four zaptiehs
/ fired upon him and he received
the four shots at short range. Stag
8 gering he was caught by his sweet
u heart, aud fell dead in her arms
II The zaptiehs struck the girl on the arm
( with their swords in order to make hel
10 relax her embrace of the fallen man
" and when he dropped on the grOunt
. they plunged their swords into hi
~ throat. This done they returned t.
= the coffee house. where the cdimdkdu
J" awaited them, and presented them
'' selves to that functionary who aske'
o. them what they had done. "Bittir
% dix" 1--WE have fnished), was the re
~ ply, then the cdimdkdm drew up
~ sort of process rerbdi, which he oblige
- every one who was in the coffee hous
I to sign, as well as those who wer
standing about outside, and then hi
!, excellencv took his departure. Thi
, document is believed to contain
-, statement that Dimitri opposed fore
N to the zaptiehs, an allegation whic
y is absolutely without foundation, ;
10 can be proen by eye-witnesses.
ho WAS not correct rs stated in you
q, first report of this affair, that the W.
re- men of the village hooted and stone
7 the caimakan. The narrative as
no have given it is correct. Sever
people have come from Sterna to te
" egraph the story to Constantinopl
cd but they have been persuaded