El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-26
MAJOR ROCKEFELLER
Said To Have Deserted the Army On
Discover ing That He Had Slain
His Own Son.

a special dispatch to the Chronicle
from New York contains a very SEN
sational and highly improbable story
concerning Captain Rockefeller, well
known in Prescott. says the Courier.
Major Rockefeller was in charge of
night of April 2S. 1899. when he dis
appeared and so far as known has new
er been heard from since until the APP
pearance of this yarn" which is as
follows:
"A special to the Journal from Col
umbus, o., says: According to letter
Just received by his brother-in-law,
Terrace Reagan of Milwaukee, Major
Charles \. Rockefeller of the Ninth
infantry is in Santa Barbara, Hondu-
ras. and will remain there. Major
Rockefeller deserted soon after a fierce
engagement near San Benoir. The
Filipinos were led by handsome
Young white man, who fought like a
hero and led his men right up to the
American lines. Major Rockefeller
SuOl Tie iilplho ucdu- hC
dead leader proved to be a son of the
ma jor, who had been kidnapped.
The child was two years old when
stolen. The Rockefellers were living
at the International hotel in Hong
Kong. and a Chinese nurse cared for
the boy. The lieutenant had arranged
to visit his home in Columbus. Two
days before the date set for sailing
the Chinese and the baby disappeared.
Hong Kong was searched. Large re-
wards were offered. but no trace OF
the nurse or child could be found.
The lieutenant and his wife were COM
PEELED to return to the United States
without the little one. Mrs. Rockefeller
died soon after her arrival in San
Francisco. and the grief-stricken, faith
er rejoined his regiment.
He saw service with the Ninth in
his regiment was ordered to the Phil
ippines in the spring of 1899 he went
along. He was then captain, and
was known throughout the army as a
particularly daring soldier. Soon after
his arrival at Manila he was made
major and transferred to the Sixth in
fantry. Major Rockefeller directed
that the body of the Filipino leader
he had killed be searched. and papers
found revealed that he was Paul
Stanhope of Hong Kong. A dairy
written in English and giving details
of the business career of the young
fellow was found in his blouse
A month after the engagement
Rockefeller received letter from
Hong Kong in response to the one he
letter was from the American consul
and recited that in 1879 a white boy
iad been placed in the Jesuit college
N Hong Kong by Chinese woman.
who said he was nine years old and
hat his name was Paul Yen. The name
If the Chinese woman who had nursed
he Rockefeller baby was Yen.
In 1881 the boy was adopted by an
english merchant IN Hong Kong of
he name of Henry Stanhope. He
him well. The young fellow was well
lnown i'll Hong Kong as Paul Stan
rope. He was of an adventurous dis
position. and some two years ago Join
ID ASuinaldo's army. Ro ckefeller
ID ASuinaldo's army 1t was this
'ouns man that Major Rockefeller |
hot and killed in an engagement with |
he Filipinos
When Major Rockefeller read the |
etter that had been chasing him |
round the world for nearly a year he
ealized that he had slain his own
on. He dropped out of sight as mys-
eriously as the baby had dropped
ut of sight in Hong Kong