Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
IT,. kartealan and Sen Bring
Turkish P'|acs's Victim dome
kMslu Vas KILLED on TRAM
Family Of Banker Aceidentiy Shot BY
Turkish Pasha's Heir Declare Am
eriean Diplomat Sought to Protect
Suitan's Government from Trouble

back the body OF her husband. Der
nard WarkantOn. president of the
Kansas State Bank, at Newton, Kan.
: who was killed by a bullet accident
II fired from revolver held by a
Turkish prince while travelling on z
railroad train between Damascus AMI
rived here today On the steamship
Koeing Alder, from the Mediterran-
can. Her son, who had gone to
join his mother on learning OF his
fathers death. came on the same
steamer
Young; Workentin was agitated
over what he termed the irregular
ard. As he put ii. ito say the least.
discomrteons treatment" hi; mother
had received at the hands OF the Am
erican Ambassador to Turkey. John
G.. w. Leishman.
According to Mr.. Warken'in. wher
his fathers death had resulted from
the shot fired by the Turkish prince.
who Is the con OF PaSa. Mr. Leish
man sent word to his mother to call
uron him and explain the circupl-
stances surrounding the killing OF
Mr.. Warkentin. Usuall. Mr. Wark-
entin explained today il is customary
for the American representative In
fornisn countries TO Immediately send
n representative 10 investigate such
cases.
Asked to Waive Claims.
Mrs. Warkeuiin. however, visited
the ambassador. and. according to her
son. she was asked to sign paper
written IN the Turkish language. the
imH"rt OF which was TO absOlve the
Turkish government from all claims
FOR damages or other redress on ac
count Of Mr.. karkcn'ins death
Mr.. Warkentin said that Mr.. Leish
man had explained to his mother
that Il was pity TO attempt to pros
ecute a Turkish prince. because of
his family connections and the trou-
Bile 1t might cause the Turkish gov.
erpmcnt.
Mr.. Warkentin then intimated tina,
he would prefer charges with the
state department a, Washington he
canSe OF Mr. Leishman's procedure.
The death OF Mr.. Warkentin took
place after the bullet from the re-
vclver held by the prince had plowed
its way through the partition OF =
compartment in which the prince was
riding and in which there were also
several American women.
Prince Careless With Gun.
According to Mr.. Warkentin. his
father was lying down on a couch in
his own compartment on the train
when he was shot through the back.
Mr.. Warkentin said also that the
guards on the train had warned the
Turkish prince not to handle the re-
vo,ver carelesslv. hut tn" latter paid
little attention to the warning. The
revolver suddenly went OF and great
confusion ensued on the train.
A singular coincidence in connec-
ton with his wife for Europe In jan
nary he had completed a $4,000 tomb
at his home in Newton. Kans. The
body will be taken hack 10 Kansas
by the widow and son.
Mr.. Warkentin vas we'll known in
Kansas. where he introduced the 80
called hard wheat" some years ago.
He vas born in the Crimea-
The BODY Of Mrs Daniel F. Hun
gerford. grandmother OF Clarence II. !
Mackav, also was !.ouehf here on
the steamship Koenig Albert. Mrs.
Hunserfoid died In Rome in April |
OF las, year. The body was accompa
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