The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-16
MURDER AMERICAN IN CYRENE
ARAB SHOT II. DE COZ, ARCHIE
OLOGICAL EXPLORER.
Expedition Authorized ny Turkish Gov.
ernment TO search Ruins Of Ancient
North African CITY Outrage Prob.
ably an Act Of Private vengeance.

ably an Act Of Private Vengeance.
Special Cable Despo,ch 10 THE sun.
ROME. March l5-A special despatch
to the Tribund says that an American
named De Cou. who was member OF an
archaeological expedition to the site OF
the ancient city of Cyrene in north Africa,
was shot and killed last Saturday by an
Arab workman.
After the shooting the murderer fed
and he has not been apprehended. 1t
is supposed that the killing was done out
of revenge The murder occurred at
the town of Telene. where a Turkish Judge
has instituted an inquiry,
II is believed here that the man killed
in Africa by an Arab is Prof. DE Cou.
director OF the Carter Archaeological
School here. Prof De Cou had been in
Africa. but at the school it was said to-
day that they had no advices showing
that he had been killed
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE state
Department has received cablegran
from Richard Norton. director OF the
American expedition which is making
excavations at Cyrene in northern Africa.
saying that Mr.. De Cou. an American.
had been killed by Arabs. Mr. DE Cou
was "a member of the expedition which
was sent out jointly by the Archaeological
Institute of America and the Boston
Museum OF Fine Arts.
The murder was also reported by the
American Embassy at Constatinopie
| which informed the Department that the
perpetrators of the crime were known and
| that soldiers had been sent to arrest
them The embassy has taken up the
matter with the Ottoman Government.
BosroN. March i5-Gardiner NJ. Lane.
president of the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts. has requested Senator Lodge to
ask the State Department to investigate
the circumstances OF the murder OF Her
bert De Cou on the north coast of Africa
According TO Mr.. Lane the museum and
the Archaeological Institute of America
are carrying on an archaeological investi-
CATION in Cyrene by permission OF the
Turkish Government. which originally
furnished sixty soldiers for the protec-
tion of the party. Subsequently this
number was reduced to ten.
According to cable message Mr.. Lane
says Mr.. DE Cou. who was one Of the expe-
dition. has been murdered by Arabs who
were not employed by the expedition
which is in charge of Richard Norton.
Arthur Fairbanks. director Of the Bos
ton Museum of Fine Arts. says that hi
information in regard to Mr.. De Cou'I
death is very meagre. He received g
despatch yesterday from one OF the part,
dated at Derna. Tripoli, stating the fact
and he understands that Mr. De Cou wa
the victim Of totally unexpected attacl
while he was going quietly about his
business as excavator. Mr.. Fairbanks
said tonight that the expedition wa
three or four days travel inland.
MIR. De Cou was a graduate of the Uni
versty Of Michigan. He was formerly a
the American School of Classical Studie
in Athens and later was private secretar,
to James Loeb in Munich.
MIR. Fairbanks says he believes thu
Turkish Government will take steps 4
prevent any further trouble of simila
| nature.