Evening star., 1897-03-29
"HE KILL NE TONIGHT"
A Band of Armenians Held as Prisoners in
Virginia.
Amnxing Antics of n Mountain Hotel
Keeper Who Wants to Fight
i'm Cuba.

Inspector Hollinberger chief of the local
detective bureau. yesterday received a long
letter from ID. G. Caprelian of 80 w o2d
street. New York city. an employe of
Drummonds detective agency, setting
forth the details of the alleged Turing to
and confinement of party of Armenian
refl gees, hear Buckton, Va. In reply In
spector Hollinberger advised Caprel:an to
communicate with the sheriff Of Warren
county, Va, explaining that the latter
would undoubtedly supply the necessary
information as to the proper manner to
proceed toward securing The release of .he
men supposed to be prisoners.
According to the story. in response to a
request from Charles Cullen & Son. who
represented themselves as the proprietors
of the Warren White Sulphur Springs, TO-
Gated at Buckton, a party Of ten Arme-
mans, lately arrived at New York, last
fall were sent to the Cullens.
The junior member of the firm Orlan
Clyde Cullen, is particularly well known in
this city, having figured quite prominently
and somewhat sensationaly in the famous
Holt will case. In the present instance it
is understood that Clyde Cullen was en-
gagged in an effort to organize a regiment
of soldiers to fight for the cause of Cuba.
In his letter to Inspector Hollinberger Mr..
Caprelan stated that SO far he could
learn, the establishment OF the Cuilens
was not hotel, as represented. 1t is a
house on top of a mountain. and surround
ed by forests. wrote Mr.. Caprelian, and he
&C ntinued: Now, in this so-called hotel are
an old man and younger man, and a wo-
man about forty-five years DID, and about
six Armenians. There were ten, but six es-
capped from the place, and two more were
ADDED to the number by the arrival of III
Caprelian and NJ. Arakian. The place itself
is regular arsenal, containing rifles re-
volvers dynamite. powder, and other I'M
plements of war. There is turret or Gu
pela on the house. where the younger Cul-
len keeps lookout and IL any person
should be seen, no matter how distant he
discharges firearms. and orders the Ar
menians to do likewise"
Continuing, Mr.. Caprelian SAID that the
Cuilens appeared to have no money in
their possession and that their provisions
seem to be Supplied by people who are in
their confidence. Ore of the refugees in
question Is a brother of Mr.. Caprelian
and in letter lie complained that h.
had accidentally been shot in the head The
Cullens so ii is claimed. agreed to pay
the Afmenians SO month EACH and they
have been employed chcpping trees in the
forest anG building a high fence surround
ing the hotel.
Inspector Hollinberger has learned that
Clyde Cullen was in Washington from
March 16 to %. He stopped at leading
hotel and ran up i bill of nearly SlN,, so
it was discovered. and failed to pay the
same. The principal items In the bill were
hack hire and dinners to young friends.
Arshk X. Aulagian, one of the men who
are report ted as having escaped from the
Culltns is locked up at the first pre-
cnct station to await examination this
afternoon by the police surgeons to deter
mine his sanity. The unfortunte man has
been stopping recently with b. G. Cas-
barian. at 1414 F street. He was taken
sick Friday last and removed to Providence
Hospital. There he developed symptoms
of insanity, and was removed to the sta
tion house. Aulagian constantly mutters
He kill me tonight