Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-29
RET. KNAPP'S CRIhES
rs,,tt, Preferred Against Him by
Turkish iH,h9Tt.tS.
pl.,rnrugp rug GOVERNMENT
p,,,s lisa IA, All irlnulg i'od RCvo.
10 on ry ideas IN Arm'uia,
9hy tay.

Nry YoRIS, July 20.-Mrp. George
p Knapp, wife OF the missionary OF
me American board OF oUmmissioncrs
"a, ,ofelgn Missions, the Rev. George
p Kpapp, who was arrested ut Bitlis,
E,,,efB Turkey, on the charge OF con-
,plhng against tho Turkish govern
n,uL has arrived In this country from
no sa,L Ms. Knapp left her nusbanl
IN Con,tAntlnople 10 stand trial upon
The chargsa which have boon preferred
against him.
Aner Mf. Knapp's arrest Ia Billif,
where he was missionary, he was
AIKEN under guard Of soldiers to
AltHandfo.ta, ibis pass2 ports having been
,amped "expslied" NJ Aleppo. Tue
government officials gave MIN permis-
ION 10 leave the country Ia sbfcty aud
we're apparently anxious that he should
leave. He declined 10 depart, how
ever, until he had been accorded a
tfmal hearing upon the unjust con-.
tlaiuis sgaintt him, and given tuiil-
Gent opportunity TO dofeud himself
upon the iuaisienco the government
Immediately Proceeded 10 uegufe OK.
pafIe afiidavils and dispositions a. 10
bis ailuged wrong doing, with the 10.
,ut lhat charges were drawn from the
tw0fn statements OF tweuty.tw0 per.
Snf. whose names are attached 10 tho
lefal Documents. These charges were
presented by thc Turkish minister Of
i8fplgn sfinifa 10 the United states
charge % fairs at COuttautinOple.
Toe following IN n copy Of the official
lfaaflAiiou NJ the Chafges upon when
tbt American missionary viii DO tried
before Turkish tfibunhi
"This missionary, who WAS uuo Of
ihu principal malnelayB u lhu Hunt
rnagit (fuv0lutiOnitD Committee at
Bllis, INDUCED IN all sorts VI subset-
yirut iuirigues.l was atlhis instlgAti1u
that Amman agitAtors provoked OILS.
iufbauovs In tho province. In fact this
missionary was always In correspond
tnco with Armenian leaders, among
o,bcn. HamuaiiscUin,a lias MouIai chief
u the SassUuu anu 1cloTi insurgenls,i In
cfjsr 10 suT up trouble, with view OF
ctos,ing at Armenian pfincirAlity ia
Asin Minor, aud used 10 sond 10 5ss.
f1uh and Elsewhere, uhtot the pretsxt
W AANHAAAANAAk eANn hb
were charged with the mission OF CIV
Ing most precious counsel TO the Ia.
habilauts.
"Inoltsd by him, Agltator Hortop,
ION OF uAnbad, and several Of his
Armenian companions hsd attempted
~ the oprn streets OF Bitlis 10 fUrcibiy
abduct Kurdish gifl from her parents,
10 the SAME time calling the latter by
tho mSsl abusive names anu blAsphem.
ing the Imperial government ana tue
MussrlmAn religion. This missionary,
10 company with certain agitnior., used
to mold moetings Mt his house, or IN
churches, or 10 the bishops residence,
IA order 20 prepare the Bitlls incident.
10 ~ be who had vagfants In his hire
ami armed them, that troubles might
b provoked.
"Hv encouraged the crudulous Al.
Wvuiaus 10 attack the mosque during
Ffliay prayer aud kill the faithful, 10
u.sassluaio MusHoiman CiliuiEls aud
uolaultH whom they met ~ lonely
plactsi aud 10 urge such Of their own
nationality NJ were faithful ~ tue im.
loral government t. refuse 10 pay
lhclf taxes anu 10 address such Tau.
suast 10 the MuAselmAnH ne would
irnd TO excite them.
"ln QUE word, be did his utmost 10
disturb order and pence. lie acted ~
Intermediary OF guilty correspondence,
pfopagaIed the most revo utlOnaTy
IDEAS, AMI spread abroad Sensational
fumUfs, RsfuAlng 10 conform to tue
regulations governing public insttuo.
ton, he tried 10 ineulchte subveTsiye
Principles into the minds of his pupils
anl sought 10 induce ths Armsnians TO
embrace PfolesIAntlsm, lie persuaded
those Of them who occupied public
piece not 10 20 to their posts.
at was by the alarm signal, given
~ means 0f bell which he nal Ia.
stalled near his house, that the
Afmsulaus shut theiT shops and
suhrAed tho mosques at the time OF tho
Biti' disturbances. The ATmenians
FantLvh Zsrpe and Momproy, the
latter Mr. knRpp's servant, who
wounded certain Kavork Aghua
bAkallG, have testified before tho ex am.
ming magistrate that they committed
WIS crime unIor orders from Mis-.
tlauhty Knapp, who promised TO give
%lVI 10 whoever succeeded IN killing
Nuu0t more members Of tbs BAkalia
lamily, auu TO provide ioc thn future Of
hH wife nnd children. They have
!ufllcr tuslln5d that IL was George
huhpp Nun oil who furnished the re-
Fi'',l usel IN tho perpetual ON OF the
crime.
Ut 10 also stated In their depgsitionB
NAT lhla missionary WAS aware OF u
Evolutionary plan on thU AImgnians
hni that ho had advised them 10 M.
m'lnale some OF their fellow Christians
~ 'ilor ihat tho crime might TO ai'
lutllrd 10 Mussslmaus. Quito recently
MI knapp has used abuaiye language
.o"afI ihu Mussolmans passing IA
nom Of hia house ana has sought u
pioNoku tao Mussolnian popu u ION into
'e'h iilublus. All lnese iacs ara
established by iuliciAl examination,
RTutHi nuTuer
FONT PLEASANT. ~ Va. July 100