Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-24
LIENOHOU MASSACRE

The First Report of the Commission Of
Inquiry.
Special Correspondence o. livery Evening
New York, Jan. 23.-The first report
of the commission of inquiry into the
LIenohou massacre reached New York
todayirom Canton, China, whence It was
sent by Rev. DR.. Henry Y. Noyes. lie re-
ports to the Presby teIian Board OF
Foreign Missions, under whicn all the
murdered missionaries had been work.
ing, that the commission has returned
to Canton, but that the members would
have TO 90 again to Lieuchou, as there
are more criminals to be arrested when
they can be found. The United States
Commission, he says, is not judicial,
aud the measure of guilt and punish
ment is fixed solely by the Chinese
government, although the American
officers assist in the examination Of
witnesses, which is thorough and per-
sistent. DR.. Noyes says the whole in
vestiRation seems to have been con-
Quoted with great oareiulness and i'm
partiality both on the part Of the
United States government and the
Chinese. Wen Taotai. who represents
the Viceroy, is a very intelligent man,
and il was he who fixed the following
| sentences;
Three-aotual murder-to be decapi-
tated. This sentence was executed be-
fore the commissioners left Lienchou.
-Four to be imprisoned for i've years,
two for three years, two for one and
one for six months.
Two to be oaugued.
Five TO be bamhooed.
As TO the criminals who have 50 far
NaNn aI..IaI -
are to be punished after arrest A
full report of the trial has not yet been
received in this country.
DR.. Noyes speaks OF the recognition
given by the United States Commits
siou and by the missionaries to the in
valuable services Of the man who saved
Miss Patterson's life. 1t was the
brave act of a hero. As Consul Cen
eral Lay said in an address to him:
Your brave, noble deed was the one
bright spot in that dark day" This
man went with the murderers into the
cave TO try and save at least some oi
| the missionaries. He could be of no
help to Mrs. Machle, Amy. DR.. Ches.
nut or Mr.. and Mrs. Peale. But
farther back in the cave he found Miss
Patterson and said to her: Il am a
believer in Jesus. Follow me and /
will save you de took her to a deer
pit like we'll, aud helped her down
into il, ooncealing her under an over.
hanging rock. The searchers threw
wisps OF lighted straw down into the
pit, but failed 10 discover them. Miss
Patterson asked him while they were
/ hiding whether be was really a be.
lever in Jesus. He said he was not.
"Then why did you say 80 ?" she
asked. Il feared that otherwise you
would not have trusted me and could
not have saved you.
DR.. Noyes also tells the story of a
little boy, a scholar in the Mission
School, who came to see Dr. Maohle,
with a scar showing that he had re.
ceived an ugly cash on the head, which
had healed. He said that he had fol.
lowed the missionaries to the cave ano
there received the cut, and that DR..
Chegnut, while at the tree before she
was killed, tore off a portion of the
skirt Of her dress and bound up the
wound. It was the last patient she
ever treated.
In a letter also received today by the
| Presbyterian Board from Rev. A. A.
| Fulton, it is stated that the losses by
burning and looting of the Lienchou
station will probably aggregate 500, OOC
Mexican and the claims will be
quickly paid.