Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-16
Questions Raised i'm the Stone Case

present and past crimes, and the liberia
ton OF certain bandits then In custody.
Lord Muncaster was, moreover. thor
oughly given to understand that If any
attempt were made to pursue the band
the prisoners would be put TO death,
Lord Muncaster, on reaching Athens,
FASTENED az once TO the English lega
ton and sought the assistance OF MI.
Erskine the British envoy. The latter
Immediately arranged 60 pay the ran
SOM demanded. and at the same time
took steps 70 obtain from the Greek
government the promise OF pardon fol
the bandits. II was here that Mr.. Err
sklne and Lord Muncaster encountered
difficulties. For, while the Greek con
stitution empowers the sovereign 10
grant amnesties for political offenses
he cannot grant any pardon for Grim
lnal offenses, save With tie consent on
the natlonel legislature, which was nol
then In. session. Negotiations were In
progress With the brlgands, with the
object Of conveying them some assur-
ance that pardon would be granted
IN their favor as soon ~ ever pariit.
ment reassembed, when the Greek
cabinet foreseelng not only trouble IN
the chamber about the amnesty. but
likewise that 4 would be called upon by
Great Britain In course of time TO de-
fray the amount OF the ransom paid
by Mr.. ErFkine, started large bodies
OF troops and Of constabulnty after the
brlgands This was done without th,
knowledge Of the king. and In defiance
OF the most solemn pledges given by
the Greek premier 20 the British envoy
and 10 Lord Muneaster The brlgands
enraged by this breach Of faith. carrie !
their captives siill farther into the
mountains. and when hard pressed BY
their pursuers. murdered every one OF
them, servants and all. In cold blood
Some Of them were shot, others stabbed
IN the back. while others again hao
their threats cut go great was the in
dignation created by the behavior Of
the Greek government In breaking its
promises to the British legation that
King George was forced 20 dismiss
the entire cabinet, ana while the Greek
treasury escaped the payment Of tn,
ransom, Ii was compelled by England
to grant heavy damages 10 the families
OF some Of the victims Of the tragedy.
A year later, owing to the energy
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not only Aryanltaki and his entire
band were captured and brought TO JUS
tice. but likewise several members of
the Greek parliament, and likewise an
Engllshman OF the name OF Noel, es-
tablshed at Negroponte. who were
proved to have been accomplices of the
brlgands, Noel, indeed, having fur
nished the Information as to the
amount OF ransom which II would be
well to demand for the release OF the
Muncaster party. A number OF them
were convicted and put to DEATH while
the others were sentenced to various
terms Of penal servltude.
Until about ten years ago the sub
lime porte was invariably forced TO re-
fund 10 the foreign embassies at Con-
stantinople whatever ransoms they had
been called upon to pay for the release
Of their countrymen and country wo-
men captured ana held for ransom by
Turkish briRands, and can recall the
sultan grumbling AZ having 10 pay a
sum Of $4,000 for Count and Countess
Gray Steinberg, who had been sub
jected TO good deal OF III usage by
their captors, owing TO their struggles
At the sublime porte II was plalntiyely