| Show VISIT OF BRIGAND new york oct 18 mary daughter of dr henry C ll askell of the minion cables to the journal and advertiser from Sai the following the receipt of the from mis betone now held in captivity by bandits into my bands at the dead of night brigand delivered the only communication received from miss stone since deathlike death like captivity my father and the whole family had long been ahen a bandit bearing a letter knocked repeatedly at my bedroom window replying to the question what do you the brigand handed a letter through the half open window concealing his face and figure I 1 urged him for information he showed me an enormous revolver saying if you look in face or make any trouble I 1 will blow your brains upon the opposite wall he then direct edme to give the letter immediately to dr II askell saying if the contents should be disclosed to any except those mentioned my father and his family would be put to death again warning me not to look upon his face under penalty of being shot the well dressed brigand departed the letter was addressed to my father upon the envelope were the words to bo delivered at once I 1 tore open the envelope and found a letter from treasurer peet and one for my father asking lihn to deliver the letter I 1 opened the letter because it was a blackmailing ebia tic similar to sent to other members of the mission demanding that money be placed at certain remote places upon fixed dates under penalty of death both letters were written in Bul garain new york oct IS the representative at of alic journal and advertiser cables that paper ae follows it is learnia that mine wife of the kussian agent at sofia formerly mis acal of washing lion has begun energetic work on behalf of miss tone and the strong attitude taken by the german diplomatic agent because of jhc thc murder of a german trav eler may hasten the authorities to bring about miss stones release alic bulgarian authorities are working hard to prevent the ransom from being paid on bulgarian soil hence dr II askell is likely to get another letter requesting payment of the ransom in turkish territory london oct 18 the globe this afternoon says it fears the safety of miss ellen M stone is seriously compromised by the attitude of consul general dickinson in refusing to pay alie ransom and in demanding that bulgaria arrest tho leaders of the macedonian committee as the beal authors of the mission arys abduction the paper paya alie situation contains all alie factors of a grave international complication and threatens to assume importance far beyond the personality sona lity of any individual missionary |
