The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-19
MORE TALES OF OUTRAGE.
Americans who Claim That TerriIi
Mas Refined Citizen ProtectIon.

BOSTON, J. H. lS54.-LetterS from
Armenian-born American citizens, now
abroad, are flied with statements that
United States Minister Terrill has re-
fused to furnish them with protection
Several cases of alleged hasrant out
RACES perpetrated in the City of Con-
stantinople he has, it is said, treated wittr
complete indifference.
Rev Mugurdieh Grabedian of this city,
tells this story
"Hayrabed Jeknavorian, one of the
best known Armenians in Boston,
photographer, returned to his native
country last August. He had resleet
an American citizen. On his departure
he obtained passports from washington
Landing at Piro, Greece, he applied TO
the American Consul there to wise his
that it was not necessary, that the
American Minister at Copstantinople
would give full protection and ne him7
self would write When Mr.. Jekna-
vorian reached Constantinpcle however
he was seized by Turkish officers, beaten
and dragged before the police tribunal
The only charge was that he was an Ar
menian, and had just returned from
America.
''The Judge, on seeing his passports
and hearing his statements that he was
an American citizen, ordered him taken
to the American Consul-General The
Consul-General replied that he was
powerless to afford protection to one who
had been born in Armenia, although now
an American citizen. Just then Minis
ter Terrin passed. and the Consul-Gen-
eral called him in. Mr.. Terrill tersely
declared he could do nothing, and adj
vised Mr.. Jeknavorian to go back to
America at once.
THE latter, much cast down at the
thought that his long Journey had been
taken all for nothing, and that he must
so back without seeing his family, i'm
plored Minister Terrill to interoeae with
The Sultan, but was again perenlptorily
But, exclaimed Mr.. Jeknavorian,
are you not sent here for the purpose OF
States over all her citizens who visit
here?
:. Don't meddle with what is none of
YOUR business replied Mr. Terrill
FOLLOWED BY SPIES.
after being followed about for days
by spies, Mr. Jeknavorian finally mani
aged to elude them and escape across
the Russian frontier. He is now III I5a-
friends in Boston. He is not sure, he
SAYS, that it might not be well TO be-
come a Russian subject, for then at
least he might get chance to visit his
old home and family, since Russia would
not suffer one of her subjects to be
treated with such indignities:
Another case of Abominable outrage
is that of Paul Bedigian who had been
in this country ten years, and was a
naturalized citizen with full prerogatives.
On landing in Constantinople he was at
once arrested, subjected to the vilest
indignities, and after being beaten and
abused was thrust into a jail almost as
bad as the BLACK Hole of Calcutta. Here
he was imprisoned three days, With no.
thing but bread and water At the end
of that time he was brought before the
police tribunal and on showing his pass
port was sent to the American Consul
General. The latter listened TO his STORY
aud promised to- lay the case before
Minister Terrill,, The Minister made no
attempt 10 obtain redress for the injuries
suffered. but said he would endcavor 10
obtain from the Sutton pass permitting
Mr.. Bedsghian II visit HIS home in Or
A FAITHFUL TURK.
For four months the unfortunate man
was put off from day to day. At last the
Secretary of the Legation advised him
kindly to wait 10 longer For he said,
Mr. Terrill is the most faithful of all the
Sultan's Turks
1Mr. Bedigh an had the greatest difIl.
Guilty in getting aboard ship to return
to America, and it was only by bribing
the officers that he finally, with his wife,
got away in safety.
The cases will be laid before Secretary
Gresham.