The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
SHOT BY AMERICAN MINISTER,
NEWS FROM LIBERIA As TOLD
ny 4 CHJRCH PAPER.
a Brooklyn Man VINO Was Shot--Statc
Department Observation-Disclosures
Grassland Nns Already In Trouble
With the Secretary OF the legation

A copy of the Liring church Chronicle
published AT Cape Palmas. west coast OF
! Africa, dated Oct. 10. 1902 which la iu-t
1 been received in this city, 8 ves au account
| OF the shooting al Mouroyia Oh Oct. 6 Uy
the United States Minister 30 Liberia. Dr..
! II. A. troSsland, oi an electrical engineer
/ named Faulkner, formerly of Brooklyn Ac-
| coruing to the ineagre details given by ihe
Chronicle. which Is "a religious pub.icat ion.
| edited 10y : ID. Ferguson, Jr. son Of tho
missionary Bishop o! the Episcopal Church
| in West Africa. Minister Crosslaud resided
with Faulkner ana his " ife and the relations
were apparently ainicable, the hree havi. "
attended church together the SUNDAY
previods to the shooting. On Monday
Oct, D. an alteration took place betw cen
Faulkner and the Minister. resulting ia
| the shooting which il was feared would re-
suit fatally. 1t was minated that plea
OF self-defence would be put ia In behalf Of
the Minister
Thomas j. r. Faulkner Il is supposed.
IS the Faulkner who was shot. He H. a
former resident Of Brooklyn and an elect ri
cal engineer by trade. He had great faith
in the future development Of the resources
OF Liberia and had made several trips to the
west coast 10 Introduce a telegraph and
telephone system. He vas also instrumental
in organizing the Literian Improvement
Company in this city for the purpos. Of
carrying out his plans in this direct ion.
telephone line has been constructed
and Is IN pract zeal operation betWee Mon
rovia. the capital, and points in the interior
On his lat visit TO the United States about
a year ago. Faulkner was married, and on mis-
return 10 the west coast he took his wife
with him.
WASHINGTON Dec. The State DE
partment has begun al invest CATION
of the shooting oi Faulkner Dy Minister
Grassland. but II viii De some time before
full reports can be received. Prom what
can be learned from State Department
officials the shooting was the outcome of
a state of bad feeling that exists between
MIR. Crossand and Americans residing al
MonroNIa one Official said Tonight that
the affair Was So complicated by charges
ami counter charges III which DR.. Grassland
Was the principal figure That IL would he
Impossible To attempt to explain just how
the shooting came about. Faulkner did not
die.
DR.. Crossand's appointment bears date
OF Jan 10. 1902 He is Missouri negro.
and was strongly Endorsed for the post by
Republicans OF that State. Ia his brief
diplomatic career, DR., Grassland has be-
come engaged IN perso nal difficulties with
James Robert Spurgeon of kentucky, who
has been 5 Secretary Of the United States
legation at Monrovia since March, 1898.
Charges against the Minister have been
filed with the state Department 10y Secre
tary Spurgeon, and to these DR.. Grassland
has responded with charges against his
S 'crstary of legation
The conditions prevailing among the
American negro COLONY ia Liberia including
the members of the legation at Monrovia,
are described tonight a. similar 10 those
existing among the American residents IN
Guatemala. where Mr., Hunter is at swords
points with Consul-General McNally, and
the American colony IS divided, with the
great ma ority in opposition TO the Minister.
DR. Grassland j. { I'll tally designated a.
Minister Resident and Consul-General AZ
Monrovia His salary l. s. .sO