The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-22
MISS STONE 5 OWN STORY
TELLS HOW SHE WAS CAPTURED
BY BRIGANDs.
Methods of the Brigands Rush From
Secure Her Release

SOFIA. October t4.-Further word has
come from Miss Stone i'm the following
letter written from Macedonia to W. w.
Peet. treasurer of the Turkish mission
i'm Constantnople: MY Honored Friend
/ write to inform YOU that on the Sd of
September | was captured by a great
number of armed men-some forty-as
l travelled from Bansko to Diummala
with about twelve teachers, students
and others.
"They took with me for my COM
panion, Mrs. Catherine Tslika. The rea-
son they captured us is for a ransom.
The price which they demand for us is
G $4,000 (Turkish), which sum must be
paid in gold, and this entirely without
the knowledge of the Turkish and Bull
garian governments within the term of
eighteen days from today
1--WE are pursued by a Turkish army,
beg Dr. Haskell himself to go to Con-
stantinople and exhibit himself for the
payment of the ransom at SamakoN,
where men win receive it on presenting
an order from me.
THE men who captured us at first
showed courtesy toward us, but now,
since Turkish soldiers and bashibazOuks
have begun to pursue us, and the ran
som is delayed, our condition is alto
gether changed.
Therefore, / beg you to hasten send
the ransom demanded and that as ener-
getically as possible you Will represent
to the Turkish Government that 1t stop
the pursuit of us by soldiers and bashi-
bazouks, otherwise we shall be killed by
the people in whose hands we are. l
pray you to communicate without delay
the contents Of this letter to the repre-
sentative of the United States at the
Porte and request his most serious CO.
operation.
Pray for us. We are at peace with
God.
with hearty salutations, your
friend.
ELLEN NJ. sfoNE."
SOFIA October 14.-Charles M. Dick
inson, United States Consul at Constan-
tinople and diplomatic agent to Bulga-
ria, who is here in Miss Stones inter-
ests has made the following statement:
THE brigands are not likely to MUIR
der Miss Stone, for they know it would
end all chance for ransom. She suffers
more than an ordinary captive, because
of the activity of the troops on the from
tier of Bulgaria and Turkey, and is
rushed by the brigands from one hid
ing place to another. This doubtless
caused the birth of Madame Tslika's
child. which was reported to me today.
The father of this baby born in a bril-
gands hut is an Albanian Protestant
preacher"
When the Stone party was captured
they were compelled to wade up stream
up the Perrin mountains. Miss Stone and
Madame Tslika were hurried up the
mountain and the other prisoners were
released next morning. Just before the
Stone party appeared the brigands cap
tured a Turk and battered out his
brains with the butt ends of their guns,
to prevent him telling they We're lying
in wait. The whole band was disguised
as Turkish soldiers when they captured
the Stone party.
LONDON, October 15.-The Daily
Express" has received the following
from Vienna
"Todaroff. the driver who accom-
panied Miss Stone when she was kid
mapped, has arrived at Sofia. He says
her captors are Turks The Bulgarian
police who are not satisfied with his
statemtns, are keeping him under sur
Yeillance."
WASHINGTON, October 14.-All that
can be learned from the State Depart
ment officials respecting the case of
Miss Stone, the missionary who is held
by brigands, is that she is alive and
that efforts are continuing for her re-
lease. The officials while declining to
indicate the nature of the measures
they are pursuing to this end, still have
nope of ultimate success.