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Show oo TURKS KILL MISSIONARY U. S. Embassy Orders an Investigation Into the Killing of Dr. Hol-brook Hol-brook in Asiatic Turkey Tur-key American Is Mistaken Mis-taken for an Armenian and Is Shot Down Constantinople. Aug 25. The United Uni-ted States embass here has dispatched dis-patched Lewis Heck, acting vice consul, con-sul, to open an Inquiry Into the circumstances cir-cumstances attending the murder last week of Ur Charles 11. Holbrook. an American missionary, at Soushehlr. Asiatic Turkey. According to the official reports, Di . Holbrook. who was a native of Lynn, Mass., was sleeping in the garden surrounding sur-rounding the hou6e of an Armenian, who had been paying attentions to some Turkish women. Two Turks, determined to punish the Armenian, forced thotr way into the garden and hot the sleeping Dr. Holbrook In mistake mis-take for the owner of the house This version of tho affair is dls credited by private advices to the Bi ble house, which indicate that the murder was a deliberate one The murderers are under arrest altlng t rial. oo |