The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-04
AIURDERED IN TURKEY.
Sad Fate of a Columbus Lad in a Far
Away Land.

Away Land.
COLUMBUS, July 1.-Special-A letter
was received here today dated Constan-
tinople. Turkey, June - announcing the
murder in the missionary college at
Antioch, Armenia, of Jacob Filian. aged
fourteen, the son Of the Rev Moses
F1lian. The boy was the protege of the
Tabernacle Christian church of this city
and the Y. P. S. c. T., Elder 2. T.
Sweeney, acknowledgement to Constan-
tinOple, pastor. and was legally adopted
by the church and given the name
''Errett Hutchins' in honor of the dead
son Of b. NJ. Hutchins of this city, a
prominent business man and member of
the Tabernacle church
The boy was being kept in college for
four years past at Antioch, Armenia
and beng educated by his adopted
parents here, 3. NJ. Hutchins and the
Christian church and Y. p. S. c. Z. each
paylag half the eXpenses-the boys
parents being poor. He was TO be given
2 thorough classical and theological edu-
ration as missionary TO preach the
gospel in his native land. He was shot
down by a sChOolmate named Abraham
with pistol because he refused to sub
-nit 10 his temptations. The letter was
written TO demand Of the boys adopted
paren IS here that some steps be taken
by them 10 demand a full Investigation
Of the college authorities and Of the cir
cumstancas of the murder, as the Turkish
government refuses TO investigate the
matter, as the killing Of an American or
Armenian is rot looked upon as much of
a crime in the Ottoman empire.
The letter was read in church today
and created a profound sensation and a
meeting of the official church board was
called TO meet Monday night TO take
some Official action in the matter If the
Turkish government decline to entertain
the demands 81 the church here for an
1nvesti legation and punishment of the
murderer it will then be taken up through
the government at Washington and the
United States minister and consuI-gen-
eral at Turkey.
The following is the letter:
CONSTANTINOPLE, June b. 1894
Dear Brother Hutchins-I regret exceed
e, you, the very. very sad death OF your
adopted child. Everett Hutchins, IN the
missionary. college at Antioch. The sad
letters, dated respectively May 10 and 90
written by the grief-stricken aged father,
The college by the hand of a notorious bad
boy. who beng Of the same town they
home. and there are witnesses to these
facts.
The murder was committed in one of the
volver in his trunk which he had taken
put and was Wiptng 1t; Everett had asked
the boy to let him look at the instrument.
and his murderer being present taking the
revolver from his hand, had deliberately
held toward Everett, said, is this the
way to cock this" and fired. Soon the
authorities being informed. some officers
were sent 10 look into the matter. Everett
asked them not to torture Abraham, (the
mGrderer). Il am going 10 heaven, great
Is my joy, for Christ will soon take me
into His arms" and calling Abraham 10
him, said: I'VE have not been friends in
this world, be watchful that we may BE-
friends IN the next" so saying Errett had
Brother Fillan says that the directors of
khe college are trying TO make il a purely
occidental affair. In his examination Abra-
nam had sad that he was thirteen years
or age. while he IS sixteen years old saws
Brother F., to escape punishment and he
was handed over 10 the authorities
Brother Z. ays+'Our boy cheerfully bore
the name Errett Hutchins. and entered the
college at Antioch by that name, and his
blood is now crying for justice from the
Antioch college building" VIII not the
honorable father of Errett Hutchins and the
young people who kindly had taken him
under their care demand his innocent blood
20 whose care and projection Errett. Hutch
ms was intrusted? From this distance
DO not know what 10 think OF this horrible
case. but IL is evident that there must be
Gnexcusable looseness and indifference in
the management OF the college, otherwise
there could not be any dangerous instru-
ment in the possession of any Of the boys
at the college. For this reason. il nothing
else, the managers OF the college are re-
Bponsible for the cold-blooded murder. or
But Brother F. SAYS there are witnesses in
Byrhias that the boy murderer thirsted
after the blood Of Errett Hutchins because
ne would not yield TO temptation. Brother