New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
TBv Telegraph TO The Tribune.


Binghamton. N V, Dec. l2.-Charles NJ. Dickin-
son who wes diplomatic representative in Bulgaria
at the time OF the abduction Of Miss Stone. said
to-day:
II is a notorious fact that Sarafof was presi-
dent Of the Macedonian committee when Miss Stone
was CAPTURED and that he admitted that he was
consulted and that he engineered the conspiracy for
her capture Samakov, Bulgaria, in July OF lSOl,
this being three months before her capture Miss
Stone followed from that time until she was
found on Turkish territory when she was seized by
brigands. Sarafoff also admitted that the Mace
donian committee received the flasW TURKISH
ts53 .,aol. which the amount agreed upon by
me with the brigands condition of Miss Stone
release
Nj Dickinson said that he did not regard Sara
toh as the most famous or the greatest OF the
three leaders who gained prominence at that time
He had other dealings with Sarafon
The picturesque Macedonian revolutionary leader
whose violent taking off is announced by caDie
was only thirty-seven years old The manner IN
which death TO him was not unexpected es-
reciaIIy by himself. and perhaps inevitable
For two years he had been under sentence OF
death by the revolutionary committee for the al
leres embezzlement of funds amounting. 1t Is
said to 10000 Until yesterday, however, none
Of his fellow members seemed disposed to put the
sentence into execution. 1t is not known even
nov why he killed, whether for public or phi
~ Vengeance
ersonaIIy SarafoT was a brave man. No one
/ er accused him of fear cowardice. but he
~as Intensely vain and morally Irresponsible He
va q persistent poseur. and was charged "lth
maintaining a private press bureau for the pur-
pose of giving publicity TO his exploits.
Although he always denied it. he was accused
Of having been responsible for the abduction and
holding for ransom Of Miss Ellen NJ Stone 'he
American missionary. in September, 1so- The gen
orally understood fact that the campaign Of 1865
when the revoutionists made their first great at
1eInpt under his leadership overthrow the Turk
ish 81 overnInen- was carried with the funds
contributed Miss Stones ransom largely onset
the force Cf Sarafoff's protestations-
He came naturally by his hatred Of the TURKS
AS boy he saw his father and grandfather tor
tured. imprisoned and eXiled by them In mao
passion he made a single-handed attack upon inc
prison where they were confined, and was hoggea
for his impotcnt temerity- He vowed feVehs ;
and 10 qualify himself TO attain il he applied
himself 10 study and became an offcer IN 'ho
Bulgarian army.
As earIv as -Se5 he was raidng the Turkish
frontier at the head of band Of desperadoes In
the 1863 campaign he organized or directed no
fewer than ssl raids into Turkish territory. ana in
one Of them with only forty men behind him ne
Captured the town of Melnik and put the garrison
10 rout For this and other exploits the TURK
fsh government set price of $4,000 on his mead
The purpose OF his life to organize re-
beion great enough TO capture Constahthopie
and 20 drive the Turks out of Europe He was
CREDITED with knowing every road and path lead
ing into Turkish territory. knowledge which
was Of Invaluable service to him In the mode OF
warfare that he waged.
Ga-ranoff who was killed at the same time.
was a less brilliant but more trusted ieaoeI'
and Paritza The man suspected Of the double
assassination was according TO mos, recent &C.
counts a friend Of both his alleged victims